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. 8 Florida (2-0, 0-0 SEC) versus No. T-1 Stanford (2-0, 0-0 The first of two Gator home matches listed among NCAA.com’s Aug. 9 10 Must-See Games to Start Pac-12) the Season is next for Florida, as No. T-1 Stanford makes its first visit to Gainesville since 2001. The Date & Time: Friday, Aug. 25 @ 5 p.m. ET match airs live on SEC Network at 5 p.m. Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500) The Coaches: Becky Burleigh, 28th season overall (474-126-38) It is the nation’s top match-up of the weekend – No. T-1 Stanford at No. 8 Florida. Stanford is the fourth and 23rd season at UF (392-103-32/UF), Paul Ratcliffe, 20th team to bring a No. 1 ranking to Gainesville and UF is 1-1-1 in the previous home meetings versus the season overall (308-83-34) and 15th season at SU (253-49-27) top-ranked team. This is the fourth consecutive UF-SU meeting that both bring a top 10 rankings. Series Record: Stanford leads 4-0-1 Television: live on SEC Network with Gator Great Heather Mitts A six-goal weekend from five different scorers opened Florida’s 2017 season with a pair of wins. First, the Gators claimed a 1-0 overtime win at Florida Atlantic on Aug. 18. Senior Gabby Seiler put in a and Jonathan Yardley calling the action th Radio: 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF with Kyle Crooks & Matthew penalty kick in the 96 minute to give UF its fifth consecutive season opening win. Florida then returned home to take a 5-0 victory versus Troy on a steamy Sunday afternoon. Five different Gators Stubbington calling the action scored in the match. Seiler scored her second goal of the weekend, while Deanne Rose, Brittney Streaming video: SEC Network Bennett, Parker Roberts and Tess Sapone each scored their first Gator goal. Internet: live stats and audio for UF-Stanford match available on FloridaGators.com Other notes from opening weekend: Admission: free for all Gator regular-season home matches o The overtime match at FAU was the fourth time in the program’s 23-year history a season Promotions: Amplify your support – first 250 fans get a vuvuzela! opened with extra minutes. Florida is now 2-0-2 all-time in season opening OT matches. o Five among starting lineup at FAU made first Gator appearance (two freshmen, one Florida SID Contact: sophomore and two transfers) Mary Howard o UF opened home play with five or more goals for the sixth time in the program’s 23-year Office: 352-375-4683, ext 6100 history. Email: [email protected] The 2017 Florida team, made up of 32 players, includes nine making their first appearance for the Gator Soccer Action Moves to Dizney Gators. Florida returns eight starters from the 2016 team that claimed the Southeastern Conference Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Stadium this Weekend Florida’s soccer matches for this weekend are moving to the Donald R. Two Gator redshirt senior defenders earned 2016 All-SEC honors – Kristen Cardano and Gabby Dizney Stadium: Seiler. Seiler is a two-time All-SEC first-team honoree. In addition to 2016, Seiler was a 2014 All-SEC  Aug. 25 vs No. T-1 Stanford first-team selection while with Georgia. She sat out the 2015 season due to SEC transfer rules.  Aug. 27 vs. Syracuse Florida opens the 2017 season at No. 7 on the United Soccer Coaches (USC) preseason poll. It is the In 2017, the Gators will play four matches at Dizney Stadium and six at 21st consecutive Florida appearance in the coaches’ association preseason poll and the sixth straight the James G. Pressly Stadium. year the Gators open among the nation’s top 10. The Gators dropped one spot to No. 8 in the first poll released Aug. 22. Did You Know… Florida is the SEC coaches pick to win the 2017 league title. The SEC preseason coaches’ vote was released by the league office on Aug. 15. South Carolina won the 2016 SEC title and Florida claimed Four of the five all-time meetings between Florida and Stanford th have gone to overtime. its 12 SEC Tournament title last year. Florida is one of four SEC teams in the USC preseason national rankings - No. 4 South Carolina, No. 7 Florida, No. 10 Auburn and No. 17 Arkansas. Florida vs Stanford Series Date Site Result Score Stanford opened the 2017 season with a pair of high-scoring road wins in Milwaukee. The Cardinal 9/2/01 H L 2-3 (OT) started with a 4-0 win over Marquette and then defeated Wisconsin 5-0 on Sunday. Catarina Macario 9/22/02 A L 0-4 and Kyra Carusa lead SU with three goals each. Stanford is the first of four Florida opponents with a 9/12/14 A L 0-1 (OT) player among the Missouri Athletic Club-Hermann Trophy Watch list. Stanford has two midfielders in 11/28/14 A T 2-2 (OT) consideration for the sport’s top collegiate honor – sophomore Tierna Davidson and senior Andi 8/26/16 A L 1-0 (OT) Sullivan. Stanford is picked to repeat at Pac-12 champions in the league’s conference poll released Aug. 8. The Cardinal turned in an 18-2-1 record in 2016 and won the Pac-12 with a 10-1 record. A No. 1 NCAA regional seed, the Cardinal reached the 2016 NCAA second round. Head Coach Paul Ratcliffe is in his 15th season with the Cardinal.

