No. 12 Florida Soccer at Tennessee Friday
Thursday, October 8, 2015 | Soccer
Photo by Lorraine Hoffmann
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer starts this weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, to meet the Tennessee Vols on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m.
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| No. 12 Florida (8-3-1, 2-2-1 SEC) at Tennessee (6-1-5, 2-1-2 SEC) Date & Time: Oct. 9 @ 7 p.m. ET
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Last season's meeting between Florida and Tennessee:
These two teams met twice in 2014. In the regular-season meeting in Gainesville, Florida took a 3-1 win on Oct. 24. The Vols scored first off a goal from Hannah Wilkinson win the fifth minute. Florida got on the board in the 70th minute when Savannah Jordan headed in the tying goal. Senior Tessa Andujar successfully converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute and Jordan finished the scoring with her goal in the 84th minute.
In 2014 Southeastern Conference Tournament Round of Eight play, the teams played to a 1-1 double overtime tie. The Vols again scored early off a goal from Cheyenne Spade in the third minute. Senior Annie Speese tied the match with a left-footed strike in the 44th minute. The Vols advanced to the SEC semifinal round with a 5-4 penalty kick advantage.
Florida leads the all-time series 15-8-3, but is 3-5-1 in Knoxville. Nine meetings have gone to overtime, which is the highest number of overtime meetings of any opponent Florida has met in its 21-year history.
Here's how to follow the Gators
Here's how to follow the action in Knoxville:
Watch the stream of the Florida at Tennessee match on SEC Network +, beginning at 7 p.m.
You can hear Adam Schick's call of Friday's match on GatorZone.com.
Gators' in Last Week's Action:
In their only match of last weekend, the Gators tied Kentucky 1-1 2OT at Pressly Stadium. Florida outshot the Wildcats 27-6, but couldn't find another goal to go with the header Jordan scored off a Christen Westphal corner kick in the 41st minute. It was the first regular-season tie for Florida since Sept. 15, 2013 (1-1 2OT at South Florida). Florida tied twice in 2014 post-season action (1-1 2OT vs Tennessee in SEC Round of Eight; 2-2 2OT at Stanford/NCAA Quarterfinals).
Westphal and Jordan combining on Florida's goal versus Kentucky places them both atop SEC offensive statistics. Jordan leads the league in goals (13) and points (30) while Westphal shares the SEC assists lead (7). Jordan is second in the NCAA stats (through Oct. 5 matches) in both goals and points. Westphal shares 10th with seven assists.
About the Volunteers:
Tennessee opened the season with an eight-match unbeaten stretch before a 3-1 home loss to then No. 14 Auburn. Since that match, Tennessee is unbeaten in its last three outings (0-0 2OT at Mississippi State; 1-1 2OT at Vanderbilt; 1-0 win versus Georgia). Tennessee has been extended to overtime five times in 2015, which ties LSU and Missouri for league high this season.
Junior Anna McClung leads the Vols with 10 points off of four goals and two assists. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Julie Eckel leads the SEC with her 0.39 goals against average and eight solo shutouts.
Brian Pensky is in his fourth season as head of the Vol program.
Team Records:
Florida: 8-3-1, 2-2-1 SEC
Tennessee: 6-1-5, 2-1-2 SEC
Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida was second in the 2014 Southeastern Conference final standings with a 9-2 record. Tennessee tied for 10th in 2014 SEC action with a 4-6-1 record.
Florida – The Gators are picked to win the 2015 Southeastern Conference title. Currently, UF is seventh in the SEC standings with a 2-2-1 league record.
Tennessee – The Vols are picked to finish fifth in the SEC in 2015. Through Oct. 2 play, Tennessee is sixth in league standings with its 2-1-2 record.
Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 12 on the October 6 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
