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NCAA TOURNAMENT 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 #AAA @LSUSoccer SEC RUNNERS-UP @LSUBrianLee 2008 • 2009 • 2011 /LSUSoccer @LSUSoccer SEC WEST CHAMPIONS LSU 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 2014 SOCCER GAME Florida BREAKDOWN Oct. 26, 2014 1 p.m. CT • SEC Network+ LSU Florida Record 5-11-2, 1-7-1 SEC Record 12-4, 7-2 SEC 19 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ranking Not Ranked Ranking No. 8 (NSCAA Top 25) LSU Soccer Stadium (2,197) Last Game Oct. 24 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Last Game Oct. 24 in Gainesville, Florida, 2014 SCHEDULES lost to Kentucky, 2-0 def. Tennessee, 3-1 Head Coach Brian Lee Head Coach Becky Burleigh LSU (5-11-2, 1-7-1 SEC) Career Record 246-155-43/21st year Career Record 431-117-34/26th year DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) LSU Record 102-75-33/10th year Florida Record 349-94-28/20th year AUGUST (2-1) LSU vs. Florida 1-14-2 Florida vs. LSU 14-1-2 22 Troy W, 2-0 29 Northwestern State W, 6-2 31 Rice L, 0-1 SEPTEMBER (2-5-2) 2 Nicholls State W, 3-0 5 at TCU L, 0-2 NEXT UP 8 Stephen F. Austin T, 0-0 11 at BYU W, 4-3 Tigers Continue Homestand on Sunday vs. Top 10 Florida 14 at #25 Duke L, 0-1 The No. 8-ranked and defending SEC Champion Florida Gators come calling on Sunday afternoon as the LSU Soccer team 19 at Missouri* L, 1-3 continues their three-game homestand to end the 2014 regular season with kickoff set for 1:05 p.m. CT at the LSU Soccer 21 at Marquette L, 1-2 Stadium in a match that will be featured online on the SEC Network+. The Tigers (5-11-2, 1-7-1 SEC) will be looking to snap 26 #6 Texas A&M* L, 1-4 a five-game losing skid in Southeastern Conference play when they face the No. 8-ranked Gators (12-4, 7-2) on Sunday 28 Arkansas* T, 3-3 afternoon at the LSU Soccer Stadium. Florida enters Sunday’s match ranked as high as No. 8 nationally in this week’s OCTOBER (1-5) National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire Top 25 poll released this past Tuesday. The Gators also 3 at Mississippi State* W, 2-0 boast a ranking of No. 9 nationally in this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 25 and a No. 13 national ranking in this week’s 5 at #20 South Carolina* L, 0-1 Soccer America Top 25 also released on Tuesday of last week. In addition, the Gators are the No. 7-ranked team in the 9 Alabama* L, 2-3 (OT) NCAA’s own Ratings Percentage Index as they compete for a national seed in the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer 17 at Tennessee* L, 1-2 Tournament beginning next month. The Tigers are looking for their first win in the series since the 2011 season when they 19 at #16 Georgia* L, 0-2 went on the road to defeat the 11th-ranked Gators at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville on Oct. 23 of that season in 24 Kentucky* L, 0-2 which the squad went on to finish in second place in the final SEC regular season standings with a sparkling 8-3 mark and 26 #8 Florida* 1 p.m. 30 Auburn* 7 p.m. 24 points in SEC play. It remains LSU’s only win in the all-time series as Florida owns the commanding 14-1-2 advantage NOVEMBER (0-0) in the series that dates back to LSU’s inaugural 1995 season. Florida is again battling 2013 SEC Co-Champion Texas A&M 3-9 at SEC Tournament TBA for conference supremacy again this fall as the Gators enter Sunday’s match second in the table with a 7-2 mark and 21 points in SEC play with only two to play in the 2014 regular season. Texas A&M currently tops the table with an 8-1 mark * - Denotes SEC match and 24 points with its only defeat coming to Florida by a 1-0 margin back on Oct. 3. Sophomore striker Savannah Jordan spearheads the Florida attack once again this fall as she remains the team’s leading scorer with 13 goals and 29 points in what is sure to be another All-American season for the Gator standout. #8 Florida (12-4, 7-2 SEC) DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) STORYLINES AUGUST (3-1) • The Tigers have one final • There have also been 13 different • LSU’s youthful core is built on a 22 Miami, Fla. W, 3-0 opportunity this