ABOUT THE GATORS: About the 2017 Gators Location: Gainesville, Fla. Enrollment: 54,854 The 2017 Gator team is made up 32 players. Among the nine newcomers are six President: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs freshmen and three transfers. Florida returns eight starters from the 2016 team that Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin won the Southeastern Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Conference: Southeastern Nickname: Gators Colors: Orange & Blue Two Gators earned 2016 All-SEC honors. Redshirt senior Gabby Seiler was part of the 2016 All-SEC first team as a defender. She also was a 2014 All-SEC first-team UF SOCCER QUICK FACTS: selection while with Georgia. She transferred to UF after the 2014 season and sat out 2017 Record: 2-0, 0-0 SEC 2015 due to SEC transfer rules. Redshirt senior Kristen Cardano was part of the 2016 2016 Record: 17-5-1, 8-3 SEC All-SEC second team. 2016 SEC Finish: T3rd overall; SEC Tournament champions  Ten of the 16 Gators who earned points in 2016 return this season. Of the 169 COACHING STAFF: points generated by the 2016 Gators, graduation claimed six players who Head Coach: Becky Burleigh contributed 87 points and 31 goals – Savannah Jordan (16 goals, 9 assists – 41 points), Meggie Dougherty Howard (8g, 12a – 28 pts), Brooke Sharp (4g, 1a Career Record/Years: 474-126-38/ 28 seasons – 9 pts), Pamela Begic (3g – 6pts), Betsy Middleton (2a – 2pts), Erika Nelson UF Record: 392-103-32 / 23 seasons (1a – 1pt) Associate Head Coaches: Vic Campbell & Alan Kirkup Volunteer Coach: John Roman  This summer, junior Briana Solis was second for Florida Krush of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) with three goals in her four appearances. RETURNING ALL-SEC PLAYERS: Other current Gators in 2016 WPSL action this summer included Madison Kristen Cardano (2016 SEC second team) Alexander (Alliance Academy), Julia Lester, Haillie Lower and Kaylan Gabby Seiler (2015, ‘14 SEC first team (2014 at Georgia) Marckese (Tampa Bay United), Alyssa Howell, Cassie Owens, Gaby Rivera, and Sarah Troccoli (Florida SOL FC) and Melanie Monteagudo (FC Surge).

