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Chelsea Hatcher 6                 Class: Junior Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Seven Hills Height: 5-7 Position: Midfielder/Forward

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Tied Jayden Barrett for second on the team in goals with three while playing in 17 matches (15 starts) in 2009, including all 11 during Southeastern Conference action...Fired a squad-best 76 shots during the year with 58 of those occurring in league play...Totaled a team-high six shots against Georgia (10/30)...Was credited with her first assist of the year on the match-winning goal by Amy Harrison at 10:15 of a 2-0 win at Alabama (10/25)...Totaled a half-dozen shots, one on frame, in 79 minutes as a starting forward versus Auburn (10/22)...Started up top against both #5 South Carolina (10/18) and #11 Florida (10/16)...Tied the match with the nationally-ranked Gators on a goal at 34:14, her third of the year, after corralling a bad Gator defensive clear and scoring to the right of the keeper...Registered four of UT's eight total shots on goal during the 1-1 (2OT) tie against #24 Ole Miss (10/11)...Scored her second goal of the season and first match-winner at 15:15 of the 3-0 rout of Mississippi State (10/9)...Started at forward at both Vanderbilt and Kentucky...Had five shots, including one on frame in the 1-0 win at UK (10/4) and seven shots (two on goal) in the overtime loss at VU (10/2)...Just missed tying the contest at #25 West Virginia (9/20) at 88:04 as her shot from in the middle clanked off the left post and away over the endline...Recorded her initial goal of the season and just the second of her career at 30:10 against Western Carolina (9/13) to pull the Lady Vols even at 1-1 in a match they would eventually win, 2-1...Returned from a bone bruise of the right knee during the tie at #19 Minnesota (9/4) and started against Wisconsin (9/6), firing six total shots and one on goal...The injury occurred during the second half of Tennessee's exhibition loss to #16 Duke (8/15)...Received her second consecutive Academic All-SEC selection.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Appeared in 21 games as a rookie...Made 10 starts...Finished the season third on the team in shots...Became a staple in the central midfield after recovering from an illness in the preseason...Led all freshmen in minutes played, helping fill the hole left by an injury to Leslie Vineyard...Notched her first career point against Western Carolina, assisting on Kylee Rossi's game winner...Saw time in every conference match, starting five...Earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team for her efforts during league play...Made her presence felt during the Lady Vols' SEC Tournament championship run...Played all but six minutes during the tournament, leading the team with 14 shots on the weekend...Converted the deciding penalty against LSU in the SEC Tournament semifinals...Was one of four UT players named to the SEC All-Tournament Team...Recognized on the Soccer Buzz Central Region All-Freshman Team.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A four-year letterwinner, who spent two years at Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Fla., and two years at Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, Ohio...Four-time all-state first team selection...Helped Berkeley Prep earn a regional semifinal berth in 2004 and a spot in the Florida state semifinals in 2005...Pushed Seven Hills to an undefeated regular season and the regional final in 2006...Amassed 107 goals and 79 assists during her high school career...First-team all-state, all-district, all-city and all-conference selection in her final two seasons with the Stingers...Plays her club soccer with IMG Academy in Florida, the No. 1 club team in the country...Led the squad to three Florida State Cup titles...Was a member of two regional semifinal teams with IMG...Reached the finals of the prestigious Disney Showcase three times with IMG...Part of the 2007 Region III Premier League and 2008 Disney Showcase championship teams...Also earned three varsity letters in track and field...Spent one year as a varsity cheerleader and played club volleyball...Was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars and the Latin, Spanish and Service Clubs at Seven Hills...Was a four-year Dean's List honoree.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Interested in pursuing a degree in political science...Played club soccer alongside fellow Lady Vols Emily Shore and Emily Dowd...Father, Billy Hatcher, is the first base coach for the Cincinnati Reds and played outfield in the major leagues with the Reds, Cubs, Astros, Pirates, Red Sox, Phillies and Rangers...Brother, Derek, 23, was a defensive back for the University of Richmond football team, the 2008 NCAA FCS National Champions...Chelsea Ryan Hatcher was born on April 3, 1990, in Houston, Texas...Her parents are Billy and Karen Hatcher.