Monday, October 31, 2011

Gators take on Georgia to open SEC soccer tourney

Florida is the No. 4 seed for the Southeastern Conference Soccer Tournament this week at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala.

The Gators (14-6) meet No. 5 seed Georgia (12-5-2) at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the opening round.
South Carolina enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed after claiming the regular-season title with a 9-2 league record. The Gamecocks meet No. 8 seed Alabama at 6 p.m. Wednesday. On the other side of the bracket, No. 7 Auburn faces No. 2 LSU at 1 p.m. and then No. 6 Kentucky meets No. 3 Tennessee at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
 
Florida is the defending SEC Tournament champion, claiming its ninth title in 2010 with a 1-0 win over South Carolina.