2017 University of Florida Soccer Schedule  Gators were busy in the off season with various national team activities. Four Date Opponent (TV/Radio) Time (ET) returning Gators were called into U.S. Age-Group National Team or Aug. 9 Mississippi State# (Exhibition) W, 3-2 tournaments since the conclusion of last season. Aug. 18 Florida Atlantic (WRUF) W, 1-0 OT  Three join Florida as transfers (Laís Araujo / ASA Junior College-Brooklyn; Aug. 20 Troy# (SEC Network + / WRUF) W, 5-0 Parker Roberts / Kansas; Alex Stubblebine / Cincinnati). All three are eligible to Aug. 25 Stanford> (SEC Network) 5 p.m. compete for the Gators in 2017. Aug. 27 Syracuse. (SEC Network + / WRUF) 7 p.m. Husky/Nike Invitational Nine Newcomers in 2017 Sept. 1 Washington (Pac-12 Network / WRUF) 11 p.m. Florida welcomes nine newcomers to its 2017 roster. Sept. 3 Portland 9 p.m. Sept. 8 Florida State# (SEC Network + / WRUF) 7 p.m. This class brings experience from state, national and international levels – including Sept. 10 South Florida# (SEC Network + / WRUF) 6 p.m. some from the sport's top events. Deanne Rose was a member of Canada's bronze Sept. 14 Mississippi# (SEC Network / WRUF) 7 p.m. medal team at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, scoring Canada's first goal and Sept. 17 Iowa State (WRUF) 12 p.m. assisting the game-winner in the bronze medal match. She is the third current Gator to Sept. 21 Texas A&M (SEC Network / WRUF) 7 p.m. play in the 2016 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting each of Canada’s three matches. Sept. 24 Alabama# (SEC Network + / WRUF) 6 p.m. Oct. 1 Georgia (SEC Network / WRUF) 6 p.m. She and another signee, Laís Araujo, both represented their nations in 2016 Oct. 5 Missouri# (SEC Network +) 6 p.m. Women's Under-20 World Cup play, with Araujo serving as Brazil's team captain. A Oct. 8 Vanderbilt 1 p.m. third Gator newcomer, Parker Roberts, also played in the 2016 U-20 World Cup. She transferred to Florida after playing at Kansas as a freshman in 2015, but sat out the Oct. 13 Auburn 7:30 p.m. 2016 season due to U.S. U-20 National Team commitment. Oct. 19 Kentucky> (SEC Network +) 6 p.m. Oct. 22 Tennessee 1 p.m. The other members of Florida class also bring impressive credentials. Oct. 26 South Carolina> (SEC Network / WRUF) 7 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 5 Southeastern Conference Tournament^  Madison Alexander of Dorr, Mich., has been a member of U.S. Youth National teams Shading denotes home matches ^Orange Beach, Ala.  Samantha Earle was the 2013 Florida Athletic Coaches Association #Played at the James G. Pressly Stadium > Donald R. Dizney Stadium (FACA) 2A State Player of the Year while with Gulliver Prep. She also Audio of all matches can be heard on GatorVision.com played for Sunrise Soccer club, winners of the 2016 Disney Showcase. WRUF = 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF  Lauren Evans of Lithia attended Olympic Development Program (ODP) and id2 Player Development Program (PDP) Nike camps. She was part of What’s Next? Newsome H.S. teams which advanced to the 2016 and 2017 Florida High Florida finishes its three-match homestand by facing Syracuse on Sunday, Aug. School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 5A semifinals. 27. That match is set for a 7 p.m. start at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Fans  Ashley Pietra played goalkeeper at Gainesville’s Buchholz High School. can pick up a schedule magnet at Sunday’s match. She earned Gainesville Sun All-Area first-team honors in 2016 and 2017.  Alex Stubblebine of Ocala, Fla., transferred to join the Gators this summer after playing her freshman season at Cincinnati. She started four The Syracuse at Florida match streams live on the SEC Network +. Listeners can of her 14 appearances and scored a goal. A torn anterior cruciate hear the match on 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF or GatorVision.com. ligament will sideline Stubblebine for the 2017 season.  Ailey Tebbett is the sixth from Gainesville to sign with the Gator soccer team. The goalkeeper from Oak Hall School also plays for Florida Elite Soccer Academy, winner of the 2015 U-16 Disney Soccer Showcase. Overall Series Record Stanford Location W - L - T Percentage Goals (UF-Opp.) Attend. (High - Low - Avg) Away0 - 3 - 1 0.125 2 - 8 1900 - 978 - 1299 Home0 - 1 - 0 0.000 2 - 3 1655 - 1655 - 1655 Overall 0 - 4 - 1 = 5 0.000 4 - 11 1900 - 978 - 1370 Game by Game Summary Rank Score Fouls Date UF Opp Site W/L Min. UF Opp Attn. Tourn UF Opp 8/26/2016 6 3 A L 95 0 1 OT 1,240 10 11 11/28/2014 10 3 A T 110 2 2 OT 1,900 NCAA 12 11 9/12/2014 6 4 A L 93 0 1 OT 1,079 6 1 9/22/2002 17 2 A L 90 0 4 978 6 13 9/2/2001 18 15 H L 91 2 3 OT 1,655 14 12 5 Prior Matches 411Avg 1,370 48 48

