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2009 NCAA DI Women's Soccer Championship Bracket
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2009 Conference
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College Schedules
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Stats
2009 Florida
College Soccer Season Outlook
Out Of State
Run Down
The Out Of State Weekly Run Down is where we follow the
soccer achievements of Florida High School Graduates playing
soccer for out of state college teams.
Sky Blue Tops FSU
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - The Florida State women's soccer team fell to Sky Blue on
Wednesday evening in a spring exhibition match at the Seminole
Soccer Complex. The match marked the first of two games the
Seminoles will play against a professional team from the Women's
Professional Soccer League right here in Tallahassee.
In Sky Blue's first live action since arriving in Tallahassee
last Thursday to begin their two-week training session, the
defending WPS champions registered five goals while holding the
Seminoles scoreless.
The two teams played three 30 minute periods on Wednesday as
each period was scored separately.
Sky Blue's Natasha Kai scored two goals to lead all players,
while Heather O'Reilly tallied a pair of assists.
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UCF Defeats South Florida in Spring Action
VIERA, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF women's soccer team
continued its spring season Saturday over on the Space Coast.
And with two second-half goals, the Knights took down South
Florida, 2-1.
"The spring is always a good time to experiment with
different formations," said head coach
Amanda Cromwell. "We've used a lot of players in a lot of
different places, and are working on some things that may or may
not work in the fall. But we are proud of our team and they are
working really hard. In the spring, the results are not as
important, but it's always good to come away with a win,
especially over an in-state team."
After playing a scoreless first half, UCF took charge when
Kim Newsome found
Stacie Hubbard who beat a defender and scored from 20 yards
out, hitting the top left corner.
Although the Bulls tied it up at 1-1,
Bianca Joswiak bent in a corner that
Tishia Jewell put away with about six minutes remaining to
give the Knights the victory.
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RUNNING OVER THE BULLS
Red Stars top USF 2-0 in exhibition
TAMPA---Cristiane and Brittany Klein each scored as the
Chicago Red Stars defeated the University of South Florida Bulls
in a preseason exhibition on Wednesday.
Cristiane scored in the 41st minute and Klein found the back of
the net in the 60th minute.
"Compared to our last game, we had much better possession of the
ball," Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes said. "It took us a
little bit of time to find rhythm and create chances. But in the
second half we moved the ball really well."
Wednesday's game also marked the preseason debuts of forward
Kosovare Asllani of Sweden and midfielder Katie Chapman of
England.
"It was great. They brought some different dimensions into the
game and I was really happy with
their performances," Hayes said. "Our internationals made a
positive impact."
The Red Stars' preseason schedule continues with a match against
the University of Notre Dame at 5 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 24,
in South Bend, Ind.
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Bulls in the Middle of a Busy Spring
TAMPA - The University of South Florida women's soccer team
has been hard at work so far this spring with a number of
exhibition games and tournaments, in addition to holding
training sessions mixed in between a very demanding academic
center.
Tonight, the Bulls will take on the Women's Professional
League's Chicago Red Stars in a friendly exhibition tonight at
the USF Soccer Stadium. A majority of the proceeds will go to
benefit The Nicole Megaloudis Foundation, for educational
advancement and the Haitian relief effort. The event will also
feature a player's clinic and coaches education session.
The Players' Clinic features a select group Red Stars and USF
players and USF head coach Denise Schilte-Brown before the game
and open to all girls ages 7-18. It will take place at 5:00-6:45
p.m. on the USF Soccer Training Grounds. Price of the clinic is
$12 and includes a game ticket.
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Flagler Field
Complex to host women's soccer pro teams and Team USA U20
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. − Flagler College and the Flagler Field
Complex will host women’s soccer exhibition matches on Mar. 19
and 23 at 7 p.m. Some of the top talent, both nationally and
internationally, will be on display.
On Mar. 19, the United States National U20 Team will take on the
Atlanta Beat of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) at 7 p.m. and
on Mar. 23 the Beat will take on the Boston Breakers, also of
the WPS, at 7 p.m. Team USA has a roster dotted with premiere
NCAA Division I talent and the pro teams have a mix of former
collegiate stars and top international players.
The WPS teams open training camp Mar. 7 and the teams’ 24-man
rosters will be set on Mar. 16. The teams will then make a final
cut down to 18 players, plus four developmental players, by Apr.
1 and the season opens Apr. 10-11.
Admission is free for both matches.
U-20 squad captured the Four Nations Cup
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - Coming off a CONCACAF championship performance, the U.S
Women's U-20 National Team continued their preparation for the
2010 U-20 FIFA World Cup in Germany as they set their sight on
the Four Nations Cup in La Manga, Spain. The Red, White and Blue
were impressive as they once again came out on top capturing the
title in the four team tournament. The tournament included U-23
squads from Norway, Germany and England.
For the second year in a row, three Seminoles helped the U.S.
through the tournament. Toni Pressley, Casey Short, and Tiffany
McCarty all made the trip to Spain. The first game, which took
place on Monday February 22nd, came against the Norway U-23's
and the United States came out on top with a 1-0 win. All three
Seminoles saw time as Pressley played all 90 minutes. McCarty
got the start and played 46 minutes with Short played all 45
minutes in the second half.
Two days later the United States took on Germany's U-23 team,
which resulted in a 1-1 tie. Once again all three Noles got the
start with Pressley playing the full 90 and Short and McCarty
getting 78 and 67 minutes, respectively.
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UWF to Host Alumni Weekend April 9-10
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West
Florida men’s and women’s soccer teams will host their annual
Alumni Weekend this year on April 9-10. The weekend will
include social outings on Pensacola Beach as well as the alumni
game will on Saturday, April 10 at the UWF Soccer Complex. For
more information, UWF soccer alumni can visit
www.uwfsocceralumni.com.
