SEC Unbeaten Soccer Teams - No. 6 Florida and Arkansas - Meet Sunday in Fayetteville
Saturday, October 4, 2014 | Soccer
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – The only two soccer teams without a loss in 2014 Southeastern Conference play – Florida and Arkansas - meet Sunday at Razorback Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Gators are 4-0 in league play and the Razorbacks are unbeaten in SEC action with a 2-0-2 record.
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| No. 6 Florida (9-2, 4-0 SEC) at Arkansas (6-2-4, 2-0-2 SEC)
Date & Time: Oct. 5, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. ET Site: Razorback Field (1,500) The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 20th season @ UF (428-115-34/25th season overall – 346-92-28/UF), Colby Hale, (30-20-6/third season overall and at UA)
Television: SEC Network
Streaming video: WatchESPN
Internet: live stats and audio for UF-ARK match available on GatorZone.com
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Watch the match live on the SEC Network (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable 68 or 1068 beginning at noon ET. The match can also be seen on Watch ESPN or hear Adam Schick's call at GatorZone.com.
Last Season's Meetings:
Florida and Arkansas's only meeting last season came in the opening round of the 2013 SEC Tournament. The Razorbacks defeated Missouri 4-0 in a SEC Tournament play-in match to claim a spot in the eight-team bracket. Florida advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinal after a 1-0 win over Arkansas. The only goal of the match came from Savannah Jordan. The ball headed forward from Havana Solaun was deflected high toward the top of the 18-yard box. Jordan caught up to make a quick chip forward and followed the ball to make the scoring touch past the approaching goalkeeper at 23:02.
Florida's Results from Friday:
The Gators opened the weekend with a 1-0 win at No. 9 Texas A&M on Friday. The goal came in the 84th minute. Tessa Andujar brought the ball from the touchline to just above the box. She fed the ball to Savannah Jordan who was making an angled run in the box. She took a right-footed shot that got past the goalkeeper and was headed to the far post. Aggie junior defender Karlie Mueller tried to stop the ball, but it clipped off her right foot into the goal.
To get the shutout at A&M, the Gators turned in some key defensive plays. Senior goalkeeper Taylor Burke matched her career-high of eight saves, including making a stop on a shot from SEC goal leader Shea Groom on a 1v1 situation. Early in the second half, Burke tipped an Aggie shot out for a corner kick. On that corner kick, junior Claire Falknor headed out a TAMU shot from just inside the far post.
Arkansas Soccer in 2014:
In 2013, Arkansas reached the third round in the team's first NCAA appearance. The Razorbacks took ninth in the SEC with its 5-6 record and posted a 15-8-1 overall record. After opening the 2014 season with an unbeaten 3-0-1 record, the Razorbacks lost twice in Durham, North Carolina (3-0 at Duke and 2-1 versus No. 14 North Carolina). The Razorbacks have been unbeaten since that trip to North Carolina, posting a 3-0-3 record, including a 1-0 win Friday versus Vanderbilt. Senior Ashleigh Ellenwood, a member of the 2013 All-SEC second team, leads the Razorbacks with 15 points off of four goals and seven assists.
2014 Records:
Florida: 9-2, 4-0 SEC
Arkansas: 6-2-4, 2-0-2 SEC
Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida shared the 2013 Southeastern Conference title with Texas A&M as each team posted 9-2 league records. Arkansas took ninth in the SEC with a 5-6 record.
Florida – The Gators are picked to win the Southeastern Conference.
Razorbacks – The Razorbacks are picked to take eighth in the SEC.
Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 6 on the sixth National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
