Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The UCLA soccer team completed a rare feat Sunday afternoon - becoming the fourth team ever to shutout the University of Florida soccer team on its home field. The No. 14 Bruins defeated the No. 10 Gators 4-0 in front of a Percy Beard Stadium crowd of 1,657. The loss also marked the biggest deficit ever for the Gators at home, erasing the previous mark set in the 2-0 loss to Vanderbilt on Sept. 14, 1997. The loss drops the Gators to 2-2 for the season, while UCLA improves to 3-1.
 
The Bruins found success in the opening half heading the ball, as three headers turned into goals. Sarah-Gayle Swanson scored first for the Bruins at 6:15, hitting the four-yard header off the cross from Venus James. James got her own goal at 17:30, heading the right cross from six-yards out. Stephanie Rigamat finished off the Bruins scoring for the first half at 29:30, taking the left cross from Whitney Jones and heading it in from 10 yards.
 
UCLA's Swanson scored again in the second half, hitting a two-yard volley that came off the post at 54:40.
 
For the match, UCLA outshot the Gators 18-4. UF goalkeeper Jordan Kellgren matched her collegiate-high with seven saves Sunday, while UCLA's CiCi Peterson recorded no saves.
 
"This is a team looking for an identity right now. I think we felt sorry for ourselves that we have five people out. If you are feeling sorry for yourself, then you are not playing the way you are capable of playing," Burleigh said.
 
"We just got beat by a better team today," she continued. "They're talented all the way around. I give a lot of credit to UCLA - they are a good team."
 
The Gators continue their stretch of preseason top-20 opponents by traveling to No. 5 Nebraska for a Sept. 8 match at 8 p.m. (ET).

 
Match: UCLA vs. Florida
Venue: Percy Beard Stadium, Gainesville, Fla.
Attendance: 1657
Date: Sept. 3, 2000, Kickoff @ 2:07 p.m. Local Time
Weather: 87 deg., 68% humid., Wind S 12 mph
 
Scoring Summary:       1^st        2^nd        Final
UCLA                         3          1          4
Florida                         0          0          0

UCLA - Sarah-Gayle Swanson (Venus James) 7th minute
UCLA - Venus James (Sarah-Gayle Swanson) 18
UCLA - Stephanie Rigamat (Whitney Jones) 30
UCLA - Sarah-Gayle Swanson (unassisted) 55
 
Lineups: (minutes played)
UCLA Starters:
3-Krista Boling (90), 4-Bethany Bogart (90), 5-Sarah-Gayle Swanson (54), 8-Breana Boling (70), 6-Tracey Winzen (68), 23-Kathryn Lee (75), 13-Tracey Milburn (51), 14-Karissa Hampton (90), 16-Venus James (57), 18-Lindsay Greco (43), 22-CiCi Peterson(90)
Substitutes:
9-Staci Duncan (50), 2-Stephanie Rigamat (45), 21-Whitney Jones (38), 25-Katherine Bjazevich (36), 11-Nandi Pryce (6), 19-Emily Ernsdorf (6), 27-Sarah Morgan (16), 12-Courtney Wright (15)

Florida Starters:
3-Karyn Hall (90), 5-Keisha Bell (90), 8-Erica Schubert (74), 13-Megan McMillan (76), 15-Andi Sellers (54), 17-Robin Fulton (61), 19-Kara Rao (90), 28-Abby Wambach (90), 29-Dena "D" Floyd (76), 4-Kristin Fisher (22), 1-Jordan Kellgren(90)
Substitutes:
21-Angie Olson (69), 24-Jennifer Sapp (60), 11-Jill Stevens (44), 6-Whitney Singer (6)

Statistical Summary:   UCLA Florida
Shots                           18        4
Saves                           0          7
Corner Kicks               5          1
Fouls                           16        20
Offside                                    2          3

Misconduct Summary:
None
 
Officials:
Referee: Niko Sismanidis
Asst. Referee: George Banica
Asst. Referee: Dax Unterreiner