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This Weekend’s Matches: What’s Happening? ⚽ Florida (3-7-2, 1-6-1 SEC) vs Georgia Southern (4-10-1, 3-6-1 Thursday match versus Georgia Southern isn’t just 2020-21 home finale for Gator SBC) soccer. It is also the final home match for the Gator coaching staff. Date & Time: Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m. ET Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh announced in January that she would retire from coaching at the end of this season. She and Associate Head Coach Vic Campbell The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 31st season overall (510-159-45) and 26th th have been with the program for all of the program’s 26 season. Associate Head Coach season at UF (428-136-39/UF), Chris Adams, 18 season overall (200-98-28) Alan Kirkup joined the staff for the 2006 season. and first at Georgia Southern (1-0-0) Series Record: first meeting This is the third match for Florida this spring. Due to COVID-19, the traditional fall Television/Streaming Video: SEC Network + with Kyle Crooks and Matthew soccer season is spanning fall 2020 and spring 2021. Stubbington calling the action Streaming audio: GatorVision with Juan Aguerrevere and Skyler Lebron calling Season play continues in the spring of 2021 from Feb. 3 – April 17. The NCAA the action Championships field will be scaled back from the current 64 team bracket to 48 teams. Internet: live stats for UF vs Georgia Southern match available on The NCAA College Cup is May 13 (semifinal) and May 17 (final). FloridaGators.com Florida stepped away from competition to meet No. 1 Florida State for an exhibition Florida SID Contact: Mary Howard match on March 6. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie and the match was played as Office: 352-375-4683, ext 6100 three 30-minute periods. A total of 21 Gators appeared in the exhibition. Email: [email protected] In UF’s last match, Florida and South Florida played to a scoreless tie when the two DID YOU KNOW? teams met at Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Feb. 27. It was the second overtime in the all-time nine match series between the two teams, with both OT ending in ties. Both teams had opportunities but each goalkeeper turned in three saves for the clean sheet. Thursday is the 290th home match for Gator soccer. The shutout was the first of 2020-21 for the Gators. It was also Senior Day and the careers of eight Gators were celebrated in a pre-match ceremony. On the sideline for every single of those matches was Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh and Associate Head Coach Vic Campbell. Georgia Southern opened the Chris Adams coaching tenure with a 2-1 win at Stetson on Feb. 13. Both of Georgia Southern’s goals came within a seven-minute span of the Joining them on the sideline for 56 percent of those home matches is Associate Head opening half, with Maddie Klintworth scoring in the 31st minute and Vala Coach Alan Kirkup. He joined the coaching staff in 2006 (125-28-9 in home action Theodorsdottir in the 38th minute. Like the SEC, the Sun Belt Conference played in the since 2006 / 230-87-27 overall at UF since 2006). fall of 2020. Georgia Southern finished fifth in the Eastern Division. Adams was hired as Georgia Southern’s sixth head coach on Nov. 24, 2020 and the Feb. 13 win at This match is the final home appearance for the Gator soccer coaching staff as Stetson was the 200th of his coaching career. Burleigh announced she will retire from coaching at the end of the 2020-21 campaign. The 2020 fall schedule consisted of play only versus Southeastern Conference Florida leads all league programs with 14 SEC titles. Here is a list of when the Gators programs. Each SEC team played eight regular-season matches and the SEC regular- hoisted a SEC trophy in front of their home crowd: season champion (Arkansas) was based on results from those eight matches. Florida advanced to the 2020 SEC Tournament second round, defeating Kentucky 6-5 OT and Nov. 9, 1997 falling 2-1 to Missouri. Florida faces two SEC teams in 2021 spring neutral site action – Second consecutive SEC Tournament title (4-2 vs Vanderbilt) LSU and Georgia – but neither result counts toward league standings. Oct. 22, 2000 Gators in 2021 consists of 33 players, including 10 freshmen and two transfers. One With one match remaining in league schedule, claimed sole possession of first SEC freshman joined the team for the spring 2021 – Beata Olsson of Enkoping, Sweden. regular-season title with 6-0 win over Auburn. The league began sanctioning regular- The forward owns 39 caps with the Swedish Youth National Teams, scoring 10 goals in season soccer titles in 2000. In previous years, the SEC Tournament champion was U-17 and nine in U-19 play. Florida returns nine starters from the 2019 team that the SEC Soccer champion. made the program’s 22nd NCAA appearance in 2019. Oct. 28, 2001 Three returners earned All-SEC honors – Kit Loferski (2019/second team), Parker Clinched SEC regular-season title (sixth consecutive) with 6-0 win over Mississippi. Roberts (2017 & 2019/first; 2020/second) and Deanne Rose (2017/first). Loferski and Roberts also claimed 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region accolades. Nov. 4, 2007 Rose is the only NCAA Division I player who played in both the 2016 Olympics and Completed ascension from bottom to top of SEC standings with 3-0 win over Vanderbilt 2019 World Cup. She is part of Canada’s Senior National Team. to claim second consecutive and eighth overall SEC title. In this unusual season, United Soccer Coaches released top 15 national rankings Oct. 30, 2009 Sept. 22-Nov. 24. This spring, the poll returned to a top-25 listings. The March 9 Claimed fourth consecutive and 10th overall SEC title with 3-0 win over South Carolina. rankings include four SEC teams – No. 6 Vanderbilt, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 18 Arkansas

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ABOUT THE GATORS: About the 2020-21 Gators Location: Gainesville, Fla. 9 Returners from 2019 lineup that advanced to NCAA Tournament Enrollment: 52,218 President: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs 66% Goals scored in 2019 (25 of 38) return in 2020. Deanne Rose was Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin second among 2019 Gators with six goals. Parker Roberts was second Conference: Southeastern with 15 points and shared UF’s 2019 assists lead (5) with Cassidy Nickname: Gators Lindley. Colors: Orange & Blue 35% Newcomers (12 of 34) on 2020 roster. Two transfers join 10 freshmen 3 All-SEC players (Kit Loferski/2019; Parker Roberts/2017 & 2019 & UF SOCCER QUICK FACTS: Deanne Rose/2017) 2020-21 Record: 3-7-2, 1-6-1 SEC 3 Wear “SEC Graduate” patch on their uniform – Carina Baltrip-Reyes, 2019 Record: 11-9-1, 6-3-1 SEC Kit Loferski and Parker Roberts 70% Minutes played in 2019 – including every minute in goal – return to 2020 COACHING STAFF: Gators lineup. Redshirt senior Susi Espinoza played every minute in Head Coach: Becky Burleigh goal last season. Career Record/Years: 510-159-45/ 31st season Of the players (10 of the 16) to earn points in 2019 return. 2020 th 63% UF Record: 428-136-39 / 26 season returners posted 71 of the 105 team points earned in 2019. Associate Head Coaches: Vic Campbell & Alan Kirkup Volunteer Coach: John Roman 2020 Brings Dozen of Gator Newcomers RETURNING ALL-SEC PLAYERS: Florida welcomes 10 freshmen and two transfers to its 2020 roster. Kit Loferski (2019 SEC first team) Parker Roberts (2017 & 2019 SEC first team; 2020 SEC second team) 3 Tori Grambo D St. Johns, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) Deanne Rose (2017 SEC first team) Enrolled at UF in spring of 2020 to train with UF; 2018 Allstate All-American; three-time All- State selection for Bartram Trail H.S.; 2018 U-17 United Soccer Coach Southeast all-

conference selection 2020-21 University of Florida Soccer Schedule 12 Maddy Rhodes F Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach H.S.) Date Opponent (TV/Radio) Time (ET) 2020 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Soccer as state’s top player; 2020 TopDrawer Soccer Winter All-South Region selection; 2018-19 ECNL U18/19 Southeast All-Conference Sept. 27 No. 8 Georgia (SEC Network) T, 1-1 2OT 13 Izzy Kadzban MF Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary H.S.) Oct. 4 No. 15 Alabama (SEC Network) W, 2-1 2019-20 United Soccer Coaches Winter/Spring High School All-American; made Chile senior Oct. 11 Texas A&M (SEC Network) L, 2-1 national team debut in October of 2019 – scored a goal in her second senior national team outing; four-year member of ECNL team – Florida Kraze Krush Oct. 18 Vanderbilt (SEC Network +) L, 2-1 2OT 15 Alexa Goldberg GK St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg H.S.) Oct. 25 South Carolina (SEC Network) L, 4-2 Nominee for 2020 Florida Dairy Farmer 6A Player of Year; 2019-20 TDS Winter State Stars Oct. 30 Tennessee (SEC Network +) L, 2-1 selection (played midfield in high school); 2019 ECNL Southeast Conference selection Nov. 6 Kentucky (SEC Network +) L, 3-1 program (goalkeeper) Nov. 8 Missouri (SEC Network+) L, 5-2 16 Julia Violante D Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. (Largo H.S.) Nov. 13-Nov. 22 Southeastern Conference Tournament^ 2019-20 TDS Winter State Stars selection; four-year Tampa Bay United 02 ECNL 18 Ansley Frazier MF Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park Nov. 13 Kentucky (SEC Network) W, 6-5 OT H.S./Massachusetts) Nov. 15 Missouri (SEC Network) L, 2-1 Led Atlantic 10 conference as a UMass freshman with 12 assists, which also led all 2019 Feb. 20 College of Charleston W, 5-1 NCAA DI freshmen; All-Atlantic 10 second-team Feb. 27 South Florida 6 p.m. 20 Anna DeLeon D Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes H.S.) March 6 Florida State – EXH T, 0-0 2OT 2019-20 TDS Winter All-Region and Winter State Stars selection; member of Strikers ECNL March 11 Georgia Southern (SEC Network +) 6 p.m. 25 Delaney Tauzel MF St. Johns, Fla. (Creekside H.S.) March 14 LSU^ 1 p.m. United Soccer Coaches Florida High School Player of 2020; 2019-20 United Soccer Coaches March 24 North Florida 6 p.m. Winter/Spring High School All-American; 2017-18 ECNL Southeast Region Player of Year March 28 Georgia* 1 p.m. 27 Sydney Urban D Rockaway Beach, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day School) April 3 Miami Noon 2019 United Soccer Coaches Fall All-American; 2018 Allstate All American; part of Player

Development Academy (PDA) Blue that were 2019 ECNL U17 National champions Shading denotes home matches ^Orange Beach, Ala. *Atlanta, Ga.) 29 Shaye Seyffart MF Ringoes, N.J. (Hunterdon Central Audio of all matches can be heard on GatorVision.com H.S./Villanova) WRUF = 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF Appeared in every Villanova match for last two seasons – starting every match as a freshman and 15 in 2019; played club soccer with Sky Blue PDA U18/19 30 Beata Olsson F Enkoping, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala) Member of Sweden U19 National Team, scoring seven goals during U19 UEFA What’s Next? Championships qualification play; played in 39 matches for Swedish Youth National Teams Florida plays again Sunday, March 14 when it faces LSU for a neutral site meeting in (2016-20), scoring 10 goals with U17 and seven for U19 Orange Beach, Ala. Start time is 1 p.m. ET. 33 Ashlyn Kane MF/D Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) Enrolled at UF in spring of 2020 to train with UF; member of United Soccer Alliance DA that advanced to 2019 U.S. Soccer DA U18/19 semifinals 99 Cece Price D Potomac, Md. (Our Lady of Good Council) 2019 Washington Catholic Conference (WCAC) All-Conference first team; played for McLean Youth Soccer ECNL 2018-19 – advancing to ECNL Champions League National Playoff in 2019 and 2020

