Florida's Tahnai Annis Named to Two National Teams of the Week
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Soccer
After turning in key goals in each of the Gators' road matches last weekend, University of Florida sophomore Tahnai Annis was named to two national teams of the week on Tuesday. She joins freshman Brooke Thigpen as the two Gators to earn a spot on CollegeSoccer360's Primetime Performers list this season and Annis is the first Gator to appear on Soccer America Women's Team of the Week in 2009. On Monday, Annis was named the Southeastern Conference's Offensive Soccer Player of the Week.
Annis scored goals in the 86th minute of each of Florida's two matches last weekend. With the Gators trailing at Tennessee 2-1, Annis just beat her defender to tuck the ball in at the far post corner to tie the match, which eventually ended at 2-2 2OT. Annis again provided late dramatics on Sunday, heading in the only goal of the match at No. 23 Georgia to give UF a 1-0 win.
Annis is now in a three-way tie for second among the Gators with five goals and is tied for third in both assists (3) and points (13). She's provided most of her scoring during the league season, as she leads UF in SEC matches with four goals and is tied for first with 10 points.
| Soccer America Women's Team of the Week (Oct. 13-18) | |||
| Name | School | Year | Position |
| Tahnai Annis | Florida | So. | MF |
| Hailey Beam | Charlotte | Sr. | MF |
| Alyssa Davila | Southern California | Jr. | MF |
| Michelle Enyeart | Portland | Sr. | MF |
| Sarah Hagen | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | So. | F |
| Taylor Knaack | Notre Dame | Jr. | MF |
| Morgan Marlborough | Nebraska | Fr. | F |
| Allison McBride | Marquette | Sr. | D |
| Ali Riley | Stanford | Sr. | D |
| Alley Ronaldi | Mississippi | So. | GK |
| Becca Thomas | UCF | Sr. | F |
| CS360's Primetime Performers of the Week (Oct. 13-18) | |||
| Tahnai Annis | Florida | So. | MF |
| Hailey Beam | Charlotte | Sr. | MF |
| Michelle Collins | Missouri | Sr. | F |
| Alyssa Davila | Southern California | Jr. | MF |
| Molly Dreska | Maryland | Jr. | MF |
| Michelle Enyeart | Portland | Sr. | MF |
| Alina Garciamendez | Stanford | Fr. | D |
| Erin Guthrie | Rutgers | Sr. | GK |
| Taylor Knaack | Notre Dame | Jr. | MF |
| Morgan Marlborough | Nebraska | Fr. | F |
| Kristen Mewis | Boston College | Fr. | F |
| Laurie Nosbusch | Wisconsin | So. | F |
| Kelley O'Hara | Stanford | Sr. | F |
| Carrie Patterson | Georgia | Sr. | F |
| Elisabeth Redmond | Duke | Sr. | F |
| Katie Schoepfer | Penn State | Sr. | F |
| Lisa Sliwinski | Baylor | Fr. | D |
| Molly Williams | Villanova | Sr. | GK |
The Gators play host to No. 17 LSU (10-3-3, 6-1-1 SEC) on Thursday, Oct. 22. Match time is set for 7 p.m. (ET) at the James G. Pressly Stadium. The Tigers shares the SEC lead with South Carolina at 19 points, while Florida is third with 17. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a tie in the league standings.
Thursday is Florida's first cancer awareness match and the Gators will wear pink uniforms. The first 1,000 fans receive pink t-shirts, compliments of SUN Sports.
The match can be heard live with Adam Schick and Matthew Stubbington calling the action on AM 850 WRUF or via simulcast on Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable channel 946 and www.GatorZone.com.
Check out the Gator Outlook for a list of all promotions for Thursday's match. Admission is free for all Gator soccer regular-season matches.
