GAINESVILLE, Fla. ‑The No. 8 Florida soccer team tied a school record with its 12th consecutive win Friday with a 4-0 victory over Auburn on a rain-soaked Percy Beard Field.
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The Gators (15-2-1) finished the Southeastern Conference regular season with an 8-1 record.
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Andi Sellers scored three of the Gators' four goals for her second hat trick of the season, the first coming against Louisiana State on Sept. 26.Â
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Sellers' first goal came at the 1:47 point of the first half with a double assist from
Sarah Yohe and
Alison Benoit. Sellers' second goal was a six-yard shot with a double assist from
Melissa Pini and Yohe to put the Gators up 2-0. Sellers completed the hat trick less than a minute later off a pass from
Melanie Freeman from the backfield to put the Gators up by the 3-0 halftime score.
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Yohe would add the only other goal of the match at the 56:49 point of the second half for her 14th goal of the season to give the Gators the 4-0 win.
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Sellers increased her goal total to 19 and her SEC-leading point total to 49.
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Florida completes the regular season on Sunday against Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., at 2:30 p.m. The Southeastern Conference Tournament begins Thursday, Nov. 6 with the Gators facing Mississippi at 7:30 p.m.
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Oct. 31, 1997
Percy Beard Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
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Goals                  1            2            F
Auburn                0            0            0
Florida               3            1            4
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 Shots                  1            2            F                                        Â
Auburn                5            5            10
Florida                17          19          36
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Auburn                3            3            6
Florida                4            2            6