FSU Welcomes
Sky Blue FC
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Sky Blue FC, the 2009 defending Women's
Professional Soccer league champions, are coming to Tallahassee.
The team from New York/New Jersey will train for two weeks in
Tallahassee on the campus of Florida State University at the
Seminole Soccer Complex beginning Wednesday, March 10.
First year head coach Paulina Miettinen returns to Tallahassee,
where she served as an assistant for two years under current
Florida State head coach Mark Krikorian. During her time with
the Seminoles, Miettinen helped guide the Garnet and Gold to
back-to-back College Cup appearances.
Featured players on Sky Blue FC include Carli Lloyd, 2008 U.S.
Soccer Female Player of the Year, Natasha Kai, former North
Carolina standouts Heather O'Reilly, Yael Averbuch and Nikki
Washington and Brazilian star Rosana
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FAU Signs 13
Players for 2010
Thirteen
high school senior prospects will join the Florida Atlantic
University women's soccer program this fall after announcing
their intentions today. The list features nine players from
Florida and two from Canada, all who have helped their teams win
national and state high school and club championships, as well
as contributed excellent technical skills at their positions.
Two recruits most familiar with the Owls are Alexandra Major,
a 5-foot-6-inch forward from Boca Raton, and Allyson Buerosse, a
5-foot-7-inch defender from nearby Lighthouse Point. FAU Head
Coach
Brian Dooley served as Major's coach on the TeamBoca travel
team in the Under-9 age group division.
"Alex is a crafty forward with the ability to score
consistently," said Dooley, noting that Major was Boca Raton
Community High School's leading scorer the past two seasons and
was a first team all-county selection. "She can beat a defender
with speed or her technical ability. She has a great sense of
where to be and is constantly moving to find the ball in
dangerous space." more
UCF Adds 11 for
the 2010 Season
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - After advancing to the
NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in 11 seasons under head
coach
Amanda Cromwell in 2009, the UCF women's soccer team
announced another impressive recruiting class on Thursday. The
class includes a trio of Florida residents along with players
from England, Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin.
"This class definitely helps move us closer to our ultimate
goal of winning a national championship," said Cromwell. "These
ladies are good students, strong athletes and great people. They
come from some of the top clubs and high schools in the country
and some of them will step in right away and compete for playing
time. They will bring a great deal of athleticism and
versatility to our program.
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Becky Edwards selected as the 12th overall pick in the 2010 WPS Draft.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -
Florida State midfielder Becky Edwards was drafted by the FC Gold Pride of
the Women’s Professional Soccer League on Friday, January 15. Edwards was
selected in the second round with the 12th overall pick and becomes the
first Seminole soccer player in school history to be drafted by the WPS.
Edwards had a breakout year in her final season at Florida State starting
all 25 games for the Seminoles in 2009. The senior midfielder/defender
finished third on the team in points (18) recording career-highs in points,
goals (5) and shots (46). She tied a career-high with eight assists, a mark
she established as a freshman back in 2006.
The senior captain finished her Seminole career tied for third all-time in
appearances with 95, while sitting fifth in career starts with 89. Edwards
tallied 20 assists over her four year career, tied for sixth all-time at FSU,
including eight game-winners.
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Gordon Sisters Selected by Atlanta Beat in WPS
Draft
 PHILADELPHIA,
Pa. – University of West Florida women’s soccer players
Shameka Gordon and
Shaneka Gordon
were selected by the Atlanta Beat in the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer
Draft on Friday. Shameka was the first to be taken in the Third Round as the
23rd overall pick while Shaneka was taken in the Seventh Round, 57th
overall. They were the only two selections in the draft to come from a NCAA
Division II institution. more
Lofton-Malachi Selected by Atlanta Beat in WPS Draft
TAMPA-With
the first pick of the fifth round in the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer
Draft, the Atlanta Beat selected University of South Florida goalkeeper
Mallori Lofton-Malachi.
Deemed as "one of the most athletic goalkeepers in America," Lofton-Malachi
leaves USF with a number of USF goalkeeping records. The three-year starter,
Lofton-Malachi, ended her USF career in second place in career saves with
293 behind only Breck Bankster (318).
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Four Bulls Train with Canadian U-20 National Team
TAMPA
- Carolina Morace, head coach of the Canadian U-20 National Team, announced
the names of 23 players that will participate in a pre-qualification camp in
Florida, which includes four members of the University of South Florida
women's soccer team.
Juniors Gina Pacheco and Rehana Murani and sophomores Taylor Patterson and
Bahar Sansar will partipate in the camp set to begin January 11 running
until the 18th. The USF Athletics Facility and USF Soccer Stadium will serve
as the host of the seven-day camp.more
Lady Flames Win Second Straight National
Title
DECATUR,
Ala. – Katie Woodall (Masters Academy, Oviedo) was selected last
year by Florida Girls Soccer as a 2a All-State Player and went
on to be a Freshman walk on player for Lee University (Cleveland
TN). She was awarded the highest academic scholarship there at
Lee. She was not a starter but played in seven games and helped
the Lee team to go on and win a consecutive National title.
The Lee women’s soccer team completed a clean-shutout sweep
of NAIA National Tournament competition on a cold Saturday night
at the Jack Allen Recreation Complex, whipping Point Loma
Nazarene University (Calif.), 2-0.
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Carolina Blanks Stanford To Claim Its 21st
Women's Soccer Title
COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS - It never gets old.
