1998 NCAA Champions •20 NCAA Championship Appearances 14-Time SEC Champions ▪1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’13, ‘15

1998 NCAA Champions •20 NCAA Championship Appearances 14-time SEC Champions ▪1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’13, ‘15

Today’s Match: What’s Happening? No. 22 Florida (2-2, 0-0 SEC) vs No. 2 UCLA (2-0, 0-0 Pac 12) Florida begins a three-match stretch versus United Soccer Coaches’ top-25 teams this Friday when Date & Time: Friday, Aug. 31 @ 7 p.m. ET No. 2 and 2017 NCAA runner-up UCLA makes its first visit to Gainesville since 2000. Friday’s action Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500) begins 7 p.m. at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 29th season overall (491-135-38) and 24th season at UF (409-112-32/UF), Amanda Cromwell, 22nd Leading the teams Friday are the first two women to lead their team to a NCAA title. Florida’s Becky season overall (319-118-38) and sixth season at UCLA (87-20-11) Burleigh was the first in 1998 and UCLA’s Amanda Cromwell became the second in 2013. In the 36- Series Record: UCLA leads 4-3 year history of NCAA soccer, three women have coached the national title team (third is Penn State’s Television: none Ericha Dambach/2015). Radio: none Streaming video: SEC Network + The 2018 Florida team, made up of 30 players, includes six making their first appearance for the Internet: live stats and audio for UF-UCLA match available on Gators. Florida returns 10 starters from the 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team. FloridaGators.com Three 2018 Gators earned All-SEC honors last season – Parker Roberts (first team), Deanne Rose Admission: free (first) and Rachelle Smith (second). Roberts and Rose also appeared on the 2017 United Soccer Promotions: College Colors Day – wear your Orange and Blue to Coaches All-Southeast Region team. cheer the team on in this Top 25 match-up. The student who shows the most pride at the game will WIN a prize; Autographs – Florida lost a pair of 1-0 decisions to teams with the initials “OSU” last weekend. On Friday, Florida lost the Gators sign autographs post-match. at home to Ohio State. It was a scoreless opening half, thanks to a save off the line by defender Sammie Betters on OSU’s Kayla Fischer’s first shot of the match in the 18th minute. But Fischer would Florida SID Contact: Mary Howard eventually get the game-winner in the 56th minute. She drove through the Florida half and then scored Office: 352-375-4683, ext 6100 from six yards on a left-footed shot to the far corner. On Sunday at Oklahoma State, the Cowgirls’ Email: [email protected] game-winner came in the 103rd minute when Marlo Zoeller hit a 14-yard shot to the far post. It was the first loss for the Gators in the five-match series with Oklahoma State.

Did You Know… Florida dropped to No. 22 on the second United Soccer Coaches rankings, released Aug. 28. UF was Florida meets six teams among the latest United Soccer Coaches No. 7 on the preseason poll, marking the 22nd consecutive appearance in the coaches’ association top-25 rankings. When teams receiving votes are added, that preseason poll and the seventh straight year among the nation’s top 10. UCLA is the second of seven number rises to eight. teams on Florida’s schedule ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason top 25. The Donald R. Dizney Stadium is the site for four of those matches - No. 2 UCLA (Aug. 31), No. 12 Southern A three-match stretch versus top-10 teams begins with Friday’s California (Sept. 2), No. 23 Ohio State (Aug. 24/1-0 loss) and No. 25 Tennessee (Oct. 4). Florida meeting with No. 2 UCLA. Then UF faces No. 7 Southern travels to meet preseason No. 5 South Carolina (Oct. 7), No. 10 Florida State (Sept. 7) and No. 16 California and then travels to meet No. 4 Florida State. Central Florida. Florida is the SEC coaches pick to win the 2018 league title. South Carolina is the two-time defending Rank Opponent Site Date SEC champion. Florida is one of five SEC teams in the current United Soccer Coaches national rankings 2 UCLA H Aug. 31 –No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 10 Tennessee, No. 15 South Carolina, No. 17 Auburn and No. 22 Florida. The 4 Florida State A Sept. 7 SEC led the nation in 2017 with an all-time high nine teams receiving NCAA Tournament bids 7 Southern California H Sept. 2 – Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and 10 Tennessee H Oct. 4 Vanderbilt. South Carolina defeated Florida 2-0 in NCAA Quarterfinal action to advance to the NCAA College Cup. 14 Oklahoma State A L, 1-0 15 South Carolina A Oct. 7 These two teams last met in early 2016 season action in Los Angeles, with the Gators taking a 4-3 RV Mississippi State A Sept. 28 overtime win. Including Friday’s meeting, both teams ranked among the top 25 in each of their eight RV Washington H W, 2-1 match history. The Bruins last were in the Sunshine State for the 2017 NCAA College Cup in Orlando. UCLA lost 3-2 to Stanford in the title match. UCLA comes into Friday’s match after wins versus Long Beach State (1-0) and at No. 3 Penn State (2-1). Both Florida and UCLA will be without 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List players Friday. Gator sophomore forward Deanne Rose and UCLA junior midfielder Jessie Fleming are with Canada’s Senior National Team preparing for the Sept. 2 international friendly versus Brazil. They are the only two NCAA collegiates on the Canada roster. The Bruins also have three others on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List – senior forward Hallie Mace, junior defender Kaiya McCullough and sophomore forward Ashley Sanchez.

ABOUT THE GATORS: About the 2018 Gators Location: Gainesville, Fla. The 2018 Gator team is made up 30 players. Among the six newcomers are five Enrollment: 55,862 freshmen and one transfers. Ten starters return from Florida’s 2017 NCAA Elite Eight President: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs team. Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin Conference: Southeastern Three Gators earned 2017 All-SEC honors. Redshirt junior Parker Roberts and Nickname: Gators sophomore Deanne Rose were part of the 2017 All-SEC first team. Senior Rachelle Colors: Orange & Blue Smith appeared on the 2017 All-SEC second team.

UF SOCCER QUICK FACTS:  12 of the 16 Gators earning points in 2017 return this season. Those not 2018 Record: 2-2, 0-0 SEC returning - Gabby Seiler (6 goals, 8 assists – 20 points), Cassie Owens 2017 Record: 17-7, 7-3 SEC (1 – 2 pts), Samantha Chung (1g – 2 pts) and Kristen Cardano (1a – 2017 SEC Finish: 3rd overall; T3rd in SEC Tournament 1pt) – generated 25 points and eight goals.

COACHING STAFF:  Carina Baltrip-Reyes transferred from Florida International, joining the Head Coach: Becky Burleigh Gators for 2018 spring training. The redshirt sophomore Career Record/Years: 491-135-38/ 29 seasons defender/midfielder is eligible to compete for the Gators this season. UF Record: 409-112-32 / 24 seasons Associate Head Coaches: Vic Campbell & Alan Kirkup  Several Gators spent part of their summer with teams in the Women’s Volunteer Coach: John Roman Premier Soccer League (WPSL) or other leagues - Madison Alexander (Motor City FC), Baltrip-Reyes (FC Austin Elite), Haillie Lower (Tampa RETURNING ALL-SEC PLAYERS: Bay United), Alyssa Howell (Florida SOL FC), Roberts (Asheville City FC), Tess Sapone (Washington Spirit Reserves) and Danielle Van Liere Parker Roberts (2017 SEC first team) (Charlotte Eagles). Deanne Rose (2017 SEC first team)

