Commodores Official Site · 35m
Sydney Watts Sees You
It’s a late September afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee. For seemingly the first time all season, the heat isn’t nearing blistering levels as third-ranked Vanderbilt heads to the locker room at halftime against No. 9 Tennessee. No mid-game hydration breaks; no frequent substitutions; just hard-nosed, rivalry soccer near the top of the SEC standings.
Sydney Watts re-ties her cleats. On her left wrist, in Sharpie, are a cross, a Bible verse and the number 10.
The senior is 10 goals away from 20 for the season, which would break the single-season program record set by Laura Koerner in 1998. The self-scribbled notes are visible on the broadcast; it’s finally cool enough outside to avoid smudging.