That was the feeling of North Carolina head coach
Anson Dorrance and his senior-laden team after the
third-ranked Tar Heels pitched a shutout at top-ranked Stanford
Sunday afternoon, prevailing 1-0 in the 2009 NCAA Women's Soccer
Tournament championship game at Aggie Soccer Stadium before a
stadium record crowd of 8,536.
The victory, powered by a goal by junior forward
Jessica McDonald in the third minute of play, gave the Tar
Heels their 20th NCAA title in the 28-yard history of the NCAA
Tournament, and Carolina's 21st championship in the sport
overall when the 1981 AIAW title is included in the mix. UNC
finished the season 23-3-1 overall and won the NCAA title with
the fewest wins since the 2000 team won the title with a 21-3
mark. more
Argos Season Ends On Penalty Kicks
TAMPA,
Fla. – The University of West Florida women’s soccer
team saw their season come to end after falling 4-1 in penalty
kicks to Cal St. Dominquez Hills in the NCAA National Semifinal.
The Argos would strike first early on in the match but would
surrender the equalizer just before the end of the first half.
The Argos would take the 1-1 tie through two sudden victory
overtime periods and into penalty kicks, eventually falling 4-1
to the Torros.
West Florida would get on the board first in the 35th minute
on another Gordon to Duncan connection. Gordon streaking down
the left sideline found and open Duncan inside the six yard box
for the game’s first goal, giving the Argos a 1-0 advantage. Of
Gordon’s 21 assists this season 14 have come on goals by Duncan.
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Noles Fall To
Irish 2-0
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - As the classic saying goes, `All good things must
come to end,' and unfortunately for the Seminoles that day
happened to come on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2009 NCAA
Women's Soccer Championship. In front of a sold out crowd of
2,000, sixth-ranked Florida State (19-5-1) saw its season come
to close with a 2-0 loss to fifth-ranked Notre Dame (21-3-1).
In a game in which Florida State dominated the flow of play,
all it took was 51 seconds for Notre Dame to get the result they
wanted. Late in the first half, the Irish capitalized on a
defensive miscue and a header off a corner to grab a 2-0 lead
right before the half. more
Read Proud Of Vikings' Finish at Nationals
Polk
State College women's soccer coach Bill Read has no complaints
about finishing fifth in the National Junior College Athletic
Association's national championships during the weekend.
The Vikings entered the event as the top-ranked team in the
country, but fell short of a bid for the college's first
national championship with a 1-2 record in Texas.
They finished fifth in the final poll in the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America with a 13-2-1 record. The NJCAA
national rankings have yet to be updated.
"I can't complain," Read said. "If we can be in the top 10,
that's an accomplishment in itself.
"We've been ranked for five or six years in a row now. I talked
to the Johnson City coach and he's been coaching for 12 to 14
years and it was his first trip. Maybe our expectations are like
Florida - if you don't win, it's anticlimatic."
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Second Half Surge Leads UWF to 2-1 Victory
and NCAA Final Four Bid
JEFFERSON
CITY, Tenn. – The No. 1 ranked West Florida women’s
soccer team faced a halftime deficit for the first time all
season, but two second half goals led the Argonauts to a 2-1
victory at No. 7 Carson-Newman on Sunday, earning UWF its second
straight appearance in the NCAA Final Four. A tactical change
by Head Coach
Joe
Bartlinski directly led to victory, as senior defender
Shameka
Gordon (Old Harbour, Jamaica/Community College of Baltimore)
moved to striker in the second half, eventually scoring the
equalizer and assisting on the game-winner.
Carson-Newman came out strong in the first half and claimed a
1-0 lead in the 11th minute on a goal by Nikki Brannen. Brannen
received a pass from Trenna Howell and hit the one-touch shot
inside the right post and past UWF goalkeeper
Courtney
Jones (Panama City, Fla./Bay HS).
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Polk Advances
The
Polk State College Vikings survived Friday with a 3-2
double-overtime victory in the NJCAA women's soccer national
championships in Tyler, Texas.
The Vikings got a goal from Erica Resendiz in the second
overtime against the Community College of Rhode Island to
advance to Sunday's fifth-place game.
With 1:55 left in the second overtime, the Resendiz took a
corner and sent it toward the box.
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ERAU women out of NAIAs
DAYTONA BEACH -- Auburn-Montgomery overcame a 2-1 halftime
deficit to advance to the final 16 of the NAIA National
Tournament with a 5-3 win over Embry-riddle.
The Eagles finished 14-6 after winning the regular-season and
tournament Sun Conference championships.
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No. 1 UWF Advances to NCAA
Quarterfinals After 1-0 Battle With Rollins
JEFFERSON
CITY, Tenn. – Senior goalkeeper
Courtney
Jones (Panama City, Fla./Bay HS) posted five saves,
including one spectacular second half save on a header in the
penalty area, to help the No. 1 West Florida women’s soccer team
hold on for a 1-0 win over No. 9 Rollins in the NCAA Tournament
Third Round game at Carson-Newman on Friday. With the win, UWF
will advance to Sunday’s NCAA Quarterfinal match against the
winner of Friday’s Carson-Newman vs. Columbus State game.
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Beard and Macko Tabbed Daktronics All-South
Second Team Members
MEMPHIS,
Tenn. – The accolades continue to be handed out to the
women’s soccer pair of
Hannah Beard and
Sara
Macko as they were tagged Daktronics All-South Region Second
Team members, it was announced Wednesday.
Beard, who has already been named to the CoSIDA Academic
All-District First Team, as well as the All-Sunshine State
Conference first team, finished out a solid season as the Lions
top scorer. more
Price's Golden
Goal Sends FSU Into Quarterfinals Of NCAA Tournament
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - Fifth-ranked Florida State (18-4-1) and No. 22 Texas
A&M (15-7-3) battled for nearly 108 minutes on Friday night in
front of a packed crowd at the Seminole Soccer Complex but in
the end the `Price' was right!