Last Meeting Box Score Summary Date SiteType Attn 26-Aug-16 Palo Alto, CA A 1,240 12OTFinal OTPKs Total Went to OT Yes SEC Conf. No Stanford 0 0 1 1 Min. Ending OT Type S 0 SEC Tourn No Florida 0 0 0 0 95 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 Kristen Cardano 95 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Jordan DiBiasi 2 1 0 2 Yes Meggie Dougherty Howard 95 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Kyra Carusa 4 0 0 0 No Savannah Jordan 95 Y 1 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Andi Sullivan 3 0 0 0 No Julia Lester 95 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Tierna Davidson 3 0 0 0 No Erika Nelson 95 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Megan Turner 2 0 0 0 No Gabby Seiler 85 Y 1 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Sam Tran 2 0 0 0 No Sarah Troccoli 74 Y 1 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Tegan McGrady 1 0 0 0 No Mayra Pelayo 73 Y 2 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Maddie Bauer 1 0 0 0 No Pamela Begić 43 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Averie Collins 1 0 0 0 No Sara Wilson 26 Y 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Rachel Smith 45 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Samantha Chung 40 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Melanie Monteagudo 36 N 2 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Briana Solis 30 N 0 0 0 0 No 0 0 No Kit Loferski 25 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 6 1 N Jane Campbell 4 0 Y

Scoring Summary TeamName Time UF Opp Opp 95:07 0 1

Florida Soccer vs. Stanford Series History 8/21/2017 10:43:12 Single Game Notables - Florida Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Asst Date Name Saves Date Total Goals and Game Winning Goals Karyn Hall 2 9/2/01 Taylor Burke 8 11/28/14 Name GoalsGWG Date Annie Speese 1 11/28/14 Jordan Kellgren 7 9/22/02 Havana Solaun 1 No 11/28/14 Kaylan Marckese 6 8/26/16 Andrea Sellers 1 No 9/2/01 Total Points Name Pts. Date Taylor Burke 6 9/12/14 Abby Wambach 1 No 9/2/01 Havana Solaun 2 11/28/14 Regan Wiesemann 3 9/2/01 Total Shots Karyn Hall 2 9/2/01 Name ShotsGoals Date Keeper Goals Against Andrea Sellers 2 9/2/01 Abby Wambach 5 1 9/2/01 Name G/A Date Abby Wambach 2 9/2/01 Savannah Jordan 3 0 11/28/14 Jordan Kellgren 4 9/22/02 Annie Speese 1 11/28/14 Savannah Jordan 3 0 9/12/14 Regan Wiesemann 3 9/2/01 Mayra Pelayo 2 0 8/26/16 Taylor Burke 2 11/28/14 Melanie Monteagudo 2 0 8/26/16 Kaylan Marckese 1 8/26/16 Havana Solaun 2 1 11/28/14 Taylor Burke 1 9/12/14 Lauren Smith 2 0 9/12/14 Andrea Sellers 2 1 9/2/01 Danielle Murphy 2 0 9/2/01 Gabby Seiler 1 0 8/26/16 Savannah Jordan 1 0 8/26/16 Sarah Troccoli 1 0 8/26/16

Single Game Notables - Opponent Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Assts Date Name Saves Date Total Goals and Game Winning Goals Andi Sullivan 1 11/28/14 Jane Campbell 4 8/26/16 Name GoalsGWG Date Chioma Ubogagu 1 11/28/14 Carrie Walsh 3 9/2/01 Marcia Wallis 2 No 9/2/01 Leah Tapscott 1 9/22/02 Jane Campbell 2 11/28/14 Jordan DiBiasi 1 Yes 8/26/16 Kelsey Carlson 1 9/22/02 Jane Campbell 1 9/12/14 Taylor Uhl 1 No 11/28/14 Marcie Ward 1 9/22/02 Nicole Barnhart 1 9/22/02 Kendall Romine 1 No 11/28/14 Natalie Spilger 1 9/2/01 Lo'eau Lobonta 1 Yes 9/12/14 Keeper Shutouts Name S/O Date Marcie Ward 1 Yes 9/22/02 Total Points Name Pts Date Jane Campbell 1 8/26/16 Marcia Wallis 1 No 9/22/02 Marcia Wallis 4 9/2/01 Nicole Barnhart 1 9/22/02 Allyson Marquand 1 No 9/22/02 Marcie Ward 3 9/22/02 Callie Withers 1 No 9/22/02 Keeper Goals Against Jordan DiBiasi 2 8/26/16 Name GA Date Total Shots Taylor Uhl 2 11/28/14 Jane Campbell 2 11/28/14 Name ShotsGoals Date Kendall Romine 2 11/28/14 Carrie Walsh 2 9/2/01 Chioma Ubogagu 7 0 11/28/14 Lo'eau Lobonta 2 9/12/14 Chioma Ugogagu 5 0 9/12/14 Marcia Wallis 2 9/22/02 Marcie Ward 5 1 9/22/02 Allyson Marquand 2 9/22/02 Kyra Carusa 4 0 8/26/16 Callie Withers 2 9/22/02 Lo'eau Lobonta 4 0 11/28/14 Andi Sullivan 1 11/28/14 Taylor Uhl 4 1 11/28/14 Chioma Ubogagu 1 11/28/14 Taylor Uhl 4 0 9/12/14 Marcie Ward 4 0 9/2/01 Tierna Davidson 3 0 8/26/16 Andi Sullivan 3 0 8/26/16

