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` • S O C C E R 1998 NCAA Champions 20 NCAA Championship Appearances 14-time SEC Champions Today’s Match: What’s Happening? Florida (0-0, 0-0 SEC) versus No. 8 Georgia (1-0, 1-0 SEC) Season No. 26 for Gator soccer begins Sunday when No. 8 Georgia visits the Date & Time: Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon ET Donald R. Dizney Stadium. This is the sixth time UF opens with a ranked team – Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500) and Georgia marks the third top-10 opponent to face UF to start a season. Tickets: free. Attendance capped at 368 to maintain social distancing The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 31st season overall (507-152-43) and 26th season This is the Gators second attempt to open this truncated 2020 campaign. Positive at UF (425-129-37/UF), Billy Lesesne, sixth season overall and at UGA (28-51- COVID-19 tests for three players and widespread quarantines for those in their 13) direct contact postponed Florida’s original season opener, set for Saturday, Sept. Series Record: UF leads 30-3-1. Last meeting, Georgia won 1-0 in Athens, Ga., 19 at Missouri. A new date for UF-MU hasn’t been set. on Oct. 31, 2019 Television: SEC Network with Kyle Crooks and Matthew Stubbington calling the The 2020 fall schedule includes play only versus Southeastern Conference action programs. Each SEC team plays eight regular-season matches and the SEC Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM with Ryan Urquhart and Juan regular-season champion is based on results from those eight matches. All 14 Aguerrevere calling the action league teams head to Orange Beach, Ala., where the SEC Tournament makes its Streaming video: SEC Network final appearance Nov. 13-22. All teams are guaranteed at least two matches at Internet: live stats and audio for UF vs UGA match available on the SEC Tournament site. FloridaGators.com Season play continues in the spring of 2021 from Feb. 3 – April 17. The NCAA Florida SID Contact: Mary Howard Championships field will be scaled back from the current 64 team bracket to 48 Office: 352-375-4683, ext 6100 teams. The NCAA College Cup is May 13-17. Email: [email protected] Gators in 2020 consists of 34 players, including 10 freshmen and two transfers. Florida returns nine starters from the 2019 team that made the program’s 22nd DID YOU KNOW? NCAA appearance in 2019. Three returners earned All-SEC honors – Kit Loferski (2019/second team), Florida is 19-4-2 in in season openers, including a 13-1-1 record when season Parker Roberts (2017 & 2019/first) and Deanne Rose (2017/first). Loferski and opens in Gainesville. D Roberts also claimed 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region ate Opponent Result accolades. Date Opponent W/L/T Score Site 9/2/95 FLORIDA STATE W 4-0 H Rose is the only NCAA Division I player who played in both the 2016 Olympics 8/31/96 CAMPBELL W 6-1 H and 2019 World Cup. She is part of Canada’s Senior National Team. 8/29/97 No. 1 North Carolina L 1-2 N 9/1/98 @Central Florida W 3-0 A 8/27/99 FLORIDA STATE W 5-1 H In this unusual season start of the season, United Soccer Coaches will release 08/25/00 @Florida State L 3-2 A weekly national rankings, beginning Sept. 22. Due to the limited number of team 8/31/01 UTAH W 5-2 H participating in 2020 fall play, the rankings will be limited to 15 teams. That first 8/30/02 @ No. 18 Michigan L 0-2 A ranking included five SEC teams – No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 8 Georgia, No. 10 8/29/03 No. 7 PENN STATE W 2-1 H Vanderbilt, No. 13 Arkansas and No. 15 Alabama. 8/2704 DAYTON W 3-2 H When these two teams last met for a 2019 Halloween contest in Athens, the first 8/26/05 DRAKE W 3-1 H 8/25/06 No. 1 PORTLAND T 1-1 2OT H collegiate goal for then freshman Haley Sorrell gave Georgia its first win over the 8/31/07 INDIANA W 1-0 H UF since 2008. The only goal of the match came at 88:32. 