Jessica Price sealed the Seminoles' ticket into the
quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament scoring the golden goal
with 2:01 left in double overtime to give Florida State a 2-1
victory.
Price took a pass from
Tiffany McCarty and made a strong run into the box. With
three Aggie defenders crowding the space in front of the net,
Price made a series of moves to her left running toward the far
sideline before slotting a low-liner inside the right post from
about four yards out. The goal was her fourth of the tournament
and third game-winning tally this postseason.
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PSC Women's Soccer Loses First Game at
Nationals
The Polk State College women's soccer team gave up two
second-half goals to fall to Johnson County Community College of
Kansas, 2-1, Thursday in the National Junior College Athletic
Association's national championships in Tyler, Texas.
The Vikings (13-1-0) were full of nerves but led the first half
1-0.
"We fell short even though we scored first," said Polk coach
Bill Read. "We couldn't even find our own players in the first
15 minutes. It was a nervous game, then we settled down and
started playing our own ball game and executed."
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Polk Women's Soccer Team Sets Sights on a
National Title
Offers
of parties, parade appearances and recognition by city
commissions have already been made to Polk State's women's
soccer team, which is ranked No. 1 in the nation.
However, only a security guard was at Polk State College's
Lakeland campus at 3 a.m.,on Wednesday when the team left for
the airport on its way to the National Junior College Athletic
Association's national soccer championships for the second time
in three years.
All was fairly quiet other than the closing of car doors and the
talking of some players as the team boarded a bus which would
take them to the Orlando airport for their flight that would
eventually take them to Tyler Texas.
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UWF's Courtney Jones Named To CoSIDA
Academic All-America Team
TOWSON,
Md. – Senior goalkeeper
Courtney
Jones (Panama City, Fla./Bay HS) of the No. 1 West Florida
women’s soccer team was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-America third team on Tuesday, as selected by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Jones
is an Exercise Science major and holds a GPA of 3.86.
Jones’ selection marks the first soccer player at UWF to earn
Academic All-American honors as selected by CoSIDA and just the
fourth total. UWF men’s tennis player Jens Gerlach was named to
the at-large second team in 1997, and softball teammates Blake
Baskin and Sandy Morgan were second team Academic All-Americans
in 2000. more
Shakira Duncan Named South
Region Player of the Year
Argos claim seven selections on the All-South
Region First Team
MEMPHIS,
Tenn. – The top ranked University of West Florida
women’s soccer team claims a region high eight All-South Region
selections, eight on the First Team, as it was announced by
Daktronics Tuesday afternoon.
Shakira
Duncan becomes the second consecutive Lady Argo to be named
South Region Player of the Year as teammate
Shaneka
Gordon took home that title last season.
Representing the Argos on the First Team is goalkeeper
Courtney
Jones, defenders
Shameka
Gordon and
Kaley
Morris, midfielders
Marcela
Franco and
Dernelle
Mascall and forwards
Shaneka
Gordon and
Shakira
Duncan. Rounding out the Argos All-South Region selections
on the Second Team is defender
Anastasia
Prescott.
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Brantley, Pyles Selected to Daktronics
All-South Region Team
MEMPHIS
(Women’s Soccer) – A pair of Florida Tech seniors earned another
award on Tuesday as
Teresa Brantley and
Melissa Pyles were named to the Daktronics All-South Region
Second Team for their excellent play on the pitch during the
2009 season.
Brantley finished off her Panther career with a memorable
year. The forward from Satellite Beach, Fla. punched in 14
goals and dished out four assists for a total of 32 points. Of
her 14 tallies, three were game-winning goals. She finished the
regular season tied for first in the Sunshine State Conference
in goals and ranked second in points. For her outstanding
season, the conference awarded her with player and offensive
player of the year honors
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Fire Teams Fall In Title Games
KISSIMMEE
| Southeastern University's soccer teams came up empty handed in
two attempts to win soccer titles on Monday.
With a chance to win national titles in men's and women's
soccer in the National Christian College Athletic Association's
championships, both of the Fire's teams fell in their
championship games.
The women suffered a 2-0 loss to Manhattan Christian College
of Kansas while the men fell to rival Clearwater Christian
College for the third time this season, in overtime, 2-1.
Both coaches were disappointed, but pointed toward their
faith to get them through.
"There's more important things in life," said women's coach
Dominic Stross. "We put a lot of excellence into whatever we do.
Soccer is just an excuse to get together. We're disappointed. It
hurts."
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Six Given Daktronics Women’s All-South
Region Nod
MEMPHIS,
Tenn. (November 17, 2009) - Six women's soccer players were
named to the 2009 Daktronics Women's All-South Region Team
announced by Daktronics Tuesday morning. Rollins places three
student-athletes on the All-South First Team, as well as three
with Second Team honors, marking the largest collection of Tars
named to the Women's All-South Region Team in the program's
history.
Earning First Team honors are Sunshine State Conference
Defensive Player of the Year Meagan Thomas, Charlotte Murrell,
and Rachel Jakubowski, while Leah Hirsch, Jessica Mooney, and
Chelsea Brady were given Second Team selections. Hirsch
collects her second career Daktronics All-South Region Second
Team honors, while the remaining five Tars pick up their first
ever Daktronics distinctions. more
Edwards Named
Academic All-American
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - CoSIDA, in conjunction with ESPN the Magazine,
announced the Academic All-America Women's Soccer Team on
Tuesday, November 17. Florida State senior captain
Becky Edwards was honored on this year's team earning third
team accolades.
