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KYLIE BONO 5-8 -- JUNIOR -- M YORBA LINDA, CALIF. -ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL AS A SOPHOMORE (2010): Started all 20 of UT’s matches in the midfield and fired 54 total shots, 25 on frame... Ranked third on the Lady Vol squad in both goals (five) and points (13) to go along with three assists...Hit the right post with a potential match-winning shot at 62:44 during UT’s 1-0 (OT) SEC Tournament quarterfinal loss to LSU (11/4)...Picked up her third match-winning goal of the season and fifth score overall by tickling the twine from four yards out at 67:44 to beat Georgia (10/29), 2-1...Recorded three shots, including one on frame, at #14/13 South Carolina (10/17)...With an assist (her third of 2010) on Caroline Brown’s eventual match-winner at Ole Miss (10/10), Bono made it 10 points over a seven-match stretch from Sept. 19-Oct. 10...Made it four goals in four-match swing (Chattanooga, Arkansas, LSU, Vanderbilt) and registered her second match-winning goal of the campaign by scoring via a header off a corner kick to the back post at 82:04 to down Vanderbilt (10/1), 1-0... Was named Lady Vol Athlete of the Week for her heroics against the Commodores...Scored her third goal of 2010 off a header at 16:41 to tie the contest against Arkansas (9/24), her third goal in the last two matches for the Lady Vols...Registered her first two career goals to go along with an assist during the 8-0 rout of Chattanooga (9/19), only missing a hat trick because of hitting the crossbar twice during the first half...Bono equaled Sanna Saarinen with five points versus the Lady Mocs on the way to posting the first five-point matches for any Lady Vol since Emily Redberg performed the feat back on Oct. 21, 2007, versus Mississippi State...Launched three shots, including one on goal, during UT’s 3-1 loss to Arizona (9/12)...Recorded her first career assist and point on Anna Fisher’s goal at 21:11 of the seasonopening, 3-0 rout of Western Kentucky (8/20).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A four-year letterwinner at Esperanza E High School in Anaheim, Calif., Kylie Bono was a 5-8 forward and threetime all-league selection out of Yorba Linda...As a freshman and junior, Bono led the Aztecs to the Sunset League title, earning the league’s offensive MVP award from 2007-09...In 2008-09, Bono led Esperanza in goals and assists, guiding it to the quarterfinals of the California Interscholastic League (CIF) Southern Section Championships...Bono also comes from Slammers FC where she helped the club and fellow Lady Vol Jayden Barrett to five Surf Cup titles, two state championships, the 2008 Region IV crown and a runner-up finish at U.S. Youth Nationals...She also traveled with Slammers to Sweden in 2005, where it topped IF Brommapojkarna of Sweden to capture the Gothia World Youth Cup...Bono is also a three-year letterwinner and two-time captain for the Esperanza track team, boasting a 400-meter best time of 59 seconds. PERSONAL: Enrolled in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management at UT…A strong student during her stay at Esperanza H.S., Bono was a silver award member for owning a GPA from 3.0-3.9...Chose to come to play soccer at Tennessee over Texas, California and Ohio State... Among former teammates who have played collegiate soccer are Courtney Garcia (USC), Mary Grace Schmidt (Texas A&M) and Lindsay Brown (Notre Dame)...Has an older brother, Justin, 23, who played baseball at UCSD...Kylie Katherine Bono was born April 27, 1991, in Fullerton, Calif….Daughter of Tony and Gina Bono...Recipient of the P. Kay Coleman & Janice Montle Women’s Soccer Scholarship Endowment.
AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Drew five starts out of 16 total contests played during her rookie season...Bono received playing time in eight Southeastern Conference matches...Played 35 minutes off the bench during the 3-0 rout of Mississippi State (10/9), 22 minutes as a sub versus #5 South Carolina (10/18) and also reaped time in relief against both #24 Ole Miss (10/11) and at Alabama (10/25)...Started at #25 West Virginia (9/20)...Started in the midfield against Memphis (9/11) and Western Carolina (9/13), posting three shots and one on frame versus the Tigers...Managed two shots while starting versus Wisconsin (9/6) and one drive as a sub at #19 Minnesota (9/4)...Played as a substitute in UT’s 3-2 (2OT) loss against Arizona State (8/28) and started at defender versus Pepperdine (8/30), being credited with one shot...One of five Lady Vol freshmen to earn playing time in the regular season opener against ETSU (8/22)...Entered the match-up in relief and helped the backline limit the Bucs to just five shots and no goals.
BONO’S CAREER STATS
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OVERALL Year 2009 2010 Totals
GP/GS 16/5 20/20 36/25
G 0 5 5
A 0 3 3
P 0 13 13
Sh. 8 54 62
GWG 0 3 3
SEC Year 2009 2010 Totals
GP/GS 8/0 11/11 19/11
G 0 3 3
A 0 1 1
P 0 7 7
Sh. 1 34 35
GWG 0 2 2
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