Gator Scoring Debut Burleigh’s Final Season Florida’s 26 season history includes 281 players. The woman who started the Gator soccer program revealed Jan. 30 she’s stepping away. Of those 281, Beata Olsson is one of three to turn in a pair of goals in their collegiate debut. Becky Burleigh, 53, announced she is retiring from coaching at the conclusion of the University of Florida’s 2021 spring season. She made the announcement to the 2020- 21 team following today’s practice. This is her 26th season as the Gators’ head coach. Her two second-half goals versus College of Charleston on Feb. 20 makes her the first to join the list since 2013. Synonymous with the program she took from start to NCAA champions in four seasons, Burleigh’s teams consistently challenged for national and Southeastern Multiple Goals in First Gator Appearance Conference titles. Florida’s 14 team titles leads the SEC and the program earned Aimee Wagsaff 9-2-95 2 NCAA Tournament berths 22 of the last 25 seasons. Danielle Fotopoulos* 8-31-96 2 Savannah Jordan 8-23-13 2 Over the course of the program’s history, Florida soccer has:  22 NCAA Championships’ berths (1996-2001; 2003-2017; 2019) Beata Olsson 2-20-21 2  Two NCAA College Cup appearances (1998, 2001), winning 1998 NCAA *joined UF in 1996 as a junior after playing at SMU title  14 SEC team titles (1996-2001; 2006-2010; 2012-13, 2015) Shared Leadership  12 SEC Tournament titles (1996-01; 2004; 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015-16) For second consecutive season, Florida will share match captain honors. Associate Head Coaches Victor Campbell and Alan Kirkup select the captain Florida’s 22 overall NCAA appearances is 12th among Division I programs. Among the for each match. top-15 teams in NCAA appearances, Florida is the youngest (25 seasons).

“After spending most of my adult life as Florida’s soccer coach, I’m retiring from coaching Sept. 27 vs Georgia Carina Baltrip-Reyes at the conclusion of this season,” Burleigh said. “It’s been something I’ve been debating Oct. 4 vs Alabama Parker Roberts for quite a while. Once I finalized my decision, I felt compelled to share it with the team Oct. 11 at Texas A&M Madison Alexander and our prospective student-athletes rather than wait until the season’s conclusion. Oct. 18 vs Vanderbilt Susi Espinoza Although my future plans are a bit uncertain, I do plan to stay in Gainesville and devote Oct. 25 at South Carolina Parker Roberts more of my time to What Drives Winning, which has been a passion project of mine for Oct. 30 vs Tennessee Madison Alexander some time. Nov. 6 at Kentucky Parker Roberts Nov. 8 at Missouri Madison Alexander “But right now, my main focus is getting the team ready for spring 2021 play. I’m confident Scott Stricklin and his staff will find an amazing coach to lead this program Nov. 13 vs Kentucky Parker Roberts because the current and former players have made this a very attractive position” she Nov. 15 vs Missouri Carina Baltrip-Reyes continued. “It’s been such a privilege to be a member of this program and the Gator Feb. 20 vs Charleston Parker Roberts Nation for the last 27 years.” Feb. 27 vs South Florida Carina Baltrip-Reyes The 1998 NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year after leading the four-year old Gator soccer program to that season’s national title, Burleigh also was tabbed as the SEC Coach of the Year five times (2012, 2010, 2008, 2000 & 1996). Twenty-two Gators Top-20 Gator Career Goal Leaders claimed 37 United Soccer Coaches All-America honors and Danielle Fotopoulos was Deanne Rose scored Florida’s first goal of 2020 in the 12th minute in the the 1998 Honda Award winner as national player of the year. SEC Player of the Year season opener versus Georgia. accolades have been claimed by 11 players 15 times.

Rose needs two to become the 20th Gator with 20 or more goals. In 31 seasons of coaching which includes five seasons at Berry in Georgia, Burleigh entered the 2020-21 season with 507 wins, placing her No. 2 among active Division I Of Florida’s 280 players in the program’s 26-year history, 141 have scored at coaches and No. 3 D1 all-time for career victories. Her 26 wins in 1998 marks a career high in single-season wins. least one goal. Burleigh’s focus of Person > Player is her ‘why’. In recent years, she’s worked with Ranking Name Year1 Career Goals Brett Ledbetter at What Drives Winning conferences to help other coaches and 1 Abby Wambach 1998-01 96 leaders develop and put in play the lessons of building a better person for successful 2 Savannah Jordan 2013-16 81 results on the field. 3 Andi Sellers 1997-01 71 4 Danielle Fotopoulos 1996-98 66 UF Associate Head Coaches: 5 Sarah Yohe 1996-99 60 Victor Campbell 5 Melissa Pini 1995-98 60 Just like Burleigh, Campbell coached the Gators since their debut season in 1995. 7 Tahnai Annis 2008-11 38 8 McKenzie Barney 2008-12 32 “What a great opportunity and honor it’s been to be a part of this incredible University 8 Erika Tymrak 2009-12 32 and help lead the outstanding women who have come through this program. This also 10 Havana Solaun 2011-14 30 will be my final season coaching collegiate soccer. My focus now moves to developing 11 Lindsay Thompson 2008-11 29 youth soccer programs. Helping players build their foundation of soccer skills and in 12 Erin Baxter 1995-98 26 personal growth is an area I feel needs enhancement in our current national soccer 13 Ameera Abdullah 2005-08 25 system.” – Victor Campbell

14 Stephanie Freeman 2001-04 24 Alan Kirkup 15 Annie Speese 2011-14 23 Kirkup is in his 15th season with Gator program, helping the program win eight SEC 16 Megan Kerns 2005-08 22 regular season and four SEC Tournament titles plus advance to NCAA Tournament 16 Stacy Bishop 2005-07 22 action 14 times. 18 KeLeigh Hudson 2004-07 21 19 Brooke Sharp 2013-16 20 “It’s been a wonderful journey being a part of the Gator program. I’ve enjoyed helping 19 Christine Johnson 2001-04 20 the tremendous young women who’ve been exceptional representatives of this 21 Deanne Rose 2017-20 18 University. I’m looking forward to seeing what the next chapter holds.” – Alan Kirkup 21 Ashley Kellgren 2001-04 18

First Gator Goals Smart Gators October was First Gator Goal Month. The University of Florida soccer program posted a 3.62 in spring of 2020 and a 3.46 in the fall 2020 semester. The team’s 3.30 GPA for the academic year earned the Gators A Gator scored her first collegiate goal in four of the first five matches of a spot on the 2020 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award list. October. Florida placed 23 on the 2020 Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll – Match Goal Scorer Time one away from the program’s record.

Oct. 4 vs Alabama Alivia Gonzalez 88:43 Senior Parker Roberts earned a spot on the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar Oct. 11 at Texas A&M Syd Kennedy 57:22 All-America third team. Oct. 18 vs Vanderbilt Maddy Rhodes 40:46 Oct. 25 at South Carolina Nicole Vernis 9:02 Tori Grambo 89:38 Gators Continuing Soccer Careers Several Gators continue their playing career on the next level. The 18 Gators still Five consecutive first collegiate goals is the most in UF’s history. The playing leads all Southeastern Conference programs. previous high was three consecutive first-time goals in 2002, 2006, 2009 and 2017. Gators In the Pros NWSL Yr at UF Current Team/Played in Last Year In Florida soccer’s 26-year history, 145 Gators have scored 1,467 goals. Meggie Dougherty Howard 2013-16 Orlando Pride

Gabby Seiler 2015-17 Houston Dash

Action First-Time Goal is Winner in Regulation Lauren Silver 2011-14 Houston Dash In the 26-year history of Gator soccer, there have been 1,467 goals scored Havana Solaun 2011-14 North Carolina Courage by the Florida side. Erika Tymrak 2009-12 Orlando Pride

In becoming the 141st to score a Gator goal, Alivia Gonzalez’s score versus Christen Westphal 2012-15 Portland Thorns No. 15 Alabama is the latest first-time goal that was the game winning goal in regulation. Overseas Tessa Andujar 2011-14 Eastern Suburbs FC (Australia) It also is the third latest winner ever for Florida in regulation. Lais Araujo 2017-18 Apollon Ladies F.C. Pamela Begic 2013-16 Slovenia National Team Latest Gator GWG in Regulation Sporting Club de Huelva Time Player Opponent Final Date Playing 89:45 McKenzie Barney Texas A&M 3-2 8/26/11 Claire Falknor 2012-15 Sporting Club de Huelva 89:01 Ashley Kellgren Tennessee 1-0 (PK) 11/22/03 Katie Fraine 2006-10 VÄXJÖ DFF 88:43 Alivia Gonzalez Alabama 2-1 10/4/20 Vanessa Kara 2019 Tips Vantaa 88:29 Erika Tymrak Mississippi 2-1 10/31/12 Adriana Leon 2012 West Ham United 88:14 Ashlee Elliott Alabama 2-1 11/5/08 Julia Lester 2016-19 Apollon Ladies F.C. 87:39 Samantha Chung UCF 3-2 9/18/16 Kaylan Marckese 2015-18 Selfoss 86:45 Ashley Kellgren Dayton 3-2 8/27/04 Melanie Monteagudo 2015-18 Racing Féminas Shading denotes first collegiate goal Mayra Pelayo 2015-18 C.D. Parquesol Sarah Troccoli 2015-18 Racing Féminas Olsson Added For Spring The Gators added freshman Beata Olsson to the spring 2021 roster. Speedy Gators She led her club team, Uppsala, with 27 goals in 2016. A member of Some Gators have speedy credentials. Sweden’s Under-19 National team, Olsson scored seven goals during U-19 UEFA Championships qualification play. She played 39 matches for Swedish Kouri Peace Six-time National AAU Track & Field sprint medalist Youth National Teams (2016-20), scoring 10 goals with U-17 teams and Set New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite 60m and seven for U-19 team. 200m records in 2016 Izzy Kadzban Earned bronze medal running the 4x800-meter relay at the 2019 4A Florida High School Athletic Association Track & SheBelieves Cup Field Championship Senior Deanne Rose missed the opening match of 2021 spring season. Cassidy Lindley Set three middle and two high school track records Kit Loferski Graduated from Bartram Trail H.S. owning five track records She was in Orlando with the Canada Senior National Team for the SheBelieves Cup. Gator Debuts

One freshman – forward Maddy Rhodes – was among the Gators’ starting At the SheBelieves Cup, Rose played in every match with two starts. lineup for the Sept. 27 season opener versus Georgia. At least one freshman has been among the opener’s starters 20 of the programs 26 seasons. Feb. 18 Canada vs U.S. L, 1-0 (Started, 59 minutes played) Feb. 21 Canada vs Argentina W, 1-0 (entered at 58th minute) In addition to Rhodes, eight others made their Gator debuts versus Georgia Feb. 24 Canada vs Brazil L, 2-0 (Started, 65 minutes played) – freshmen Tori Grambo, Izzy Kadzban, Delaney Tauzel, Sydney Urban, Ashlyn Kane and Nicole Vernis (redshirt freshman) and two transfers – Ansley Frazier and Shaye Seyffart.