With the honor, Edwards becomes the first Seminole soccer
player to be recognized as an Academic All-American at the
national level. The Downingtown, Pa., native has been honored
three times as an Academic All-District honoree by CoSIDA and
ESPN the Magazine, earning first team distinction in 2007 and
2009, while being named to the second team in 2008.
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FSU Blanks Cal
3-0
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - Fifth-ranked Florida State (18-4-1) defeated
California (11-9-1) 3-0 Sunday afternoon in front of a great
crowd of over 900 at the Seminole Soccer Complex to advance into
the Third Round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
FSU registered a pair of first half goals from sophomore
forwards
Jessica Price and
Tiffany McCarty to give the Seminoles their 17th consecutive
victory at home, while moving to 17-0-0 all-time in postseason
games played inside the Seminole Soccer Complex.
Amanda DaCosta tied a career-high with two assists on
Sunday, while Price scored for the third time in two NCAA
Tournament games this year. For the second straight game, Price
recorded the game-winner and now leads FSU with seven
game-winning goals in 2009. more
Tars Advance to Round 3 of NCAA Tourney
with 3-0 Victory over Florida Tech
WINTER
PARK, Fla. (November 14, 2009) -
With a game-winning goal from
Meagan Thomas, the Rollins women's soccer team advances to
the third round of NCAA Division II Tournament action for the
second-straight season after dropping the Florida Tech
Panthers 3-0 on Saturday evening.
The Tars (16-1-2) set their sights on Friday, November 20,
where they look to take on the winner of the North
Alabama/West Florida game, to be played on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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UCF Women's Soccer Ends Season With
Second-Round Loss at Wisconsin
MADISON,
Wis. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF women's soccer team fell one
game shy of reaching the Sweet Sixteen, suffering a 1-0 loss to
Wisconsin on the Badgers' home field in the NCAA Tournament
Second Round Sunday. The Knights closed out their 2009 season
with a 17-5-1 record, tying for the second-most victories in
program history.
"It was not what we expected. We expected to win," said 11th
year head coach
Amanda Cromwell. "It was a hard-fought game, but this ground
is not conducive to our style of play. We try to use the flanks
and get in on the endline, and we're usually dangerous on corner
kicks and set plays. But in the end we weren't really effective
in the attacking third, as far as getting shots off and making
their keeper make saves. Their No. 12 (Alev Kelter) in their
midfield was very good and No. 16 (Laure Nosbusch) was good up
top. At this level it takes one play sometimes."
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Florida Soccer's Season Ends with 1-0 OT Loss to Oregon State in
NCAA Second Round
The
No. 3 regional seed University of Florida soccer team (16-6-2,
8-1-2 SEC) saw its season end in a 1-0 overtime loss to Oregon
State (14-7-1, 4-5 Pac 10) in NCAA Championship Second Round
action held Sunday at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The loss was the earliest exit for the Gators in four years, as
Florida reached the round of 16 in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The exit
was the earliest for the Gators in four years, as Florida
reached the NCAA Round of 16 in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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From the North
Star State to the Sunshine State; Frosh Trio Adjusts to College
in Tampa Bay
One
thousand seven hundred; that is roughly the number of miles it
is from Eckerd College to the state of Minnesota. How one copes
with that much distance from home is dependent on each
individual situation. Some put their mind into their classes.
Some put their focus into a sport, whether it is varsity or
club. Some find bonds in the people around them. For three young
women on the Eckerd College women’s soccer team, they find
solace in being Minnesotans.
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Lions Roar Back in Final Minutes; Mocs Fall
3-2 in First Round of NCAA South Region Tournament
PENSACOLA
– North Alabama forward Chloe Roberts was not only the Gulf
South Conference Freshman-of-the-Year, but the league’s
Player-of-the-Year as well. Friday afternoon, she showed why she
was so deserving of both honors. Scoring two goals, including
the game-winner with less than five minutes to play, and
assisting one other, Roberts led UNA to a 3-2
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No. 1 Seed FSU
Beats Southeastern Louisiana, 4-1
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. - The fifth-ranked Florida State soccer team opened the
2009 NCAA Tournament with a 4-1 win over Southeastern Louisiana
Friday night at home.
Boasting the first No. 1 seed in program history, the
Seminoles (17-4-1) moved to an impressive 16-0-0 all-time at
home in postseason play. FSU has also now won its last 16 home
games dating back to last season as the team advanced out of the
first round for the ninth time in 10 postseason tries as a
program.
Jessica Price's fourth multi-goal game of the season helped
propel an FSU team that was unlike anything the Lions (13-5-2)
had seen all season.
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Florida Soccer Defeats Illinois State 2-0
in NCAA Championships Opening Round
Two
second-half goals gave the No. 3 regional seed University of
Florida soccer team (16-5-2, 8-1-2 SEC) a 2-0 win over
Illinois State (12-7-1, 5-1 MVC) in NCAA Championship First
Round action held Friday at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial
Stadium.
The Gators
dominated possession for the opening half but scoring a goal
eluded them. The Gators were rewarded for their persistence in
the early portion of the second half with a goal. From just
inside the box, senior Jessica Eicken chipped the ball
to just below the 18-yard line.
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Whidden Scores Twice in UCF's First-Round
Win Over UW-Milwaukee
MADISON,
Wis. (UCFAthletics.com) - Senior
Courtney Whidden (Palm Harbor, Fla.) tallied two goals and
earned an assist to lift the No. 3 seed UCF women's soccer team
past UW-Milwaukee, 3-0, in the NCAA Tournament First Round in
Madison, Wis. The Knights (17-4-1) will now make an appearance
in the Second Round for the third-straight season and the fourth
time since 2004 when they play either Arizona State or host
Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
"Getting used to the field in the first half was hard," said
head coach
Amanda Cromwell. "But the first-half goal was a typical
Courtney Whidden goal, she just cleaned up the mess. But I
thought we had to make adjustments on defense, and adjusted our
formation a little bit to try to get more possession in the
second half. And even against a strong wind in the second half
we had some good possessions.
