Florida at Stanford Friday ? Winner on to NCAA College Cup
Friday, November 28, 2014 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Florida – The University of Florida soccer team is at Stanford Friday, Nov. 28 for NCAA Quarterfinal play. Match time is set for 10 p.m. ET at the Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
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| 2014 NCAA Quarterfinal Round Information | |
| Stanford, California Site: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium | |
| Friday, Nov. 28 | |
| 10 p.m. - Florida at Stanford | |
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| Tickets: | $15.00 reserved adults |
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| $10.00 general admission adults $8 general admission youth, student, senior |
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| Visit the Stanford Ticket Site for further information. |
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| Internet: | Live stats available on www.NCAASports.com; live audio & video for UF-SU match available at GatorZone.com |
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This is exactly the match-up the NCAA Committee foresaw when seeding the 64-team field as Florida is the region's No. 2 seed and Stanford is the region's top seed. The winner of Friday's match advances the NCAA College Cup, set for Dec. 5-7 at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.
The two teams met earlier this season on Sept. 12 at Cagan Stadium, with the Cardinal taking a 1-0 overtime win.
Nine teams have claimed the NCAA title in the 32-year history of the women's championship and Friday's match-up includes two of those teams. Florida won the 1998 title and Stanford claimed the 2011 crown.
A live stream of the Florida-Stanford match can be seen on the Pac-12 Network site or listen to Corey Brook and Matthew Stubbington's call at GatorZone.com.
Gators in Last Weekend's NCAA Action:
Florida advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinal Round after a 3-1 win over California in the NCAA Second Round and a 3-2 win over No. 3 region seed Texas Tech in the Round of 16. Three Gators - Annie Speese. Savannah Jordan and Havana Solaun – scored a goal in each of the matches last weekend. That trio also leads Florida this season in goals and points. Jordan's 19 goals this season is seventh among the nation's Division I goal scorers. Solaun has turned in eight goals and Speese has six.
NCAA Action:
Stanford is one of four programs playing host to 2014 NCAA Quarterfinal action this weekend. The four winners advance to the Women's College Cup, set for Dec. 5-7 at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.
Team Records:
Florida: 17-4-1, 9-2 SEC
Stanford: 20-1-2, 9-1-1 Pac 12
Gator NCAA Notes:
● The Gators have compiled a 28-15-3 record in their 18 NCAA appearances. Florida won the 1998 NCAA title in the program's fourth season.
| How they got to the NCAA Quarterfinal: | |||||||
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| Rnd | Date | Opponent | Score | Date | Opponent | Score | |
| 1 | 11/16 | Mercer | 3-0 | 11/14 | Cal-State Fullerton | 5-2 | |
| 2 | 11/21 | California | 3-1 | 11/21 | Arkansas | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 11/23 | Texas Tech | 3-2 | 11/23 | Washington | 1-0 | |
● Florida's 18 overall NCAA appearances is tied for 15th among Division I programs. Of the teams among the top 15, Florida is the youngest as the UF program is in its 20th season.
● This is Florida's 12th straight NCAA appearance – which ranks 10th for active streaks of consecutive NCAA Championship berths. North Carolina leads all as the Tar Heels have appeared in all 33 NCAA Championship fields.
● A league-record matching eight Southeastern Conference teams received 2014 NCAA bids – Florida, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas A&M. The SEC makes up 25 percent of the 2014 NCAA Round of 16 (Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas A&M). The SEC sent four to the Round of 16 and three of those teams advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinal Round – Florida, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
About the Stanford Cardinal:
The Cardinal are making their 24th NCAA Championship appearance and 16th consecutive. Stanford has played host to the first four rounds of NCAA play five of the past six years, advancing to the College Cup each of those seasons (2008, '09, '10, '11, '12). Stanford won the 2011 NCAA title.
In 2014 NCAA action, Stanford has wins versus Cal State Fullerton (5-2), Arkansas (1-0) and Washington (1-0).
Senior Lo'eau LaBonta, an All-Pac 12 first team selection, leads SU with 31 points off 13 goals and five assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Jane Campbell, an All-Pac 12 second team selection, has played in all but one match this season and her goals-against-average of 0.46 ranks is one of top 10 lowest in 2014 Division I play. Stanford's Andi Sullivan is the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
The Cardinal opened the season with nine consecutive shutouts (including a 1-0 OT win over Florida on Sept. 12) and has a total of 17 shutouts in 2014.
Series Record:
Stanford leads 3-0 in the all-time UF-SU series.