Rachelle Smith (2017 SEC second team)  Four Gators were called into various national team activities – Cassidy Lindley (U.S. U-18 camp), Roberts (two U.S. U-23 camps) and Rose 2018 University of Florida Soccer Schedule (Canada’s Algarve Cup team). Freshman Georgia Eaton-Collins also Date Opponent (TV/Radio) Time (ET) played for England in a U-19 2018 European Championship qualifier. Aug. 7 Florida Gulf Coast# (Exhibition) W, 4-0 Aug. 17 Washington (SEC Network +) W, 1-0 Six Newcomers in 2018 Aug. 19 Florida Atlantic (SEC Network +) W, 4-2 Florida welcomes five freshmen and one transfer to its 2018 roster. Aug. 24 Ohio State (SEC Network +) L, 1-0 Aug. 26 Oklahoma State L, 1-0 2OT  Taylor Baksay played with the Palm Harbor University team that reached Aug. 31 UCLA (SEC Network +) 7 p.m. the FHSAA 5A semifinal in 2015 and 2018. Earned 2018 Pinellas County Sept. 2 Southern California (SEC Network +) 6 p.m. Athletic Conference North county first-team honors. Sept. 7 Florida State 7 p.m.  Georgia Eaton-Collins of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, has been a member Sept. 9 Central Florida 6 p.m. of England youth national teams at Under-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19. Sept. 16 Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 3 p.m. Member of Arsenal’s 2017-18 Women’s Super League (WSL) Sept. 20 Kentucky 7:30 p.m. development championship team and named team’s U-20 Player of the Sept. 23 Louisiana State (SEC Network +) 1 p.m. 2017-18 season. Sept. 28 Mississippi State 8 p.m.  Cassidy Lindley was the 2017 West Most Valuable Player and named to Oct. 4 Tennessee (SEC Network +) 6:30 p.m. Best XI at 2017 High School All-American Game, held in Orlando Dec. 2. Oct. 7 South Carolina (SEC Network) 3 p.m. Attended February’s U.S. U-18 camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Oct. 14 Alabama (ESPNU) 5 p.m.  Mary Peach of Lakeland played with Lakeland Christian which reached Oct. 18 Georgia (SEC Network +) 6:30 p.m. each Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) final site since Oct. 21 Missouri 1 p.m. starting as a seventh grader. Member of Orlando City 99/00 ESNL (Elite Oct. 25 Arkansas (SEC Network +) 6:30 p.m. Clubs National League). Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Southeastern Conference Tournament  Samantha Tobar played with Boca United FC. Boca competed in ECNL Southeast PDP. Played with Douglas High School until senior year - then Shading denotes home matches ^Orange Beach, Ala. focused on playing with Boca United. Audio of all matches can be heard on GatorVision.com WRUF = 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF Carina Baltrip-Reyes transferred from Florida International, joining the Gators for 2018 spring training. She appeared in nine matches with eight starts as a freshman in

2016 at FIU. Baltrip-Reyes sat out the 2017 season due to injury.

What’s Next? Florida’s continues home play versus top-10 teams from the Pac-12 when No. 7 Graduate School Gators Southern California makes its first trip to Gainesville since 2003 for Sunday’s match at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Two on the 2018 Gator roster wear the “SEC Graduate” patch on their uniforms. No. 7 Southern California - .Sunday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m.  Saluting Those Who Serve – all members of the armed services and first Courtney Douglas and Sarah Troccoli received their sociology bachelor’s responders honored degrees in May.

The match is available on SEC Network + and audio available on GatorVisio.com. Classwork continues for both, as they are now in graduate school.

Douglas Health Education & Behavior Troccoli Sports Management

Overall Series Record UCLA Location W - L - T Percentage Goals (UF-Opp.) Attend. (High - Low - Avg) Away2 - 1 - 0 0.667 7 - 6 1178 - 815 - 1004 Home0 - 1 - 0 0.000 0 - 4 1657 - 1657 - 1657 Neutral1 - 2 - 0 0.333 3 - 6 564 - 0 - 271 Overall 3 - 4 - 0 = 7 0.429 10 - 16 1657 - 0 - 783 Game by Game Summary Rank Score Fouls Date UF Opp Site W/L Min. UF Opp Attn. Tourn UF Opp 8/28/2016 6 15 A W 96 4 3 OT 1,018 13 8 8/28/2011 8 15 N L 90 0 2 0 6 16 9/6/2009 6 9 N L 90 0 3 250 15 18 11/17/2006 16 3 A L 90 2 3 815 NCAA 15 25 12/2/2001 6 3 A W 120 1 0 OT 1,178 NCAA 18 14 9/3/2000 10 14 H L 90 0 4 1,657 16 20 9/4/1999 4 17 N W 90 3 1 564 21 15 7 Prior Matches 10 16 Avg 783 104 116

Last Meeting Box Score Summary Date SiteType Attn 28-Aug-16 Los Angeles, CA A 1,018 12OTFinal OTPKs Total Went to OT Yes SEC Conf. No UCLA 1 2 0 3 Min. Ending OT Type S 0 SEC Tourn No Florida 2 1 1 4 96 Decided by PK No 0 NCAA Tourn No Florida Field Players Opponent Field Players Name MinSt ShotGoal Asst Pts GW PK PKM PKW Name ShotGoal Asst Pts GW Savannah Jordan 96 Y 5 2 0 4 No 0 0 No Jessie Fleming 3 2 0 4 No Meggie Dougherty Howard 96 Y 0 0 2 2 No 0 0 No Annie Alvarado 3 1 0 2 No Sarah Troccoli 73 Y 3 1 0 2 No 0 0 No Anika Rodriguez 2 0 0 0 No Erika Nelson 96 Y 0 0 1 1 No 0 0 No Lauren Kaskie 2 0 1 1 No Gabby Seiler 80 Y 3 0 1 1 No 0 0 No Amber Munerlyn 1 0 1 1 No Julia Lester 72 Y 0 0 1 1 No 0 0 No MacKenzie Cerda 1 0 0 0 No Kristen Cardano 96 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Darian Jenkins 1 0 1 1 No Rachel Smith 74 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Julia Hernandez 1 0 0 0 No Melanie Monteagudo 60 Y 2 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Kaiya McCullough 1 0 0 0 No Mayra Pelayo 51 Y 1 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Briana Solis 38 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Sammie Betters 36 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Kit Loferski 29 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Betsy Middleton 20 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Pamela Begić 17 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Samantha Chung 17 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Tess Sapone 7 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Florida Goal Keepers Opponent Goal Keepers Name SavesGoals S/O Name SavesGoals S/O Kaylan Marckese 4 3 N Teagan Micah 6 4 N

Scoring Summary TeamName Time UF Opp UF Sarah Troccoli 16:26 1 0 UF Savannah Jordan 2:20 2 0 Opp 4:47 2 1 Opp 64:40 2 2 Opp 68:35 2 3 UF Savannah Jordan 72:57 3 3 UF z_Opp Own Goal 95:39 4 3

Florida Soccer vs. UCLA Series History 8/27/2018 8:35:01 Single Game Notables - Florida Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Asst Date Name Saves Date Total Goals and Game Winning Goals Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 8/28/16 Jordan Kellgren 16 12/2/01 Name GoalsGWG Date Andrea Sellers 2 9/4/99 Katie Fraine 9 9/6/09 Savannah Jordan 2 No 8/28/16 Gabby Seiler 1 8/28/16 Jordan Kellgren 7 9/3/00 Abby Wambach 2 Yes 9/4/99 Erika Nelson 1 8/28/16 Brittni Goodwin 6 11/17/06 z_Opp Own Goal 1 Yes 8/28/16 Julia Lester 1 8/28/16 Brooke Chancey 5 8/28/11 Sarah Troccoli 1 No 8/28/16 Shelley Lyle 1 11/17/06 Regan Wiesemann 5 9/4/99 Ashlee Elliott 1 No 11/17/06 Daniela Sanchez 1 11/17/06 Kaylan Marckese 4 8/28/16 Stacy Bishop 1 No 11/17/06 Danielle Murphy 1 12/2/01 Monica Hoyles 1 Yes 12/2/01 Keeper Shutouts Sarah Yohe 1 9/4/99 Name S/O Date Sarah Yohe 1 No 9/4/99 Danielle Rust 1 9/4/99 Jordan Kellgren 1 12/2/01 Total Shots Name ShotsGoals Date Total Points Keeper Goals Against Name Pts. Date Savannah Jordan 5 2 8/28/16 Name G/A Date Savannah Jordan 4 8/28/16 Erika Tymrak 4 0 8/28/11 Jordan Kellgren 4 9/3/00 Abby Wambach 4 9/4/99 Stacy Bishop 4 1 11/17/06 Kaylan Marckese 3 8/28/16 Sarah Yohe 3 9/4/99 Abby Wambach 4 2 9/4/99 Katie Fraine 3 9/6/09 Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 8/28/16 Gabby Seiler 3 0 8/28/16 Brittni Goodwin 3 11/17/06 z_Opp Own Goal 2 8/28/16 Sarah Troccoli 3 1 8/28/16 Brooke Chancey 2 8/28/11 Sarah Troccoli 2 8/28/16 Ashlee Elliott 3 1 11/17/06 Regan Wiesemann 1 9/4/99 Ashlee Elliott 2 11/17/06 Abby Wambach 3 0 12/2/01 Stacy Bishop 2 11/17/06 Melanie Monteagudo 2 0 8/28/16 Monica Hoyles 2 12/2/01 McKenzie Barney 2 0 8/28/11 Andrea Sellers 2 9/4/99

