Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The No. 10 University of Florida soccer team opened its home season with a shutout victory over South Florida in front of a Percy Beard Stadium crowd of 1,284. The Gators turned in their highest offensive output of the season, defeating the Bulls 5-0. UF now moves to 2-1 for the season, while USF drops to 0-2.
 
Junior All-American Andi Sellers got the Gators on the board early, hitting a 16-yard low shot off a give-and-go from freshman Kelley Visentin at 1:10. That was the end of the scoring for the rest of the first half and for the opening 25 minutes of the second half. But a nine-minute span beginning at 71:00 yielded four goals for the Gators. Junior All-American Abby Wambach scored two consecutive goals, beginning at 71:00 with a diving three-yard header off a cross sent in by sophomore Erica "Boo" Schubert. At 77:10, Wambach hit an 18-yarder from a sharp left angle to put the Gators up 3-0. At 79:00, sophomore Kristin Fisher hit a two-yard shot off the cross from Wambach for her first collegiate goal. Sellers finished off Florida's scoring with a penalty kick at 80:00.
 
For the match, the Gators outshot the Bulls 15-5. Regan Wiesemann, making her first start in goal this season for the Gators, registered two saves, while USF's Valerie Wetzel turned in five saves.
 
Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh watched Friday's action from the stands, as she was serving her penalty for receiving a red-card in the Gators' last match at Miami.
 
"Tonight was a great opportunity for everyone to get a chance to play and for us to gain confidence. It was just what we needed," she said.
 
The Gators return to action on Sunday, Sept. 3 when they play host to No. 14 UCLA. Match time is set for 2 p.m. at the Percy Beard Stadium.
 
Match: South Florida vs. Florida
Competition: NCAA Division 1 Women's Soccer
Venue: Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 1284
Date: 9/1/00, Kickoff @ 6:00 PM Local Time
Weather: 82 deg., 77% hum., winds West @ 12mph, Cloudy
 
Scoring Summary: 1st           2nd         Final
South Florida                         0              0              0
Florida                                    1              4              5
 
UF - Andi Sellers (Kelley Visentin) 2nd minute
UF - Abby Wambach (Erica Schubert) 71
UF - Abby Wambach (Andi Sellers) 78
UF - Kristin Fisher (Abby Wambach) 79
UF - Andi Sellers (unassisted) 80
 
Lineups: (minutes played)
South Florida Starters:
2-Michelle Upham (29), 3-Andrea Kavouklis (5), 4-Renee Horton (90), 7-Amy Wallsmith (69), 8-Jennifer Wilson (90), 10-Tia Opliger (90), 11-Brooke Beck (90), 16-Jen Stahl (5), 19-Erin Sharpe (79), 22-Siri Nordby (83), 1-Valerie Wetzel(90)
Substitutes:
21-Aleia Long (23), 18-Christina Gaudion (79), 23-Shirin Khorsandian (61), 13-Danielle Aldrich (39), 9-Danae Giaramita (21), 17-Julie Lechner (36), 12-Christin Chandler (8), 20-Christine Finley (3)
 
Florida Starters:
3-Karyn Hall (77), 5-Keisha Bell (90), 8-Erica Schubert (56), 10-Danielle Rust (79), 13-Megan McMillan (76), 15-Andi Sellers (90), 16-Kelley Visentin (2), 19-Kara Rao (43), 28-Abby Wambach (90), 29-Dena Floyd (59), 14-Regan Wiesemann(90)
Substitutes:
4-Kristin Fisher (46), 21-Angie Olson (37), 2-Crystal Frimpong (34), 6-Whitney Singer (31), 11-Jill Stevens (23), 17-Robin Fulton (28), 25-Faith Rein (11), 9-Stephanie Keating (9), 24-Jennifer Sapp (9), 18-Kelly Britt (7), 27-Tiffany Waters (4)
 
Statistical Summary:              USF         UF
Shots                                      5              15
Saves                                      5              2
Corner Kicks                          1              11
Fouls                                      14            22
Offside                                    0              4
 
Misconduct Summary:
UF-De. Floyd (caution) 22nd minute
UF-Ke. Bell (caution) 24th minute
UF-Da. Rust (caution) 31st minute
USF-Da. Aldrich (caution) 50th minute
USF-Bench (caution) 54th minute
UF-Ab. Wambach (caution) 61st minute
USF-Ti. Opliger (caution) 88th minute
UF-Ti. Waters (caution) 90th minute
 
Officials:
Referee: Jeff Fulner
Asst. Referee: Allan Dianic
Asst. Referee: David Albany
4th Official: None