Florida Faces UCF in NCAA Soccer Second Round Play Friday
Friday, November 18, 2011 | Soccer
No. 2 region seed Florida faces UCF (12-4-5, 6-2-3 C-USA) in NCAA Championship second round action 7 p.m. Friday at the James G. Pressly Stadium. It will be the second match of the day, as No. 3 region seed North Carolina faces Baylor at 4:30 p.m.
| Friday's Match Info: |
| No. 2 region seed Florida (17-7-0, 7-4-0 SEC) vs. UCF (12-4-5, 6-2-3 C-USA)
Date & Time: Nov. 18, 2011 @ 7 p.m. ET The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 17th season @ UF (382-102-32/22nd season overall – 300-79-26/UF), Amanda Cromwell – 215-92-24/15 season overall & 185-77-23/13th season at UCF Television: none Radio: live on WRUF SportsRadio 850 GatorVision: live streaming video and audio for UF-UCF match available at http://www.gatorvision.tv/ Internet: live stats and audio for UF-UCF match available on www.GatorZone.com Single Day Tickets: $7 adults; $3 children 12 and under. Contact the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-468, extension 6800 for further information or order on-line. NCAA Championship Links: In 2011, the NCAA is offering the NCAA First-Fourth Round program in a digital format. It is free to view and no programs will be sold at the venue. |
Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for children up to age 12 and senior citizens. Purchase tickets at the Gator Ticket Office, located at Gate 1 of the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium through Friday or after 3:30 p.m. Friday at Pressly Stadium.
UF is one of eight programs playing host to 2011 NCAA Second and Third Round action this weekend. Format for the NCAA Soccer Championship is altered this year as the field plays a 1-2-1-2 schedule over the course of the four week competition schedule instead of a 2-1-1-2 as in years past. 2011 first round action was played on 32 campus sites last weekend. NCAA Quarterfinal action will be held Nov. 25, 26 or 27 on four campus sites with the Women's College Cup set for Dec. 2 and 4 in Kennesaw, Ga.
UCF is Florida's most frequent opponent in NCAA play, as the two teams have met in five previous brackets (2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008). Florida owns a 3-1-1 record versus the Knights in NCAA play.
Friday's match is UF's first meeting this season versus the Knights. The two teams last met in the opening weekend of the 2010 season, with Tahnai Annis providing two second-half goals in UF's 2-0 win in Orlando. All five of the UF-UCF matches in NCAA action have come at Pressly Stadium and this is the third consecutive NCAA Second Round meeting in that series (2007 and 2008).
Florida used goals off the heads of a pair of seniors to open 2011 NCAA play on Nov. 12 with a 3-0 win versus Florida Gulf Coast. Annis headed in goals in the 16th and 68th minutes for her eighth double goal match of her career and the third of 2011. Fellow senior Lindsay Thompson headed in the cross from Annis in 80th minute for her fourth score of the season.
UCF is appearing in its fifth consecutive NCAA field, advancing to the second round each of the last five years. UCF leads all state schools with 16 overall NCAA berths. UCF used a goal in each half last Friday to take a 2-0 win over Florida International in NCAA Opening round play in Orlando. Junior Tishia Jewell pushed her team leading points total to 23 after scoring the first goal and assisting on redshirt freshman Emily Grider's second-half goal. Senior goalkeeper Aline Reis was credited with the assist on Jewell's goal Friday. Reis, a 2008 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) second-team All-American, owns a 2011 goals against average of 0.77, which stands No. 40 in the nation. She also has nine shutouts, including seven in the last nine matches.
Florida is now 12-6 against teams in the 2011 tournament field. The Gators have registered wins against No. 3 region seed Texas A&M, Alabama (Oct. 9 and Nov. 4), Auburn (Oct. 7), Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 11 and Nov. 12), Florida International, Georgia (Sept. 23 and Nov. 2), Kansas, Kentucky and Miami. UF has losses versus No. 1 region seed Florida State, No. 2 region seed UCLA, No. 4 region seed Tennessee, Auburn (Nov. 6), LSU and South Carolina.
Friday's match can be heard on WRUF SportsRadio 850, by simulcast on Cox Channel 946 (Gainesville/Ocala) or on www.GatorZone.com with Adam Schick and Matthew Stubbington calling the action.
