Zika virus reported in Knoxville >>See page 2
CHEW starts month-long effort to educate on Red Zone >>See page 3
“Language is like a crippled tortoise.” >>See page 4 Rylie O’Keefe, #4, taking a free kick that resulted in her first goal of the season against ETSU on Aug. 28, 2016. Madison Nickell •The Daily Beacon
Lightening the way
O’Keefe puts Vols back on track Lucas Hunter
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Volume 132 Issue 10
Despite starting an hour and a half late due to lightning strikes, the Tennessee Volunteers (2-2-0) defeated the Eastern Tennessee State University Buccaneers (2-1-0) by one goal, 3-2, at home on Sunday night. Lightning wasn’t the only striking thing that night as sophomore Rylie O’Keefe struck three times on the night as well, with two assists and one goal for a career-high four points. Head coach Brian Pensky used the sophomore to orchestrate an offense that took 24 total shots during the game, including four from both O’Keefe and graduate student Hannah Wilkinson, who is easing her way back into the rotation after her Olympic appearance sat her out the first portion of the season. “Love the volume, and the quality of the shots was actually pretty good,” Pensky said. “The fact we were able to get 24 shots is obviously a positive, scoring three goals is obviously a positive, but we gotta make sure we’re making
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their keeper make good saves.” Despite the constant influx of highquality looks for the Volunteers, the game was never out of question because of two timely pull back goals from ETSU to keep the match competitive. The two goals for the Buccaneers came from Italy native Eleonora Goldoni in the 55th minute followed by a penalty kick in the 63rd minute. The sophomore forward led ETSU with four total shot attempts. Both Pensky and O’Keefe are aware of the team dynamics that go into creating individual success in a single game. O’Keefe thanks her teammate’s communication, but Pensky sees the intangible leadership qualities and versatility that puts O’Keefe in a position to succeed on the field. “Her communication of the field is massive,” Pensky said. “Last year when she was still a freshman, she’s lining up and setting up walls and she’s demanding excellence from the players next to her in the wall, and the kid had been on campus at that point for about six weeks.” See O’KEEFE on Page 8
Tuesday, August 30, 2016