20  Emily Dowd Class: Sophomore Hometown: Gainesville, Fla. High School: Gainesville Height: 5-6 Position: F

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Made 21 appearances, including six starts during her rookie campaign...Had an immediate impact, scoring her first career goal in the opener against Chattanooga...Dished out her first career assist in the 3-0 win over Western Carolina to cap non-conference play...Saw action in nine conference matches, starting three...Registered 14 shots during league play...Saw time in each of the Lady Vols' three SEC Tournament matches

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Three-time Golden Boot Award winner at Gainesville High School...All-time scoring leader in Alachua County with 163 goals during her four-year high school career...Helped the Lady `Canes to two District 4-5A championships while earning two Most Valuable Player awards and one Florida Sports Writers Association All-State Team selection in 2004-05...Played club soccer for the Gainesville Hotshots...Helped lead the Hotshots to three straight Florida State Cup Final Fours from 2003-05...Played one season with the Countryside Lightning in 2007...Moved on to IMG Soccer Academy team which is currently ranked as the No. 1 club team in the country... Part of the IMG teams that won both the Region III Premier League and the prestigious Disney Showcase Championship...Has accumulated over 300 goals during club competition since 1999...A member of both the Florida State ODP squad and the ODP Region III team...Traveled to ODP National Championships in 2007.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Chose Tennessee over the University of Florida...Played with fellow freshmen Emily Shore and Chelsea Hatcher on the IMG Academy team...Will face off against former teammates Lindsay Williams (Florida), Lindsay Thompson (Florida) and Kayla Grimsley (South Carolina) during conference play...Enjoys hanging out with friends and going to the beach in her spare time...Has two brothers, Kevin, 20, and Sean, 16...Emily Alyssa Dowd was born on Jan. 17, 1990, in Gainesville, Fla....Her parents are Don and Lisa Dowd.