Beyond the Boxscore • Grandmother, Martha Anne Ferriss Parker, played tennis at Mississippi State College for Women Here’s some notes on the 2020 Gators: 23 Kouri Peace F • Six-time National AAU Track & Field sprint medalist

·• Set New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite 60m and 1 Ashley GK • Brother, Court, played football at Colorado School of Mines 200m records in 2016 Pietra • Has a fraternal twin, Kathryn. 24 Cameron MF • Father, Stuart, spent almost the entire month of April in hospital 2 Cassidy F • Older brother, Cameron, is in his third professional season and Hall fighting COVID-19 Lindley currently plays for the Indy Eleven of the USL. He played two 25 Delaney D • 2020 United Soccer Coaches High School Player of Year for seasons with North Carolina and was the 2017 ACC Midfielder of Tauzel state of Florida – also a United Soccer Coaches 2019-20 the Year Winter/Spring All-American • Trained as an ice skater until age 12 • Both parents (Michael and Melissa) are Gator grads 3 Tori D • 2018 Allstate All-American 26 Georgia D • First Gator from England since All-American Danielle Murphy Grambo • All-State selection each year played high school; graduated Eaton- (1999-02) early to enroll at UF for spring 2020 semester Collins • Has three dogs (Kihei, Kingston & Natsha) and three cats 27 Sydney D • 2019 United Soccer Coaches Fall All-American and 2018 (Storm, Jax & Gardner) Urban Allstate All-American 4 Laney MF • Georgia 2019 7A Player of Year • Reached Grade 9 level of Long Island Soccer Referee Steed • Given name is “Lane” but everyone calls her “Laney” Association as an assistant referee 5 Alexia D • First daughter of a Gator soccer alumna to play for UF. Oldest 29 Shaye MF • Early evidence of her tenacious and driven personality: taught Fotopoulos child of Danielle Fotopoulos – all-time NCAA Division I leader for Seyffart herself to ride a two-wheeler at age 3 goals and points. • Related to King Harald Fairhair (first king of Norway) •Greek dancer as a youth 32 Syd D/MF • Also played on U15/U16 provincial ice hockey . Won a national • Enrolled at UF in spring of 2019 & trained with team in spring Kennedy hockey skills competition at age 10 6 Kit Loferski MF • Set five Bartram Trail high school records in track & field 33 Ashlyn MF/D • Three 6-1 players in Gator soccer’s 26-year history – and two 7 Ava Kuyken MF • Youngest player on Arsenal WFC, 2018 FA Women's League Kane of them are on the 2020 roster -Ashlyn Kane and Ashley Pietra Cup winner. 34 Lauren MF • Announced retirement in August of 2019 from collegiate soccer 8 Carina D • Graduated in top one percent of Hendrickson H.S.’s class of Evans due to cancer treatment effect, but decided she wanted to return Baltrip- 2016. to pitch for 2020 season. Reyes • Wears “SEC Graduate” patch on uniform as received • Spent spring 2018 undergoing treatment for acute myeloid biotechnology degree in December of 2019. Now pursuing leukemia. She rang the bell June 14, 2018 at UF Health Shands master’s in sports management. Hospital to signal her successful fight. 9 Samantha F • Pretended to be Tobin Heath when playing soccer as a child • Wears the same number her father (Jerome) wore when he Tobar was a Gator running back. He played on Florida’s 1996 national 10 Lauren MF • Graduated with highest honors from Rock Canyon H.S. championship team. Durbin 36 Taylor D • When home in Palm Harbor, can find Taylor out longboarding 11 Nicole MF • Also swam & ran track at The Benjamin School Baksay Vernis 40 Alivia D • Two-time MVP of high school flag football team 12 Maddy F • 2020 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Soccer as state’s top prep Gonzalez Rhodes player 44 Susi GK • Born in Santiago, Chile and family moved to Florida when she • Set Vero Beach record with 54 goals as a sophomore Espinoza was 4. Returns to Chile every few years to visit family. 13 Izzy MF • 2019-20 United Soccer Coaches Winter/Spring High School All- 99 Cece Price D • Second to wear #99 for the Gators. Kelsey Kern (2008-10) also Kadzban American wore the largest jersey number in Gator soccer’s 26-year history. • Scored goal on first ever shot playing with Chile’s Senior National Team (Oct. 6, 2019). Qualified to play for Chile through her maternal grandmother, a Rapa Nui native. First Rapa Nuito to represent Chile in international play Florida’s 35th Teammate 14 Madison F • Pretended to be Gator Great and FIFA International goals Alexander leader Abby Wambach when she played as a child Florida’s 2020 roster actually runs 34 deep. Just 15 Alexa GK • Earned 2020 TDS Winter State Stars selection as a midfielder. before 2019 preseason camp began, the Gators Goldberg Played as a midfielder in high school to help with footwork. added - Brooke Dunn of Leesburg, Fla. 16 Julia D • Helped cool off visitors and locals of Largo, Fla., selling snow Violante cones Nine-year old Brooke, a Gator fan since birth, 17 Francesca GK • Left-handed, but right-footed made her Florida allegiance official with her adoption through the Friends of Faraci • Also played five years of club volleyball Jaclyn organization. She was diagnosed in April of 2018 with neuroblastoma, 18 Ansley MF • Led the Atlantic 10 and the nation’s DI freshmen in 2019 with a cancer of the central nervous system and nerve tissue. The first step of the Frazier 12 assists at UMass treatment, chemotherapy, started soon after the diagnosis. The treatment • Older sister, Morgan, has three national team title rings as a disrupted Brooke’s plans to attend the Gators’ Orange & Blue game (a big member of the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Gator gymnastics teams. disappointment for Brooke!). • Ansley participated in gymnastics for eight years 19 Anna D • Johnny Appleseed (yes, he was a real person) is among her Friends of Jaclyn’s mission is “to improve the quality of life for children and DeLeon family apple tree. families living with pediatric brain tumors and other childhood cancer. Friends 21 Deanne F • Scored in Canada’s 2016 Olympic bronze medal match versus of Jaclyn matches children with high school and college athletic teams to Rose Brazil. Youngest woman (age 17) to score in Olympic soccer provide support for the child and spread awareness of brain tumors history. throughout the community. Brooke is the 261st child to join a team through • She is only player on 2020 NCAA rosters to compete at 2016 the Friends of Jaclyn program. Olympics AND 2019 World Cup 22 Parker MF • Sister (Ferriss) was member of 2009-12 North Carolina- Two days after her adoption by the Gator program, Brooke got some Roberts Asheville soccer team further good news. She rang the bell at Shands Pediatrics to signal • Great grandfather, Clay Roberts Sr., wrestled at Kansas and great uncle, Clay “Buck” Roberts Jr., played football at KU NEC (no evidence of disease). • Great uncle, David “Boo” Ferriss, was inducted into Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and entered the Mississippi State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970 Florida’s SEC History Florida has won 14 SEC titles in the program’s 25 years and has claimed 12 SEC Tournament titles. Below is a look at Florida’s SEC results through the years. Florida Soccer in the SEC Year Record % SEC Reg.Season SEC Eastern Division Finish SEC Regular Season Finish* SEC Tournament 1995 14-4-2 .750 6-1-1 2nd (3-0-1) -- First Round 1996 22-3 .880 8-0 1st (5-0) -- Champions 1997 20-3-1 .854 7-1 2nd (4-1) -- Champions 1998 26-1 .963 8-0 1st (5-0) -- Champions 1999 21-2 .913 9-0 1st (5-0) -- Champions 2000 16-8 .667 9-0 1st (5-0) 1st Champions 2001 21-4-1 .827 8-1 1st (3-1) 1st Champions 2002 10-10-2 .500 5-3-1 2nd (3-2) T3rd Runner-up 2003 19-4-2 .800 6-2-1 2nd (3-1-1) 3rd Runner-up (UT 7, UF 6 in PKs) 2004 16-4-3 .761 7-2-2 2nd (3-1-1) 3rd Champions 2005 13-6-1 .675 8-2-1 2nd (4-1) T3rd Round of 8 2006 14-6-5 .660 7-1-3 1st (2-1-2) 1st Runner-up 2007 17-5-3 .740 9-2 1st (3-2) 1st Champions 2008 19-4-1 .813 11-0 1st (5-0) 1st Semifinal 2009 16-6-2 .739 8-1-2 1st (4-0-1) 1st Semifinal 2010 19-2-3 .854 9-1-1 1st (5-0) 1st Champions 2011 17-8-0 .680 7-4 T2nd (3-2) T3rd Runner-up 2012 19-5-1 .780 11-2 1st (5-1) 1st Champions 2013 18-5-1 .771 9-2 Not awarded T1st Runner-up 2014 17-4-2 .783 9-2 Not awarded 2nd Round of 8 2015 19-4-1 .813 8-2-1 Not awarded 1st Champions 2016 17-5-1 .761 8-3 Not awarded T3rd Champions 2017 17-7 .708 7-3 Not awarded 3rd Semifinal 2018 7-10-4 .429 4-4-2 Not awarded 8th Semifinal 2019 11-9-1 .548 6-3-1 T3rd (3-2-1) T4th Semifinal 2020 3-7-2 .318 1-6-1 7th (0-4-1) 13th Second Round TOTALS 428-136-39 .742 195-48-17 * - the SEC began awarding a regular-season title in the 2000 season. Prior to that season, the SEC Tournament champion considered the SEC Champion.

