No. 10 Florida Soccer Team Plays Host to Vanderbilt Sunday
Saturday, September 26, 2009 | Soccer
The No. 10 University of Florida soccer team (7-3, 1-0 SEC) continues Southeastern Conference play by playing host to Vanderbilt (6-2-1 0-1 SEC) on Sunday, Sept. 27. Match time is set for 2 p.m. at the James G. Pressly Stadium. Admission is free for all 2009 Gator soccer regular-season matches.
Sunday's match is the first of six Florida regular-season matches that will be televised this season. The match can be seen live on Comcast SportsSouth (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable channel 259). Cameron Broome and Bernie Guenther will call the action.
| Sunday's Match Info: |
| Florida vs. Vanderbilt Sunday, Sept. 27 @ 2 p.m. (ET) Site: James G. Pressly Stadium (4,500) Admission: free The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 15th season @ UF (337-90-27/20 seasons overall - 255-67-21/UF), Ronnie Woodard, ninth season at VU (74-60-26) and 11th overall (89-81-30) Television: live on Comcast SportsSouth, airing live Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable channel 259. Cameron Broome and Bernie Guenther will call the action. Radio: WRUF AM 850; simulcast on Cox Cable 946 in Gainesville/Ocala Internet: live stats & streaming audio for UF-VU match available on www.GatorZone.com Streaming Video: none Match Promotions: KTK/Gainesville Sun Gator Kids Club Day – Members who RSVP to Kari Hodgkiss at 352-375-4683 ext. 6600 or karih@gators.uaa.ufl.edu will receive a coupon for a free hot dog and soda, plus the first 250 receive Gator Soccer beads; 4-H Day – All area 4-H clubs have been invited to attend the match. Randomly selected members will be able to participate in a sack race at halftime; Junior Gator Kids Zone – All kids, 12 and under, can participate in a goal-kick challenge, can have their face painted, spin the prize wheel, and have photo opportunities with the Alberta and the Dazzlers; Post Match Youth Clinic – All kids 12 and under who RSVP to Kari Hodgkiss at 352-375-4683 ext. 6600 or karih@gators.uaa.ufl.edu will be invited down to the field to participate in a team-run skills clinic. For a complete list of promotions for Friday's match, please visit the Gator Outlook. |
Last year in Nashville, Florida was forced to come from behind three times, never leading the match until Jessica Eicken headed in the golden goal off a corner kick in the 95th minute for a 4-3 OT Florida win.
Both teams are coming off 2-1 matches in last Friday's action. The Gators earned their first overtime victory of the season with a 2-1 OT win over Kentucky. Both goals Friday were scored by sophomore Lindsay Thompson, including hitting her first collegiate penalty kick in overtime to give UF the win. The penalty kick was awarded after freshman Erika Tymrak was fouled in the box. Tymrak and Thompson also played a part in Florida's first goal as Thompson scored off the assist from Tymrak. Thompson now leads UF in goals (6) and points (12).
Vanderbilt opened SEC play with a 2-1 loss at undefeated South Carolina last Friday. The Gamecocks scored early in each half to open a 2-0 lead before VU junior Nicole Lukens cut the lead in half in the 89th minute. Lukens leads VU in goals (5) and junior Molly Kinsella has the Commodore points lead at 16 off of four goals and eight assists. VU opened the season with five consecutive wins before losing to Texas Tech (3-1) and tying Missouri (1-1 2OT). VU defeated Tennessee-Martin 3-0 Sept. 18 in its non-conference season finale. Last season, VU turned in a 9-8-2 record and tied for 10th in the SEC.
The match can also be heard on WRUF AM 850, by simulcast on Cox Channel 946 (Gainesville/Ocala) or on www.GatorZone.com with Adam Schick and Matthew Stubbington covering the action.
