Florida Soccer Plays Host to William & Mary for NCAA Second Round Action Friday
Friday, November 20, 2015 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Florida – No. 2 region seed Florida and William & Mary meet Friday, Nov. 20 for NCAA Soccer Second Round play. Match time is set for 7 p.m. ET at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. This is the second match of the day at Dizney Stadium, as No. 3 region seed Duke meets Florida Gulf Coast at 3 p.m.
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| NCAA Championships Second Round No. 2 regional seed Florida (18-3-1, 8-2-1 SEC) versus William & Mary (14-4-3, 7-1-1 CAA) Date & Time: Nov. 20 @ 7 p.m. ET
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The winners of Friday's matches meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in NCAA Third Round play.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children (12 and under), senior citizen and students. The first 200 UF students showing a Gator1 identification are admitted free.
NCAA Play at Dizney Stadium
NCAA soccer action will again be played at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium in 2015. The Gators also played three rounds of 2014 NCAA action at Dizney Stadium. UF opened 2015 NCAA action with a 1-0 win over Western Michigan at Dizney Stadium last Saturday.
The Gator soccer team played two 2015 regular-season matches at the Dizney Stadium to make the venue available if the Gators received a NCAA bid.
NCAA Action Starts This Weekend:
UF is one of eight programs playing host to 2015 NCAA Second and Third Round action this weekend. NCAA Quarterfinal action will be held Nov. 27, 28 or 29 on four campus sites with the Women's College Cup set for Dec. 4 & 6 at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. This is the seventh time the NCAA Women's College Cup will be played in Cary.
Here's how to follow the Gators
Can't be in Gainesville for Friday's match? Here's how to follow the action:
• Follow the stream of the Florida-W&M match on SEC Network +. Adam Schick and Matthew Stubbington will call the action for SEC Network +.
• Hear former Gator goalkeeper Taylor Burke and Joel Sebastianelli's call of the match on ESPN 95.3FM/850AM or GatorZone.com.
Gators Win SEC Tournament:
Florida claimed a 1-0 home win over Western Michigan to advance to NCAA Second Round action for the 15th time in its 19 post-season appearances. The only goal of the match came early in the second half. Freshman Briana Solis won the ball at the center circle and then headed toward the Bronco goal. Before she reached the 18-yard box, two WMU defenders converged on her but she was able to touch it off a defender to Savannah Jordan making a mirroring run on her left. Jordan's left-footed shot scored from 17-yards at the far post.
Jordan's goal was her 22nd for 2015, which matches her career-high season total set as a freshman in 2013. Her career total now stands at 63 – which stands fourth on Florida's and SEC career charts. Jordan is the first Gator to move into the program's top four for career goals in 14 seasons as Florida's two leaders – Abby Wambach (96) and Andi Sellers (71) - both finished their collegiate careers in 2001.
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Two Gators are among the SEC and NCAA offensive leaders. Jordan leads in goals (22) and points (50) while Westphal tops the assist list (13). Sharp also checks in tied for sixth for goals (11) and eighth in points (26). Jordan is No. 2 nationally for goals and points. Westphal is among nation's top four with her 13 assists.
About the William & Mary Tribe:
William & Mary is making its 25th appearance in the NCAA Championship field, claimed an at-large berth in the 2015 64-team field. The Tribe shared the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title with its 7-1-1 league record. Last Saturday in Orlando, W&M and UCF played to a scoreless overtime tie. The Tribe advanced to NCAA Second Round action with a 3-1 penalty kick advantage. This is the Tribe's first NCAA Second Round appearance since the 2008 season.
Senior Samantha Cordum, a 2015 All-CAA selection, leads the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. 2015 CAA Defender of the Year, senior goalkeeper Caroline Casey, has started every match in goal for this season for the Tribe. She boasts a 0.69 goal-against-average (ranks No. 39 in latest NCAA stats) and the shutout at UCF was her 11th of 2015. Her performance at UCF earned her a spot on the latest TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week.
The Tribe are led by John Daly, who has led the Tribe to NCAA action 21 times in his 29 years with William & Mary.
Team Records:
Florida: 18-3-1, 8-2-1 SEC
W&M: 14-4-3, 7-1-1 CAA
Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 5 on the November 10 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