Single Game Notables - Opponent Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Assts Date Name Saves Date Total Goals and Game Winning Goals Amber Munerlyn 1 8/28/16 Teagan Micah 6 8/28/16 Name GoalsGWG Date Zoey Goralski 1 8/28/16 Katelyn Rowland 5 8/28/11 Jessie Fleming 2 No 8/28/16 Darian Jenkins 1 8/28/16 Valerie Henderson 4 11/17/06 Sarah-Gayle Swanson 2 No 9/3/00 Lauren Kaskie 1 8/28/16 CiCi Peterson 4 12/2/01 Annie Alvarado 1 No 8/28/16 Sarah Killion 1 8/28/11 Chante' Sandiford 3 9/6/09 Ally Courtnall 1 No 8/28/11 Kylie McCarthy 1 8/28/11 Lindsay Culp 2 9/4/99 Sydney Leroux 1 No 8/28/11 Ahsha Smith 1 9/6/09 TEAM 1 11/17/06 Kristina Larsen 1 No 9/6/09 Kristina Larsen 1 9/6/09 CiCi Peterson 1 9/4/99 Kara Lang 1 No 9/6/09 Lauren Cheney 1 11/17/06 Sydney Leroux 1 No 9/6/09 Keeper Shutouts Venus James 1 9/3/00 Name S/O Date Danesha Adams 1 No 11/17/06 Sarah-Gayle Swanson 1 9/3/00 Katelyn Rowland 1 8/28/11 Lauren Cheney 1 No 11/17/06 Whitney Jones 1 9/3/00 CiCi Peterson 1 9/3/00 Christina DiMartino 1 No 11/17/06 Total Points Keeper Goals Against Total Shots Name Pts Date Name GA Date Name ShotsGoals Date Sarah-Gayle Swanson 5 9/3/00 Teagan Micah 4 8/28/16 Mary-Frances Monroe 10 0 12/2/01 Jessie Fleming 4 8/28/16 Valerie Henderson 2 11/17/06 Kristina Larsen 6 1 9/6/09 Kristina Larsen 3 9/6/09 CiCi Peterson 2 9/4/99 Sydney Leroux 5 1 8/28/11 Lauren Cheney 3 11/17/06 CiCi Peterson 1 12/2/01 Kara Lang 5 1 9/6/09 Venus James 3 9/3/00 Lindsay Culp 1 9/4/99 Venus James 5 1 9/3/00 Annie Alvarado 2 8/28/16 Sydney Leroux 4 1 9/6/09 Ally Courtnall 2 8/28/11 Christina DiMartino 4 1 11/17/06 Sydney Leroux 2 8/28/11 Kristina Larsen 4 0 11/17/06 Sydney Leroux 2 9/6/09 Tracey Winzen 4 0 12/2/01 Kara Lang 2 9/6/09 Stephanie Rigamot 4 0 12/2/01

Florida Soccer vs. UCLA Series History 8/27/2018 8:35:02 Series History Notables - Florida Goals and Game Winners Total Points Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Goals GWG Name Pts. Name Asst Name Saves Abby Wambach 2 1 Savannah Jordan 4 Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 Jordan Kellgren 23 Savannah Jordan 2 0 Abby Wambach 4 Andrea Sellers 2 Katie Fraine 9 z_Opp Own Goal 1 1 Sarah Yohe 3 Shelley Lyle 1 Brittni Goodwin 6 Monica Hoyles 1 1 Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 Sarah Yohe 1 Regan Wiesemann 5 Stacy Bishop 1 0 Stacy Bishop 2 Julia Lester 1 Brooke Chancey 5 Sarah Yohe 1 0 Andrea Sellers 2 Gabby Seiler 1 Kaylan Marckese 4 Sarah Troccoli 1 0 Sarah Troccoli 2 Erika Nelson 1 Keeper Shutouts Ashlee Elliott 1 0 Monica Hoyles 2 Danielle Rust 1 Name S/O Shots Taken z_Opp Own Goal 2 Danielle Murphy 1 Jordan Kellgren 1 Name Shots Ashlee Elliott 2 Daniela Sanchez 1 Abby Wambach 8 Keeper Goals Against Name G/A Savannah Jordan 5 Jordan Kellgren 4 Andrea Sellers 4 Kaylan Marckese 3 Stacy Bishop 4 Katie Fraine 3 Erika Tymrak 4 Brittni Goodwin 3 Ashlee Elliott 3 Brooke Chancey 2 Gabby Seiler 3 Regan Wiesemann 1 Kara Rao 3 Sarah Troccoli 3 Lauren Hyde 2 Holly King 2 McKenzie Barney 2 Keisha Bell 2 Melanie Monteagudo 2 Monica Hoyles 2 Sarah Yohe 2 Series History Notables - Opponent Goals and Game Winners Total Points Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Saves Name Goals GWG Name Pts. Name Assts Teagan Micah 6 Sydney Leroux 2 0 Sarah-Gayle Swanson 5 Zoey Goralski 1 Katelyn Rowland 5 Sarah-Gayle Swanson 2 0 Sydney Leroux 4 Whitney Jones 1 CiCi Peterson 5 Jessie Fleming 2 0 Jessie Fleming 4 Venus James 1 Valerie Henderson 4 Venus James 1 0 Kristina Larsen 3 Sarah-Gayle Swanson 1 Chante' Sandiford 3 Tracey Winzen 1 0 Venus James 3 Sarah Killion 1 Lindsay Culp 2 Stephanie Rigamat 1 0 Lauren Cheney 3 Lauren Kaskie 1 TEAM 1 Lauren Cheney 1 0 Ally Courtnall 2 Lauren Cheney 1 Kristina Larsen 1 0 Annie Alvarado 2 Kylie McCarthy 1 Keeper Shutouts Kara Lang 1 0 Christina DiMartino 2 Kristina Larsen 1 Name S/O Danesha Adams 1 0 Danesha Adams 2 Darian Jenkins 1 Katelyn Rowland 1 Christina DiMartino 1 0 Kara Lang 2 Bethany Bogart 1 CiCi Peterson 1 Annie Alvarado 1 0 Stephanie Rigamat 2 Amber Munerlyn 1 Keeper Goals Against Ally Courtnall 1 0 Tracey Winzen 2 Ahsha Smith 1 Name GA Total Shots Teagan Micah 4 Name Shots CiCi Peterson 3 Mary-Frances Monroe 10 Valerie Henderson 2 Kristina Larsen 10 Lindsay Culp 1 Sydney Leroux 9 Staci Duncan 7 Venus James 7 Tracey Winzen 7 Sarah-Gayle Swanson 6 Zakiya Bywaters 5 Kara Lang 5 Stephanie Rigamot 4 Tracey Milburn 4 Breana Boling 4

Florida Soccer vs. UCLA Series History 8/27/2018 8:35:02 Gators Called into National Team Activities Gators versus NCAA Finalists Three Gators were called into national team action since the conclusion of The Aug. 31 meeting versus UCLA marks the 17th time in the program’s 24- last season. year history that UF faces a finalist from the previous season’s NCAA College Cup title match. Florida Players in National Team Events in Offseason Gator U-18 U-23 National Team UF is 2-6-2 versus the defending NCAA champion Cassidy Lakewood Ranch, UF is 4-2 versus the previous season’s NCAA runner-up. Lindley Fla. 2-10/17

Parker Orlando 11- Florida Soccer vs Previous Season NCAA Finalists Roberts 28/12-4 Date Def. Site Result Runner- Site Result Portland 3- Champ. Up 11/17 10/17/95 UNC A L, 2-0 8/29/97 UNC N L, 2-1 Deanne Algarve Cup – Portugal 11/21/97 UNC A L, 5-0 Rose 2-28/3-7 (5th place) 10/11/98 UNC H L, 2-1 OT 12/6/98 UNC N W, 1-0 12/2/01 UCLA A W, 1-0

2OT In addition, freshman Georgia Eaton-Collins played in England’s U-19 9/20/02 Santa Clara N T, 2-2 qualifier for European Championships. 2OT 9/3/04 UNC A L, 3-0 The latest Gator called for national team play is sophomore Deanne Rose. 9/2/05 Notre A L, 4-1 She is on Canada’s roster for an international friendly match versus Brazil. Dame The match is Sept. 2 in Ottawa at TD Place. 8/25/06 Portland H T, 1-1 2OT 11/17/06 UCLA A L, 3-2 Three Gators on SEC Soccer Preseason 9/2/07 Notre H L, 2-0 Dame Watch List 9/7/08 Florida St. A W, 1-0 Three Gators – Parker Roberts, Deanne Rose and Rachelle Smith – are 8/26/12 Duke N W, 3-2 OT among the 59 players appearing on the 2018 Southeastern Conference 9/5/14 Florida St. A W, 2-1 Preseason Watch List. This will be the 26th season for SEC soccer. 8/30/15 Florida H W, 3-2 State The Gator program is in its 24th season in 2018 and leads the SEC in both SEC (14) and SEC Tournament (12) titles.

