Meet the Lady Vols
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Meet The Lady Vols IN THIS SECTION • Player Profiles – Returnees – Newcomers • All-Time Numerical Roster • Lady Vols of Distinction 2005 LADY VOLUNTEER RETURNEES allowing a goal to Florida in the SEC Tournament Dean and Cori Stevens…Played just under 25 VANESSA title match...Had consecutive shutouts over Geor- minutes during the home opener against Arkansas gia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt...Named as a All- State…Was not required to make any stops in the PHILLIPS- SEC Second Team member...Made eight saves 9-0 romp. in a 2-0 win over Georgia on Lady Vol “Senior BOSSHART Night” as the Orange & White clinched the pro- HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: An all-state, All- gram’s second-consecutive SEC regular-season Hartford Courant, and all-conference selection in title...Blanked both Vanderbilt and Kentucky by net for Rockville High School as a senior…Also identical 1-0 scores...Was selected as the SEC’s attended the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Defensive Player of the Week on September 13, Conn., for three years…Helped the Pelicans to the 2004 after posting a 1-0-1 record in the First New England Championship in 2000 and a pair of Tennessee Lady Vol Classic, during which the Founders League titles…Has worked out at the junior held top-ranked North Carolina scoreless Soccer Plus Goalkeeping School’s Advanced Train- (seven saves) and posted a 2-1 win over the ing Center in Beaverton, Ore., over the past few Southern California Women of Troy...Chosen to summers…Participated in the College Showcase the Soccer America Team of the Week (SEC only) in Dallas, Texas, held in December 2001 during the and the Soccer Buzz Magazine Elite Team of the Division I Women’s College Cup…Member of the Week for the period of Sept. 5-12 after allowing 2001 Under-17 and the 2002 Under-19 regional only one goal and registering a scoreless streak pools…Lettered in basketball one year at L-C. of 325:24 against top-ranked North Carolina and USC...Named to the All-Tournament team at the PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & 5-9 • Senior • Goalkeeper First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic. Sciences…Earned Academic All-SEC laurels in 2003 and 2004…Hopes to work in the field of Vernon, Conn. AS A SOPHOMORE (2003): Shattered the sports psychology…Regards the 1999 U.S. Wom- Rockville H.S. Lady Vols’ single-season standards for shutouts en’s World Cup squad as an influence since they (12) and lowest goals against average (0.73)… showed America how amazing women’s soccer COACH KELLY ON PHILLIPS-BOSSHART: Saw every minute of action between the pipes can be…Has tried to model herself after super- “Vanessa has done nothing except get better and for the Big Orange, compiling a 17-5-2 overall star netminder Briana Scurry…Cites biggest thrill better during her career at Tennessee. Goalkeep- mark…Ranked second in the SEC in GAA, just as shutting out Ludlow High School, which was ers tend to mature with experience. She is prob- behind Auburn All-American keeper Megan Rive- ranked third in the nation at the time, as a junior ably playing as well right now as she ever has. ra (0.68)…Tied the Tiger standout with a dozen at Loomis Chaffee…Counts among her hobbies as She got some solid experience with the under-21 donuts to lead the league…Delivered back-to- coaching a local girls’ Under-12 team back home, national team this past summer, and I am excited back 1-0 victories over Oklahoma and Georgia listening to music and shopping…Was a member about the leadership she will bring to our back during the NCAA Tournament…Only goal she of SAVE – Students Against Violence Everywhere in line and the squad.” allowed during the postseason was a penalty high school…Chose to attend Tennessee because kick by Florida in the Sweet 16 at 89:01…Sur- she considers the support given to female athletes AS A JUNIOR (2004): Chosen as a second- rendered just one score in 290 minutes of the to be among the best in the country…Has an team All-SEC goalkeeper…Led the conference in SEC Tournament, including shutouts of South older sister, Amanda, 23…Vanessa Noel Phillips- goals-against-average at 0.68 and in shutouts Carolina and Ole Miss…Made career-best nine Bosshart was born Nov. 30, 1984, in Manchester, with 11 while allowing a paltry 17 goals in 24 stops in 2-0 triumph over the Rebels in the semi- Conn…Her parents are Scott and Gail Phillips- games played…Named a second-team ESPN final round…Registered a school-record shutout Bosshart. the Magazine Academic All-America with a 3.81 streak