No. 9 Florida Soccer Travels to Meet Missouri on Friday
Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Soccer
The No. T-9 University of Florida soccer team (5-2, 0-0 SEC) begins its final weekend of non-conference play at Missouri (7-1, 0-0 Big 12) on Friday. The Tigers hold the No. 24 spot on the most recent Soccer America poll. Play begins at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Audrey J. Walton Complex in Columbia, Mo. This is the third meeting between the two teams and first since the two teams played to a 2-2 2OT tie in Columbia, Mo., in 2004.
| Friday's Match Info: |
| No. T-9 Florida (5-2-0, 0-0-0 SEC) At RV-Missouri (7-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Date & Time: Sept. 16, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m. ET Television: none Radio: live on WRUF SportsRadio 850 Video: live streaming video for UF @ MU match available at Missouri All-Access. More info available at http://www.mutigers.com/allaccess/ Internet: live stats and audio for UF-MU match available on www.GatorZone.com Tickets: Adults - $5; Youth/Senior - $3. For ticket information, please call the Mizzou Ticket Office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
Last weekend, Florida split in its first full weekend of home action. On Friday, the Gators twice tied the match, but fell 3-2 to then No. 5 Florida State in front of a crowd of 4,671 – the third largest in the program's history and the nation's second highest of 2011. The Gators allowed an early goal in the first four minutes, but junior Erika Tymrak knotted the match with a 10-yard shot with just 22 second remaining in the half. Junior Holly King scored her first goal of the season off the scrum following a corner kick in the 68th minute. The last four meetings between UF and FSU have gone to the visiting team.
On Sunday, five different Gators scored as Florida turned in a 5-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University in the first meeting between the two teams. The Gators got goals from Tessa Andujar, Tymrak, Lauren Silver, Caroline Triglia and Lindsay Thompson. Annie Speese had an assist on the final three goals, making her the first Gator freshman since Karyn Hall in 1998 to have three assists in a match.
Florida will be the fourth top-20 team Missouri has met this season. The Tigers registered every possible result against its previous top-20 opponents, defeating then No. 7 Ohio State (1-0), falling 2-1 at then No. 20 San Diego (2-1) and tying then No. 19 Illinois (1-1 2OT) in the season opener.
Tiger sophomore Dominique Richardson is a preseason All-Big 12 selection at defender. Freshman goalkeeper McKenzie Sauerwein appears on the most recent Soccer America National Team of the Week after a career-high seven saves against Arizona and five saves against Arizona State, as the Tigers won last weekend's Sun Devil Desert Classic with a pair of 1-0 wins. Defender Mallory Stipetich also appears on the Sept. 12 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week.Abi Raymer (2 goals, 3 assists) and Alyssa Diggs (3 goals, 1 assists) share the Tiger points lead at seven each. Missouri is the top team in the Receiving Votes category on the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
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 calling the action. Live streaming video of the match is also available on Missouri All-Access.
