Tennessee Soccer alum Michelle Alozie was named to the Nigerian Women’s National Team roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Nigerian Football Federation announced Wednesday.
Alozie is set to make her Olympics debut but has experience with the Nigerian Women’s National Team after participating in the 2023 World Cup, 2022 Cup of Nations and three various friendlies from 2021 through 2023.
The La Jolla, California, native currently plays for Houston Dash. During the 2024 season, Alozie has appeared in a vast majority of the club’s NWSL games, making 14 appearances and accumulating 735 minutes of playing time. She has started in eight of those appearances and come on as a substitute in six occasions.
Alozie played at Tennessee during the 2019 season after transferring from Yale. In her lone season on Rocky Top, she scored three goals in 17 appearances.
Nigeria, who will be playing in Group C, is set to begin its 2024 Olympic run against Brazil on July 25 and will then go on to face off with Spain (July 28) and Japan (July 31) to round out group play.
With a regular season slate that includes games against seven NCAA Tournament teams and three conference champions from 2023, Tennessee soccer head coach Joe Kirt announced the Lady Vols’ schedule Wednesday morning.
In Kirt’s third season at the helm, Tennessee looks to build off a 2023 season in which it advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history.
“We are excited to announce our 2024 schedule,” Kirt said. “Our staff is eager to get on the field with a deep and talented team who is set to face off against the best teams in the state as well as across the country. We look forward to welcoming fans back to Regal Stadium and are ready to get underway with the fall slate.”
The 2024 season is set to kick off on Aug. 7 with an exhibition match at Virginia followed by another exhibition match at home against UNC Asheville on Aug. 11. The regular season will begin when UT heads to Indiana on Aug. 15. Five additional home matches against Chattanooga (Aug. 18), Lipscomb (Aug. 25), UCLA (Sept. 5), Florida Atlantic (Sept. 8) and Memphis (Sept. 12) along with two additional away contests at ETSU (Aug. 22) and Duke (Sept. 1) will round out the non-conference slate.
In conference play, the Lady Vols welcome five teams to Regal Stadium, facing Ole Miss (Sept. 19), Vanderbilt (Sept. 29), Missouri (Oct. 4), Auburn (Oct. 13) and South Carolina (Oct. 24). The Big Orange will face Alabama (Sept. 22), Florida (Sept. 26), Arkansas (Oct. 10), Georgia (Oct. 18) and Kentucky (Oct. 27) on the road.
Tennessee’s schedule includes seven matches against teams who advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Additionally, the Lady Vols will square off with reigning champs from the PAC-12 (UCLA), AAC (Memphis) and SEC (Arkansas).
UT’s 2024 opponent lineup will feature contests against six teams that were ranked inside the top-25 in the final 2023 United Soccer Coaches rankings.
The SEC Tournament will be held in Pensacola, Fla., for the third time in as many years, having previously been held in Orange Beach, Ala., for 18 of 19 seasons. The conference tournament will begin on Nov. 3 and run through Nov. 10. The first four rounds of NCAA Tournament action will be hosted at campus sites, with the NCAA Women’s College Cup set for Dec. 6-9 in Cary, N.C.
The entire schedule may be viewed online. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee soccer, follow @vol_soccer on X and Instagram.
The Knoxville Fire Department says service calls increased this year for July 4th.
KFD responded to 99 calls for service from 8:00 AM yesterday to 8:00 AM this morning which reflects a slight increase from last year.
One KFD firefighter was injured when a firework was shot into the cab of Engine 7 in the Lonsdale community. The firefighter suffered possible hearing issues, and some KFD equipment received minor damage.
The Knoxville Fire Department says the cause of a house fire in Northwest Knoxville has been determined and they say fireworks started it.
Crews called to the 1900 block of Ohio Avenue just after midnight and found heavy fire coming from the roof.
The home was unoccupied and suffered moderate fire, smoke, and water damage.
The majority if the fire was limited to the attic space and roof.
The Knoxville Fire and Police departments respond to an incident involving a car fire and fireworks.
Crews responding the area of Gloria Garner and New York Avenue last night and found a car that was fully engulfed in flames. When officers arrived on the scene, KFD was already working to put out the fire.
A group of juveniles shooting fireworks from the car apparently caught it on fire. All five juveniles were treated at the hospital for varying severity of burns.
As we move into the weekend, KFD wants to remind everyone that the weather will likely remain hot and dry. This means the potential for fireworks to cause fires remains high, and they are asking the public to refrain from using fireworks.
