SEC Soccer Player of Week honors picked up by Florida’s Savannah Jordan & Sarah Troccoli
Monday, August 31, 2015 | Soccer
After two wins this past week, a pair of Gators picked up Southeastern Conference weekly honors Monday. Junior Savannah Jordan is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and freshman Sarah Troccoli is the SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office released Monday. They are the first Gators honored by the league in 2015.
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| SEC Players of the Week – 8/31/15 | |
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| Offensive – | Savannah Jordan , Florida |
| Defensive – | Julie Eckel, Tennessee |
| Freshman – | Sarah Troccoli, Florida |
Jordan's Performance in the Last Two Matches:
Jordan scored four goals in Florida's two matches this past week, helping her pick up the fifth SEC Offensive Player of the Week honor of her career.
Jordan leads the Gators in goals (5), with a hat trick coming in Thursday's match at Miami. In the 58th minute she tied the match by putting in a ball from freshman Gaby Rivera and then scored again a few minutes later off an assist by freshman Samantha Chung to give Florida the lead. Jordan completed the hat-trick by scoring the match's final goal off a ball from freshman Mayra Pelayo as UF won 4-2.
This was Jordan's second three-goal match of her collegiate career and her 12th multi-goal match. Jordan also had an assist on Troccoli's game winning goal at Miami to give her a match career-high seven points.
Against the defending NCAA champion Florida State, Jordan started off the scoring for the Gators with an assist from Troccoli and Meggie Dougherty Howard.
Jordan leads the SEC in goals (5) and points (11). She is now tied for No. 6 with Erika Tymrak on the Gators Career Points List with 104 points (46 goals, 12 assists).
Troccoli's Performance in the Last Two Matches:
It was a big week for Troccoli, as she recorded her first collegiate goal, assist and start.
Troccoli's first goal was the game winner in Florida's 4-2 win at Miami Thursday. She gave the Gators a 3-2 lead by scoring off a right-footed shot from the top of the box.
Sunday versus top-ranked Florida State, Troccoli made her first career start, where she had an assist and a goal in the 3-2 win. Troccoli sent a diagonal through ball that found Jordan for the Gators' first goal. Minutes after this she headed in a Christen Westphal corner kick, to give Florida a 2-0 lead.
Troccoli is now second among the Gators with five points (two goal, one assist).
Next up for the Gators:
Florida will play host to Oklahoma State on Friday, Sept. 4. Match time is set for 7 p.m. at James G. Pressly Stadium and admission is free for all Gator regular-season home matches.
Here's some of the promotions planned for Florida's first home Friday match:
· The first 150 fans Friday get a free Florida Soccer Cooling Towel!
· Dads & Daughters Night
· Sustainability Night
The match is presented by WCA, supporting sustainability in our community.
A complete list of promotions can be found at GatorZone.com.
Friday's match can be seen on the SEC Network +.