of 387 minutes that lasted from Oct. 26- grade-point average (GPA) in exercise science… Nov. 9…Was unbeaten in 12 consecutive starts Academic All-SEC choice…Finished first in SEC until the setback to Florida on Nov. 22…Chosen save percentage (.843) and second in total saves as the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. (91)...Had 11 blankings in 24 games played in 20 following road blankings of Western Division 2004 to give her 23.5 blankings for her career, foes Arkansas (4-0) and LSU (3-0)…Delivered a breaking the all-time Lady Vol record set by for- shutout of UC Santa Barbara in her first career mer UT netminder Ellen Dean (16.4)...Shutout start…Held Richmond and Charlotte scoreless both Furman (2-0) and UAB (1-0) in the opening during the First Tennessee Classic. two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Knox1- ville…Held opponents scoreless over 334:58 AS A FRESHMAN (2002): Competed in dating back to a 2-1 win over Alabama, before one outing as a rookie as she backed up seniors PHIllIPS-BOSSHART'S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Year GP/GS Min. Saves GA Save% GAA ShO Record 2002 1/0 25 0 0 .000 0 .00 0 .5 0-0-0 2003 24/24 2217 85 18 .825 0 .73 12 .0 17-5-2 2004 24/24 2237 91 17 .843 0 .68 11 .0 17-5-2 Totals 49/48 4479 176 35 .834 0.70 23.5 34-10-4 SEC Year GP/GS Min. Saves GA Save% GAA ShO Record 2002 Did Not Play 2003 9/9 830 29 6 .829 0 .65 5 .0 7-1-1 2004 11/11 1006 31 7 .816 0 .63 4 .0 10-1 Totals 20/20 1836 60 13 .823 0.64 9.0 17-2-1 20 2 0 0 5 L AD Y VO L S OCCER 2005 LADY VOLUNTEER RETURNEES Improved Player…Made her Lady Vol debut with because she enjoyed the coaches, the team and TALIA four minutes versus Arkansas State in the victori- the location of the school…Has an older brother, ous home opener on Sept. 6 and then was on the Brandon, 26, and an older sister, Sangita, 31… WRIGHT pitch for eight minutes against Murray State two Talia Desiree Wright was born Sept. 14, 1984, in days later. Knoxville…Her parents are Emerson and Esther Wright. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four-year let- terwinner at The Baylor School, which enjoyed state titles in soccer during the 1999 and 2001 seasons…Was chosen to the all-tournament team as her squad was the state’s runner-up in 2000…Captained the team as a senior…Chosen all-state and as Baylor’s Most Valuable Player as a junior…Selected by the Chattanooga Times Free Press as its “Best of the Preps” in ’00…Also competed for the Franklin Express and Hamilton Futbol club teams…Seven-year member of Ten- nessee’s Olympic Development Program…Was also a standout in track, helping Baylor to con- secutive state crowns in 1998 and 1999…The 5-7 • Senior • Defender/Forward four-year letterwinner made a name for herself in the high jump, long jump, triple jump and in Chattanooga, Tenn. the sprint relays…Placed in the state track meet The Baylor School several times in the pentathlon. COACH KELLY ON WRIGHT: “If Talia PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science… enters this season fit and ready to play, she could Was rewarded with Academic All-SEC kudos in contribute minutes for our team in 2005. She has 2003…Hopes to pursue a degree in medicine been a great leader for our squad both on and and become a physical therapist…Was presi- off the field. I expect her to continue to play a dent of the UT Student Athletics Advisory Board significant role in the chemistry of our squad as in 2005…Cites biggest thrill as winning a pair one of two seniors on our roster.” of state championships in both soccer and track during her high school career…Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the spirit com- AS A JUNIOR (2004): Recipient of Academic mittee, River of Life Group and Young Life at All-SEC honors…The junior saw reserve action in Baylor…Served as a student ambassador by the 2-1 victory over Southern California on Sep- providing tours and orientation sessions for pro- tember 12, 2004, and against Kentucky on Oct. spective students…Was one of 22 young people 17, her only playing time of the season. chosen to participate in the Jim Pearce Leader- ship Trip in the summer of 2001 in Aspen, Colo… AS A SOPHOMORE (2003): Appeared as The journey honors contributions of sophomores a reserve in 11 contests and attempted three and juniors of high character and commitment shots…Provided time off the bench during the from her school…Worked with inner city elemen- heartbreaking 1-0 loss at Florida in the third tary students as part of an after-school tutoring round of NCAA action…Had two attempts during program…Will face several former teammates 2-0 triumph over Mississippi State.