No. 9 Florida Soccer at No. 13 Auburn Sunday
Saturday, September 26, 2015 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer finishes a three-match road stretch Sunday at Auburn. Match time for the Florida at Auburn contest is set for 2 p.m. ET at the Auburn Soccer Complex.
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| No. 9 Florida (8-2, 2-1 SEC) at No. 13 Auburn (9-1, 2-1 SEC)
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No. 9 Florida at No. 13 Auburn is one of three matches across the nation on Sunday involving top-20 teams. Others are No. 19 Duke at No. 1 Virginia and No. 3 Florida State at No. 16 Notre Dame.
Both teams come into Sunday's match off of 3-2 wins in Friday's Southeastern Conference action.
When these two teams last met:
These two teams did not meet in the 2014 season. When they last met for the 2013 match in Gainesville, Florida claimed a 3-0 win. The Gators scored first when Pamela Begič headed in a corner kick at 15:07. Jillian Graff scored from 12 yards in the 31st minute. Florida got their third score of the half just over nine minutes later when Caroline Triglia headed in a cross.
Florida leads the all-time series 15-5-1.
Here's how to follow the Gators
Can't join the Gators in Auburn? Here's how you can follow Sunday's action:
· Watch the stream of the UF-AU match on SEC Network +.
· Listen to Adam Schick's call of Sunday's action on GatorZone.com.
Gators in Last Weekend's Action:
Florida experienced every possible scenario Friday at Vanderbilt, playing ahead, tied, behind, tied and finally ahead for good. Freshman Sarah Troccoli scored the first goal of the match in the 13th minute – her fourth goal of the season. The Commodores scored twice in just over a two-minute portion of the opening half to tie and then take a 2-1 lead. Junior Brooke Sharp sent Florida into the half tied with VU after her goal in the 32nd minute. Junior Betsy Middleton provided the only goal of the second half, hitting a 22-yard one-timer in the 56th minute to give Florida the go-ahead goal.
Sharp now has seven goals this season, surpassing her previous two seasons goals total as she entered 2015 with five career goals. The seven goals have all come in the last six matches. Troccoli scored in consecutive matches for the second time this season, as she is now third among the Gators with four goals in 2015. Middleton's 2015 goals have come on consecutive Fridays.
About the Tigers:
The Tigers opened the season with six consecutive wins. Missouri broke that stretch with a 2-1 win Columbia, Missouri. In the next two Southeastern Conference matches saw the Tigers taking wins over Tennessee (3-1) and LSU (3-2 2OT). Junior Casie Ramsier leads AU this season with six goals and two assists for 10 points.
Karen Hoppa is in her 17th season as head coach of the Auburn program.
Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida was second in the 2014 Southeastern Conference final standings with a 9-2 record. AU tied for fifth in 2104 SEC action with its 5-3-3 record.
Florida – The Gators are picked to win the 2015 Southeastern Conference title.
AU – The Tigers are picked to finish seventh in SEC in 2015.
Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 9 on the September 22 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll and Auburn is No. 13.
