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Jersey Number 3
Abbey Burdette
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Monrovia, Md.
- High School:
- Urbana
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2021 SEC Tournament MVP
- 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018-19 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 - GRADUATE
- VIDEO: 2022 Senior Feature
- VIDEO: 2022 Midfielder Feature
- Graduated with a degree in Marketing in December of 2022.
- Finished her distinguished career with 68 starts in 85 appearances, with six goals and three assists.
- Started all 17 matches in which she appeared as a senior, logging 1,349 minutes.
- On her Senior Day, she drew a penalty that led to a PK goal as the Lady Vols defeated Vanderbilt (10/27/22), 2-0, and captured a share of the SEC Eastern Division title.
- Logged her lone goal of the season in the 27th minute of the home win over Tennessee Tech (9/4/22), slotting a ball into the net off a corner kick from Claudia Dipasupil.
2021 - SENIOR
- Started every match during the 2021 campaign, playing 1,750 minutes
- Recorded the game-winner against Lipscomb in the opening round of of the NCAA Tournament.
- Was on the field for all but three minutes of UT's SEC Championship run, anchoring the midfield and earning SEC Tournament MVP Honors.
- Scored her first goal of the season against Florida in the SEC Tournament, connecting on a deflected shot from six yards out in the 19th minute.
- Played 58 minutes against Miami (Ohio), recording an assist (8/22/21)
2020-21 - JUNIOR
- Started all 15 matches, playing right back in the fall of 2020 before moving into an attacking role in the spring of 2021
- Had her second goal in as many games at App State (2/20/21), recording the seventh tally in the Vols' 7-0 romp over the Mountaineers
- Opened the spring scoring a game-winning goal on a 25-yard strike in UT's 6-0 victory over Gardner-Webb (2/14/21), starting the match as an attacking mid for the first time in her career
- Started all nine matches of SEC play at right back
- Scored her first career goal at Kentucky (10/18/20), smashing in a header off the corner kick service from Claudia Dipasupil
- Played all 93 minutes as Tennessee earned a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 10 Vanderbilt (9/27/20)
2019 - SOPHOMORE
- Started 11 matches in 14 appearances for Tennessee, primarily as an outside back
- Started every match of SEC play during her sophomore campaign
- Logged all 110 minutes of play in the 1-1 tie at No. 7 South Carolina (10/18/19)
- Coming off an ACL injury, made her season debut against Southeastern Louisiana (9/5/19)
2018 - FRESHMAN
- Made 16 appearances with two starts for the Vols during her rookie campaign
- Logged a season-high 71 minutes in UT's 2-1 double-overtime win vs. LSU (10/18/18)
- Notched her first-career assist in a 4-0 win at ETSU (9/6/18)
- Earned her first collegiate start at left back vs. Wright State (8/30/18)
- Tennessee debut came in the season opener against St. John's (8/16/18)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Competed for four years for Urbana High School, where she was named the 2017 Maryland Player of the Year
- Earned 2017 United Coaches All-America and All-Region honors
- Helped Urbana to the 2016 Maryland Class 3A state title
- Finished high school career as the all-time career assists leader (41) and set record for assists in a season (16)
- Scored 57 goals in high school
- Ranked No. 120 on Top Drawer Soccer's IMG Academy Top 150
- Played club soccer for Maryland United and attended a 2017 ECNL PDP national training camp
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Beth and Doug Burdette
- Has two brothers, Cole and Jared
- In addition to soccer, also competed in basketball and indoor track for a year at Urbana
- Academically, a member of the National Honors Society and Minds in Motion; participated in the FCA Mini-thon
- Selected as a member of the 2020-21 VOLeaders Academy
- Recipient of the Movita Steiner Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
SOC | Joe Kirt Postgame vs. Texas A&M (9.26.25)
Friday, September 26
SOC | Mattern & Norris Postgame vs. Texas A&M (9.26.25)
Friday, September 26
SOC | Leah Klurman & Cayden Norris Postgame vs. LSU (9.21.25)
Sunday, September 21
SOC | Joe Kirt Postgame vs. LSU (9.21.25)
Sunday, September 21
