No. 14 Florida Soccer Defeats
Alabama 2-0
Gainesville, Fla. - Friday October 9, 2009
A
goal in the opening 10 and final 10 minutes of the match gave the No. 14
University of Florida soccer team (9-4-1, 3-1-1 SEC) a 2-0 win over
Alabama (5-5-1, 1-2-1 SEC) Friday evening in front of a crowd of 1,059 at
the James G. Pressly Stadium.
Florida scored early in the opening half when Florida’s top two point
leaders connected in the box. Lindsay Thompson scored from 10 yards
off the pass from freshman Brooke Thigpen.
“Brooke Thigpen got the ball wide and she passed me the ball between their
two defenders,” Thompson said. “I just got the ball, turned and shot back
post.”
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Friday’s Scores in SEC Action |
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Florida
def. Alabama 2-0 |
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Arkansas
def. Vanderbilt 2-0 |
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South
Carolina def. Auburn 1-0 OT |
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Mississippi def. Georgia 1-0 |
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Tennessee def. Mississippi State 3-0 |
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Kentucky
def. LSU 1-0 |
It
was Thompson’s eighth goal of the season, setting her career-high for
goals in a season. She has turned in a goal in three of Florida’s five SEC
matches in 2009.
The
Gators’ final goal started when senior Lauren Hyde brought the ball
from the Florida half to just above the Alabama box. She saw freshman
Erika Tymrak open on the left and sent the ball ahead where Tymrak
finished it with a six-yard tap-in.
“Lauren gave me the most perfect ball – it was so perfect that it probably
would have been hard for me to miss it,” Tymrak said. “She basically
dribbled it the whole field and I was open, so she slotted it to me. I
tried to stay composed and place it in at the corner.”
The
goal was her fourth of the season and second of the last four matches.
The
shutout was Florida’s first since the 3-0 win over Florida International
on Aug. 28. UF Head Coach Becky Burleigh liked the defensive
performance Friday, but saw room for improvement from the Gator attack.
It’s been a while (since we’ve had a shutout). In terms of a defensive
performance, that was very dominating. I felt that they had very little
offensive threat. In terms of our offensive performance, it was a little
disappointing. There just was not enough execution in the services and in
the runs in the box,” Burleigh said. “I’m really pleased with how we
controlled the match and took charge of the match.”
The
Tide were without their goals and points leader junior Victoria Frederick,
who was sidelined Friday with an illness.
The
Gators meet Auburn Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. (ET). It’s Florida Senior Day
at Pressly Stadium and the Gators’ six-member senior class will be honored
in a pre-match ceremony. The first 500 fans receive trading cards
featuring Florida’s senior class.
Sunday’s match will be
broadcast on SUN Sports with the Voice of the Gators Mick Hubert and
Matthew Stubbington calling the action. The match can also be heard live
on AM 850 WRUF or via simulcast on Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable channel 946
and
www.GatorZone.com.
Adam Schick and Mike Gillespie will cover the action Sunday.
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Scoring Summary: |
1st |
2nd |
Final |
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Alabama |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Florida |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Scoring: |
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UF: Lindsay Thompson
(Brooke Thigpen) 6:20 |
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UF: Erika Tymrak
(Lauren Hyde) 80:56 |
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Goalkeepers: |
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Minutes |
Saves |
GA |
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Alabama |
Justine Bernier |
90:00 |
9 |
2 |
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Florida |
Katie Fraine |
90:00 |
1 |
0 |
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Statistical Summary: |
UA |
UF |
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Shots |
4 |
21 |
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Shots on goal |
1 |
11 |
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Saves |
9 |
1 |
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Corner Kicks |
2 |
9 |
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Fouls |
5 |
5 |
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Offside |
2 |
2 |