regular season to Tigers credited with an assist with pair of recruiting classes that ranked 24 South Florida W, 2-0 earn a victory over a nationally- Natalia Gomez-Junco, Jorian Baucom among the Top 15 nationally in 2013 29 at Oklahoma L, 1-2 ranked opponent when they host No. and Summer Clarke leading the team and 2014. LSU’s sophomore class 31 at Oklahoma State W, 4-0 8 Florida on Sunday afternoon. They with four assists apiece in 2014. was the nation’s No. 14-ranked SEPTEMBER (5-1) are looking to extend their current recruiting class for the Class of 2013 5 at #2 Florida State W, 2-1 streak to four-straight seasons with • The Tigers feature a youthful squad by the editorial staff at AllWhiteKit. 12 at #4 Stanford L, 0-1 (OT) 14 at New Mexico W, 4-0 at least one victory over a team in 2014. At least five freshmen have com. The Tigers’ rookie class this fall 19 at Alabama^ W, 2-1 ranked among the Top 25 nationally started 14 of the last 15 matches with earned a No. 7 national ranking in 26 #22 Georgia^ W, 2-1 that dates back to 2011. a season-high six rookies cracking the Class of 2014 from the staff at 28 Missouri^ W, 3-1 the 11 three times against Stephen F. TopDrawerSoccer.com in the wake of OCTOBER (4-2) • LSU earned its only victory in the Austin on Sept. 8, Duke on Sept. 14 National Signing Day in February. 3 at #9 Texas A&M^ W, 1-0 series on Oct. 23, 2011, with a 1-0 and Marquette on Sept. 21. 5 at Arkansas^ W, 3-1 victory over the 11th-ranked Gators • Houston native Alex Arlitt is 10 Mississippi State^ W, 5-1 at James G. Pressly Stadium in • Leading the way for the Tigers are the lone senior and perhaps the 16 at South Carolina^ L, 2-3 Gainesville. Taryne Boudreau scored a trio of returning All-SEC standouts most versatile member of LSU’s 19 at Kentucky^ L, 0-2 the game’s only goal on 33 minutes. as striker Summer Clarke, midfielder 23-player squad this season as she 24 Tennessee^ W, 3-1 Emma Fletcher and defender Megan had started each of the previous 65 26 at LSU^ 1 p.m. • The Tigers feature a diverse attack Lee each earned Second-Team All- games in her collegiate career prior 30 Vanderbilt^ 6 p.m. with seven different scorers scoring SEC honors in their debut seasons to suffering an ankle injury against ^ - Denotes SEC match the team’s 26 goals in 2014. Jorian with the Tigers a year ago. It marked Northwestern State on Aug. 29. She is Baucom leads the way with eight the first time in SEC history for three contemplating a redshirt as it is not goals, while Summer Clarke has freshmen from the same school to be certain if she will return for the rest of scored seven goals during the season. named All-SEC selections in a season. the 2014 season. NSCAA/CONTINENTAL TIRE POLL GAMECENTER RK. TEAM RECORD POINTS Date/Time: Sunday, October 26 at 1:05 p.m. CT 1. UCLA (31) 13-0-2 822 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU Soccer Stadium (2,197) 2. Florida State (1) 14-1-0 787 TV/Online: SEC Network+ (ESPN3.com/Watch ESPN app) 3. Virginia 14-1-0 745 Series: Florida leads, 14-1-2 4. Stanford (1) 12-1-2 741 Series Notes: 5. North Carolina 10-2-1 698 In a series dominated by the Gators, the Tigers picked up their one and only victory over Florida on Oct. 23, 2011, when 6. Texas A&M 13-2-1 647 they traveled to James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville and brought home a 1-0 win over 11th-ranked Florida in a match 7. Penn State 14-2-0 623 that propeled them to their third second-place finish in SEC play in four seasons. LSU finished the 2011 season with an 8-3 8. Florida 11-4-0 547 mark and 24 points in league play for their third runner-up finish in the race for the SEC title along with 2008 and 2009. 9. Notre Dame 10-4-1 519 The Tigers have also scored two draws in their series with the Gators by a 1-1 margin in Gainesville on Oct. 11, 2002, and by a 1-1 margin in Baton Rouge on Oct. 22, 2006. Florida has won each of the last two meetings in the series, including a 3-0 10. West Virginia 11-2-2 493 victory in Gainesville on Oct. 20 of last season. 11. Pepperdine 12-2-2 479 12. Wisconsin 13-2-1 427 NOTEBOOK 13. DePaul 13-0-3 411 LSU Rookies Ranked Among Nation’s Top 25 Freshmen 14.