GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 2 University of Florida soccer team (18-1) posted the program's 100
th win Sunday with its 2-0 defeat of No. 9 Clemson (12-6-1) in front of a Percy Beard Stadium crowd of 2,334. The win is also the 100
th for UF Head Coach
Becky Burleigh, who has led the Gator program since its first season in 1995. She now owns a 100-12-3 record in her five seasons at UF and boasts a 182-35-9 record overall in her 10-year coaching career.
The Gators scored a goal in each half. Sophomore
Andi Sellers got the Gators on the board early at 4:55.
Keisha Bell sent a long cross in to the back post, which Sellers struck for a six-yard goal. In just under 10 minutes of second half play,
Danielle Murphy sent in a corner kick, which sophomore
Abby Wambach headed in from six-yards out for her 20
th goal of the season.
"It was a good performance for us all the way around," Burleigh said. "Clemson is an excellent team. This is a team that will go far in the NCAA Tournament. They've got some good weapons up top and in the midfield. For us to come out like we did, I thought we were really dangerous and maybe could have scored a couple more. Our defense did a good job of not letting Clemson get very many good looks at the goal."
UF's starting goalkeeper
Jordan Kellgren turned in two saves, while CU's Katie Carson posted eight saves. For the match, Florida outshot the Tigers 16-5.
Florida now advances to the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. The Gators, the tournament's top seed with a league record of 9-0, starts play on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. against No. 8 seed Arkansas.
Match: Clemson vs. Florida
Competition: NCAA Division 1 Women's Soccer
Venue: Percy Beard Stadium, Gainesville, FL
Attendance: 2334
Date: 10/31/99, Kickoff @ 1:00 PM Local Time
Weather: 80 Deg., E Winds 10MPH, 70% Humidity, Partly Cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1
st 2
nd Final
Clemson 0 0 0
Florida 1 1 2
UF -
Andi Sellers (
Keisha Bell) 5th minute
UF -
Abby Wambach (
Danielle Murphy) 55
Lineups: (minutes played)
Clemson Starters:
4-Andra Lyons (90), 10-Deliah Arrington (75), 17-Heather Beem (80), 2-Beth Keller (90), 7-Alison Burpee (90), 11-Len Shreve (90), 18-Tricia Williams (17), 8-Leigh Clark (90), 15-Julie Augustyniak (90), 25-Nancy Augustyniak (90), 1-Katie Carson(90)
Substitutes:
12-Cindy Mullinix (68), 6-Rachel Gallegos (18), 14-Tatum Clowney (12)
Florida Starters:
15-
Andi Sellers (86), 20-
Sarah Yohe (85), 28-
Abby Wambach (90), 7-
Danielle Murphy (90), 19-
Kara Rao (17), 21-
Angie Olson (79), 3-
Karyn Hall (90), 5-
Keisha Bell (90), 11-
Danielle Bass (89), 16-
Heather Mitts (90), 1-
Jordan Kellgren(90)
Substitutes:
6-
Whitney Singer (73), 8-Boo Schubert (12), 2-
Kristin Fisher (6), 10-
Danielle Rust (1), 4-
Christie Brady (2)
Statistical Summary:
CU UF
Shots 5 16
Saves 8 2
Corner Kicks 3 10
Fouls 10 14
Offside 0 1
Misconduct Summary:
None
