No. 8 Florida Soccer Faces Tennessee at SEC Tournament
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Florida – Florida and Tennessee meet in the Southeastern Conference Soccer Tournament's first match of the day on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Florida is the tournament's No. 2 seed after finishing a point behind Texas A&M in the final league standings. The SEC Tournament expanded a day in 2012 after the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M.
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| 2014 SEC Soccer Tournament Seeds: |
| No. 1 – Texas A&M (15-2-2, 9-1-1 SEC) |
| No. 2 – Florida (14-4, 9-2 SEC) |
| No. 3 – Kentucky (13-5, 8-3 SEC) |
| No. 4 – Missouri (11-5-3, 6-4-1 SEC) |
| No. 5 – South Carolina (12-4-3, 5-3-3 SEC) |
| No. 6 – Auburn (11-5-3, 5-3-3 SEC) |
| No. 7 - Alabama (10-7-1, 5-4-2 SEC) |
| No. 8 – Georgia (10-6-2, 5-5-1 SEC) |
| No. 9 – Arkansas (8-6-6, 4-4-3 SEC) |
| No. 10 – Tennessee (10-9-1, 4-6-1 SEC) |
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| Orange Beach Soccer Complex • Orange Beach, Ala. |
| Nov. 3 – Play-in (SEC Network) |
| Match 1 @ 4:30 p.m. (ET) –Tennessee 3, Alabama 2 |
| Match 2 @ 7 p.m. (ET) – Georgia 1, Arkansas 1 2OT (4-3 PK) |
| Nov. 5 – First Round (SEC Network) |
| Match 3 @ 1 p.m. (ET) – Florida vs Tennessee |
| Match 4 @ 3:30 p.m. (ET) – Kentucky vs Auburn |
| Match 5 @ 6:00 p.m. (ET) – Texas A&M vs Georgia |
| Match 6 @ 8:30 p.m. (ET) – Missouri vs South Carolina |
| Nov.7 – Semifinal (SEC Network) |
| Match 7 @ 4:30 p.m. (ET) –Winner M5 vs Winner M6 |
| Match 8 @ 7 p.m. (ET) – Winner M3 vs Winner M4 |
| Nov. 9 – Final (ESPNU) |
| Match 9 @ 3 p.m. (ET) – Winner M7 vs Winner M8 |
The No. 10 seed Vols won 3-2 over No. 7 seed Alabama in Monday's play-in match to advance to the tournament's eight-team bracket. Florida is 1-0-1 versus the Vols in Orange Beach, with the win coming in overtime in 2009 opening round action when the two teams last met in the SEC Tournament.
The match can be seen at 1 p.m. ET on the SEC Network (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable 68 or 1068) or on Watch ESPN. Listen to Adam Schick call at GatorZone.com.
Last Meeting:
This is the second meeting between Florida and Tennessee in 13 days as the two met in Gainesville on Oct. 24 in the final weekend of SEC play. UF took a 3-1 win, with all the scoring coming in the second half. Tennessee took a 1-0 lead into halftime after senior Hannah Wilkinson scored in the fifth minute. With the Gators outshooting the Vols 22-4, Savannah Jordan finally put the Gators on the board in the 70th minute. She headed in the cross from Lauren Silver to tie the match. Then the Gators were awarded a penalty kick after UT was called for a handball in the box in the 75th minute. Senior Tessa Andujar successfully converted her first collegiate PK attempt to put the Gators ahead. Jordan finished off her third double-goal match of 2014 and the 10th multi-goal match of her career when she put the ball from Meggie Dougherty Howard in with her left foot from six yards in the 84th minute.
All-SEC Gators:
Five Gators appear on 2014 All-SEC teams, including four on the first team. Three Florida players are on the All-SEC first team for the second consecutive year - forward Savannah Jordan, midfielder Havana Solaun and defender Christen Westphal. Also earning All-SEC first team honors is senior defender Tessa Andujar. Florida's other center back, junior Claire Falknor, appears on the All-SEC second team.
| Wednesday's Match Info: | |
| No. 8 Florida (14-4, 9-2 SEC) versus Tennessee (10-9-1, 4-6-1 SEC)
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Tennessee Soccer in 2014:
After trailing Alabama 2-0, Tennessee advanced to Wednesday's action at the SEC Tournament with three second-half goals to win 3-2. The Vols are making its first appearance in the SEC Tournament since 2012. Tennessee was 3-4-1 in league play in the month of October, which included a 3-0 win versus then No. 21 (Soccer America ranking) Missouri on Oct. 26 and losses to No. 8 Florida (3-1) and No. 20 Georgia (2-1) on Oct. 3. Sophomore Amy Neal and senior All-American Hannah Wilkinson lead UT with 16 points off of seven goals and two assists each.
Florida in the SEC Tournament:
The Gators have won a league-leading 10 SEC Tournament titles, with the last title coming in 2012.
2014 Records:
Florida: 14-4, 9-2 SEC
Tennessee: 10-9-1, 4-6-1 SEC
Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 8 on the 10th National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
