Reigning SEC leading goal scorer Jaida Thomas scored in the second minute to put Tennessee up early and the Vols never looked back. They added a goal in the 29th minute before finding the back of the net four times in the second half to break away.
"To give up a goal in the first minutes of the game is disappointing," said head coach Jim Blankenship. "But I know that we are resilient and will bounce back."
The Volunteers outshot FGCU 27-8 while earning 10 corner kicks, while the Eagles were unable to secure any.
Junior Louise Lillback (Stockholm, Sweden/Tibble Gymnasium) paced the Eagles with two shots on goal while senior Zoey Spitzer (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS), sophomore Ashley Labbe (Lake Worth, Fla./Suncoast HS), and sophomore Alyssa Wilson (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS) each added one shot on goal apiece. Junior Katie Sullivan (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton HS/Creighton) made seven saves in her Eagle debut.
The Volunteers were led by the top recruit in the country, Taylor Huff, who scored twice and added an assist in her collegiate debut. Claudia Dipasupil also notched two goals for Tennessee.
FGCU had a couple of chances to get into the game but were unable to convert. Spitzer had the first chance as she got a header off in the box in the 28th minute, but it went straight to the keeper. After Tennessee extended its lead to 2-0, Labbe had a chance from distance but was denied as well. The Vols scored twice in the span of 54 seconds early in the second half and then added two late goals to cement the final score.
The Eagles will look to bounce back this Sunday when they return to Fort Myers for their home opener against Tampa. Kickoff from Pickering Field at the FGCU Soccer Complex is set for 1 p.m.
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COACH JIM BLANKENSHIP
A veteran of over two decades in collegiate coaching, head coach Jim Blankenship, who was named the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019, has built FGCU women's soccer into a yearly contender in the ASUN Conference and a rising program in the South Region in just 13 seasons. Blankenship started the program in 2007 and has since guided the Eagles to 13 double-digit win seasons, culminating with ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2011 and 2012 he also led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN Tournament titles as they became the first team in the history of the university to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles went on to win the 2014 ASUN Tournament and hosted the first NCAA Championship event on campus. The Eagles earned their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the 2015 ASUN Tournament Championship and won their first NCAA game at USF in 2015 while finishing 24th in the nation. In 2016, the Eagles made it three-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament with a third-straight ASUN Tournament title. A year later, the Eagles became the first ASUN women's soccer program to make four-straight NCAA Tournaments with another tournament title in 2017. Blankenship has guided FGCU to a 174-62-27 (.711) overall record through the first 14 seasons of the program's existence, including an 86-17-15 (.801) mark in the ASUN. Blankenship's impressive career record of 414-133-38 (.740) over 26 seasons has come while leading FGCU, the University of Miami, Lynn University and St. Thomas University.
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#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (https://ift.tt/1E0CJiI), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just ten seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 42 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, 2020 Fall. and 2021 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
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