Golden State Play vs Ranked Opponents Continues Sunday - No. 6 Florida at No. 15 UCLA

Sunday, August 28

Los Angeles, CA

6 p.m.

Florida Gators

UCLA

Gator sophomore Mayra Pelayo and the rest of the No. 6 Florida soccer team are at No. 15 UCLA Sunday. Pelayo was born in Long Beach, Calif., and spent her youth in the Los Angeles area.

Golden State Play vs Ranked Opponents Continues Sunday - No. 6 Florida at No. 15 UCLA

Saturday, August 27, 2016 | Soccer

This is the middle match of three consecutive top-15 opponents for Florida - at Stanford (1-0 OT loss, Aug. 26), at No. 15 UCLA (Aug. 28) and at No. 1 Florida State (Sept. 2).

By: Mary Howard

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The nation's only two teams to face top-15 opponents in back-to-back matches this weekend - No. 6 Florida and No. 15 UCLA – meet Sunday. Match time is set for 6 p.m. ET at UCLA's Drake Stadium.

Both teams were on the road Friday to face its top-15 opponent. The Gators lost 1-0 in overtime at No. 3 Stanford. It was UF's third consecutive overtime match against the Cardinal in Palo Alto since 2014, with SU taking 1-0 OT wins in both regular-season meetings. UF and SU tied 2-2 2OT in 2014 NCAA Quarterfinal action, but SU advanced on penalty kicks. The Bruins were at No. 11 Texas A&M Friday, taking a 1-0 win in front of TAMU's third-largest crowd ever of 5,875.

This is Florida's third trip to Drake Stadium and first since UCLA took a 3-2 win in 2006 NCAA Third Round play. The two teams have met twice since then, both UCLA wins in neutral site matches (2009 3-0 at Illinois; 2011 2-0 at Tennessee). In addition to the 2006 NCAA Third Round match, the two teams also met at Drake Stadium for 2001 NCAA Quarterfinal play, with the Gators taking a 1-0 2OT win to advance to its second NCAA College Cup.

This is the seventh meeting between Florida and UCLA, with the Bruins owning a 4-2 series advantage.

Here's how to follow the Gators
Sunday's match airs on the Pac-12 Network. Visit the Pac-12 Network channel locator page to see where you can find the network in your area.

Adam Schick's call of Sunday's match can be heard at ESPN Gainesville 850AM/95.3FM or on FloridaGators.com.

Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida swept the 2015 SEC regular-season titles. UCLA took sixth in 2015 Pac-12 Conference play.
Florida – The Gators are picked to win the 2016 Southeastern Conference title.
UCLA – The Bruins are picked to take fourth in the 2016 Pac-12 Conference race.

Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 6 and UCLA is No. 15 on the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.