Florida When It… Florida vs. United Soccer Coaches Ranked Teams (All-Time) All-Time 2020 UF Rank Wins Losses Ties % Scored first 362-22-11 2-2-1 Same (no rank) 46 21 7 .671 Scored second 57-18-15 1-3 Lower 68 39 6 .638 Scored third 2-17-1 0-2 Higher 314 76 26 .801 Scored fourth 1-3-1 0-0 428 136 39 .742

Didn’t score 0-69-11 0-0-1 Led at half 280-9-5 1-1 Florida vs. United Soccer Coaches Top-10 Teams (All-Time) Trailed at half 32-75-7 2-5 NSCAA Rank Wins Losses Ties % 1 3 9 1 .269 Tied at half 116-50-27 0-1-2 2 4 4 1 .500 Played OT 47-23-38 1-1-2 3 1 5 1 .214 Scored 1 goal 57-41-20 0-5-1 4 2 3 0 .400 Scored 2 goals 118-21-5 1-2 5 1 6 0 .143 Scored 3+ goals 249-0-2 2-0 6 1 4 0 .200 Allowed no goals 239-0-11 0-0-1 7 3 2 0 .600 Allowed 1 goal 135-42-20 2-0-1 8 2 0 2 .750 Allowed 2 goals 38-55-5 0-4 9 5 4 0 .555 10 6 1 1 .813 Allowed 3+ goals 9-39-2 1-3 Matches decided by one goal 150-89 2-4 Matches decided by two goals 93-28 0-2 The number I wear Playing a man down (4:32.34 total minutes) 5-4-4 0-0-1 It isn’t a matter of luck – many of the Gators have a specific reason or story behind Vs. a man-down team 12-1-1 0-0 the jersey number they wear. Vs. ranked opp. 103-79-13 1-2-2 Vs. unranked opp 319-53-24 2-5 # Player Reason Vs. SEC Teams (all-meetings) 244-59-22 2-7-1 2 Cassidy Lindley # wore throughout soccer career Vs. SEC Opp. (reg.season) 195-48-17 1-6-1 22 Parker Roberts Wanted to wear same # as her older sister, Ferriss 29 Shaye Seyffart Also wore #29 while playing with Villanova in 2018 & 2019 @ home vs. SEC 115-13-8 1-2-1 34 Lauren Evans Her father, Jerome, wore #34 when he played running back On road vs. SEC 114-41-12 0-4 for Florida’s 1996 national championship football team Neutral site vs SEC 47-11-4 1-1 Home Record: 229-44-16 2-2-2 All-time home record (Dizney Stadium) 30-12-4 2-2-2 Road Record: 139-72-18 0-4 Neutral Site: 60-19-5 1-1 Penalty Kicks: 4-5 0-0 Vs. state of Florida opponents 67-18-4 0-0-1

2020-21 University of Florida Soccer Roster - Numerical

No. Name Pos Ht. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Ashley Pietra GK 6-1 SR Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz H.S.) 2 Cassidy Lindley MF/F 5-7 JR Carmel, Ind. (St. Theodore Guerin Catholic H.S.) 3 Tori Grambo D/F 5-4 FR St. Johns, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) 4 Laney Steed MF 5-5 SO Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta H.S.) 6 Kit Loferski F 5-3 JR-RS St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) 7 Ava Kuyken MF 5-7 SO Oxford, England. (The Cherwell School) 8 Carina Baltrip-Reyes D 5-8 SR-TR Round Rock, Texas (Robert E. Hendrickson H.S./FIU) 9 Samantha Tobar F 5-6 SO-RS Parkland, Fla. (Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S.) 10 Lauren Durbin MF 5-3 FR-RS Lone Tree, Colo. (Rock Canyon H.S) 11 Nicole Vernis MF 5-4 FR-RS Palm Beach, Fla. (The Benjamin School) 12 Maddy Rhodes F 5-6 FR Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach H.S.) 13 Izzy Kadzban MF 5-3 FR Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary H.S.) 14 Madison Alexander F 5-4 SR Dorr, Mich. (Hamilton H.S.) 15 Alexa Goldberg GK 5-7 FR St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg H.S.) 17 Francesca Faraci GK 5-8 SO Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South H.S.) 18 Ansley Frazier MF 5-1 SO-TR Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park H.S./Massachusetts) 20 Anna DeLeon D 5-7 FR Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes H.S.) 21 Deanne Rose F 5-5 SR Alliston, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary) 22 Parker Roberts MF 5-6 SR-TR Leawood, Kansas (Blue Valley North H.S./Kansas) 23 Kouri Peace F 5-6 SO Chalfont, Pa. (Pennridge H.S.) 24 Cameron Hall MF 5-6 SO Buford, Ga. (Buford H.S.) 25 Delaney Tauzel MF 5-7 FR St. Johns, Fla. (Creekside H.S.) 26 Georgia Eaton-Collins D 5-5 JR Ipswich, Suffolk, England (Copleston H.S.) 27 Sydney Urban MF/D 5-5 FR Rockaway Beach, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day School) 29 Shaye Seyffart MF 5-8 JR-TR Ringoes, N.J. (Hunterdon Central H.S./Villanova) 30 Beata Olsson F 5-5 FR Enkoping, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala) 32 Syd Kennedy MF 5-7 SO Fall River, Nova Scotia (Halifax West H.S.) 33 Ashlyn Kane MF/D 6-1 FR Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) 34 Lauren Evans MF 5-5 SR-RS Lithia, Fla. (Newsome H.S.) 36 Taylor Baksay D 5-10 JR Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor University H.S.) 40 Alivia Gonzalez F 5-7 SO Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor University H.S.) 44 Susi Espinoza GK 5-6 SR-RS Wellington, Fla. (American Heritage H.S.) 99 Cece Price D 5-4 FR Potomac, Md. (Our Lady of Good Council)

Pronunciation Guide Head Coach: Becky Burleigh (Methodist '89) Gator Pronunciation Becky Burleigh BURR-lee Associate Head Coach: Victor Campbell (Methodist '85) Alan Kirkup KIRK-up Associate Head Coach: Alan Kirkup (Loughborough University '81) Taylor BAKSAY Back-say Volunteer Coach: John Roman (Elon ’11) Carina BALTRIP-REYES Ball-trip Ray-eh s Director of Soccer Operations: Sarah Lowdon (McNeese State ’12) Anna DELEON DayLeon Susi ESPINOZA Ess-pin-no-sa Managers: Aidan Doughty (Florida ’20), Cydney Niedemeyer (Nova Francesca FARACI Far-ahh-chee Southeastern ’16), Caitlyn Northrop (Tennessee ’20) ALIVIA GONZALEZ uh-LIV-ee-uh gon-SAH-les Izzy KADZBAN KATZ-bon Athletic Trainer: Connie Andrews (Florida ’05) Ava KUYKEN Kye-ken Intern Athletic Trainer: Angelina Marconi (Arkansas ’20) Kit LOFERSKI La-fur-ski BEATA Olsson Bee-augh-tah Olson Student Athletic Trainer: Bryana Mammana KOURI Peace Core-ee Video: Christopher Cafaro (Florida ’20) Ashley PIETRA Pea-et-tra SHAYE SEYFFART Shay Say-fert LANEY Steed Lay-Nee Delaney TAUZEL Taw-zel Samantha TOBAR Toe-bar Julia VIOLANTE Vee-ah-lon-tee

In the Polls

United Soccer Coaches – March 9 TopDrawerSoccer.com – March 8 2020 Team of the Week Honorees Rank School Rank School Date Name Outlet 1 Florida State 10/6 Kouri Peace TDS National Team of 1 Florida State the Week 2 North Carolina 2 North Carolina 3 UCLA 3 UCLA 4 TCU 4 Vanderbilt 5 Duke 5 Virginia 6 Vanderbilt 6 Texas A&M 7 West Virginia 7 TCU 8 Clemson 8 Duke 9 Virginia 9 West Virginia 10 Penn State 10 South Carolina 11 South Carolina 11 Clemson 12 Texas A&M 12 USC 13 BYU 13 Washington State 14 Southern California 14 Arkansas 15 Oklahoma State 15 Oklahoma State 16 Georgetown 16 California 17 Rutgers 17 South Florida 18 Arkansas 18 Stanford 19 Memphis 19 Penn State 20 St. Louis 20 BYU 21 Stanford 21 Santa Clara 22 Washington 22 Hofstra 23 Santa Clara 23 Kansas 24 California 24 Arizona State 25 Pepperdine 25 Georgetown

No. 8 Georgia 1 No. 15 Alabama 1 Florida 1 2 OT Florida 2 Sept. 27, 2020 Oct. 4, 2020 Donald R. Dizney Stadium Donald R. Dizney Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer tied No. 8 Georgia 1-1 in double overtime Sunday GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The first collegiate goal for sophomore Alivia Gonzalez was the Gators game winner afternoon at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Sunday.

It was the second overtime in the 35 all-time meetings between these Southeastern Conference rivals. The Florida defeated No. 15 Alabama 2-1 on a soggy evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. last tie? It was the first meeting on Oct. 15, 1995 (0-0 2OT final). Sunday’s scoring: Sunday’s scoring: Alabama got on the board early when freshman Sydney Vincens intercepted a pass attempt to the UF Florida senior Deanne Rose put the Gators on the board in the 12th minute. From just outside the center circle goalkeeper and scored in the fifth minute. from the UF half, junior Georgia Eaton-Collins sent a ball into space above the Bulldog box. Rose tracked it down and opened up space as she moved into the box. Her right footed seven-yard shot beat the sliding UGA Florida knotted the score in the 62nd minute. Kouri Peace sent the ball to find freshman Maddy Rhodes goalkeeper to score at the far corner. making a run through the far side of the box. Rhodes’ centering pass found Madison Alexander at the near post, where she tucked it inside the post. Georgia’s Chole Chapman intercepted a pass between Gator defenders and then headed toward goal. She won the duel with UF’s goalkeeper, tying the match in the 41st minute. With time winding down, it looked like extra minutes were in store. Both teams came into Sunday’s match off of ties – Florida and No. 8 Georgia tied 1-1 all and Alabama and Mississippi State also tied by the same score. Florida’s Susi Espinoza recorded four saves Sunday, including a pair of key second-half stops. UGA’s Kayla Bruster shot from just wide of the goal in the 63rd minute was deflected out of goal by Espinoza. Just over 10 The game-winner started the same as Florida’s tying goal. Senior Kit Loferski sent the ball to Peace making a minutes later, Abby Boyan took the return pass and was moving through the box. Espinoza closed down space right-side run. Gonzalez leapt and caught the cross with her right shin to score at the far post in the 89th and used her outstretched right hand to knock down Boyan’s shot. minute. It was the Gonzalez’s first collegiate goal.