The Gator trio all earned All-SEC honors in 2017. Roberts and Rose were on Florida vs No. 2 Team the All-SEC first team. Smith was an All-SEC second team selection. Rose Friday’s match is the ninth meeting between Florida and the No. 2 team in a was also the 2017 SEC Freshman of the Year. United Soccer Coaches ranking.

UF is 4-4 versus the United Soccer Coaches’ No. 2 team. Friday’s match marks the first time the No. 2 team visits Gainesville. 2018 Gator Schedule The Gators’ 2018 schedule is a challenging one. Florida vs. United Soccer Coaches No. 2 Team Tournament Florida faces seven teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason Date Opponent Site Result SEC NCAA top 25. The Donald R. Dizney Stadium is the site for four of those matches - 12/4/98 Santa Clara N W, 1-0 Semi No. 2 UCLA (Aug. 31), No. 12 Southern California (Sept. 2), No. 23 Ohio 12/7/01 Santa Clara N L, 3-2 OT Semi State (Aug. 24) and No. 25 Tennessee (Oct. 4). Florida travels to meet 9/22/02 Stanford A L, 4-0 preseason No. 5 South Carolina (Oct. 7), No. 10 Florida State (Sept. 7) and 9/8/06 Florida State A L, 1-0 No. 16 Central Florida. 8/26/12 Duke N W, 3-2 OT 9/5/14 Florida State A W, 2-1 Eleven teams among the Gators’ 18-match schedule advanced to 2017 10/16/16 South Carolina A L, 1-0 2OT, NCAA play. 11/04/16 South Carolina N W, 1-0 Semi

Date Opponent Reached 2017 NCAA Round

Aug. 24 Ohio State First Round Aug. 26 Oklahoma State Second Round Aug. 31 UCLA Championship Sept. 2 Southern California Second Round Sept. 7 Florida State Third Round Sept. 9 Central Florida First Round Sept. 16 Vanderbilt Second Round Oct. 4 Tennessee Second Round Oct. 7 South Carolina Semifinal Oct. 14 Alabama First Round Oct. 25 Arkansas First Round Bold denotes home matches

Florida Pick to Win SEC Florida Ranked on the Polls Florida is the Southeastern Conference soccer coaches’ pick to win the 2018 The University of Florida soccer team ranks on all of the polls released. league title. The preseason coaches vote was released Aug. 14. Florida’s appearance at No. 7 on the United Soccer Coaches (previously the NSCAA) preseason poll marks the program’s 22nd consecutive preseason Points were compiled on a 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, though each rank in the program’s 24-year history. coach was not allowed to vote for their own team. Florida in the Weekly Rankings Florida is one of four SEC teams in the United Soccer Coaches preseason Week United Soccer Coaches Soccer America Top Drawer Final 2017 6 national rankings – No. 5 South Carolina, No. 7 Florida, No. 11 Texas A&M Pre 2018 7 5 4 and No. 25 Tennessee. Aug. 20 5 5 4 Aug. 27 22 21 23 The SEC led the nation in 2017 with an all-time high nine teams receiving NCAA Tournament bids – Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. South Carolina Burleigh Career Wins Total Among Nation’s defeated Florida 2-0 in NCAA Quarterfinal action to advance to the NCAA Best College Cup. Becky Burleigh stands among the nation’s top three active coaches for wins and winning percentage. 2018 SEC Coaches Preseason Vote 1. Florida She entered the 2018 season with a 28-year record of 489-133-38 (0.770). 2. Texas A&M She stands at No. 3 in for wins (489) and No. 5 for winning percentage (.770) 3. Tennessee among the NCAA Division I Coaches All-Time. 4. South Carolina 5. Auburn She is one of two women in the top 10 on either chart. 6. Arkansas

7. Mississippi

8. Alabama 9. Vanderbilt Smart Gators 10. Missouri The University of Florida soccer program posted a 3.25 grade point average 11. LSU for the 2017 fall semester and a 3.31 in spring of 2018. Florida earned a spot 12. Mississippi State on the 2017 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award list. 13. Kentucky 14. Georgia Florida set the league record with 24 earning a spot on the 2016 Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll and was close to that mark with 21 honorees on the 2017 list.

Lindley Claims Season’s First SEC 2017 Standings Freshman of Week Place Team 2017 Overall SEC Points After the season's opening weekend, freshman Cassidy Lindley leads the 1 South Carolina 19-3-1 9-0-1 28 Gator soccer team with five points off a goal and three assists. Her 2 Texas A&M 18-2-2 9-1 27 performance in her collegiate debut weekend earned Lindley the first 3 Florida 17-7-0 7-3 21 Southeastern Conference Freshman Soccer Player of the Week honor. 4 Tennessee 15-4-2 6-3-1 19 Vanderbilt 13-7-2 6-3-1 19 Lindley's Performance Notes: 6. Auburn 8-7-5 4-2-4 16 7 Arkansas 11-11-2 4-5-1 13  In her first match as a Gator, Lindley provided the primary assist on Sammie Alabama 12-8-1 4-5-1 13 Better's tying goal versus Washington (2-1 UF win). 9. Mississippi 10-7-3 3-5-2 11  Against Florida Atlantic, Lindley scored her first collegiate goal, running 10 Mississippi State 9-5-4 2-5-3 9 down Sarah Troccoli's through ball down the center of the box to score from Missouri 8-12-0 3-7-0 9 eight yards. Kentucky 8-12-0 3-7 9 13. LSU 8-7-3 1-6-3 6  She also turned in a pair of assists Sunday – on UF's first goal by Melanie 14 Georgia 4-12-2 0-9-1 1 Monteagudo and sending the cross that Betters' headed in to close Florida's scoring in a 4-2 win.  Leads Florida with five points (1 goal, 3 assists). Time SEC Champions Year Champ Year Champ Year Champ SEC Player of Offensive Defensive Freshman 1993 VU 2001 UF 2009 UF Week 1994 VU 2002 AU 2010 UF 1 CeCe Kizer, UM Carly Hoke, ARK Cassidy Lindley, 1995 UK 2003 UT 2011 USC UF 1996 UF 2004 UT 2012 UF 2 Reagan Cosette Zakirah 1997 UF 2005 UT 2013 UF & Glisson, UGA Morché, TAMU McGillvary, UM TA&M 1998 UF 2006 UF 2014 TA&M 1999 UF 2007 UF 2015 UF 2000 UF 2008 UF 2016 USC 2017 USC NOTE: Prior to 2000, SEC champion went to tournament champion; since 2000, SEC champion based on regular-season league play

