0  Molly Baird Class: Junior Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. High School: Needham Broughton Height: 5-8 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 02/27/1988

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2008): Spent the season as the top backup to Jaimel Johnson...Saw time in one match in 2008...Notched 23 minutes of playing time in Tennessee's season-opening victory over Chattanooga...Helped Johnson to record the shutout...Collected her second consecutive SEC Good Works/Community Service Team selection...Also earned a spot on the Academic All-SEC Team for the third time.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2007): Traveled with the team but did not play as a redshirt...Earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference Good Works/Community Service Team...Named Academic All-SEC.

AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Saw action against LSU on Oct. 6, playing 52 minutes...Made two saves on two shots and did not allow a goal...Entered the match after an injury forced starter Jaimel Johnson out of the game...Earned the first win of her career despite being pulled from the match after suffering a season-ending meniscus and ACL tear...Earned a spot on the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A five-year member of the Region III Olympic Development Program team...Invited to the ODP National Camp in 2004 and the U.S. Soccer Federation National Camp in 2002...Named to the Super Y League National Select Team in 2004-05...Primarily played with the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Spartans, helping the club to a third-place finish in the U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) National Championships in 2005 after the club picked up Region III crown...2004 club team was a semifinalist at regionals...CASL Spartans snagged state cup titles in 2001 and 2004...Helped squad to a U.S. Club Soccer national title in 2003...Earned four letters in soccer at Needham Broughton High...Led the Capitals to four consecutive appearances in the NCHSAA 4A title game, winning the crown in 2003, 2005 and 2006...Needham Broughton held a 93-3-6 record during Baird's four-year career...Baird collected 77 clean sheets during those four years...A 2006 NSCAA/adidas high school All-American...Named to the 2005 NSCAA/adidas high school all-region team...Also garnered North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association (NCSCA) All-Conference, All-Region and All-State honors in 2005 and 2006...Helped the Caps to a No. 1 national ranking in 2003 and 2006.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business...Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Action and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at UT...Lists snow skiing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, water skiing and golf as her hobbies...Picked Tennessee over UConn, Texas A&M and LSU...Chose Tennessee "to be a part of the best women's athletic environment in the country"...Has an older sister, Bonnie, 24, who played tennis at Furman...Molly McKay Baird was born Feb. 27, 1988, in Raleigh, N.C....Her parents are Nancy and Frank Baird.