The
University of Florida soccer team (0-1-1, 0-0 SEC) faces No. 2 Duke (3-0, 0-0
SEC) Sunday in the second day of action at the Nike Carolina Classic. Match
time is set for 1 p.m. at the University of North Carolina’s Fetzer Field.
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Sunday’s Match Info:
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RV Florida (0-1-1, 0-0 SEC) versus No. 2 Duke (3-0,
0-0 ACC)
Date
& Time:
Aug. 26, 2012 @ 1 p.m. ET
Site: Fetzer Field (5,700) Press Box Phone: (919) 962-1460
The
Coaches:
Becky Burleigh, 18th season @ UF (382-104-33/23rd season
overall – 300-81-27/UF), Robbie Church 222-130-39/19th
season; 138-81-28/12th season at DU)
Radio: live on ESPN Radio 850/900
Internet: live stats and audio
for UF-DU match available on www.GatorZone.com
Admission:
$5
for adults. Contact the UNC Ticket Office at (800) 722-4335 for further
information
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These
two teams last met in 2010, with both matches ending in a draw. Florida and Duke
tied 1-1 double overtime in the Duke Nike Classic. The two teams also met in
the NCAA Second Round in Gainesville, Fla., tying 0-0 2OT. The Blue Devils
advanced to the 2010 NCAA Round of 16 with a 4-2 penalty kicks advantage.
In
the opening day of action at the 2012 Nike Carolina Classic, Florida and No. 14
North Carolina played to a scoreless tie. It was the second overtime match in
the 10-match series between the two teams and Friday’s result was the first
tie. The only other overtime went to the Tar Heels 2-1 in front of a James G.
Pressly record crowd of 5,222 on Oct. 11, 1998. Florida last recorded a tie in
its final match of the 2010 season, as Florida and Duke tied 0-0 2OT in NCAA
Second Round play.
No.
2 Duke claimed a 5-1 win over the University of Montreal in the opening match
of the Nike Carolina Classic. Four Blue Devils contributed the five scores,
with Kim DeCesare scoring consecutive goals in the second half. The Blue Devils
have been dominate in each of their three wins this season, opening with victories
over William & Mary (4-1) and Elon (8-0).
Both
the Gators and the Blue Devils have players more than seven thousand miles away
at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Play began Aug. 20 in Japan and
the medal matches are scheduled for Sept. 8.
Gator
junior transfer Adriana Leon is with the Canadian national team. She
joined the Gator team this season after playing the 2010 and 2011 campaigns at
Notre Dame. She turned in three goals in Canada’s 6-0 win versus Argentina in
the opening match.
Two
Duke players are on the U.S. U-20 roster - junior Mollie Pathman and sophomore
Kelly Cobb.
