In the opening match of the SEC Tournament, the Gator soccer team (4-11-4, 3-6-1 SEC) tied the Vanderbilt Commodores (8-8-3, 5-4-1 SEC) 1-1 Sunday afternoon in Orange Beach, Alabama. The deciding factor to see which team would move on to the quarterfinals was penalty kicks, and Florida edged out Vanderbilt …
Read More »Gator Soccer Drops Road Match to No. 23 Auburn Sunday
Following a scoreless first half, Auburn redshirt sophomore Marissa Arias netted her seventh goal in the past nine matches in the 51st minute. Arias beat Florida goalkeeper Alexa Goldberg in the bottom-left corner from 18 yards out. Nearly 20 minutes later, Auburn junior Sydney Richards scored off a rebound — …
Read More »Gators Soccer Still Winless After Losing to Miami in OT
Gators soccer has yet to add a win to its record. After a scoreless regulation at Donald R. Dizney Stadium, Miami (2-1-0) clinched the win against Florida (0-3-1) Sunday with just seconds remaining in overtime. This was the second consecutive Sunday the Gators went to overtime after a 1-1 tie …
Read More »UF Welcomes ESPN’s The Undefeated
The University of Florida welcomed ESPN’s The Undefeated for the 2019 UF Wasdin Speaker Series centered on race, sports and culture on Tuesday. The event featured a moderated discussion on how black athletes establish and use their influence through their relationship with the media. The panel was held at UF’s …
Read More »Silver Anniversary Season for Coach Becky Burleigh and Gators Soccer Begins This Weekend
Coach Becky Burleigh stunned the soccer community in 1995 when she arrived at the University of Florida to coach its brand new soccer program. Burleigh has accumulated 414 wins, 112 loses and only 36 ties in her 25-year spell as Florida soccer’s only head coach. Gators soccer will open up …
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