Rose on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List Beyond the Boxscore Gator sophomore Deanne Rose is among the Missouri Athletic Club’s Here’s some notes on the 2018 Gators: (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List, released Aug. 9. 1 Ashley Pietra GK • Brother, Court, played football at Colorado School of Mines The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in NCAA • Has a fraternal twin, Kathryn. soccer presented annually to one male and one female athlete. The winners 3 Cassidy F • Older brother, Cameron, is in his first season with Orlando City. He are announced Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at the trophy presentation banquet held Lindley played two seasons with North Carolina and was the 2017 ACC at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. Midfielder of the Year 4 Danielle Van MF • Graduated at top of Fletcher High School’s class of 2016 and now Rose led the Gators last season with nine goals and 21 points. The 2017 Liere enrolled in University of Florida Honors Program classes Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year was the lone freshman on 8 Carina Baltrip- D Graduated in top one percent of Hendrickson H.S.’s class of 2016. Reyes Majoring in biology at UF the All-SEC first team. 10 Tess Sapone MF • 2016 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year. One of two Gators to be

named Gatorade Player of Year during prep career (also Parker Roberts A member of Canada senior national team, Rose joined the team in Portugal / 2014 and 2015 Kansas). last spring for the 2018 Algarve Cup. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rose 11 Briana Solis MF • Both older sisters – Amanda (Webber International) and Samantha helped Canada win the bronze medal. She scored the first goal in the bronze (Eastern Florida State College) – played collegiate soccer. medal match versus Brazil, becoming the youngest to score a goal in 12 Sammie MF • Graduated at top of Springstead High School’s class of 2016 and now Olympic play. Betters enrolled in University of Florida Honors Program classes. • Joined current Gators Kaylan Marckese and Julia Lester on 2015 US Youth Soccer National U-17 Championship team. Marckese Closing in on UF Career Solo 13 Alyssa Howell F • A camel lives in her backyard back in Farmersville, Ohio • Just like Gator head coach Becky Burleigh, Alyssa was born on Friday Shutout Record the 13th Senior goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese is five solo shutouts away from tying 14 Madison F • Pretended to be Gator Great and FIFA International goals leader Abby Florida’s career record of 27 set by Katie Fraine in 2010 and equaled by Alexander Wambach when she played as a child Taylor Burke in 2014. 15 Sarah Troccoli MF • Graduated a semester early from Troy High School to enroll at the University of Florida in spring 2015. Received her bachelor’s degree Player (Years) Min. GP/GS SHO (Solo) from UF in 3.5 years. Now enrolled in graduate classes Taylor Burke (2011 –14) 7,504 87/84 27 • Sister, Victoria, played goalkeeper at Stetson as a junior and senior. Katie Fraine (2006-10) (RS 2006) 6,850 84/68 27 16 Mary Peace F • Father (Wayne) was an All-SEC quarterback for the Gators. He was on Kaylan Marckese (2015-present) 5,557 61/60 22 the cover of the Sept. 13, 1982 Sports Illustrated following UF’s win over Jordan Kellgren (1999-2002) (RS ‘98) 7,004 86/82 21 Miami Brittni Goodwin (2003-06) 6,123 72/68 19 17 Haillie Lower MF • Part of a UF research study team exploring conjugated protein Jen Gardner (2004-05) 2,356 29/23 9 polymers synthesis • Her hamster, Nugget, is on Instagram. Follow at ognugget17 18 Lais Araujo MF • Her juggling skills were honed by avoiding her mom’s plants in the family home. The better her ball-handling, the better for the plants (and Four Nations (Not Including Gator Nation) reduced the amount of plant first-aid by her mom!) Members of the 2018 Gator 20 Julia Lester F • On Tampa Bay United 97 Premier team (along with current Gators soccer team have represented Kaylan Marckese and Sammie Betters) on 2015 US Youth Soccer four different nations in National U-17 Championship team. Joined Marckese on tournament’s international play. Best XI team. 21 Deanne Rose F • Scored in Canada’s 2016 Olympic bronze medal match versus Brazil. Youngest woman (age 17) to score in Olympic soccer history. 22 Parker MF • Sister (Ferriss) was member of 2009-12 North Carolina-Asheville

Laís Araujo Captain of Brazil’s 2016 FIFA Under-20 World Cup Roberts soccer team team • Great grandfather, Clay Roberts Sr., wrestled at Kansas and great Georgia Eaton- Played with England at various youth international uncle, Clay “Buck” Roberts Jr., played football at KU Collins events – most recently with England’s U-19 team at • Great uncle, David “Boo” Ferriss, was inducted into Boston Red Sox 2018 European Championship qualifier Hall of Fame in 2002 and entered the Mississippi State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970 Mayra Pelayo Played with U.S. U-23 Team at 2017 Four-Nation’s • Grandmother, Martha Anne Ferriss Parker, played tennis at Mississippi Nordic Tournament State College for Women Parker Roberts Member of U.S. 2016 FIFA Under-20 World Cup Team 26 Georgia D • First Gator from England since All-American Danielle Murphy (1999- Deanne Rose Member of Canada Senior National Team. Scored first Eaton-Collins 02) goal and assisted on game winner in 2016 Olympic 31 Kaylan GK • Graduated from St. Petersburg High School a year early to enroll at the bronze medal final; most recently played at 2018 Marckese University of Florida in summer of 2015. Algarve Cup • Junior Olympic swimmer at age 8 & 9 34 Lauren Evans MF • Spent off-season undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. Several other Gators have attended U.S. age group camps, including: She rang the bell June 14 at UF Health Shands Hospital to signal her Name Most Recent Call-Up successful fight. Madison Alexander U-14, U-15 • Wears the same number her father (Jerome) wore when he was a Cassidy Lindley UF-16 Gator running back. He played on Florida’s 1996 national championship Kaylan Marckese U-18 team. Briana Solis U-19 • Cousin Bradrick Shaw is a redshirt freshman on Wisconsin’s football team 92 Alex MF • Named after Alex Van Halen Stubblebine • Wears No. 92 because that is the sum of the jersey number of her five best friends on the Cincinnati roster (played at Cincinnati in 2016 before transferring to Florida).

Florida’s SEC History Florida has won 14 SEC titles in the program’s 23-year history 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 -- First Round 1996 22-3 .880 8-0 1st -- Champions 1997 20-3-1 .854 7-1 2nd -- Champions 1998 26-1 .963 8-0 1st -- Champions 1999 21-2 .913 9-0 1st -- Champions 2000 16-8 .667 9-0 1st 1st Champions 2001 21-4-1 .827 8-1 1st 1st Champions 2002 10-10-2 .500 5-3-1 2nd T3rd Runner-up 2003 19-4-2 .800 6-2-1 2nd 3rd Tied (UT 7, UF 6 in PKs) 2004 16-4-3 .761 7-2-2 2nd 3rd Champions 2005 13-6-1 .675 8-2-1 T2nd T3rd Round of 8 2006 14-6-5 .660 7-1-3 1st 1st Runner-up 2007 17-5-3 .740 9-2 1st 1st Champions 2008 19-4-1 .813 11-0 1st 1st Semifinal 2009 16-6-2 .739 8-1-2 1st 1st Semifinal 2010 19-2-3 .854 9-1-1 1st 1st Champions 2011 17-8-0 .680 7-4 T2nd T3rd Runner-up 2012 19-5-1 .780 11-2 1st 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 17-4-1 .796 8-3 Not awarded T3rd Champions 2017 17-7 .708 7-3 Not awarded 3rd Round of 8 2018 2-2 .500 0-0 TOTALS 409-112-32 .770 184-35-13 * - the SEC began awarding a regular-season title in the 2000 season. Prior to that season, the SEC Tournament champion was considered the SEC Champion.

Florida When It… Florida vs. United Soccer Coaches Ranked Teams (All-Time) All-Time 2018 UF Rank Wins Losses Ties % Scored first 348-18-8 1-0 Same (no rank) 35 10 3 .755 Scored second 52-14-15 1-0 Lower 62 28 3 .672 Scored third 2-13-1 0-0 Higher 312 74 26 .801 Scored fourth 1-2-1 0-0 409 112 32 .770