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Four Bulls Train with Canadian U-20 Team
TAMPA
- The Canadian women's U-20 national team, who recently
completed its second training camp of 2009, featured four
members of the University of South Florida women's soccer team.
Sophomore's Rehana Murani and Gina Pacheco, along with freshman
Bahar Sansar and Taylor Patterson traveled to El Paso, Texas to
train in hopes of earning a spot on the Canadian National World
Cup team. more
Seminoles Are
No Secret
It's
no secret that Florida State has been one of the toughest teams
in women's soccer over the past several seasons, but now the
Seminoles have climbed one step higher on the national scene as
they were selected as one of four No. 1 national seeds for the
first time in school history.
The Seminoles' success this can be attributed to many
factors, but the productive combination of forwards
Tiffany McCarty and
Jessica Price has served as an integral part of the team's
winning equation.
McCarty and Price are responsible for 72 (28 goals, 16
assists) of FSU's 176 total points this year, accounting for
more than 40 percent of the team's scoring. McCarty, a sophomore
from Laurel, Md., leads the Atlantic Coast Conference with 1.81
points per game, while Price, a redshirt sophomore from
Libertyville, Ill., follows with 1.62 points per game.
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Argos Enter Postseason Ranked No. 1
KANSAS
CITY, Ks. – The University of West Florida women’s
soccer will enter their eighth straight NCAA postseason as the
top ranked team in Division II as announced by the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Lady Argos earn the
No. 1 ranking for the sixth straight week and are the top seed
in this weekend’s NCAA Preliminary Rounds.
West Florida, fresh off their second consecutive Gulf South
Conference Championship, enters the postseason on a 19 game
winning streak. They boast the number one scoring offense in the
nation, averaging 5.57 goals per match. The Argos have dominated
their competition this season, outscoring their opponents 106-7.
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Panthers Advance to Second Round of NCAA
Tournament with 1-0 Win
WINTER
PARK, Fla. (Women’s Soccer) – No. 16 Florida Tech just needed
one goal by
Brittany Carnegie to squeak by Saint Leo in the first round
of the NCAA South Region Tournament Thursday evening at Cahall-Sandspur
Field and Barker Family Stadium.
The victory marked the Panthers’ third win over the Lions
this season. With the win, Tech (15-3-1) will now take on
Rollins in the second round of the tournament Saturday at 7 p.m.
in Winter Park. The loss eliminates Saint Leo (9-6-1) from
postseason play. more
No. 1 Lady Argos Repeat As GSC Champions
Box
Score
PENSACOLA,
Fla. – The top ranked University of West Florida
women’s soccer team took down Gulf South Conference rival North
Alabama 4-1 in Sunday afternoon’s GSC Championship match to
claim their second straight GSC title.
Shaneka
Gordon led the attack for the Lady Argos with two first half
goals, giving them the early lead.
Gordon set the tone of the match early on as she put the
Argos on top with her first goal of the match just two minutes
in. Her second goal of the match would seal the Lady Argos fate
as GSC Champions. In the 22nd minute Gordon took a pass from
Dernelle
Mascall in the middle of the box, dribbled around a pair of
defenders and fired one to the back of the net to give the Argos
a 2-0 lead.
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Rollins Women’s Soccer: 2009 Sunshine State
Conference Tournament Champions!
WINTER
PARK, Fla. (November 8, 2009) -
It has taken 13 seasons, 236 contests, 141 victories, and two
regular season Sunshine State Conference championships; today,
the Rollins women's soccer team earns another first as they
become the 2009 SSC Women's Soccer Tournament Champions by
overpowering Florida Southern 1-0 on Sunday afternoon.To
make the story even sweeter, The Tars (15-1-2) won the
milestone matchup on their home turf, and earned an automatic
bid to the NCAA Tournament as well.
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UCF Women's Soccer Suffers Loss to Memphis
in C-USA Championship
DALLAS,
Texas (UCFAthletics.com) - Three second-half goals gave Memphis
a 3-0 win over the No. 9 UCF women's soccer team Sunday in the
Conference USA Championship title game in Dallas. The loss ended
the Knights' 10-game winning streak and dropped their record to
16-4-1 on the season.
With an RPI in the top-10 entering Sunday's match, UCF still
has a great chance to receive an at-large berth into the NCAA
Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Monday at 8
p.m. on ESPNews.
It was the third-straight tournament crown for the
third-seeded Tigers (16-6-0), and the third-consecutive season
they bounced the No. 1 seeded Knights from the
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FSU Falls To
UNC In ACC Final
CARY,
N.C. - Two early goals by fourth-ranked North Carolina
(17-3-1) proved to be too much to overcome as third-ranked
Florida State (16-4-1) fell 3-0 to the Tar Heels in the ACC
Championship game Sunday afternoon in Cary.
The Tar Heels received a pair of goals from Casey Nogueira in
the first 13 minutes of play to give UNC its 20th league title
in 22 years.