LOUDON, Tenn. (TWRA) —The identity of a man who drowned while docking his boat at a Watts Bar Lake marina yesterday (Thursday 7/4) is being released.
James Doyle Frost, 75, of Knoxville, drowned while docking his boat at Tennessee National Marina yesterday afternoon. Witnesses say he fell overboard, went underwater, and did not resurface.
A search ensued and his body was located by a Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency Investigator using a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV), and members of the Loudon County Dive Rescue team made the recovery just after 9 p.m.
TWRA would like to thank the Loudon Police Dept., Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, Loudon County Rescue Squad, and the Loudon Fire Dept. for their efforts.
TWRA offers prayers and condolences for the victim’s family.
A 13-year-old girl is ran over by her grandparents’ truck in Cocke County.
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a home on Holly Court Way yesterday (Thursday) and found a Ford F-150 parked on top of a teen girl, identified by initials A.B.
The girls’ grandparents told police four people were in the truck when the grandfather was backing up. He realized he went too far and was going over an embankment.
The grandparents got out to try and free the truck and told the two minors to get out. One was able to get out safely but A.B. tried to get out of the truck when the back left passenger door knocked her down on to the ground, and the front left tire ran over her legs and abdomen.
Crews with the Cosby Fire Department responded and worked to free the girl.
A landing zone was set up at Cosby High School to take A.B. to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by LifeStar.
Knoxville Police have identified the victims and a suspect in a fatal shooting at The Pint House in North Knoxville.
28 year-old Zachery Herrera and 41 John Goosie were found shot in the parking lot yesterday morning and both died from their injuries. A woman was injured but is expected to be okay.
KPD has identified two suspects; 40 year-old Kevin Matthews and 36 year-old Steven Davis after viewing the business’s surveillance footage with showed the suspects approach the bar and started assaulting Herrera outside of the front entrance for reasons that remain unknown. Herrera was a security guard at The Pint House. Goosie was a patron who was attempting to break up the fight.
During the altercation, Matthews pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots and he is being charged with two counts of first-degree murder, while Davis is charged with aggravated assault and violation of parole.
Davis has been taken into custody and anyone with information concerning Matthews’ is asked to call East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. Tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward. Matthews should be considered armed and dangerous.
An autistic girl reported missing from her home is found in Douglas Lake.
The Jefferson County Sheriff Office says 7 year-old Serenity Kinsey was reported missing this morning (Thursday) after her family noticed she had left her home on Indian Creek Road sometime in the night. She had left the home two other times in the past but was quickly found both times.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an AMBER Alert for Kinsey. Drones and Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopters and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search.
A K-9 lead police to a dock on Douglas Lake where Divers and an underwater device from the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency began searching the water.
Her body was recovered and taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for an autopsy.
TN AG JONATHAN SKRMETTI ISSUES STATEMENT ON COURT ISSUING NATIONWIDE HALT TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES’ UNLAWFUL RULE
Stops the Biden administration’s rule which would have gone into effect tomorrow (Friday)
Nashville– “Today a federal court said no to the Biden administration’s attempt to illegally force every health care provider in America to adopt the most extreme version of gender ideology,” said Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti. “The administration has over and over again issued regulations that mangle the law to advance an ideological agenda. This case is just one of many examples of Tennessee working with other states to block the unlawful abuse of regulatory power. Today’s order puts the rule on pause while we keep fighting to ensure this illegal rule never goes into effect.”
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two hikers are seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
National Park Service officials say rangers reportedly responded to two hikers who fell from Cataract Falls.
According to the Park Service, both hikers were taken by helicopter from the Sugarlands Visitor Center to a hospital.
NPS officials are reminding visitors to “stay on the trail, not climb rocks near waterfalls, and use extreme caution when walking along river and creekbanks.”
Gatlinburg Fire and Rescue helped in the response.
The incident happened in the afternoon; rangers reportedly responded to two hikers who fell from Cataract Falls. (Courtesy: GSMNP)
White Pine, TN (WOKI) The White Pine Police Department is asking residents to watch for suspicious activity after receiving several reports of catalytic converters being stolen from cars.
There have been two targeted areas: Walnut Street and the Leadvale community.
“Please keep an eye on your property and please monitor your home cameras for any suspicious activity,” the department said.
Police are asking residents to monitor home cameras for any suspicious activity and to call 911 if you do see something.