Didn’t score 0-60-7 0-2 Led at half 268-8-4 1-0 Florida vs. United Soccer Coaches Top-10 Teams (All-Time) Trailed at half 29-62-7 1-0 NSCAA Rank Wins Losses Ties % 1 3 9 1 .269 Tied at half 112-42-21 0-2 2 4 4 0 .500 Played OT 45-21-31 0-1 3 1 4 1 .250 Scored 1 goal 54-32-17 0-0 4 2 2 0 .500 Scored 2 goals 114-16-5 1-0 5 1 5 0 .167 Scored 3+ goals 237-0-2 1-0 6 1 2 0 .333 Allowed no goals 230-0-7 0-0 7 3 1 0 .750 Allowed 1 goal 130-36-17 1-2 8 2 0 0 1.00 Allowed 2 goals 35-46-5 1-0 9 5 3 0 .625 10 5 1 1 .786 Allowed 3+ goals 8-30-2 0-0 Matches decided by one goal 141-77 1-2 Matches decided by two goals 90-20 1-0 The number I wear Playing a man down (2:08.43 total minutes) 5-2-1 0-0 It isn’t a matter of luck – many of the Gators have a specific reason or story behind Vs. a man-down team 12-0-1 0-0 the jersey number they wear. Vs. ranked opp. 97-68-8 0-1 # Player Reason Vs. unranked opp 307-41-22 2-1 13 Alyssa Howell It is her birthday (Sept. 13) Vs. SEC Teams (all-meetings) 230-43-17 0-0 15 Sarah Troccoli It is her birthday (Nov. 15) Vs. SEC Opp. (reg.season) 184-35-13 0-0 22 Parker Roberts Wanted to wear same # as her older sister, Ferriss 34 Lauren Evans Her father, Jerome, wore #34 when he played running back @ home vs. SEC 107-9-6 0-0 for Florida’s 1996 national championship football team On road vs. SEC 111-32-10 0-0 81 Rachelle Smith Wore #8 as a youth & #18 in club so flipped club number Neutral site vs SEC 1-0 0-0 88 Courtney Douglas No. 8 is her favorite #, but since it was taken, just doubled it Home Record: 218-37-12 2-1 92 Alex Stubblebine 92 is sum of the jersey numbers of her five best friends on All-time home record (Dizney Stadium) 19-5 2-1 the Cincinnati roster (played at Cincinnati in 2016) Road Record: 134-59-16 0-1 Neutral Site: 57-16-4 0-0 Penalty Kicks: 3-5 0-0 Vs. state of Florida opponents 63-13-3 1-0 2018 University of Florida Soccer Roster - Numerical

No. Name Pos Ht. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Ashley Pietra GK 6-1 SO Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz H.S.) 3 Cassidy Lindley MF/F 5-7 FR Carmel, Ind. (St. Theodore Guerin Catholic H.S.) 4 Danielle Van Liere MF 5-4 JR Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher H.S.) 5 Melanie Monteagudo F/MF 5-8 SR Pembroke Pines, Fla. (American Heritage Plantation H.S.) 6 Kit Loferski F 5-3 JR St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) 7 Brittney Bennett MF 5-6 SR Grayson, Ga. (Grayson H.S.) 8 Carina Baltrip-Reyes MF 5-8 SO-TR Round Rock, Texas (Robert E. Hendrickson H.S./FIU) 10 Tess Sapone MF 5-6 JR Oakton, Va. (Oakton H.S.) 11 Briana Solis MF 5-3 SR Orlando, Fla. (University H.S.) 12 Sammie Betters MF 5-4 JR Brooksville, Fla. (Frank W. Springstead H.S.) 13 Alyssa Howell F 5-3 SR Farmersville, Ohio (Valley View H.S.) 14 Madison Alexander F 5-4 SO Dorr, Mich. (Hamilton H.S.) 15 Sarah Troccoli* MF 5-11 SR Troy, Mich. (Troy H.S.) 16 Mary Peace F 5-9 FR Lakeland, Fla. (Home Schooled) 17 Haillie Lower MF 5-3 JR Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Preparatory School) 18 Laís Araujo MF 5-9 SR-TR Salvador, Brazil (Colegio Estudio Maria A. Santos/ASA Junior College) 19 Samantha Tobar F 5-6 FR Parkland, Fla. (Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S.) 20 Julia Lester D 5-4 JR Tampa, Fla. (Academy of the Holy Names) 21 Deanne Rose F 5-5 SO Alliston, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary) 22 Parker Roberts* MF 5-6 JR-TR Leawood, Kansas (Blue Valley North H.S./Kansas) 25 Sara Wilson D 5-3 SR Herndon, Va. (Bishop O'Connell H.S.) 26 Georgia Eaton-Collins D 5-5 FR Ipswich, Suffolk, England (Copleston H.S.) 27 Mayra Pelayo MF 5-4 SR West Palm Beach, Fla. (The Benjamin School) 31 Kaylan Marckese GK 5-11 SR St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg H.S.) 34 Lauren Evans MF 5-5 FR-RS Lithia, Fla. (Newsome H.S.) 36 Taylor Baksay D 5-10 FR Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor University H.S.) 44 Susi Espinoza GK 5-6 JR Wellington, Fla. (American Heritage H.S.) 81 Rachelle Smith D 5-4 SR Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Pembroke Pines Charter H.S.) 88 Courtney Douglas D 5-8 SR-RS Brampton, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School) 92 Alex Stubblebine MF 5-6 SO-TR Ocala, Fla. (Forest H.S./Cincinnati)

*- Gator captain

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) Lais Araujo Lie-EASE ODD-ah-rew-jew Volunteer Coach: John Roman (Elon ’11) Taylor Baksay Back-say Director of Soccer Operations: Shelley Lyle (Florida ’08) Carina Baltrip-Reyes Ball-trip Ray-eh s Susi Espinoza Ess-pin-no-sa Managers: Clay Everett, Sarah Lowdon (McNeese State ’12), Michael Haillie Lower Hay-lee Lau-eer Marzella (Florida ’16) Kit Loferski La-fur-ski Kaylan Marckese Kay-lan Mar-ck-ese Athletic Trainer: Connie Andrews (Florida ’05) Melanie Monteagudo Mon-tee-ah-GOO-doe Intern Athletic Trainer: Tyler Hinkle (James Madison ’18) Mayra Pelayo Puh-LAA-yoh Ashley Pietra Pea-et-tra Video: Christopher Cafaro Rachelle Smith Rachel Briana Solis SO-leese Samantha Tobar Toe-bar Sarah Troccoli Tric-cole-EE Danielle Van Liere Van Liere (like King Lear)

In the Polls

United Soccer Coaches – Aug. 28 Soccer America –Aug. 28 Rank School Rank School 2018 Team of the Week Honorees 1 Stanford 1 Stanford Date Name Outlet 2 UCLA 2 UCLA 8/20 Cassidy SEC Freshman Player of Lindley the Week 3 North Carolina 3 Florida State 8/21 Cassidy TDS National Team of 4 Virginia Lindley the Week 4 Florida State 5 USC 5 Penn State 6 North Carolina 6 Virginia 7 Penn State 7 Southern California 8 Texas A&M 8 Texas A&M 9 Princeton 10 Santa Clara 9 Santa Clara 11 Oklahoma State 10 Tennessee 12 N.C. State 11 Georgetown 13 Tennessee 12 Duke 14 South Carolina 13 North Carolina State 15 California 16 Butler 14 Oklahoma State 17 Texas 15 South Carolina 18 Washington State 16 Northwestern 19 Auburn 17 Auburn 20 Baylor 18 Washington State 21 Florida 22 South Florida 19 Kansas 23 West Virginia 20 Princeton 24 Duke 21 Texas Tech 25 Georgetown 22 Florida 23 Texas 24 South Florida 25 Butler

TopDrawerSoccer.com –Aug. 27 Rank School 1 Stanford 2 UCLA 3 North Carolina 4 Virginia 5 Florida State 6 Texas A&M 7 USC 8 Santa Clara 9 Penn State 10 South Carolina 11 Duke 12 Princeton 13 Oklahoma State 14 Tennessee 15 NC State 16 Texas 17 West Virginia 18 Washington State 19 Butler 20 Georgetown 21 Auburn 22 California 23 Florida 24 South Florida 25 Notre Dame

Washington 1 Florida Atlantic 2 No. 7 Florida 2 No. 7 Florida 4 Aug. 17, 2018 Aug. 19, 2018 Donald R. Dizney Stadium Donald R. Dizney Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two second-half goals gave the University of Florida soccer team a season-opening 2-1 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The opening weekend for preseason No. 7 Gator soccer ended Sunday evening with a win over Washington Friday evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. 4-2 win over Florida Atlantic at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

