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S O C C E `• R This Weekend’s Matches: What’s Happening? ⚽ Florida (2-7-1, 1-6-1 SEC) vs College of Charleston (0-0-0, 0-0 Florida opens spring play Saturday versus College of Charleston. This begins a four- CAA) match homestand, with the Gators playing three matches and one exhibition. Due to Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. ET COVID-19, the traditional fall soccer season is spanning fall 2020 and spring 2021. Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Season play continues in the spring of 2021 from Feb. 3 – April 17. The NCAA The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 31st season overall (509-159-44) and 26th season Championships field will be scaled back from the current 64 team bracket to 48 teams. at UF (427-136-38/UF), Christian Michner, 11th season at College of Charleston The NCAA College Cup is May 13 (semifinal) and May 17 (final). (83-98-11) Series Record: first meeting This meeting came about after an unexpected open weekend for both teams. College Television/Streaming Video: none of Charleston was to open its season Saturday with a home match versus Coastal Streaming audio: none Carolina but that was rescheduled for Thursday, March 4. With both Florida and Internet: live stats for UF vs Charleston match available on FloridaGators.com Charleston with open weekends, the two teams agreed to meet for the first time this Saturday. Florida SID Contact: Mary Howard Office: 352-375-4683, ext 6100 Charleston did not play in fall 2020. In 2019, Charleston posted an 8-10 record and Email: [email protected] finished eighth in Colonial Athletic Association regular-season standings with a 2-7 record. Junior Hannah Farmer and sophomore Olivia Freitas led the Cougars in 2019 with the same stat line of three goals, two assists for eight points. Christian Michner begins his 11th season at College of Charleston this spring. The 2020 fall schedule consisted of play only versus Southeastern Conference programs. Each SEC team played eight regular-season matches and the SEC regular- 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 falling 2-1 to Missouri. Florida faces two SEC teams in 2021 spring neutral site action – LSU and Georgia – but neither result counts toward league standings. Gators in 2021 consists of 33 players, including 10 freshmen and two transfers. One freshman joined the team for the spring 2021 – Beata Olsson of Enkoping, Sweden. The forward owns 39 caps with the Swedish Youth National Teams, scoring 10 goals in U-17 and nine in U-19 play. Florida returns nine starters from the 2019 team that made the program’s 22nd NCAA appearance in 2019. Florida will be without senior forward Deanne Rose, who is with Canada’s Senior National Team for the She Believes Cup. The event runs from Feb. 18-24 at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Rose started Canada’s first match on Thursday (1-0 loss to U.S.). Rose is the only NCAA Division I player who played in both the 2016 Olympics and 2019 World Cup. She is part of Canada’s Senior National Team. Three returners earned All-SEC honors – Kit Loferski (2019/second team), Parker Roberts (2017 & 2019/first; 2020/second) and Deanne Rose (2017/first). Loferski and Roberts also claimed 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region accolades. In this unusual season, United Soccer Coaches started releasing weekly national rankings on Sept. 22. Due to the limited number of team participating in 2020 fall play, only 15 teams are ranked. The final rankings of 2020 included five SEC teams – No. 7 Arkansas, No. 8 Vanderbilt, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 11 South Carolina and No. 13 Tennessee. 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 Record: 2-7-1, 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: 509-159-44/ 31st season Of the players (10 of the 16) to earn points in 2019 return. 2020 th 63% UF Record: 427-136-38 / 26 season returners posted 71 of the 105 team points earned in 2019. Associate Head Coaches: Vic Campbell & Alan Kirkup Volunteer Coach: John Roman 2020-21 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) 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 11 a.m. 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 (SEC Network +) 3 p.m. 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 continues home play when South Florida visits Dizney Stadium on Saturday, (2016-20), scoring 10 goals with U17 and seven for U19 Feb. 27 for a 6 p.m. match. 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 It is Gator Senior Day and Florida’s eight seniors will be celebrated in a pre-match advanced to 2019 U.S. Soccer DA U18/19 semifinals ceremony: 99 Cece Price D Potomac, Md.