University of Tennessee Athletics
George And Thomas Named To Players To Watch List
August 17, 2022 | Soccer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee fifth-year senior Mackenzie George and redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas have been named to the 2022 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Players to Watch list for forwards.
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George dished out a team-high 10 assists in 2021 and finished third on the team in total points with 22. She started all 23 games, adding six goals on the season. In UT's 5-1 exhibition win over Dayton on Sunday, George beat two defenders to score from close range in the 54th minute.
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Thomas earned Second Team All-America honors following a redshirt-sophomore campaign in which she scored a team-high 13 goals and added six assists. Through two seasons she has amassed 25 goals, landing in a tie for 10th all-time in career goals scored by a Lady Vol. She trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by 18 goals and No. 2 Hannah Wilkinson by just eight.
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The lists are being released for the first time this season by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second-team All-Region players from 2021, who are scheduled to return for the 2022 season.
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To read the United Soccer Coaches official release and view a complete list of forwards on the watch list, click here.
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The Lady Vols head into the 2022 campaign ranked No. 11 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll and return 10 starters from the 2021 SEC Championship squad that won a program-best 20 games while advancing to the NCAA Round of 16.
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UT will open the season on the road at No. 10 UNC on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET, and the contest will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
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George dished out a team-high 10 assists in 2021 and finished third on the team in total points with 22. She started all 23 games, adding six goals on the season. In UT's 5-1 exhibition win over Dayton on Sunday, George beat two defenders to score from close range in the 54th minute.
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Thomas earned Second Team All-America honors following a redshirt-sophomore campaign in which she scored a team-high 13 goals and added six assists. Through two seasons she has amassed 25 goals, landing in a tie for 10th all-time in career goals scored by a Lady Vol. She trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by 18 goals and No. 2 Hannah Wilkinson by just eight.
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The lists are being released for the first time this season by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second-team All-Region players from 2021, who are scheduled to return for the 2022 season.
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To read the United Soccer Coaches official release and view a complete list of forwards on the watch list, click here.
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The Lady Vols head into the 2022 campaign ranked No. 11 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll and return 10 starters from the 2021 SEC Championship squad that won a program-best 20 games while advancing to the NCAA Round of 16.
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UT will open the season on the road at No. 10 UNC on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET, and the contest will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
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