Florida Soccer vs. Stanford Series History 8/21/2017 10:43:13 Series History Notables - Florida Goals and Game Winners Total Points Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Goals GWG Name Pts. Name Asst Name Saves Havana Solaun 1 0 Karyn Hall 2 Karyn Hall 2 Taylor Burke 14 Andrea Sellers 1 0 Havana Solaun 2 Annie Speese 1 Jordan Kellgren 7 Abby Wambach 1 0 Andrea Sellers 2 Kaylan Marckese 6 Regan Wiesemann 3 Shots Taken Abby Wambach 2 Name Shots Annie Speese 1 Savannah Jordan 7 Keeper Goals Against Name G/A Abby Wambach 5 Jordan Kellgren 4 Havana Solaun 3 Taylor Burke 3 Andrea Sellers 2 Regan Wiesemann 3 Melanie Monteagudo 2 Kaylan Marckese 1 Meggie Dougherty Howard 2 Mayra Pelayo 2 Lauren Smith 2 Danielle Murphy 2 Brooke Smith 1 Christen Westphal 1 Dena Floyd 1 Lauren Silver 1 Stephanie Vukovich 1 Sarah Troccoli 1 Gabby Seiler 1 Series History Notables - Opponent Goals and Game Winners Total Points Assists on Goals Keeper Saves Name Saves Name Goals GWG Name Pts. Name Assts Jane Campbell 7 Marcia Wallis 3 0 Marcia Wallis 6 Natalie Spilger 1 Carrie Walsh 3 Marcie Ward 1 1 Marcie Ward 3 Marcie Ward 1 Nicole Barnhart 1 Lo'eau Lobonta 1 1 Taylor Uhl 2 Leah Tapscott 1 Jordan DiBiasi 1 1 Lo'eau Lobonta 2 Kelsey Carlson 1 Keeper Shutouts Taylor Uhl 1 0 Kendall Romine 2 Chioma Ubogagu 1 Name S/O Kendall Romine 1 0 Jordan DiBiasi 2 Andi Sullivan 1 Jane Campbell 1 Callie Withers 1 0 Callie Withers 2 Nicole Barnhart 1 Allyson Marquand 1 0 Allyson Marquand 2 Keeper Goals Against Total Shots Leah Tapscott 1 Name GA Name Shots Kelsey Carlson 1 Jane Campbell 2 Marcie Ward 9 Chioma Ubogagu 1 Carrie Walsh 2 Taylor Uhl 8 Andi Sullivan 1 Chioma Ubogagu 7 Lo'eau Lobonta 6 Marcia Wallis 6 Chioma Ugogagu 5 Callie Withers 4 Kyra Carusa 4 Andi Sullivan 4 Megan Turner 4

Florida Soccer vs. Stanford Series History 8/21/2017 10:43:13 Gators Called into Youth National Team Extra Minutes Activities If history holds for the sixth meeting between Florida and Stanford, fans should Gators were busy in the off season with various national team activities. Four Gators plan for extra soccer. were called into U.S. Age-Group National Team or tournaments since the conclusion of last season. Four of the five meetings between these two teams have gone to overtime, including the last three. Stanford leads the all-time series 4-0-1. Florida Players in U.S. Youth National Team Events in Offseason Gator U-18 U-23 The four overtimes is the most for a Florida non-conference opponent. Among all Kristen Orlando 4/2-8 opponents, Tennessee leads with nine overtime meetings with the Gators. Cardano