Last year when the two teams met in Seattle, the Huskies provided the only goal in the first two minutes and Sunday’s scoring: took the 1-0 win. Florida scored first in the 15th minute. A cross started at the touchline found Briana Solis at the top of the box. Solis’ shot was blocked and Cassidy Lindley touched the deflection out wide to Melanie Monteagudo. She Tonight, the Huskies again struck first off a play that began with a corner kick. Ruby Hellstrom scored from took a touch toward goal before sending a left-footed strike to the far corner. Madison Alexander turned in eight yards in the 35th minute. her second goal of the weekend in the 35th minute. She tapped in the ball from eight yards off the assists from seniors Lais Araujo and Sarah Troccoli. Lindley scored her first collegiate goal within the opening minute of With UF coaching staff’s halftime message to use the width of the field on their minds, the Gators did exactly the second half. The freshman caught up with Troccoli’s through ball down the middle of the field to score from that on Sammie Betters’ tying goal in the 54th minute. six yards. Sammie Betters headed in the deep cross from Lindley in the 63rd minute for Florida’s fourth goal. It was Betters’ second goal of the weekend as she opened Florida’s scoring in Friday’s 2-1 win versus The ball started on the left side with senior Sarah Troccoli and moved to the middle of the field to freshman Washington. Cassidy Lindley. She saw Betters heading down the right side of the box, playing a ball for Betters to catch. When Betters did catch up to the ball, she took a touch before blasting a 16-yard shot to the upper slot. FAU broke up the shutout in the 52nd minute when Tiril Haga scored from five yards off the deflection of Pernille Velta’s shot. Ebba Blomqvist headed in Emma Jacobs free kick in the 78th minute to finish scoring for The game-winning goal came when sophomore Madison Alexander pressured a touch from Washington’s the match. goalkeeper to UW centerback Jessica Udovich. The ball popped free in the box. Alexander was the first to reach it, scoring from 10 yards on the empty goal. Worth Noting  That was career goal No. 10 for Monteagudo. She is the 39th player in UF’s 24 seasons with Worth Noting 10 or more career goals.  Florida is now 18-4-2 all-time in season openers and 13-1-1 when the season starts in  Through just two matches, Betters set her season-high goals total with two. She also scored Gainesville. one goal in her injury-shortened freshman season in 2016.  Better’s goal was the second of her career and first since her 2016 season was shortened  Alexander scores a goal in consecutive matches for the first time. Her five career goals have with a knee injury. come in Florida’s last 16 matches.  Alexander’s score was her fourth Gator goal, with all coming in Florida’s last 15 matches.  Lindley added two assists to go along with her first Gator goal. She also assisted on Florida’s  This was Florida’s second consecutive match at Dizney Stadium versus a Pac-12 opponent. game-winning goal in Friday’s 2-1 win versus Washington. Florida closed last season with a 1-0 double-overtime win versus Washington State in NCAA  Susi Espinoza’s seven saves tonight sets her career high. Her previous high (5) came last Sweet 16 play. Tonight, Florida opened the 2018 season versus the Pac-12’s other program season in Florida’s 3-2 win versus No. 1 Stanford. from The Evergreen State. Records: Records: Florida: 2-0-0, 0-0 SEC Florida: 1-0-0, 0-0 SEC Florida Atlantic: 0-2-0, 0-0 C-USA Washington: 0-1-0, 0-0 Pac-12 What the Gators Said: What the Gators Said: First impressions of second game, second win? What was the halftime talk? “Our goal was to win and to shut them out so we accomplished one of those. Credit to FAU to show some “Use the width. There were so many people in the middle of the field. It was just very packed, so we just had to resilience. Both of those goals were from set pieces so we have a focus for the upcoming week.” – Florida get the ball out wide. The first goal came from a ball out wide and the second originated from out wide too. I Head Coach Becky Burleigh think we just have to trust ourselves that we can serve some quality balls in the box and cause some chaos.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Positives you saw today? “We have the ability to score some pretty goals. Their keeper made a SportsCenter top 10 save so I cannot be What does it say about your team to come back like they did and to never give up? too angry about that. We have the ability but we have to do a much better job defensively. There was some “I think this is an experienced group so they knew what to do. We were sitting in the locker room at halftime great play leading up to the goals but we just have to find our identity both offensively and defensively.” – and nobody was down about being down one nothing. It was a matter of executing a little bit better. We were Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh disappointed to give up a goal on a set piece. That was something we worked on but we will learn from that. It is game one.” - Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Talk about the team’s performance and what went well. “We came out strong and scored pretty early and also kept our composure with the goal. Once we have the What did you see from the team tonight? lead, we have to find a way to keep it and defend well against set pieces. Once that comes together I think we “For the first game of the season, this was a really good show as far as grit goes. It might not have gone our will be good.” – senior midfielder Melanie Monteagudo way in the beginning but it is really cool that in this early of the season we proved that we can come back from something like that. I am really proud of us and thought that we did a really great job.” – junior defender What happened on your goal? Sammie Betters “They [coaches] kept stressing to stay wide and to keep the width all pregame so that is what I did. Cassidy gave me a great ball and I took it to the post.” – senior midfielder Melanie Monteagudo Can you talk about tying up the game? “I want to do whatever I can for the team so today it was scoring, tomorrow might be assisting, the next day You scored your first goal as a Gator. What did you see on the play? might be cheering from the sideline. Whatever I can do to help my team, I’m there to do. It was really cool I got “It was definitely exciting to get my first goal. My team has really pushed me in the past few weeks. Mich to score today but next time it could be Maddie or Mel or anyone else so I’m just happy that we’re doing well.” [Sarah Troccoli] got the ball in, I saw a gap so I made the run in. I saw Madi [Alexander] on the backside so if I – junior defender Sammie Betters did not have the angle then I knew I could cross to her but I saw the back corner and finished with the outside of my foot. What did you see on your goal? “The net. I saw we had players in the box but the goalie was kind of misplaced to the left so I went for it.” – “I’ve been dreaming for this goal since I first committed here.” – freshman forward Cassidy Lindley junior defender Sammie Betters Talk about your performance – you had a career-high seven saves. What happened on your goal? “It was a Sunday game so usually the team is tired so I was just trying to stay focused. It was hot so I just had “I was pressing late in the game and everyone was a bit fatigued. Their goalie and centerback kind of had a to do whatever I could to stay in the game and help my team win.” – junior goalkeeper Susi Espinoza little mix up and the ball came out. I saw an open goal so I slid it in. Preseason Conference Votes: “I was very excited. It is cool to see that we can come back from being down. At halftime we knew we were not Florida took third in the 2017 SEC regular-season standings. Florida Atlantic was sixth in the 2017 Conference losing this game and we kept fighting until the very last minute.” – sophomore midfielder Madison Alexander USA standings.

Washington (0-1-0, 0-0-0 Pac-12) at No. 7 Florida (1-0-0, SEC 0-0-0) Florida Atlantics (0-2-0, 0-0-0 C-USA) at No. 7 Florida (2-0-0, SEC 0-0-0) Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (721) Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (836) Weather: 82 degrees, winds SSW at 4 mph, 75% humidity Weather: 88 degrees, winds SW at 7 mph, 59% humidity

Goals by Period 1 2 Total Goals by Period 1 2 Total Washington 1 0 1 Florida Atlantic 0 2 2 Florida 0 2 2 Florida 2 2 4

Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist 1. 34:52 UW Rubby Hellstrom Lisa Jensen 1. 14:01 UF Melanie Monteagudo Cassidy Lindley, Briana Solis 2. 53:01 UF Sammie Betters Cassidy Lindley, Sarah Troccoli 2. 34:52 UF Madison Alexander Lais Araujo, Sarah Troccoli 3. 76:31 UF Madison Alexander 3. 45:56 UF Cassidy Lindley Sarah Troccoli 4. 51:40 FAU Tiril Haga Pernille Velta Shots: Washington 11, Florida 15 5. 62:27 UF Sammie Betters Cassidy Lindley Saves: Washington 7 (Siena Ruelas); Florida 4 (Kaylan Marckese 4) 6. 77:43 FAU Ebba Blomqvist Emma Jacobs Shots: Florida Atlantic 13, Florida 15 Saves: Florida Atlantic 5 (Jennifer Ocampo 5); Florida 7 (Susi Espinoza 7) Ohio State 1 No. 5 Florida 0 No. 5 Florida 0 Oklahoma State 1 Aug. 24, 2018 Aug. 26, 2018 Donald R. Dizney Stadium Neal Patterson Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Stillwater, Okla.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 5 Gator soccer lost 1-0 to Ohio State Friday evening at the Donald R. Dizney STILLWATER, Okla. – The positive is Florida soccer has no other teams remaining on the schedule with Stadium. “OSU” initials.

