The Southeastern Conference soccer teams tied for second in the current league standings - No. 13 Florida (10-2-2, 4-1-1 SEC) and Tennessee (7-6-1, 4-1-1 SEC) – meet Friday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. at the James G. Pressly Stadium. Admission is free for all 2010 Gator soccer regular-season matches. The match will air live on SUN Sports (Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable channel 48 or 748).
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| No. 13 Florida (10-2-2, 4-1-1 SEC) versus Tennessee (7-6-1, 4-1-1 SEC) Friday, Oct. 15 @ 5 p.m. (ET) – NOTE early start time due to Gator Growl. Site: James G. Pressly Stadium (4,500) The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 16th season @ UF (356-95-31/20 seasons overall - 274-72-25/UF), Angela Kelly, 10th season overall and at UT (142-74-20/overall & at UT) Television: live on SUN Sports (Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable channel 48 or 748) Radio: none Tickets: free admission
Match Promotions: Crazy Gator Hats – the first 1,000 fans will receive makarapa style Gator hats; Super Ticket Giveaway – fans can register to win two (2) tickets for following events – Oct. 15 Gator Growl, Oct. 16 Homecoming Game versus Mississippi State and men’s and women’s basketball season tickets; WBB Giant Inflatable Soccer Ball Scrimmage – at halftime, the Florida Women’s basketball team will participated in an inflatable soccer ball scrimmage. |
The first 1,000 fans will receive makarapa style Gator hats. In addition there will be a Super Ticket Giveaway. Fans can register to win two (2) tickets for following events – Oct. 15 Gator Growl, Oct. 16 Homecoming Game versus Mississippi State and men’s and women’s basketball season tickets.
Florida and Tennessee met twice in 2009, with both matches extending to double overtime. In the first meeting in Knoxville, Holly King headed in Florida’s first goal in the 13th minute, but the Gators trailed the Lady Vols after goals from Chelsea Hatcher and Julie Edwards. Tahnai Annis tied the match in the 86th minute to push the meeting to overtime, ending in a 2-2 2OT tie. In the opening round of the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala., Lindsay Thompson scored in the 102nd minute to advance Florida to the tournament’s second round with a 1-0 2OT win.
The Gators dropped to a tie for second with Tennessee after a winless weekend in the state of Alabama. Florida recorded a 1-1 2OT tie at Alabama on Friday, Oct. 8. Tahnai Annis gave UF a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute when she scored her eighth goal of the season. A goal in the 90th minute by UA’s Brooke Rogers off a corner kick tied the contest, pushing the two teams to overtime for only the second time in the 16 all-time meetings. The Gators lost at Auburn 1-0 on Sunday after a Tiger goal off a corner kick in the 90th minute.
After posting a pair of wins last weekend in the Magnolia State, the Lady Vols moved into a tie for second in the SEC overall standings. Tennessee opened last weekend’s action with a 1-0 2OT win at Mississippi State. Midfielder Caroline Brown, the reigning SEC Freshman Soccer Player of the Week, provided UT with the golden goal in the 103rd minute. Tennessee defeated Mississippi 3-1 on Sunday. In UT’s other league action this season, the Lady Vols defeated Arkansas (2-1) and Vanderbilt (1-0), lost to Kentucky (1-0) and tied LSU (1-1 2OT). Junior Chelsea Hatcher was named to 2010 Coaches Preseason All-SEC team.