"The better team won today," said head coach
Mark Krikorian. "Carolina was better from the start and took
it to us pretty well. They created good chances early on and
throughout the course of the game. We just were not sharp enough
today." more
Tars Advance to SSC Tournament Finals with
4-1 Conquest over Lions
WINTER
PARK, Fla. (November 6, 2009) -
In a Friday night fight for the finals, the top-seeded Rollins
women's soccer team triumphed with a 4-1 victory over Saint Leo
University, advancing the Tars to the championship round of the
2009 Sunshine State Conference Tournament.
Senior midfielder
Jessica Mooney netted the game-winning tally, and freshman
forward
Ali Schrader nabbed two goals to lead the game as the No. 8
Tars press forward to an overall mark of 14-1-2 on the season.
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Vikings Head to Nationals on Penalty Kicks
AUBURNDALE
| With plenty of drama, the Polk State College women's soccer
team is headed to nationals for the second time in three years.
The Vikings (13-0-0) edged Middle Georgia College, 4-2,
Friday evening in penalty kicks at Lake Myrtle Park in the
Disrict F championship.
The victory means the top-ranked Vikings head to Texas as one
of the final eight teams in the national championships Nov.
19-21.
It was the first time in the program's seven seasons that the
Vikings had gone to penalty kicks. The teams were tied 1-1 after
regulation and two sudden-death overtime periods.
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No. 8 Florida Soccer Loses 1-0 to
No. 15 South Carolina in SEC Tournament Semifinal
A first-half penalty kick
gave the No. 15 South Carolina soccer team (17-3-1, 7-3-1 SEC) a 1-0 win
over No. 8 Florida (15-5-2, 8-1-2 SEC) in the Southeastern Conference
Tournament’s semifinal round at the Orange Beach SportsPlex.
The
Gamecocks will look to continue their attempt to avenge their three
regular-season losses in Sunday’s final versus No. 13 LSU. So far in this
tournament, USC has defeated two opponents that claimed wins versus the
Gamecocks, posting a 3-2 win over Georgia in Wednesday’s opening round.
Florida defeated USC 3-0 a week ago in Gainesville in the regular-season
finale for both teams. This will be the first SEC Tournament final
appearance for both LSU and USC.
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Halbert's First Goal of the Year Sends No.
9 UCF to the C-USA Finals
DALLAS,
Texas (UCFAthletics.com) - Junior defender
Lauren Halbert scored her first goal of 2009 in the 65th
minute and it held up as the No. 9 UCF women's soccer team got
past UAB, 1-0, Friday in the Conference USA semifinals in
Dallas. The top-seeded Knights won their 10th-consecutive match
and improved to 16-3-1 on the year while the No. 5 seed Blazers
dropped to 11-7-3.
"It was a great game and a typical conference semifinal match
where it comes down to one goal," said head coach
Amanda Cromwell. "Lauren
Halbert's goal in the second half was a great set piece set
up from
Becca Thomas and that ended up being the
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Patterson Named to All-BIG EAST Rookie Team
TAMPA-
Freshman Taylor Patterson of the University of South Florida
women's soccer team has been named to the 2009 All-BIG EAST
Rookie Team in addition to being named to the All-BIG EAST Third
Team.
The Edmonton, Alberta native, was sensational in her debut
campaign with starting 18 of 19 contests. She accumulated seven
points on the season and her five assists were tied for most on
the team. Her lone goal proved to be the game winner in the
Bulls 3-0 win over Louisville.
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Lady Argos Cruise Past Christian Brothers
in GSC Semifinals
PENSACOLA,
Fla. – The top ranked University of West Florida
women’s soccer team dominated Christian Brothers Friday
afternoon in the semifinals of the Gulf South Conference
Tournament, handing them a 6-0 loss. It was
Shakira
Duncan who once again led the attack for the Argos, posting
four goals and assisting on one other in win. On Sunday the Lady
Argos will have a chance to defend last season’s GSC title
against No. 25 North Alabama at 11am CT at Brosnaham Park.
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FSU Downs
Virginia Tech, Advances To ACC Final
CARY,
N.C. - For the fifth time in school history, Florida State
(16-3-1) is headed to the ACC Championship final. The
third-ranked Seminoles earned the right to play for the
conference title after recording a 2-0 victory over Virginia
Tech (14-7-0) Friday evening in the first semifinal game of the
22nd ACC Women's Soccer Championship at WakeMed Park.
The Seminoles were the beneficiary of two second half goals
for the second game in a row and will advance to play the winner
of the second semifinal game featuring North Carolina and Boston
College on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m.
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Urquhart named
first team All-Peach Belt
EVANS,
Ga. − Flagler College senior midfielder Tiffany Urquhart (Ormond
Beach, Fla./Seabreeze HS) has been selected to the 2009
All-Peach Belt Conference First-Team released Friday afternoon
by conference officials at the conference tournament banquet.
She becomes the first Flagler student-athlete to be selected for
an all-conference honor in the Peach Belt. Urquhart was also a
preseason All-Peach Belt selection.
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Mocs Back in SSC Title Game With 2-0 Win
Over Fla. Tech
WINTER
PARK –
Jackie Bachteler waited all season to get her first point on
the stat sheet, and when it finally came, it was a play that
changed the game and gave Florida Southern another chance at a
conference championship. Bachteler’s corner kick in the 68th
minute was right on target for a header by
Alex
Hoover, and the
Kerri-Ann
Brown added a goal in the waning moments to send Florida
Southern into the SSC Championship Game with a 2-0 win over
15th-ranked Florida Tech.
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No. 1 Lady Argos Earn Eight All-GSC
Selections
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala. – The top ranked West Florida women’s soccer team
continues their impressive season as eight players have been
named to the Gulf South Conference all-conference squads. A
league high five players will represent the Argos on the All-GSC
First Team led by
Shakira
Duncan (Kingston, Jamaica/Darton College) and
Shaneka
Gordon (Old Harbour, Jamaica/Community College of
Baltimore).
