The Florida Gators secured a spot in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament with a 2-1 win over Texas A&M Tuesday evening. The fifth-seed Gators defeated the fourth-seed Aggies with goals from Parker Roberts (41′) and Vanessa Kara (63′). Ally Watt scored her 15th goal of the season with a …
Read More »Gators Face Georgia in Final Game of Regular Season
The University of Florida soccer team (10-6-1) will not be getting creative on Halloween this year. The team will be wearing their uniforms, and traveling to Georgia to face the Bulldogs (7-6-4) in what is the last game of the regular season for both squads tonight. The Bulldogs are Hungry …
Read More »Florida Soccer Remains Strong in the SEC After Defeating Auburn
Gators don’t mind the rain. Florida (10-5) put down the Auburn Tigers (6-7-2) in a mist-covered Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Friday night by a score of 2-1. The Gators started off slow but turned things around and completely dominated the second half to bring the team record to 6-1 …
Read More »Gators Win Sixth Straight
The Gators are starting to get comfortable in the win column. Florida (8-4) continued SEC play on Sunday when they hosted No. 12 Texas A&M (9-2-2), who was also on a five-match win streak. The Gators came out victorious in the battle of the hot conference teams, though, defeating the …
Read More »Gators Drop Home Opener to Winless UCF
After losing their last three games, a matchup against a winless UCF squad in the Gators first home contest of the year seemed like a perfect opportunity to bounce back. The Knights had other ideas. Despite dominating possession on the night, the Gators failed to pierce the visitors’ armor. Florida …
Read More »Silver Anniversary Season for Coach Becky Burleigh and Gators Soccer Begins This Weekend
Coach Becky Burleigh stunned the soccer community in 1995 when she arrived at the University of Florida to coach its brand new soccer program. Burleigh has accumulated 414 wins, 112 loses and only 36 ties in her 25-year spell as Florida soccer’s only head coach. Gators soccer will open up …
Read More »Former Gators Headed to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Part Deux
There has been at least one Florida Gator in each of the last six World Cups. This year there will be four. Three alumnae and one current player all made 2019 World Cup rosters. https://twitter.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1132339294209622016 Canada’s Gator Roster Rising junior Deanne Rose and Adriana Leon will each play for Canada’s …
Read More »Former Gators Headed to this Summer’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Two University of Florida alumnae have been included in Jamaica’s final 23-player roster for this summer’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. What’s New? Twenty-two out of the 23 players, including Lauren Silver, were announced by Jamaica’s head coach, Hue Menzies, on May 22 during the team’s visit to South Florida. However, on May 23, Havana Solaun who was not traveling with the team was …
Read More »Gators Soccer Bests Top-Seed Vanderbilt to Move On in SEC Tournament
Survive and advance. That’s how the Gators soccer team made it to its 21st SEC Tournament semifinal. Florida usually cruises by as one of the top seeds in play. This season, the team went in as a No. 8 seed, beating No. 1 Vanderbilt to play another day. Game Recap …
Read More »Gators Soccer Takes on Arkansas, Looks to Extend Season
The Florida soccer team will play the Arkansas Razorbacks tonight at the Diz. The Gators currently lead a five-man race for the final spot in the SEC tournament. But, topping the Razorbacks will be no small feat. Scouting the Opponent Arkansas ranks 22nd in the nation and is in a …
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