Becky Edwards Video Feature

Assistant coach Becky Edwards enters her third season on Joe Kirt’s Tennessee staff in 2024.

In Edwards’ first year with the program, the Lady Vols claimed their third straight SEC East Division title, posted 10 shutouts and went undefeated on the road in SEC matches for the first time in school history. As Tennessee made a return trip to the NCAA Tournament, forward Jaida Thomas led the Lady Vols with 13 goals and 28 points while earning first-team All-SEC acclaim.

Prior to her arrival on Rocky Top, Edwards was an assistant coach at Penn for two seasons, helping lead the Quakers to a 9-5-2 record in 2021 and working directly with the offense, which turned in 29 goals over 16 games.   

Before joining the staff at Penn, Edwards was a graduate assistant at her alma mater, Florida State, assisting the staff with training and film sessions as the Seminoles mounted an 18-6-0 record en route to a postseason run to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2019 and capturing the ACC title in the fall of 2020, going 11-0 in conference play.      

During her playing career, Edwards was an accomplished athlete at both the collegiate and professional levels. A two-time First Team All-America selection, she led Florida State to a 72-18-11 record during her four years, making NCAA Tournament appearances every season and twice advancing to the College Cup.

She graduated magna cum laude from FSU in 2010 before being drafted as the 12th overall pick in the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer draft, leading FC Gold Pride to a WPS Championship in her rookie season. That was the start of a nine-year pro career which also included titles with Western NY Flash and Portland Thorns, as well as two stints in Sweden.

At the international level, Edwards captained the United States to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title, and in 2011 she helped the U.S. U-23 National Team win a championship at the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. Following that performance, she earned a call-up to the senior USWNT camp.