09-05-2025
Lady Vols, local youth athletes to play for One Knoxville SC women's team
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The new One Knoxville SC women's soccer team will take the field at Covenant Health Park for the first time on Saturday with a roster full of accomplished college athletes and young academy players from the area.
One Knox will play at least 12 matches over the next two months in the USL W League, a 'pre-professional' league featuring collegiate players, elite youth players, and former professionals. The league focuses on player development while maintaining the amateur status of players in order to protect collegiate eligibility.
'To have that professional path where a young girl is able to strive' One Knoxville SC introduces pre-professional women's team
The opening match will kick off Saturday, May 10 at 4 p.m. against Asheville City SC. Just like their professional male counterparts, all One Knoxville SC home matches will be played at Covenant Health Park, the $114-million multiuse stadium located just east of the Old City neighborhood.
A total of 23 players have been announced as part of the inaugural roster, including three active players from the University of Tennessee women's soccer team. Many members of the roster are Knoxville natives who now suit up across the college landscape as well as players from the team's youth academy.
Name
Last played for
Kayla Barr
Memphis
Alexia Bearden
LMU
Sydney Clements
Lee University
Emma Cooke
LMU
Dana Dalrymple
Iowa
Abigail Davis
Tennessee Tech
Masey Fox
UT Chattanooga
Charleigh Freeman
One Knox Youth Club
Audrey Gallagher
Southwest Minnesota State
Olivia Henry
One Knox Youth Club
Norah Jacomen
Butler
Taegen Kim
ETSU/LMU
Sifa Morgan
One Knox Youth Club
Claire Palya
Tennessee Tech
Neve Renwick
Auburn
Becca Roth
Western Kentucky
Kate Runyon
University of Tennessee
Eesha Sutharshan
University of Akron
Daksha Sutharshan
UT Martin
Kendall Wade
Western Kentucky
Kaydence Weinhandl
One Knox Youth Club
Addison Yelton
University of Tennessee
Ally Zazzara
University of Tennessee
Click here to see One Knoxville's full USL W League schedule.
WATE's Women's Spectacular will also take place at Covenant Health Park on Saturday. The free event will go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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