University of Tennessee Athletics
Four Lady Vols Earn All-SEC Honors
October 30, 2025 | Soccer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Following their production on the pitch during the regular season, four Lady Vols earned All-SEC honors, the league office announced Sunday.
Senior Ally Brown was named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and First Team All-SEC. UT's Second Team All-SEC selections included senior Mac Midgley and sophomore Cayden Norris while redshirt senior Jenna Stayart was slated as a Third Team honoree.Â
Ally Brown | D | Senior | SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year & First Team All-SECÂ
Senior defender Ally Brown is building on a standout junior season that earned her All-SEC third team honors, when she led Tennessee with 1,800 minutes played and started all 20 matches. Brown ranks No. 14 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100 list, making her the fifth-highest-rated defender. Through the first 14 games of 2025, she already surpassed her goal and assist totals from last season, tallying two goals and four assists. Brown remains a key piece of a Tennessee defense that went through non-conference play without allowing a goal. The Lady Vols currently are tied for the lead in the nation with 13 shutouts, which also ties the program's single-season shutout record that was previously set in 2021.  In addition to her on-field endeavors, Brown earned SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year thanks to her consistent commitments in the class rooom. The College Grove, Tennessee, native holds a 3.99 cumulative GPA and is set to graduate with a degree finance in December. Brown is also pursuing a minor in leadership studies and collateral in sales. Brown was a part of the 2025 VolLeaders Academy, which cultivates positive influence and change through sport. Additionally, the College Grove, Tennessee, native is in the UTK Women In Finance club through UT's Haslam College of Business while also taking part in the Senate Athletics Committee.Â
Mac Midgley | M | Second Team All-SEC
Midgley picks up her second career All-SEC selection after co-leading the squad with four assists this season along with a goal to bring her points total to six on the year. Midgley also sits second in shots (24) and third in shots on goal (10) in 2025. The Wolverine Lake, Michigan, native has appeared in 16 contests while starting in 13.Â
Cayden Norris | G | Second Team All-SEC
Norris has been clutch in goal for the Big Orange and has an SEC-leading 11 clean sheets to her name and has also made 41 saves in goal.  The earned a spot on the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List, which honors the nation's top player as voted on by Division I coaches. She also ranks No. 34 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100 list. Norris was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week to open the season and holds a .455 goals-against average.Â
Jenna Stayart | F | Third Team All-SEC
Stayart holds a prominent presence for UT has she has found the back of the net five times, including a pair of game-winners versus Georgia Southern and Georgia. Stayart has also dished out a trio of assists and leads Tennessee with 13 points and 25 shots and 13 shots on goal.Â
2025 SEC Soccer Awards
First Team All-SEC
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Katie Shea Collins, South Carolina
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ava Galligan, LSU
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gianna Paul, Alabama
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kennedy Ball, Arkansas
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Summer Denigan, Georgia
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ally Perry, Mississippi State
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ally Brown, Tennessee
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hayden Colson, Auburn
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper:Â Â Â Â Â Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
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Second Team All-SEC
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bella Field, Arkansas
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ida Hermannsdottir, LSU
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ava McDonald, Texas
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vailana Tu'ua, Arkansas
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mac Midgley, Tennessee
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kiera Staude, Georgia
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Amalia Villarreal, Texas
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sydney Cheesman, LSU
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cate Hardin, Georgia
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grace Hoytink, Kentucky
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Makenzie Malham, Arkansas
Goalkeeper:Â Â Â Â Â Cayden Norris, Tennessee
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Third Team All-SEC
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sariyah Bailey, LSU
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zoe Main, Mississippi State
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jenna Stayart, Tennessee
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Erin Flurey, Auburn
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Melina Rebimbas, Alabama
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kai Tsakiris, Florida
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cuyler Zulauf, South Carolina
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Taylor Bloom, South Carolina
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Riley Brown, Oklahoma
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jazmin Ferguson, LSU
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hannah Jibril, Mississippi State
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Avery Wren, Arkansas
Goalkeeper:Â Â Â Â Â Caroline Duffy, Oklahoma
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All-Freshman Team
Sariyah Bailey, LSU
Riley Crooks, Texas A&M
Lily Devereaux, Auburn
Hannah Folliard, Georgia
Mackenzie Johnson, South Carolina
Ally Laccinole, Oklahoma
Ava McDonald, Texas
Reagan Pentz, Vanderbilt
Gabi Poretto, Kentucky
Olivia Stafford, Vanderbilt
Adia Symmonds, Mississippi State
Mya Townes, Georgia
Kai Tsakiris, Florida
Vailana Tu'ua, Arkansas
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Coach of the Year:Â Colby Hale, Arkansas
Forward of the Year:Â Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
Midfielder of the Year:Â Ally Perry, Mississippi State
Defender of the Year:Â Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Goalkeeper of the Year:Â Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year:Â Ava McDonald, Texas
Newcomer of the Year:Â Larkin Thomason, Alabama
Scholar-Athlete of the Year:Â Ally Brown, Tennessee
