Florida Opens Southeastern Conference Tournament Wednesday versus Georgia
Saturday, October 29, 2011 | Soccer
Florida is the No. 4 seed for the Southeastern Conference Soccer Tournament next week at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala. The Gators meet No. 5 seed Georgia at 8:30 p.m. in the opening round of play on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
| 2011 SEC Standings – Through Oct. 29 | ||||
| Eastern Division | SEC | Pts. | ALL | Pct. |
| South Carolina | 9-2-0 | 27.0 | 15-5 | .750 |
| Tennessee | 7-4-0 | 21.0 | 14-5 | .737 |
| Florida | 7-4-0 | 21.0 | 14-6 | .700 |
| Georgia | 6-3-2 | 20.0 | 12-5-2 | .684 |
| Kentucky | 6-5-0 | 18.0 | 13-6 | .684 |
| Vanderbilt | 2-9-0 | 6.0 | 8-11 | .421 |
| Western Division |
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| LSU | 8-3-0 | 24.0 | 13-6-1 | .675 |
| Auburn | 5-5-1 | 16.0 | 11-6-2 | .632 |
| Alabama | 4-5-2 | 14.0 | 9-7-3 | .553 |
| Mississippi | 4-7-0 | 12.0 | 8-10-1 | .447 |
| Mississippi State | 3-7-1 | 10.0 | 6-10-3 | .395 |
| Arkansas | 2-9-0 | 6.0 | 4-14-0 | .222 |
This will be the eighth time Florida and Georgia will meet in the SEC Tournament and the second time in the opening round. Florida is 7-1 versus the Bulldogs in the SEC Tournament. This season, Florida opened SEC play with a 1-0 win at Georgia on Sept. 23.
South Carolina enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed after claiming the 2011 SEC regular-season title with a 9-2 record. The Gamecocks meet No. 8 seed Alabama at 6 p.m. on Nov. 2. On the other side of the bracket, No. 7 Auburn faces No. 2 LSU at 1 p.m. ET and then No. 6 Kentucky meets No. 3 Tennessee at 3:30 p.m.
Florida is the defending SEC Tournament champion, claiming its ninth title in 2010 with a 1-0 win over South Carolina.
| 2011 SEC Soccer Tournament | |||
| Nov. 2-6 – Orange Beach Sportsplex – Orange Beach, Ala. | |||
| Wed., Nov. 2 | Fri., Nov. 4 | Sun., Nov. 6 | |
| #7 Auburn | |||
| Match 1- 1 p.m. (ET) | |||
| #2 LSU | |||
| Match 5 - | |||
| #6 Kentucky | SEMIFINAL 6 p.m. (ET) | ||
| Match 2- 3:30 p.m. (ET) | |||
| #3 Tennessee | |||
| Match 7 - | SEC Tournament | ||
| FINAL 3:30 p.m. (ET) | Champion | ||
| #8 Alabama | Live on ESPNU | NCAA Automatic | |
| Match 3- 6 p.m. (ET) | Qualifier | ||
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| #1 South Carolina | |||
| Match 6 - | |||
| #5 Georgia | SEMIFINAL 8:30 p.m. (ET) | ||
| Match 4- 8:30 p.m. (ET) | |||
| #4 Florida | |||