Worth Noting: Florida’s Susi Espinoza recorded two saves Sunday, including an outstretched right hand to poke away UA’s  This is the second time Florida opens a season with a tie. The other came in the 2006 opener Macy Clem’s shot to the far post in the 22nd minute. when Florida and No. 1 Portland tied 1-all.  No. 8 Georgia is the third top-10 opponent Florida has faced in a season opener. Florida is Worth Noting: now 0-1-2 versus top-10 teams in an opener (1997 – 2-1 loss vs. No. 1 North Carolina; 2006 –  Madison Alexander’s goal was her 12th for the Gators. She has scored a goal in each of her 1-1 2OT vs. No. 1 Portland). four seasons at Florida.  This was Florida’s second attempt to open the 2020 campaign. Positive COVID-19 tests for  Alabama is the second of a four-match stretch for Florida versus teams among the United three players and widespread quarantines for those in their direct contact postponed Florida’s Soccer Coaches top 15. Next Sunday, Florida is at No. 5 Texas A&M and returns home to original season opener, set for Saturday, Sept. 19 at Missouri. play host to No. 13 Vanderbilt on Oct. 18.  One freshman – forward Maddy Rhodes – was among the Gators’ starting lineup. At least  Today was the first time in the 25 all-time meetings between these two program that Alabama one freshman has been among the opener’s starters 20 of the programs 26 seasons. brought a national ranking.  In addition to Rhodes, eight others made their Gator debuts Sunday – freshmen Tori Grambo, Izzy Kadzban, Delaney Tauzel, Sydney Urban, Ashlyn Kane and Nicole Vernis Records: (redshirt freshman) and two transfers – Ansley Frazier and Shaye Seyffart. A total of 24 Florida: 1-0-1, 1-0-1 SEC Gators played Sunday. Alabama: 1-1-1, 1-1-1 SEC

Records: All-Time Series Record: Florida: 0-0-1, 0-0-1 SEC Florida leads 21-1-3 Georgia: 1-0-1, 1-0-1 SEC What the Gators Said: What the Becky Burleigh Said: On what Coach Burleigh said at halftime, being down a goal… Opening statement: “She just gave a lot of motivation. She told us we practiced this, being down a goal. We were thinking we “Given the situation where it was difficult to get momentum going into this game, I think we competed hard. We prepared for this so we put that practice to use and stayed motivated. We didn’t let it get us down.” – need to improve upon our technical ability and tactics and build momentum in a real week leading up to a sophomore forward Alivia Gonzalez game. That’s going to be so nice. That was our very first game in a very long time.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh On how it felt to score the game-winning goal…

On physical play… “I was just so excited, not only for the team, but that was my first real goal in college. It was just an “It was a really physical game. That’s something that’s hard to prepare for in training because that’s not exciting time, knowing that there’s a minute left in the game and we had our first win in the SEC.” – necessarily our style of play. And the fact that we were able to step up and handle that says a lot of good sophomore forward Alivia Gonzalez things about us.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh On making adjustments at halftime… On freshman playing... “The first half I thought Alabama came out and pressed us really hard. The second half we made some “We played with a lot of people. That was really good for everyone to get their feet wet. There were a lot of freshmen and transfers that played. The fact that we trusted them with the game on the line says a lot.” – tactical adjustments. Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh “Our team really stepped up to the challenge of being down and wanting to win that game. But I think it On bouncing back after Georgia goal... was the tactical change too that really helped us get back to our identity.” – Florida Head Coach Becky “We were hoping for a shutout. When I saw her on the breakaway, I tried my best to cover the angle. I was a Burleigh little disappointed as a goalkeeper that we got scored on. But I didn’t think it was anything we wouldn’t be able to come back from. It happens, but we knew we could turn around and get back after it.” – senior goalkeeper No. 15 Alabama (1-1-1, 1-1-1 SEC) at Florida (1-0-1, 1-0-1 SEC) Susi Espinoza Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (368) Weather: 69 degrees, 7 mph NNE winds, light rain, 96% humidity On playing in the first game… After 14 days of quarantine, you can definitely feel it in the second half and in the two overtimes. For the Goals by Period 1 2 Total second half, keeping a clean sheet gave us the opportunity to score and potentially win.” – senior goalkeeper Alabama 1 0 1 Susi Espinoza Florida 0 2 2

No. 8 Georgia (1-0, 1-0 SEC) at Florida (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Scoring Summary: Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (368) No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Weather: 84 degrees, 5 mph SW winds, 73% humidity 1. 4:25 UA Sydney Vincens 2. 61:14 UF Madison Alexander Maddy Rhodes, Kouri Peace Goals by Period 1 2 OT1OT2 Total 3. 88:43 UF Alivia Gonzalez Kouri Peace, Kit Loferski Georgia 1 0 0 0 1 Florida 1 0 0 0 1 Shots: Alabama 8, Florida 18 Saves: Alabama 10 (McKinley Crone 10), Florida 2 (Susi Espinoza 2) Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Cautions: 1. 11:46 UF Deanne Rose Georgia Eaton-Collins Parker Roberts/UF – 18:32 – yellow; Sasha Pickard/UA – 24:33 – yellow; Sydney Vincens/UA – 63:48 – yellow 2. 40:46 UGA Chloe Chapman

Shots: Georgia 15, Florida 14 Saves: Georgia 7 (Emory Wegener 7), Florida 4 (Susi Espinoza 4)

Cautions: Delany Tauzel/UF – yellow (28:06), Cameron Hall/UF – yellow (102:42)

No. 15 Florida 1 Vanderbilt 2 No. 11 Texas A&M 2 Florida 1 2OT Oct. 11, 2020 Oct. 18, 2020 Ellis Field Donald R. Dizney Stadium Bryan-College Station, Texas Gainesville, Fla.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A scramble for the ball at the far post produced the overtime winner for Vanderbilt BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 15 Florida soccer lost 2-1 at No. 11 Texas A&M this afternoon at soccer, as VU claimed a 2-1 double overtime win over Florida Sunday evening at the Donald R. Dizney Ellis Field. Stadium.

th It was a traditional meeting between the two programs. Sunday’s result was the 13 one-goal decision in the Sunday’s scoring: 17-match all-time series between the two teams. Florida scored the only goal of the opening half in the 41st minute. The searching ball sent forward by Parker Roberts found freshman Maddy Rhodes making a run down the center of the box. Her sliding right foot just Sunday’s scoring: beat the converging duo of Commodore defenders to score Rhodes first Gator goal. nd The opening goal came in the 22 minute when Texas A&M’s Barbara Olivieri’s corner kick curled in to kick in off the far post. The Commodores knotted the score in the 80th minute. From deep in the Florida box, Abi Brighton sent an angled ball up to Raegan Kelley who put it in with a one-time swipe of her right foot. It was Kelley’s first goal A foul was called on Florida’s Parker Roberts when she bumped TAMU’s Lauren Geczik inside the top corner for 2020. th of the box. Jimena Lopez scored on the resulting penalty kick in the 28 minute. The winner started with a lofted ball from Leila AZARI to the far post in the 103rd minute. A pair from each team The first goal of second half was also the first Gator goal for sophomore Syd Kennedy. Madison were there but it was VU’s Myra Konte who got the touch in the scramble to get VU’s first golden goal of 2020. Alexander tried to play the ball into the box but it deflected off the legs of TAMU defenders. Alexander picked up the deflection, sliding to poke the ball to Kenned located at the top of the box. With her natural left foot, Worth Noting: th Kennedy scored on a 17-yard shot to the far post in the 58 minute.  Maddy Rhodes’ goal is her first of her Gator career. The last three matches have seen a Gator score their first collegiate goal – Alivia Gonzalez (vs. Alabama), Syd Kennedy (at Texas A&M) Worth Noting: and Rhodes.  Gator sophomore Kouri Peace left the match early in the second half with an ankle injury.  Four Gators made their first collegiate starts Sunday – Alivia Gonzalez, Tori Grambo, Syd She’ll be examined by UF team doctors when the Gators return to Gainesville. Kennedy and Sydney Urban.  Florida played overtime for the second time in 2020 and Sunday was VU’s third OT (and  Florida goalkeeper Susi Espinoza turned in a season-high six saves Sunday second consecutive).  This is the 10th time both teams brought a national ranking into a meeting.  In the 33 all-time meetings between these two programs, this was the third overtime (first since 2004) and first in Gainesville. It was UF’s first overtime loss to the Commodores.  Texas A&M was Florida’s third consecutive ranked opponent to open 2020 action. The Gators  Florida redshirt junior Kit Loferski left the match in the 57th minute after taking a hard tumble. opened 2020 with a tie versus No. 8 Georgia (1-1 2OT) and then won versus then No. 15 Gator freshman Ashlyn Kane was unavailable Sunday due to COVID-19 quarantine. Alabama (2-1) Records: Records: Florida: 1-2-1, 1-2-1 SEC Florida: 1-1-1, 1-1-1 SEC Vanderbilt: 2-3-0, 2-3-0 SEC Texas A&M 2-1-0, 2-1-0 SEC All-Time Series Record: All-Time Series Record: Florida leads 28-4-1 Texas A&M leads 9-8 What the Gators Said: What the Gators Said: On team’s performance… On today’s match: “It’s a very disappointing way to lose because I felt like we were much more ourselves tonight than we “I thought in the first half Texas A&M did a really good job of playing physically against us and we really didn’t have been. If you look at just the outcome, obviously you’re not satisfied with it but if you look at the way respond that well. In the second half, we stepped it up. The second half was a different game for us. But that we played, it was a big improvement. – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh probably too little too late. On Gator goalkeeper Susi Espinoza’s impact on team… “It’s a really good lesson for us when playing on the road – or anywhere, to be fair – we need to start out a “That position is huge and Suzi’s done a great job making some big saves when necessary.” – Florida little grittier right from the beginning and not try to work our way into the game.” Florida Head Coach Becky Head Coach Becky Burleigh Burleigh On attacking play… On her goal: “I definitely felt like we were a little more connected with one another and I think that led to more offensive “We’ve been stressing a lot to play simple and two-touch. That goal started with Cassidy [Lindley] and Madi chances for us for sure.”– Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Alexander on the right side. They played a simple two-touch game. It popped out to me and I finished it.” – sophomore Syd Kennedy On scoring first collegiate goal… “It feels really great. Parker Roberts just played a great ball. It was fantastic. All I had to do was touch Syd Kennedy’s first collegiate goal: the ball and it felt great. “It was a good goal. A bunch of people kept the ball moving and when it got to Syd Kennedy, she had a great finish.” - Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh “Afterwards I was like Parker, ‘that was superb.” All I had to do was just run onto it. But it feels great to finally get my name on the board and I hope to score many more goals after this.” – freshman forward Maddy What the Gators take from today’s result: Rhodes “We need to bring energy from the first minutes. There’s been too much starting slow and trying to pick it up in the second half. We saw today it was too late. Hopefully in the next game we’ll bring it from the first minute On what playing in Kicking for the Cure match means to her and team… and carry it through all 90.” – sophomore Syd Kennedy “We talked before the game, everybody on this team has been affected by cancer in some way. We have Lo [senior Lauren Evans] who battled leukemia. So pink is obviously breast cancer, but my grandfather No. 15 Florida (1-1-1, 1-1-1 SEC) at No. 11 Texas A&M (2-1-0, 2-1-0 SEC) died of lung cancer.” – freshman forward Maddy Rhodes Stadium: Ellis Field (566) Weather: 89 degrees, 10 mph SSW winds, clear, 52% humidity On what today’s Kicking for the Cure, cancer awareness match meant to the team.. “Every year this game is a chance to get outside of yourself and to play for someone else. I think this game Goals by Period 1 2 Total really makes it personal because almost everyone on our team has had some person in their family affected Florida 0 1 1 by cancer.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Texas A&M 2 0 2 Vanderbilt (2-3-0, 2-3-0 SEC) at Florida (1-2-1, 1-2-1 SEC) Scoring Summary: Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (368) No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Weather: 80 degrees, 12 mph NE winds, partly cloudy, 66% humidity 1. 21:16 TAMU Barbara Olivieri 2. 27:31 TAMU Jimena Lopez Goals by Period 1 2 OT OT2 Total 3. 57:22 UF Syd Kennedy Madison Alexander Vanderbilt 0 1 0 1 2 Florida 1 0 0 0 1 Shots: Florida 5, Texas A&M 18 Saves: Florida 6 (Susi Espinoza 6); Texas A&M 3 (Shantel Hutton 3) Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Cautions: 1. 40:46 UF Maddy Rhodes Parker Roberts Jimena Lopez/TAMU – 39:09 – yellow; Katie Smith/TAMU – 49:06 – yellow; Laney Steed/UF – 78:54 - yellow 2. 79:26 VU Raegan Kelley Abi Brighton 3. 102:06 VU Madison Elwell