The two teams have met only twice. The Buckeyes also won the first meeting, 1-0, when the two teams met in The No. 5 Gator soccer team dropped its second 1-0 decision of the weekend, losing in double overtime Columbus for the second match of the 2015 season. Sunday afternoon at Oklahoma State’s Neal Patterson Stadium. In Friday’s action at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium, Florida lost 1-0 to Ohio State. Friday’s scoring: Ohio State scored its first goal of the season in the 56th minute. Kayla Fischer brought the ball through the This weekend started a stretch of seven consecutive Gator opponents that advanced to 2017 NCAA Florida half. About midway into the box, Fischer’s left-footed shot scored at the far corner. Tournament play.

The Buckeyes looked to have a goal in the opening half, but junior Sammie Betters was at the post to clear Sunday’s Score: Fischer’s first shot of the match in the 18th minute. The golden goal came when Marlo Zoeller received the ball from Julia Lenhardt deep in Florida’s half. She took a touch as she moved through the center of the box and then scored on a 12-yard right footed strike to The Gators had chances, registering 13 shots for the match. But the Buckeyes were able to get the needed the far post. blocks, stops or deflections. The Gators had opportunities Sunday, albeit not plentiful. One of the better looks came with 10 minutes Records: remaining in regulation. On one of Florida’s nine corner kicks for the day, senior Sarah Troccoli’s header in Florida: 2-1-0, 0-0 SEC the center of the goal was tipped over by OSU goalkeeper Hannah Warner for another corner kick. Ohio State: 1-2-0, 0-0 Big Ten Records: What the Gators Said: Florida: 2-2-0, 0-0 SEC What were some keys tonight? Oklahoma State: 3-0, 0-0 Big 12 “We had a lot of really good looks. I think where the game was won and lost was in the midfield. We have to do a little better job there, pressing them a little harder. Putting on a little more defensive pressure. Because when Florida now leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State 4-1. we did that, our offense was generated from that.” –Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh What the Becky Burleigh Said: What are you going to work on in practice? What did you take from today’s result? “We always work on finishing. It’s a game of inches sometimes. Credit to Ohio State for blocking some shots, “It was tough. We were trying to bounce back and for very long, long stretches of that game we had the play. for having some deflections. They did a good job of keeping the ball out of the net. But ultimately, we didn’t really create many offensive opportunities out of that possession. That needs to change. “One game isn’t going to define us. We just have to learn and move on.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh “I told the team afterward, if you want to be resilient, you’ve got to have adversity. We’ve certainly have had Tough game, talk about how they battled. our share of it. We have two big games next weekend so there’s no time to feel sorry for ourselves. Now it is “It’s never easy to lose, we were just talking about that. But it’s kind of like what’s next is our response. the time to find answers.” –Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Obviously that was a tough game and they were the better team tonight. Obviously you hope to play your best every time, sometimes that doesn’t happen. So I think we just have to learn from that.” – junior defender Preseason Conference Votes: Parker Roberts Florida took third in the 2017 SEC regular-season standings. Oklahoma State won the 2017 Big 12 title.

On going on the road for the first time: Florida – The SEC coaches picked the Gators to win the 2018 Southeastern Conference title. “I think playing in a new atmosphere; it will toughen us up too. We don’t always get to play at home so I think it will be good to see a new environment.” – junior defender Parker Roberts OSU – The Cowgirls are picked to finish second in the Big 12. West Virginia is the preseason pick to win the league. On a tough loss tonight: “They are a good team, obviously. Obviously, we hope our passing is a lot better. But moving forward we now Rankings: know what to fix.” – senior defender Rachelle Smith Florida ranks No. 5 on the Aug. 21 United Soccer Coaches poll and OSU is receiving votes.

It came down to the end, can you talk about what made the difference. Florida (2-2, 0-0 SEC) at Oklahoma State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) “It was a tough one, all credit to Ohio State. Every time we play them its trouble. It was a tough one. We both Stadium: Neal Patterson Stadium (1,059) battled to the end. I think we kind of pulled it together in the second half, but just couldn’t get that final pass, Weather: 93 degrees, winds SSW 16 mph, 46% humidity that final finish.” – senior midfielder Sarah Troccoli Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total Preseason Conference Votes: Florida 0 0 0 0 0 Florida took third in the 2017 SEC regular-season standings. Ohio State won the 2017 Big Ten title. Oklahoma State 0 0 0 1 1

Florida – The SEC coaches picked the Gators to win the 2018 Southeastern Conference title. Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Description OSU – The Buckeyes are picked to finish second in the Big Ten. Penn State is the preseason pick to win the 1. 102:01 OSU Marlo Zoeller Julia Lenhardt 12 yard shot to far post league.

Rankings: Shots: Florida 8, OSU 15 Florida ranks No. 5 on the Aug. 21 United Soccer Coaches poll. Saves: Florida 6 (Kaylan Marckese 6); Oklahoma State 4 (Dani Greenlee 0, Hannah Warner 3; TEAM 1)

Ohio State (1-2-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten) at No. 5 Florida (2-1-0, SEC 0-0-0) Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (972) Weather: 81 degrees, winds ENE at 6 mph, 76% humidity

Goals by Period 1 2 Total Ohio State 0 1 1 Florida 0 0 0

Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Description 1. 55:12 OSU Kayla Fischer 6 yard shot to far corner

Shots: Ohio State 9, Florida 13 Saves: Ohio State 4 (Devon Kerr 4; Florida 4 (Kaylan Marckese 3, TEAM 1)

Florida Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 26, 2018)

Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Non-conference 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-attps-att 08/17/18 WASHINGTON W 2-1 721 3 Cassidy Lindley 4 1 3 5 6 .167 2 .333 1 0-0 08/19/18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 4-2 836 14 Madison Alexander 4 2 0 4 9 .222 5 .556 1 0-0 08/24/18 OHIO STATE L 0-1 972 12 Sammie Betters 4 2 0 4 3 .667 2 .667 0 0-0 08/26/18 at #19 Oklahoma State L 0-1 1059 15 Sarah Troccoli 4 0 3 3 7 .000 4 .571 0 0-0 5 Melanie Monteagudo 4 1 0 2 9 .111 5 .556 0 0-0 * Conference game 18 Lais Araujo 4 0 1 1 6 .000 3 .500 0 0-0 UF Opponents Georgi Eaton-Collins 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 SHOT STATISTICS 17 Haillie Lower 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Goals-shot attempts 6-51 5-48 11 Briana Solis 4 0 0 0 7 .000 4 .571 0 0-0 Goals per game 1.50 1.25 20 Julia Lester 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shot pct. .118 .104 21 Deanne Rose 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shots/game 12.75 12.00 13 Alyssa Howell 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shots on goal 26-51 26-48 25 Sara Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 SOG pct. .510 .542 26 Georgia Eaton-Collins 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 10 Tess Sapone 4 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Penalties 0 0 36 Taylor Baksay 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Unassisted 1 1 4 Danielle Van Liere 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Overtime 0 1 22 Parker Roberts 4 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 CORNER KICKS 24 20 8 Carina Baltrip-Reyes 4 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Goals off corners 0 0 81 Rachelle Smith 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 PENALTY STROKESKICKS 0-0 0-0 88 Courtney Douglas 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 PENALTIES 92 Alex Stubblebine 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 TM TEAM 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Florida 4 6 7 19 51 .118 26 .510 2 0-0 Opponents 4 5 4 14 48 .104 26 .542 2 0-0

ATTENDANCE ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves % w l t sho Ssho Total 2529 1059 31 Kaylan Marckese 3 282:01 3 .96 13 .813 1 2 0 0 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/843 1/1059 44 Susi Espinoza 1 90:00 2 2.00 7 .778 1 0 0 0 0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Total 4 372:01 5 1.21 21 .808 2 2 0 0 0 Opponents 4 372:01 6 1.45 20 .769 2 2 0 1 1

Goals By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 2 4 0 0 6 Opponents 1 3 0 1 5

Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 21 29 1 0 51 Opponents 24 22 1 1 48

Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 12 8 1 0 21 Opponents 10 9 1 0 20

CornersPenalty CornersBy Period By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 11 13 0 0 24 Opponents 17 3 0 0 20

Fouls By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 9 9 0 0 18 Opponents 15 16 3 0 34