Kaylan California 12/10- # of Overtime Matches in All-Time Series (Non-Conference)* Marckese 17 Opponent # of all-time meetings OT Stanford 5 4 Mayra Pelayo Open Nordic Tournament (Sweden) 5/31 Central Florida 18 3 – 6/12 Duke 13 3 Gabby Seiler Seattle Camp 7/21-28 Florida Atlantic 6 2 Portland Camp 3/26-4/1 North Carolina 10 2 California Camp 1/6-13 UCLA 7 2 Miami 9 1 Gators Picked to Win 2017 SEC Title Clemson 5 0 Florida Gulf Coast 5 0 The Southeastern Conference soccer coaches voted Florida to win the 2017 title. Florida International 8 0

Jacksonville 5 0 Points were compiled on a 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, though each coach was not allowed to vote for their own team. *five or more meetings

Florida is one of four SEC teams in the United Soccer Coaches preseason national rankings – No. 4 South Carolina, No. 7 Florida, No. 10 Auburn and No. 17 Arkansas. Wearing their Heart on their Sleeve On the right sleeve of Florida’s uniform is a patch The Atlantic Coast Conference leads with six among the USC preseason top 25, with the letters “R&N”. followed by the Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Big Ten (4) and Big 12 (2). Those initials are to honor Ron and Nancy Burleigh, the parents of Coach Becky Burleigh. Both passed away this year (Ron in February and Nancy in July).

The Gator senior class approached the University Athletic Association about 2017 Preseason Coaches’ Poll honoring the Burleighs, who have attended many soccer matches to cheer on the Gators. Permission came from the Southeastern Conference and then the UAA Vote/Team 2017 Overall Equipment room went to work to get the patches designed and stitched to the 1. Florida 2-0-0 uniforms. 2. Texas A&M 2-0-0 3. South Carolina 2-0-0 The Aug. 20 match versus Troy was the debut of the patches. The team revealed 4. Missouri 2-0-0 the patch to Burleigh at the team’s pre-match team meal. 5. Arkansas 1-1-0 6. Auburn 1-0-1 7. Tennessee 2-0-0 Gators versus Top-10 Teams in Gainesville 8. Vanderbilt 1-1-0 No. T-1 Stanford is the 17th top-10 team to face the Gators in Gainesville. 9. Mississippi 2-0-0 10. Alabama 2-0-0 Florida is 9-6-1 in home action versus teams among the United Soccer Coaches 11. LSU 2-0-0 (previously the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/NSCAA) top-10 12. Kentucky 0-2-0 rankings. 13. Georgia 1-1-0 14. Mississippi State 2-0-0 Florida versus Top-10 Opponents in Gainesville Date Oppt Opponent UF Win Score Stadium

Rank Rank 08/30/15 1 Florida State 14 W 3-2 Pressly Three Gators on SEC Soccer Preseason 08/25/06 1 Portland 18 T 1-1 2OT Pressly Watch List 10/11/98 1 North Carolina 5 L 2-1 OT Pressly Three Gators – Kristen Cardano, Gabby Seiler and Mayra Pelayo – are among 08/30/13 3 Florida State 8 L 3-0 Pressly the 51 players appearing on the 2017 Southeastern Conference Preseason 09/09/11 5 Florida State 9 L 3-2 Pressly th Watch List. This will be the 25 season for SEC soccer. The Gator program 09/18/09 5 Florida State 7 L 1-0 OT Pressly begins its 23rd season in 2017 and leads the SEC in both SEC (14) and SEC Tournament (12) titles. 09/10/15 6 Texas A&M 10 L 2-1 Dizney 11/22/03* 7 Tennessee 8 W 1-0 Pressly The two Gator defenders earned All-SEC honors in 2016. Cardano was on the 09/10/00 7 Texas A&M 0 L 3-1 Pressly All-SEC second team and Seiler was part of the SEC first team for the second 08/29/03 7 Penn State 21 W 2-1 Pressly time, as she also was on the 2014 first team as a sophomore at Georgia. 09/08/02 7 Nebraska 0 W 1-0 Pressly 09/06/02 8 Connecticut 0 W 3-2 Pressly The duo was called into U.S. Soccer Under-23 camps during the off-season. 09/09/07 9 Florida State 14 W 2-1 Pressly

Pelayo was an SEC All-Freshman selection in 2015. She was fourth among the 10/31/99 9 Clemson 2 W 2-0 Pressly 2016 Gators with 17 points (4 goals, 9 assists). Pelayo was part of the U.S. U-23 11/03/01 10 Clemson 13 W 4-1 Pressly roster for the 2017 Open Nordic Tournament held in Sweden in late spring. 11/29/98* 10 Penn State 3 W 3-1 Pressly

*NCAA Tournament Florida Ranked on the Polls Gator Debut The University of Florida soccer team is ranked on all of the polls released. Florida’s starting lineup for its 2017 season opener at Florida Atlantic Florida’s appearance at No. 7 on the United Soccer Coaches (previously the included two freshmen – Madison Alexander and Deanne Rose. At least NSCAA) preseason poll marks the program’s 21st consecutive preseason rank in one freshman appeared in a Gator season-opening lineup in 18 of the the program’s 23-year history. program’s 23 seasons.