8/22/08 @Colorado T 1-1 2OT A 8/21/09 @Miami W 1-0 A The last two UF-UGA meetings were 1-0 decisions, with the home team claiming 8/20/10 MIAMI W 2-1 2OT H the wins. 8/19/11 @Miami W 2-0 A 8/17/12 MIAMI L 1-4 H Georgia is led by four senior captains Ashley Andersen, Mollie Belisle, Kayla 8/23/13 FGCU W 3-1 H 8/22/14 MIAMI W 3-0 H Bruster, and Katie Higgins with six additional seniors on the roster. The squad 8/21/15 @ No. 17 UCF W 2-0 A also consists of 10 juniors, 10 sophomores, and seven freshmen. Returning for 8/19/16 IOWA STATE W 5-2 H the Bulldogs, Bruster and junior Cecily Stoute are staples of Georgia's backline, 8/18/17 @Florida Atlantic W 1-0 OT A contributing to junior Emory Wegener's success of only 16 goals allowed 8/17/18 WASHINGTON W 2-1 H throughout the 2019 season, which ranks fourth in fewest goals allowed in a 8/23/19 @Florida Atlantic W 3-2 OT A season in program history. She has also started more games than any other active goalkeeper in the SEC. Billy Lesesne is in his sixth season as head of the Bulldog program. The Bulldogs opened the 2020 season on Sept. 20 with a 1-0 home win over 2019 NCAA quarterfinalist South Carolina. It was Georgia’s first win over the Gamecocks since 2014. Junior Abby Boyan earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors and also landed on TopDrawerSoccer’s National Team of the Week as she scored the only goal of the match in the 63rd minute. The win landed the Bulldogs at No. 8 in the first United Soccer Coaches rankings of 2020, marking the first national listing for the program since September 2014. ABOUT THE GATORS: About the 2020 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 Colors: Orange & Blue Lindley. 35% Newcomers (12 of 34) on 2020 roster. Two transfers join 10 freshmen UF SOCCER QUICK FACTS: 3 All-SEC players (Kit Loferski/2019; Parker Roberts/2017 & 2019 & 2019 Record: 11-9-1, 6-3-1 SEC Deanne Rose/2017) 3 Wear “SEC Graduate” patch on their uniform – Carina Baltrip-Reyes, COACHING STAFF: Kit Loferski and Parker Roberts Head Coach: Becky Burleigh 70% Minutes played in 2019 – including every minute in goal – return to 2020 Career Record/Years: 507-152-43/ beginning 31st season Gators lineup. Redshirt senior Susi Espinoza played every minute in UF Record: 425-129-37 / beginning 26th season goal last season. Associate Head Coaches: Vic Campbell & Alan Kirkup 63% Of the players (10 of the 16) to earn points in 2019 return. 2020 Volunteer Coach: John Roman returners posted 71 of the 105 team points earned in 2019. RETURNING ALL-SEC PLAYERS: Kit Loferski (2019 SEC first team) 2020 Brings Dozen of Gator Newcomers Parker Roberts (2017 & 2019 SEC first team) Florida welcomes 10 freshmen and two transfers to its 2020 roster. Deanne Rose (2017 SEC first team) 3 Tori Grambo D St. Johns, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) Enrolled at UF in spring of 2020 to train with UF; 2018 Allstate All-American; three-time All- 2020 University of Florida Soccer Schedule State selection for Bartram Trail H.S.; 2018 U-17 United Soccer Coach Southeast all- Date Opponent (TV/Radio) Time (ET) conference selection 12 Maddy Rhodes F Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach H.S.) Sept. 19 Missouri (SEC Network) Postponed 2020 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Soccer as state’s top player; 2020 TopDrawer Soccer Winter Sept. 27 Georgia (SEC Network) Noon All-South Region selection; 2018-19 ECNL U18/19 Southeast All-Conference 13 Izzy Kadzban MF Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary H.S.) Oct. 4 Alabama (SEC Network) 5 p.m. 2019-20 United Soccer Coaches Winter/Spring High School All-American; made Chile senior Oct. 11 Texas A&M (SEC Network) 2 p.m. national team debut in October of 2019 – scored a goal in her second senior national team Oct. 18 Vanderbilt (SEC Network +) 6 p.m. outing; four-year member of ECNL team – Florida Kraze Krush Oct. 25 South Carolina (SEC Network) 2 p.m. 15 Alexa Goldberg GK St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg H.S.) Oct. 31 Tennessee (SEC Network +) 6 p.m. Nominee for 2020 Florida Dairy Farmer 6A Player of Year; 2019-20 TDS Winter State Stars Nov. 8 Kentucky (SEC Network +) Noon selection (played midfield in high school); 2019 ECNL Southeast Conference selection program (goalkeeper) Nov. 13-Nov. 22 Southeastern Conference Tournament 16 Julia Violante D Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. (Largo H.S.) 2019-20 TDS Winter State Stars selection; four-year Tampa Bay United 02 ECNL Shading denotes home matches ^Orange Beach, Ala. 18 Ansley Frazier MF Winter Park, Fla.