Shots: Vanderbilt 7, Florida 10 Saves: Vanderbilt 6 (Sarah Fuller 6), Florida 2 (Susi Espinoza 2)

Cautions: Raegan Kelley/VU – 79:08 yellow; Georgia Eaton-Collins/UF – 95:05 yellow; Cameron Hall/UF – 98:09 yellow

Florida 2 Tennessee 2 No. 11 South Carolina 4 Florida 1 Oct. 25, 2020 Oct. 30, 2020 Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Donald R. Dizney Stadium Columbia, S.C. Gainesville, Fla.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A short-handed Florida soccer team lost 4-2 at No. 11 South Carolina Sunday afternoon at GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A goal in each half gave Tennessee a 2-1 win over Florida Friday evening in the Gators’ the Eugene E. Stone III Stadium. 2020 home finale at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

The Gators left several key players – and their head coach – in Gainesville due to injuries or COVID-19 Last Sunday in Florida’s 4-2 loss at No. 11 South Carolina, Florida left seven players – and their head coach – protocol. In addition to Becky Burleigh, the following players were unavailable Sunday – Carina Baltrip- in Gainesville due to injuries or COVID-19 protocol. Today, the Gators welcomed back Georgia Eaton-Collins Reyes, Georgia Eaton-Collins, Ashlyn Kane, Ava Kuyken, Kit Loferski, Kouri Peace and Deanne Rose. and Ashlyn Kane but were still without Coach Becky Burleigh and five players - Carina Baltrip-Reyes, Ava Kuyken, Kit Loferski, Kouri Peace and Deanne Rose. Sunday’s scoring: South Carolina scored in the sixth minute with a Sutton Jones near post header off a Jyllissa Harris corner Friday’s scoring: kick. Tennessee scored in the 27th minute when Claudia Dipasupil stepped in front of a Gator clearance attempt. Dipasupil took a couple of touches toward goal before launching a 25-yard left-footed shot that dipped under Gator redshirt freshman Nicole Vernis tied the match at 9:02 with her first collegiate goal on Florida’s first shot the crossbar for her first score of the season. of the match. Madison Alexander sent the ball right to Cassidy Lindley making a run through the right side of the box. Lindley’s cross found Vernis on the other side of the box where she placed it in with a 14-yard right Jaida Thomas pushed the lead out to 2-0 with her near-post header off Dipasupil’s corner kick in the 70th footed shot. minute.

USC’s Samantha Chang, the reigning National Player of the Week, scored in the 21st minute with a shot from Freshman Maddy Rhodes’ far post header off a Parker Roberts corner kick in the 81st minute added to the the center that hit the crossbar to fall in. Gators’ second-half push but UF couldn’t find the equalizer.

A South Carolina corner kick in the 42nd minute was headed three times before it came to Rylee Forster. Her Gators had a few opportunities earlier in the match. In the 49th minute, Rhodes shot in the box kicked off the right-footed volley shot scored from 15 yards to put the Gamecocks ahead for good. near post. In the 62nd minute, a pass above the box caught Roberts in stride as she made a diagonal run. Her 18-yard shot skimmed just over the crossbar. Jones’ second goal of the afternoon in the 67th minute looked like her first – a near post header off a Chang corner kick. This is Florida’s fourth consecutive loss, equaling the program’s longest losing stretch set in 2018 and matched in 2019. Another Gator scored her first collegiate goal Sunday. Laney Steed headed a Gamecock throw-in deep in the USC half toward the top of the box. Freshman Tori Grambo jumped on the Gamecock’s clearance attempt Records: and then took four touches as she headed toward the top of the box. Her left-footed strike from 19 yards hit the Florida: 1-4-1, 1-4-1 SEC far post to kick in with 22 seconds remaining. Tennessee: 3-3-1, 3-3-1 SEC

Worth Noting: All-Time Series Record:  Two Gators made their first collegiate starts Sunday – Taylor Baksay and Nicole Vernis. Florida leads 18-11-3 Two others played their first Gator minutes at South Carolina – Anna DeLeon and Alexa Goldberg. What Becky Burleigh Said:  South Carolina’s Shelley Smith earned her 300th head coaching win Sunday (300-153-50/24 On strategy going forward: seasons) “Ultimately, we can do tactically what we want to do but I think it comes down just us being more aggressive in going after the ball.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Records:

Florida: 1-3-1, 1-3-1 SEC South Carolina: 5-1-0, 5-1-0 SEC On Gators scoring chances: “I just think we have to be more consistent. We did have some good chances for sure and that’s All-Time Series Record: promising, but I think at the same time we gave Tennessee a little bit too many opportunities ourselves. Florida leads 22-10-2 So we have to clean it up on both sides, both defensively and offensively.” – Florida Head Coach Becky

Burleigh What Becky Burleigh Said: On today’s match: “Congrats to Shelley [Smith – South Carolina’s head coach] on her 300th win. She’s a class act.” On the team's resilience in comeback: “I don’t expect this team to ever quit. I don’t think that’s in our DNA. I think that’s a major part of what this “Clearly had an issue defending corners and USC exposed that. We will work on that going forward. Felt team is all about. good about our ability in the run of play but we aren’t here for moral victories.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh “Certainly we are frustrated and disappointed with the results but we always have a choice as to how we respond.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Florida (1-3-1, 1-2-1 SEC) at No. 11 South Carolina (5-1, 5-1 SEC) Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (349) Tennessee (3-3-1, 3-3-1 SEC) at Florida (1-4-1, 1-4-1 SEC) Weather: 72 degrees, 6 mph NNE winds, rain at beginning Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (368) Weather: 71 degrees, 5 mph N winds, clear Goals by Period 1 2 Total Florida 1 1 2 Goals by Period 1 2 Total South Carolina 3 1 4 Tennessee 1 1 2 Florida 0 1 1 Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Scoring Summary: 1. 5:13 USC Sutton Jones Jyllissa Harris No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist 2. 9:02 UF Nicole Vernis Cassidy Lindley, Madison Alexander 1. 26:56 UT Claudia Dipasupil 3. 20:14 USC Samantha Chang Anna Patten 2. 69:41 UT Jaida Thomas Claudia Dipasupil 4. 41:54 USC Rylee Forster Hallie Meadows 3. 80:27 UF Maddy Rhodes Parker Roberts 5. 89:38 UF Tori Grambo Shots: Tennessee 11, Florida 11 Shots: Florida 10, South Carolina 15 Saves: Tennessee 2 (Jenna Rolfe 1; Team 1), Florida 4 (Susi Espinoza 4) Saves: Florida 0 (Susi Espinoza 0; Alexa Goldberg 0), South Carolina 3 (Heather Hintz 3) Cautions: Cautions: Cameron Hall-UF – 58:21/yellow Isabella Cook-UT – 56:54 (yellow); Laney Steed-UF – 63:06 (yellow); Mackenzie Ostrom-UT – 76:30 (yellow)

Florida 1 Florida 2 Kentucky 3 Missouri 5 Nov. 6, 2020 Nov. 8, 2020 Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex Walton Soccer Stadium Lexington, Ky. Columbia, Mo.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Florida soccer dropped a 3-1 decision to Kentucky Friday evening at the Wendell and COLUMBIA, Mo. – Florida soccer dropped a 5-2 decision to Missouri Sunday afternoon at the Audrey J. Vickie Soccer Complex. Walton Soccer Stadium. It was the final match of 2020 Southeastern Conference regular-season action for both teams. Friday’s scoring: A penalty kick awarded late in the opening half was successfully converted by Kentucky’s Jordyn Rhodes in Sunday’s scoring: the 43rd minute. The earliest Gator goal of 2020 started when Alivia Gonzalez, running down the left sideline, sent the ball to the top of the six-yard box. Nicole Vernis got a touch on the ball, shielded off her defender and put it in at Parker Roberts tied the match in the 56th minute with a long strike. She won the ball at the top of the Kentucky 3:40. defensive third and then sent a 25-yard right-footed shot that just dipped under crossbar for her first goal of the season. Parker Roberts’ clearance attempt on a Tiger free kick came off the back of her head and scored as an own goal in the 10th minute to even the match. Kentucky regained the lead in the 68th minute when Hannah Richardson took the flick from Rhodes and got behind the defense to score on a 14-yard shot to the far corner. Bella Alessi put the Tigers ahead in the 16th minute. She brought the ball into the right side of the box and scored on a 17-yard left-footed strike. The Wildcats lead expanded to the final margin when Rhodes scored in the 81st minute. Richardson intercepted a Gator defensive pass and headed toward goal. Her shot was saved by UF’s Susi Espinoza but MU’s Cassidy Nurnberger won the ball above the Gator box and immediately took a 25-yard strike. Her shot hit the deflection landed in the six-yard box where Rhodes put it in for her second goal of the evening. The goal the crossbar and kicked in at 29:54. was Rhodes seventh of the season, which leads the SEC in 2020. Alessi scored her second goal at 61:44. Julissa Cisneros sent a searching ball into the box that Alessi caught Worth Noting: up to, scoring with a right-footed six-yard shot. Tonight’s result sets Florida’s record for consecutive losses at five. Kentucky claims its first win of 2020. UK Head Coach Ian Carry missed Friday’s match due to his recent Nurnberger scored her second goal off a corner kick sent in by Hannah Joella. She struck the ball at the top of positive COVID-19 test. the box off a volley to finish the Tigers’ scoring in the 70th minute. This is Kentucky’s first win over Florida since 2014. Of UK’s five wins over Florida, all have come away from Gainesville (4 in Lexington; 1 in Orange Beach, Ala.) Gonzalez added a goal to her assist in the 76th minute. Parker Roberts sent a diagonal ball into the box. Gonzalez just beat her marker to score from six yards. Records: Florida: 1-5-1, 1-5-1 SEC Worth Noting: Kentucky: 1-4-3, 1-4-3 SEC  With her goal today at 3:40, Nicole Vernis has Florida earliest and second earliest goals of 2020 season. Her first collegiate goal at South Carolina at 9:02 is now No. 2 on UF’s 2020 All-Time Series Record: goals scored list. Florida leads 23-5-3  This is the third win all-time for Missouri in the 13-match all-time series. All three MU wins have come in Columbia, Mo. What Becky Burleigh Said:  Today’s result sets Florida’s record for consecutive losses at six. After tonight’s result:  Freshman Alexa Goldberg made her first collegiate start today in goal. With Florida’s seeding “Clearly, we are stuck in a rut and are having a difficult time finding our way out of it. It’s my responsibility to set for the SEC Tournament, the Florida coaching staff saw this as an opportunity to give get our mentality back on a winning track. Goldberg some additional match experience.  All SEC teams began the season looking to play eight matches in league regular-season “I still believe in this team and saw some individual performances that display that mentality but we need it action. Missouri and Georgia are the only teams to only play seven matches. Those two from every single person on our team. That’s my job to bring it out of everyone.” – Florida Head Coach Becky teams were to meet Friday, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19 impacting the Georgia Burleigh team.