Florida in the Weekly Rankings The only years that the opener didn’t have a freshmen starting was in 2007, Week USC Soccer HERO Sports Top America Drawer 2010, 2012 and 2014. Final 2016 10 Pre 2017 7 9 9 15 Three others made their first Gator appearance and start at FAU. Aug. 23 8 8 9 14 Sophomore Susi Espinoza made her first start in goal. Transfers Luis Arujo (Brazil) and Parker Roberts (U.S.) both missed the 2016 collegiate season Burleigh Career Wins Total Among Nation’s due to commitment to their national teams for the FIFA Women’s Under-20 Best World Cup (held November-December of 2016).

Becky Burleigh stands among the nation’s top three active coaches for wins Freshmen in Florida Starting Lineup for Season Opener and winning percentage. Year # Freshmen Starters

1995 Program’s first season She entered the 2017 season with a 27-year record of 472-126-38 (0.772). 1996 2 Benoit Olson She stands at No. 3 in both wins (472) and winning percentage (0.772) 1997 2 Reynolds Sellers among the NCAA Division I Active Coaches. 1998 3 Bell Hall Wambach 1999 4 Murphy Rao Rust Wiesmann She is one of two women in the top 10 on either chart. 2000 1 Fulton 2001 2 C. Johnson K. Johnston All-Time SEC Champions 2002 1 Pickman Year Champ Year Champ Year Champ 2003 2 Booth Donovan (RS) 1993 VU 2001 UF 2009 UF 2004 3 Hudson Ruberry Sanchez 1994 VU 2002 AU 2010 UF 2005 1 Kerns 1995 UK 2003 UT 2011 USC 2006 2 Elliott Hyde 1996 UF 2004 UT 2012 UF 2007 0 1997 UF 2005 UT 2013 UF & 2008 2 Avant Chapman TA&M 2009 2 Tymrak Williamson (RS) 1998 UF 2006 UF 2014 TA&M 2010 0 1999 UF 2007 UF 2015 UF 2011 2 Andujar Speese 2000 UF 2008 UF 2016 USC 2012 0 2013 2 Gjøen Jordan NOTE: Prior to 2000, SEC champion went to tournament champion; 2014 0 since 2000, SEC champion based on regular-season league play 2015 2 Pelayo RSmith 2016 1 JLester Seiler Again on MAC Hermann Trophy 2017 2 Alexander Rose Watch List For the second consecutive year, Gabby Seiler appears on the Preseason Smart Gators Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Watch List. The University of Florida soccer program posted a 3.32 grade point average

in the fall of 2016 and a 3.26 in the spring of 2017. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in NCAA soccer presented annually to one male and one female athlete. The winners are announced Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at the trophy presentation banquet held at the Florida set the league record with 24 earning a spot on the 2016 Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Seiler entered Florida’s preseason training after attending the July 21-28 U.S. Under-23 National Team training camp in Seattle, Wash. It was the third U-23 camp for Seiler since January. Seiler made her Gator debut in the 2016 season, as she played at Georgia in 2013 and 2014. She sat out the 2015 campaign due to Southeastern Conference transfer rules.

With the Gators in 2016, Seiler was a first-team selection for both National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Region and All-SEC teams. The versatile player who can play midfield, center or outside back started every match in 2016.

