The University of Tennessee began sponsoring women's soccer in 1996 with Charlie MacCabe as head coach. Coach MacCabe was replaced by former
North Carolina Tar Heel All-American Angela Kelly in 2000. Coach Kelly had taken the Lady Vols to four
SEC Tournament championships and to the
NCAA Tournament eight times. Following the 2011 season coach Kelly would leave the program to take over the head coaching job at
Texas. Shortly after her departure
Brian Pensky was named the third head coach for the Lady Vols soccer team. After winning the SEC conference tournament title in 2021, Pensky left in April 2022 to take the head coach position at Florida State University. Lady Vols Associate Head Coach
Joe Kirt was hired to be the fourth head coach on Rocky Top in May 2022. In Kirt's first season as head coach, he led the Lady Vols to their 3rd consecutive SEC East Championship, earning the team a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee was upset at home in the first round by Xavier 4–1 to end the year 11–6–2. In both his second and third season he led Tennessee to 9–7–4 records, and back to back NCAA Tournament appearances. Advancing to the second round in 2023, and falling in the first round in 2024. ==Regal Soccer Stadium==