Senior Ally Brown was named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and First Team All-SEC. UT's Second Team All-SEC selections included senior Mac Midgley and sophomore Cayden Norris while redshirt senior Jenna Stayart was slated as a Third Team honoree.Â
Ally Brown | D | Senior | SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year & First Team All-SECÂ
Senior defender Ally Brown is building on a standout junior season that earned her All-SEC third team honors, when she led Tennessee with 1,800 minutes played and started all 20 matches. Brown ranks No. 14 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100 list, making her the fifth-highest-rated defender. Through the first 14 games of 2025, she already surpassed her goal and assist totals from last season, tallying two goals and four assists. Brown remains a key piece of a Tennessee defense that went through non-conference play without allowing a goal. The Lady Vols currently are tied for the lead in the nation with 13 shutouts, which also ties the program's single-season shutout record that was previously set in 2021.  In addition to her on-field endeavors, Brown earned SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year thanks to her consistent commitments in the class rooom. The College Grove, Tennessee, native holds a 3.99 cumulative GPA and is set to graduate with a degree finance in December. Brown is also pursuing a minor in leadership studies and collateral in sales. Brown was a part of the 2025 VolLeaders Academy, which cultivates positive influence and change through sport. Additionally, the College Grove, Tennessee, native is in the UTK Women In Finance club through UT's Haslam College of Business while also taking part in the Senate Athletics Committee.Â
Mac Midgley | M | Second Team All-SEC
Midgley picks up her second career All-SEC selection after co-leading the squad with four assists this season along with a goal to bring her points total to six on the year. Midgley also sits second in shots (24) and third in shots on goal (10) in 2025. The Wolverine Lake, Michigan, native has appeared in 16 contests while starting in 13.Â
Cayden Norris | G | Second Team All-SEC
Norris has been clutch in goal for the Big Orange and has an SEC-leading 11 clean sheets to her name and has also made 41 saves in goal.  The earned a spot on the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List, which honors the nation's top player as voted on by Division I coaches. She also ranks No. 34 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100 list. Norris was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week to open the season and holds a .455 goals-against average.Â
Jenna Stayart | F | Third Team All-SEC
Stayart holds a prominent presence for UT has she has found the back of the net five times, including a pair of game-winners versus Georgia Southern and Georgia. Stayart has also dished out a trio of assists and leads Tennessee with 13 points and 25 shots and 13 shots on goal.Â
2025 SEC Soccer Awards
First Team All-SEC
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Katie Shea Collins, South Carolina
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ava Galligan, LSU
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gianna Paul, Alabama
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kennedy Ball, Arkansas
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Summer Denigan, Georgia
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ally Perry, Mississippi State
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ally Brown, Tennessee
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hayden Colson, Auburn
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper:Â Â Â Â Â Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
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Second Team All-SEC
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bella Field, Arkansas
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ida Hermannsdottir, LSU
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ava McDonald, Texas
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vailana Tu'ua, Arkansas
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mac Midgley, Tennessee
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kiera Staude, Georgia
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Amalia Villarreal, Texas
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sydney Cheesman, LSU
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cate Hardin, Georgia
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grace Hoytink, Kentucky
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Makenzie Malham, Arkansas
Goalkeeper:Â Â Â Â Â Cayden Norris, Tennessee
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Third Team All-SEC
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sariyah Bailey, LSU
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zoe Main, Mississippi State
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jenna Stayart, Tennessee
Forward:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Erin Flurey, Auburn
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Melina Rebimbas, Alabama
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kai Tsakiris, Florida
Midfielder:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cuyler Zulauf, South Carolina
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Taylor Bloom, South Carolina
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Riley Brown, Oklahoma
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jazmin Ferguson, LSU
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hannah Jibril, Mississippi State
Defender:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Avery Wren, Arkansas
Goalkeeper:Â Â Â Â Â Caroline Duffy, Oklahoma
Â
All-Freshman Team
Sariyah Bailey, LSU
Riley Crooks, Texas A&M
Lily Devereaux, Auburn
Hannah Folliard, Georgia
Mackenzie Johnson, South Carolina
Ally Laccinole, Oklahoma
Ava McDonald, Texas
Reagan Pentz, Vanderbilt
Gabi Poretto, Kentucky
Olivia Stafford, Vanderbilt
Adia Symmonds, Mississippi State
Mya Townes, Georgia
Kai Tsakiris, Florida
Vailana Tu'ua, Arkansas
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Coach of the Year:Â Colby Hale, Arkansas
Forward of the Year:Â Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
Midfielder of the Year:Â Ally Perry, Mississippi State
Defender of the Year:Â Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Goalkeeper of the Year:Â Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year:Â Ava McDonald, Texas
Newcomer of the Year:Â Larkin Thomason, Alabama
Scholar-Athlete of the Year:Â Ally Brown, Tennessee
Players Mentioned
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Sunday, October 26
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Sunday, October 26
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Friday, October 17
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