Florida (1-5-1, 1-5-1 SEC) at Kentucky (1-4-3, 1-4-3 SEC) Records: Stadium: Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (91) Florida: 1-6-1, 1-6-1 SEC Weather: 43 degrees, 3 mph SSE winds, clear Missouri: 3-2-2, 3-2-2 SEC

Goals by Period 1 2 Total All-Time Series Record: Florida 0 1 1 Florida leads 8-3-2 Kentucky 1 2 3 What Becky Burleigh Said: Scoring Summary: After today’s result: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist “As much as this one hurt, we are going to have to find a way to get past it and draw a line under it, as 1. 42:39 UK Jordyn Rhodes PK we have to prepare for the SEC Tournament that begins Friday. 2. 55:37 UF Parker Roberts 3. 67:05 UK Hannah Richardson Jordyn Rhodes 4. 8028 UK Jordyn Rhodes Hannah Richardson “It will be up to us to find our way back to a winning mentality and it will take all of us together to do it.” - Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Shots: Florida 15, Kentucky 15 Saves: Florida 2 (Susi Espinoza 2), Kentucky 9 (Brooke Littman 9) Florida (1-6-1, 1-6-1 SEC) at Missouri (3-2-2, 3-2-2 SEC) Stadium: Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium Cautions: Julia Grosso-UK (62:29); Cameron Hall-UF – yellow (62:33); Parker Roberts-UF – yellow (69:50), Weather: 71 degrees, 15 mph SSE winds, clear Emily Hähnel-UK – yellow (89:14) Goals by Period 1 2 Total Florida 1 1 2 Missouri 3 2 5

Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist 1. 3:40 UF Nicole Vernis Alivia Gonzalez 2. 7:56 MU Own Goal 3. 15:37 MU Bella Alessi 4. 29:54 MU Cassidy Nurnberger 5. 61:44 MU Bella Alessi. Julissa Cisneros, Macy Trujillo 6. 69:14 MU Cassidy Nurnberger Hannah Joella 7. 75:58 UF Alivia Gonzalez Parker Roberts

Shots: Florida 17, Missouri 25 Saves: Florida 2 (Alexa Goldberg 6), Missouri 9 (McKenna Sheehan 1; Sophia Worth 8 )

Cautions: Morcquess Oliphant-MU/yellow (34:32); Hannah Joella-MU/yellow (72:56)

“Tonight was a very good look at who we used to be and we kind of lost it this season. Today we saw what Florida 6 Gator soccer is all about. From everyone on the bench to everyone on the field and even in the stands - honestly, that’s what Gator soccer is about. We’re about community, family and everyone stepped up for each Kentucky 5 OT other. It isn’t just about what happened on the field but what happened off the field too.” – junior Cassidy Lindley Nov. 13, 2020 Florida (2-6-1, 1-6-1 SEC) vs Kentucky (1-5-3, 1-4-3 SEC) Orange Beach Sportsplex Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, Ala. Weather: 64 degrees, North winds at 3 mph, clear

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – In an 11-goal match that saw four ties and five lead exchanges, it was the Gators Goals by Period 1 2 OT Total taking a 6-5 overtime win over Kentucky Friday in Southeastern Conference Tournament opening round action Florida 1 4 1 6 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. Kentucky 3 2 0 5

Sophomore Cassidy Lindley hit the winner in the 96th minute, giving Florida the decisive sixth goal in the Scoring Summary: 600th match in the program’s 26-year history. No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist 1. 23:05 UF Parker Roberts The win moves Florida ahead to Sunday’s SEC Tournament second round play to face Missouri. 2. 25:32 UK Jordyn Rhodes Emily Hahnel, Maria Olsen 3. 25:56 UK Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir Friday’s scoring: 4. 28:38 UK Jordyn Rhodes PK Settle in for this scoring review. Eleven combined goals equals the most ever for the Florida program. 5. 61:12 UF Cassidy Lindley 6. 67:45 UF Laney Steed Florida’s Parker Roberts scored the first in the 24th minute. A deep cross from Cassidy Lindley was 7. 75:34 UF Deanne Rose PK attempted to be cleared by UK but Roberts one-touched it in from 14 yards. 8. 82:38 UK Hannah Richardson Maria Olsen 9. 83:57 UK Jordyn Rhodes Gretchen Mills The Wildcats scored the next three, with the first two coming within a minute. Emily Hahnel won the ball just 10. 88:03 UF Parker Roberts Deanne Rose, Laney Steed above the Florida box. She sent it to Maria Olson at the top of the box who quickly sent it left for Jordyn 11 95:25 UF Cassidy Lindley Deanne Rose, Laney Steed Rhodes making a run down the left side of the box. Rhodes hit a 12-yard shot to the far corner at 25:32 for the first tie of the match. Shots: Florida 26, Kentucky 11 Saves: Florida 2 (Susi Espinoza 2), Kentucky 4 (Brooke Littman 4) Just 24 second later, Kentucky took its first lead when Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir hit a 25-yard shot at 25:56. Cautions: Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir -UK -yellow (42:01) First half scoring closed in the 29th minute after Roberts hit a penalty kick when the Gators were whistled for a handball in the box. Florida 6 Second half scoring started with a three-goal stretch by the Gators. Lindley took the throw-in from Nicole Vernis and then moved across the top of the box before hitting a 20-yard shot to the far post in 62nd minute for her first goal of 2020. Kentucky 5 OT Nov. 13, 2020 Another Gator, sophomore Laney Steed, scored her first goal of the season when she tied the match in the 68th minute. Lindley’s corner kick pinged around the far post after a Roberts’ header attempt before it came to Orange Beach Sportsplex Steed at the top of the box. Her left-footed strike hit the near post and kicked in to tie the match at 3-all. Orange Beach, Ala. Florida took its second lead of the match when sophomore Alivia Gonzalez was fouled, giving the Gators their first penalty kick of the season. Deanne Rose, making her first appearance in a match since Oct. 18, ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Florida couldn’t find the tying goal in the final 18 minutes, dropping a 2-1 decision to successfully converted the shot in the 76th minute. Missouri Sunday evening in Southeastern Conference Soccer Tournament second round action at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. The Wildcats scored twice in a two-minute span to take a late lead. Hannah Richardson tied the match with her 17-yard shot to the upper corner at 82:38. Then Rhodes earned her first collegiate hat-trick when she The loss concludes fall play for Gator soccer. Due to the pandemic, this NCAA campaign stretches into the headed in Gretchen Mills’ corner kick at 83:57. spring. Spring play can be played Feb. 3 – April 17. The NCAA Championships field will be scaled back from the current 64 team bracket to 48 teams. The NCAA College Cup is May 13-17. The play that forced overtime started with Steed sending the ball wide for Rose. The deep cross Rose sent to the middle of the box was headed in by Roberts at 88:03 for her second goal of the match. Sunday’s scoring: Missouri scored first when Macy Trujillo put in the ball from eight yards at 16:25. The play started when Bella The golden goal started with Steed sending the ball to Rose as she moved down the right side of the box. The Alessi won the ball above the UF box and then sent a slanted pass into the box for Trujillo. cross Rose sent from just before the end line was one-touched in by Lindley at the near post at 95:25 for her second goal of the night. Cassidy Lindley’s third goal of the SEC Tournament tied the match in the 21st minute. From inside the Missouri half, Alivia Gonzalez slotted the ball through the center of the box. Lindley caught up with the ball, Worth Noting: hurdled the oncoming MU goalkeeper to score from 14 yards.  The 11-goal match equals the highest combined score in the program’s 26-year history. Florida was also involved in 11 goal matches in 1999 (UF 11, LSU 0) and 1997 (UF 10, LSU Alessi gave Missouri the lead in the 72nd minute. Trujillo’s shot off a lofted ball from just above the six-yard 1). box was deflected but Alessi put in the loose ball for the decisive goal.  Eleven goals in a single match equals the SEC Tournament combined goals total record (1997, Vanderbilt 8, Arkansas 3) Worth Noting:  Last time Florida scored six goals in a single match? It was at Kentucky in 2018 (6-0 UF win).  Florida goalkeeper Susi Espinoza equaled her collegiate-high with seven saves tonight  Florida played Kentucky a week ago in Lexington, losing 3-1. Roberts also scored in that  This is Missouri’s second consecutive win over Florida as MU won 5-2 a week ago in match. Columbia, Mo., in the 2020 SEC regular-season finale. Florida is now 1-1-1 versus MU in SEC  Steed has scored both of her collegiate goals versus Kentucky. In addition to tonight’s match, Tournament play. Steed hit her first Gator goal when the two teams met at UF’s Donald R. Dizney Stadium in 2019. What the Gators Said: After tonight’s loss:  This is Florida’s third overtime match of the season and is now 1-1-1 in extra minutes. “Credit to Missouri as they took us out of our style of play. We were never really able to get back into it. I think  UK Head Coach Ian Carry missed both meetings with Florida in 2020 due to his positive that was part of our downfall tonight. COVID-19 test.

 Adding to Friday’s post-match celebration was some balloons and cupcakes to celebrate UF “In the end, we need to be able to play in whatever conditions and under whatever pressure. If we want to be Associate Head Coach Alan Kirkup’s birthday. the team we anticipate that we can be, we have to be able to impose our style of play on our opponent. Tonight we did not do that.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Records: Florida: 2-6-1, 1-6-1 SEC Florida (2-7-1, 1-6-1 SEC) vs Missouri (4-2-2, 3-2-2 SEC) Kentucky: 1-5-3, 1-4-3 SEC Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Weather: 63 degrees, North winds at 10 mph, clear All-Time Series Record: Florida leads 24-5-3 Goals by Period 1 2 Total Florida 1 0 1 What the Gators Said: Missouri 1 1 2 After tonight’s win: “That was one of the most crazy games I’ve ever been a part of. It was an emotional roller coaster, lots of Scoring Summary: resilience and perseverance shown. Thought we did a good job of halftime of not playing like we knew what No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist the score was and just came out and really got after it. Huge shout out to our bench. They made a huge 1. 16:25 MU Macy Trujillo difference in our energy level the entire game. 2. 20:30 UF Cassidy Lindley Alivia Gonzalez 3. 71:47 MU Bella Alessi Macy Trujillo It was frustrating when we were down 3-1 as some of it was our own doing. But we had hit the tipping point where we were tired of that narrative and we had nothing to lose at that point. They played their hearts out.” – Shots: Florida 7, Missouri 18 Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Saves: Florida 7 (Susi Espinoza 7), Missouri 1 (Isabella Alessio 1)

On her golden goal: Cautions: Nicole Vernis-UF – yellow (17:39); Parker Robert-UF – yellow (70:56) “We played down the line and Laney [Steed] played a great ball in to Deanne [Rose]. She got down to the end line and played the perfect ball across. All I had to do is be there and tap it in.” – junior Cassidy Lindley

On the fight shown by the Gators tonight: College of Charleston 1 South Florida 0 Florida 5 Florida 0 2OT Feb. 20, 2021 Feb. 27, 2021 Donald R. Dizney Stadium Donald R. Dizney Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.