Joining Duncan and Gordon on the first team is defender
Kaley
Morris (Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze HS) and midfielders
Marcela
Franco (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Visconde de Porto Seguro)
and
Dernelle Mascall (Basse terre, Moruga, Trinidad/Mobile).
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Eckerd
Ends Season with OT Loss to PBA
ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla. – In the squad’s last game of the
season, the Eckerd Tritons were hoping to end the 2009 season on
a good note. Instead, the Tritons (2-13-1) were unable to do so
as they fell to the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in a 1-0
overtime heartbreaker.
With the loss of key players, the Eckerd College Tritons knew
they were faced with a difficult task to try to beat Palm Beach
Atlantic. Triton Midfielder,
Amanda English was placed in the goalkeeper position
due to the amount of injuries facing the team.
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Three Moccasins Named to
All-SSC Women's Soccer Team
The
All-Sunshine State Conference women’s soccer team was announced
on Thursday and three Florida Southern Moccasins were a part of
it.
Princess Haley,
Jackie
Bachteler and
Alex
Hoover were all Second Team selections.
Haley is an All-SSC selection for the second
year in a row while leading the Moccasins with nine goals and 22
points. The junior forward scored seven of those goals in SSC
games, three of them game-winners, and had at least two points
in six of the Mocs’ eight conference games. Only SSC
Player-of-the-Year Teresa Brantley of Florida Tech had more
goals (8) and more points (17 to 16) during the conference
portion of the schedule.
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Brantley Collects Two of the SSC's Top
Postseason Awards
ORLANDO,
Fla. (Women’s Soccer) – Florida Tech’s
Teresa Brantley was rewarded for her phenomenal regular
season on Thursday as she was named the Sunshine State
Conference Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year,
announced by the league office. Also, Brantley,
DeeDee Newland and
Melissa Pyles earned a spot on the All-SSC First Team, and
Ann-Marie Helgestad,
Sara Lewis and
Brittany Rainbow garnered second team honors.
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Lions Place Five on the SSC All Conference
Team
SAINT
LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women’s soccer team, led by
two first team selections, placed five student-athletes on the
Sunshine State All-Conference teams, it was announced Thursday
by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones.
Hannah Beard and
Sara
Macko each were voted in as first team members, while
Francesca Williams made the second team. Defender
Dari
Alcantara was an at-large second team member and sophomore
forward
Pia
Soesemann made the honorable mention squad.
Beard, the 2008 Player of the Year, had another outstanding
season for the Lions. Aside from tying Casie Poyssick’s all-time
points’ record with 117, The Liverpool, England native led the
team in goals scored with 12 and points with 27. The senior
started in 12 of 14 contests and was responsible for one
game-winning goal while tallying nearly 1150 minutes of playing
time. She ranked first in the conference in goals-per-game
(0.92), third in goals scored (12), and points-per-game (2.00).
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Tars Grab Coach and Defensive Player of the
Year for Second-Straight Season
ORLANDO,
Fla. (November 5, 2009) - For the
second season straight, the Rollins women's soccer team has
grabbed two of the coveted All-Sunshine State Conference slots
as head coach
Tony Amato earns his second Coach of the Year honor, while
junior defender
Meagan Thomas was given the nod as Defensive Player of the
Year along with her First Team selection. The duo highlights a
long list of Tars as Rollins placed five other players on the
2009 All-SSC team, which was announced Thursday by conference
officials. more
Hatters Drop Semifinal Battle to Bruins
Kennesaw,
Ga. - A late goal off a set piece allowed #2 Belmont to defeat
#3 Stetson 1-0 in Thursday's semifinal of the Atlantic Sun
Conference championship. It was the second time in as many
seasons that the Bruins (10-5-4) have eliminated the Hatters
(11-7-2) in the post-season tournament.
After the teams played the majority of the game even, it was a
Hatter hand ball and a Bruins set piece with approximately seven
minutes remaining that decided the contest. The free kick by
Annie Musacchio from 30 yards out nicked the crossbar and tucked
just inside the top right corner. Stetson goalkeeper Andrea
Garavaglia (Webster Groves, Mo.) had made several brilliant
saves early, yet could not quite get to the game-winner.
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No. 8 Florida Soccer Defeats Tennessee 1-0
2OT in SEC Tournament Opening Round
A
golden goal by sophomore Lindsay Thompson sends the No. 8
University of Florida soccer team (15-4-2, 8-1-2 SEC) to the
Southeastern Conference Tournament’s semifinal round. The Gators
defeated Tennessee (8-9-3, 4-5-2 SEC) 1-0 2OT in the opening
round of the SEC Tournament held Wednesday at the Orange Beach
SportsPlex.
These two
teams also played a tight match in the their regular season
meeting on Oct. 16 in Knoxville, Tenn. Florida also needed late
dramatics in that match, as sophomore Tahnai Annis hit
the tying goal in the 86th minute. The match ended in a 2-2
double overtime tie. Florida expected, and got, another battle
on Wednesday although UF Head Coach Becky Burleigh
thought the Gator effort was much stronger in this meeting.
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Lions Advance with SSC Quarterfinal Win
Over Nova Southeastern
SAINT
LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo junior forward
Chrissy Darwell found the back of the net just 69 seconds
into their Sunshine State Conference quarterfinal round match
against Nova Southeastern University as she provided the only
scoring in the Lions’ 1-0 win over the Sharks on Tuesday night
from a rowdy and cool University Field.
The only score of the match came before most fans had found
their seats as
Ana
Davila found
Hannah Beard on the left side of the box. Beard managed to
turn her defender and slotted the ball even with the left-side
edge of the area where Darwell pushed it across the face of goal
and into the net. more
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