Three Lady Vols Earn All-SEC Honors

Three Lady Vols earned All-SEC honors, the league office announced on Sunday. Junior Jordan Fusco was named First Team All-SEC, graduate Sizzy Lawton made Second Team All-SEC, and freshman Kate Runyon landed on the SEC All-Freshman Team.

A 2021 SEC All-Freshman Team performer, Fusco has amassed six goals and four assists during her junior campaign to tie for the team lead in total points with 16. She has played a crucial role in Tennessee's offense, commanding the midfield and averaging 72.5 minutes per contest. Fusco netted the game-winner against Lipscomb, and in SEC play, recorded her first career hat trick against Texas A&M and assisted goals in UT's wins over Missouri and Florida. Against SEC teams, she ranks second in the conference in shots per game (3.44), third in points per game (1.22) and fifth in goals per game (0.44).

Lawton made an immediate impact upon arriving on Rocky Top this season, appearing in every match for Tennessee and starting eight, recording six goals and two assists to rank third on the team in points with 14. She scored the game-winner against Florida and racked up two goals and assisted the game-winner during UT's 3-2 win over Missouri on the road.

Runyon has had a standout rookie campaign for the Big Orange, appearing in 14 games and starting nine before missing time due to injury. She found the back of the net in her first game as a Lady Vol, scoring UT's first goal of the season in the 20^th minute against Cal. She scored in back-to-back contests against Florida and at No. 7 South Carolina to earn SEC Freshman of the Week status on Sept. 25. On the season, she has tallied an assist and four goals on 30 shots.

Ninth-seeded Tennessee will begin its quest for an SEC Championship on Sunday, facing off with eighth-seeded Auburn at 4:30 ET (3:30 CT) at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Fla.

2023 SEC Soccer Awards

First Team All-SEC
Forward:           Gianna Paul, Alabama
Forward:           Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
Forward:           Jordyn Rhodes, Kentucky
Forward:           Kylee Simmons, Missouri
Forward:           Cat Barry, South Carolina
Midfielder:       Felicia Knox, Alabama
Midfielder:       Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Midfielder:       Macey Hodge, Mississippi State
Midfielder:       Jordan Fusco, Tennessee
Defender:         Gessica Skorka, Alabama
Defender:         Daviana Vaka, Florida
Defender:         Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Defender:         Carolyn Calzada, Texas A&M
Goalkeeper:     Heather Hinz, South Carolina

Second Team All-SEC
Forward:           Anna Podojil, Arkansas
Forward:           Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
Forward:           Ava Galligan, LSU
Forward:           Sizzy Lawton, Tennessee
Midfielder:       Anna Haddock, Auburn
Midfielder:       Croix Bethune, Georgia
Midfielder:       Summer Denigan, Georgia
Midfielder:       Mia Pante, Texas A&M
Midfielder:       Abi Brighton, Vanderbilt
Defender:         Ellie Podojil, Arkansas
Defender:         Grace Phillpotts, Kentucky
Defender:         Maya Antoine, Vanderbilt
Defender:         Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper:     Shu Ohba, Ole Miss
Goalkeeper:     Maddy Anderson, Mississippi State

All-Freshman Team
Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
Avery Wren, Arkansas
Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
Summer Denigan, Georgia
Kiera Staude, Georgia
Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
Ava Galligan, LSU
Avery Brown, Ole Miss
Reagan Schubach, South Carolina
Kate Runyon, Tennessee
Adysen Armenta, Texas A&M
Margo Matula, Texas A&M
Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
Ella Eggleston, Vanderbilt

Coach of the Year: Colby Hale, Arkansas
Forward of the Year: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
Midfielder of the Year: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Defender of the Year: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Goalkeeper of the Year: Heather Hinz, South Carolina
Co-Freshman of the Year: Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida & Summer Denigan, Georgia
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Bea Franklin, Arkansas & Anna Haddock, Auburn

University of Tennessee Athletics

Players Mentioned

Jordan Fusco

Sizzy Lawton

Kate Runyon

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