GAINESVILLE, FLA. - In the Gators’ first match back in almost 100 calendar days, Florida soccer kicked off GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida and South Florida soccer played to a scoreless tie on a perfect Saturday evening their spring calendar with a 5-1 win Saturday over College of Charleston. at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. It was the second tie in the nine-match all-time series.

Besides for neutral site matchups with LSU (March 14) and Georgia (March 28), the Gators face five non- Opportunities to score were there for both teams. USF’s Sydney Nasello hit the crossbar in the 10th minute. conference opponents this spring. Midway through the opening half, UF Susi Espinoza made a diving save on Meghan Cavanaugh’s shot.

It was the first time Florida and College of Charleston have played each other. The scheduling came after In the 57th minute, freshman Beata Olsson’s cross was headed by senior Madison Alexander but the shot Florida’s game vs. FAU on Friday was canceled due to COVID complications on Florida Atlantic’s team. was high. Alexander had another opportunity less than a minute later, but her hard shot from the left wing was saved by USF’s Sydney Martinez. Saturday’s scoring: The scoring opened off a corner from the Gators when Laney Steed sent one into the box for Parker Roberts, Both goalkeepers recorded three saves. It was Florida’s first shutout of the season and USF’s third. who headed the ball into the back of the net. Florida played the final 36 minutes a man-down after sophomore Cameron Hall received her second yellow A strong Gator defense that allowed just three shots on goal kept the Gators in the lead all day. card of the match. It was a hard-fought match, with UF edging USF 20-18 in fouls. Six yellow cards (five to UF) were shown Saturday. It was in the 41st minute, a penalty kick drawn by Florida gave Maddy Rhodes the opportunity to extend the lead to two, and that she did. Senior Day: Saturday was Gator Soccer Senior Day. Florida celebrated the careers eight players in a pre-match ceremony: Florida went into the half with a 2-0 lead.  Madison Alexander The melee of scoring came in between the 63’ minute and 72’ minute as the Gators tacked on three goals  Carina Baltrip-Reyes within the span of nine minutes.  Susi Espinoza  Lauren Evans A College of Charleston goal also wedged in between the span, but a strong Gator attack overwhelmed any  Kit Loferski comeback effort from the Cougars.  Ashley Pietra  Parker Roberts Notable scores came from freshman Beata Olsson, who scored her first two goals in her Gator debut. She  Deanne Rose joined the team in January.

National Rankings: The Swedish forward is the first freshman Gator since Savannah Jordan in 2013 to score two goals in their South Florida currently ranks No. 18 by TopDrawerSoccer.com. Gator debut.

Records: Her first goal came with the help of Madison Alexander who put the ball to Olsson’s feet before ultimately Florida: 3-7-2, 1-6-1 SEC finishing in the back of the net. USF: 2-0-1, 1-0 AAC

She tacked on another in the 72’ for good measure off the assist from Ava Kuyken. All-Time Series Record:

Florida leads 6-1-2 Olsson and Rhodes weren’t the only freshman standouts, as midfielder freshman Delaney Tauzel put in a goal

of her own in the 68’ minute, her first collegiate goal. What the Gators Said:

After tonight’s result: Assisting on Tauzel’s goal was once again Laney Steed, her second of the game, which tied her collegiate “The story of the match was our ability to stay disciplined and stay focused, especially when we went down to career best for assists in a single game. 10 players. We really had to absorb some pressure and be very disciplined in what we were doing defensively

and hope to counter out of that. Worth noting:

Passing the torch “It is always hard in our sport to get excited about a draw. But what we are really excited about is the shutout. ● After Parker Robert’s game-opening goal, the next four Gator goals were all scored by We’ve been searching for an elusive shutout for quite some time. To get a shutout with 10 people, that’s not freshmen. easy to do.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh ● Midfielder Laney Steed tied a collegiate-best two assists today. Her last two-assist game

came just last fall in the Gators overtime comeback 6-5 win over Kentucky in the Southeastern Tonight’s result: Conference Tournament “I’m really proud of the team getting the shutout. That is something we’ve been focusing on this entire this ● Beata Olsson’s two goals on Saturday sets a record for the first Gator freshman to score two spring - getting everyone from front to back to defend as a unit. To do that with a man-down was impressive goals in their first match appearance since Savannah Jordan in 2013 so that was a good way to finish the game.” – senior Madison Alexander.

Records: On Senior Day: Florida: (3-7-1, 1-6-1 SEC) “I’m not really an emotional person but deep down it was emotional. I think everyone was playing for each College of Charleston: (0-1 -- did not play in fall 2020) other. This night was dedicated to the seniors so it was really special.” – senior Madison Alexander

All-Time Series Record:

Florida leads 1-0 South Florida (2-0-1) vs Florida (3-7-2)

What the Gators Said: Attendance: 368 Head Coach Becky Burleigh On playing in first match since November... Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Gainesville, FL “It was such a beautiful day so it was hard not to have good energy because it was just perfect playing Weather: Clear, 81F conditions.

“We’ve been in a really, really long stretch of playing against ourselves so it’s just nice to see live competition.” Goals by Period 1 2 OT OT2 Total

South Florida On Beata Olsson’s collegiate debut (2 goals)... 0 0 0 0 0 “We know that she’s a really good attacking talent so it was good for her to get on the score sheet twice.” Florida 0 0 0 0 0

College of Charleston (0-1-0) vs Florida (3-7-1) Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (368) Gainesville, FL Weather: 53F, NNE 6 mph, 63% Humidity Shots: South Florida 13, Florida 7

Goals by Period 1 2 Total Saves: South Florida 3 (Sydney Martinez 3) , Florida 3 (Susi Espinoza 3) College of Charleston 0 1 1

Florida 2 3 5

Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist 1. 10:51 UF Parker Roberts(4) Laney Steed 2. 41:55 UF Maddy Rhodes(3) 3. 63:10 UF Beata Olsson(1) Madison Alexander 4. 66:01 COFC Kacey Smekrud(1) Olivia Freitas 5. 68:53 UF Delaney Tauzel(1) Laney Steed 6. 72:06 UF Beata Olsson(2) Ava Kuyken Shots: College of Charleston 6, Florida 14 Saves: College of Charleston 6 (Meredith Holton 6) , Florida 2 (Alexa Goldberg 1) (Susi Espinoza 1) Cautions: None 2020 University of Florida Soccer Florida Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 02, 2021)

Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 3 - 7 - 2 2 - 2 - 2 0 - 4 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 Conference 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Non-conference 2 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-attps-att 09/27/20 * #8 GEORGIA T 1-1 368 22 Parker Roberts 11 4 3 11 15 .267 9 .600 0 0-0 10/04/20 * #15 ALABAMA W 2-1 368 2 Cassidy Lindley 10 3 1 7 18 .167 9 .500 1 0-0 10/11/20 * at Texas A&M L 1-2 566 12 Maddy Rhodes 10 3 1 7 10 .300 8 .800 1 1-1 10/18/20 * VANDERBILT L 1-2 368 40 Alivia Gonzalez 10 2 2 6 11 .182 6 .545 1 0-0 10/25/20 * at South Carolina L 2-4 349 4 Laney Steed 12 1 4 6 8 .125 4 .500 0 0-0 10/30/20 * TENNESSEE L 1-2 368 21 Deanne Rose 5 2 2 6 7 .286 4 .571 0 1-1 11/06/20 * at Kentucky L 1-3 91 14 Madison Alexander 12 1 3 5 18 .056 6 .333 0 0-0 11/08/20 * at Missouri L 2-5 265 30 Beata Olsson 2 2 0 4 3 .667 2 .667 0 0-0 11/13/20 vs Kentucky W 6-5 312 11 Nicole Vernis 12 2 0 4 14 .143 11 .786 0 0-0 11/15/20 vs Missouri L 1-2 1254 25 Delaney Tauzel 9 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 02/20/21 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON W 5-1 368 23 Kouri Peace 5 0 2 2 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0-0 02/27/21 SOUTH FLORIDA T 0-0 368 32 Syd Kennedy 8 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 0 0-0 3 Tori Grambo 11 1 0 2 10 .100 6 .600 0 0-0 * Conference game 26 Georgia Eaton-Collins 11 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 UF Opponents 7 Ava Kuyken 6 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 SHOT STATISTICS 6 Kit Loferski 8 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 Goals-shot attempts 23-154 28-162 27 Sydney Urban 12 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 Goals per game 1.92 2.33 18 Ansley Frazier 11 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 Shot pct. .149 .173 33 Ashlyn Kane 7 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shots/game 12.83 13.50 20 Anna DeLeon 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shots on goal 86-154 68-162 36 Taylor Baksay 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 SOG pct. .558 .420 13 Izzy Kadzban 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 24 Cameron Hall 12 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 Penalties 2 3 29 Shaye Seyffart 9 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Unassisted 7 12 8 Carina Baltrip-Reyes 9 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Overtime 1 1 9 Samantha Tobar 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 CORNER KICKS 58 78 99 Cece Price 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Goals off corners 3 1 TM TEAM 0 0 0 0 20 .000 12 .600 0 0-0 PENALTY STROKESKICKS 2-2 3-3 Florida 12 23 21 67 154 .149 86 .558 3 2-2 PENALTIES Opponents 12 28 17 73 162 .173 68 .420 7 3-3 Yellow cards 17 13 Red cards 1 0 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves % w l t sho Ssho Fouls 125 123 15 Alexa Goldberg 3 120:54 5 3.75 7 .583 0 1 0 0 0 44 Susi Espinoza 11 1017:06 23 2.04 25 .521 3 6 2 1 0 ATTENDANCE Total 12 1138:00 28 2.22 40 .588 3 7 2 1 0 Total 2208 1271 Opponents 12 1138:00 23 1.82 63 .733 7 3 2 1 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 6/368 4/318 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/783 Goals By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 8 14 1 0 23 Opponents 16 11 0 1 28

Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 55 90 6 3 154 Opponents 90 66 2 4 162

Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 23 16 1 0 40 Opponents 23 37 1 2 63

CornersPenalty CornersBy Period By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 19 34 3 2 58 Opponents 43 34 0 1 78

Fouls By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 62 50 6 7 125 Opponents 56 58 3 6 123