2017 Gator Schedule Beyond the Boxscore Florida schedule again looks to be among the nation’s most challenging. Here’s some notes on the 2017 Gators:

In 2016, Florida finished No. 7 in final NCAA Rating Percentage Index (RPI). 2 Samantha MF • Father is Mark Chung – past U.S. National Team member (1992-98, 24 UF turned in a record of 7-5-1 versus teams advancing to the 2016 NCAA Chung caps) and MLS player (10 seasons) Championship. It was Florida’s third consecutive season placing among the 4 Danielle Van MF • Graduated at top of Fletcher High School’s class of 2016 and now final top 10 in RPI (No. 8 in 2015, No. 7 in 2014). Liere enrolled in University of Florida Honors Program classes 9 Samantha MF • Seven relatives were collegiate student-athletes – Michigan (Geordie Six teams among the Gators’ 2017 19-match schedule advanced to 2016 Earle Earle/golf; George Earle/track; Stacey Mayer/swimming). Boston College NCAA play. (David Mayer/soccer), UCLA (John Mayer/swimming), Georgetown (Pam Mayer/crew) and Cornell (John Mayer/baseball & basketball)

10 Tess Sapone MF • 2016 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year. One of two Gators to be Date Opponent Advanced to 2016 NCAA Round named Gatorade Player of Year during prep career (also Parker Roberts / Aug. 25 Stanford Second Round 2014 and 2015 Kansas). Sept. 8 Florida State Second Round 11 Briana Solis MF • Both older sisters – Amanda (Webber International) and Samantha Sept. 21 Texas A&M Second Round (Eastern Florida State College) – played collegiate soccer. Oct. 5 Missouri First Round 12 Sammie MF • Graduated at top of Springstead High School’s class of 2016 and now Betters enrolled in University of Florida Honors Program classes. Oct. 13 Auburn Quarterfinal • Joined current Gators Kaylan Marckese and Julia Lester on 2015 US Oct. 26 South Carolina Quarterfinal Youth Soccer National U-17 Championship team. Bold denotes home matches 14 Madison F • Pretended to be Gator Great and FIFA International goals leader Abby Alexander Wambach when she played as a child Florida faces four teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason 15 Sarah MF • Graduated a semester early from Troy High School to enroll at the top 25. Three of the matches are at home - No. 2 Stanford (Aug. 25), No. 4 Troccoli University of Florida in spring 2015 South Carolina (Oct. 26) and No. 15 Florida State (Sept. 8). Florida travels to • Sister, Victoria, played goalkeeper at Stetson as a junior and senior. meet preseason No. 10 Auburn (Oct. 13). 16 Ailey Tebbett GK • Picked No. 16 because she likes even numbers (and her club # 6 was taken)

17 Alyssa F • A camel lives in her backyard back in Farmersville, Ohio Two listed in NCAA.com’s Aug. 10 article “10 must-see games that kick off Howell • Just like Gator head coach Becky Burleigh, Alyssa was born on Friday the season” are in Gainesville (Aug. 25 vs Stanford; Sept. 8 vs Florida State). the 13th 20 Julia Lester F • On Tampa Bay United 97 Premier team (along with current Gators More Schedule Notes: Kaylan Marckese and Sammie Betters) on 2015 US Youth Soccer The 10 home matches will be played at two venues – James G. Pressly National U-17 Championship team. Joined Marckese on tournament’s Stadium and Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Best XI team. 22 Parker MF • Sister (Ferriss) was member of 2009-12 North Carolina-Asheville soccer Pressly Stadium Dizney Stadium Roberts team • Great grandfather, Clay Roberts Sr., wrestled at Kansas and great Aug. 20 Troy Aug. 25 Stanford uncle, Clay “Buck” Roberts Jr., played football at KU Sept. 8 Florida State Aug. 27 Syracuse • Great uncle, David “Boo” Ferriss, was inducted into Boston Red Sox Hall Sept. 10 South Florida Oct. 19 Kentucky of Fame in 2002 and entered the Mississippi State Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 14 Mississippi Oct. 26 South Carolina in 1970 • Grandmother, Martha Anne Ferriss Parker, played tennis at Mississippi

Sept. 24 Alabama State College for Women Oct. 5 Missouri 31 Kaylan GK • Graduated from St. Petersburg High School a year early to enroll at the Marckese University of Florida in summer of 2015. • Junior Olympic swimmer at age 8 & 9 • Most memorable part of UF recruiting trip was sitting in stands at a Playing at Dizney Stadium during the regular season gives Florida venue Gator men’s basketball game and listening to Meggie Dougherty Howard options if the Gators are fortunate to be in position to host post-season sing Disney songs to Pamela Begič action. A team needs to play at least two matches at a venue to have that 34 Lauren MF • Wears the same number her father (Jerome) wore when he was a Gator site eligible for post-season play. Evans running back. He played on Florida’s 1996 national championship team. • 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). Ashley Pietra GK • Has a fraternal twin, Kathryn. • Her high school team, Buchholz H.S. was coached by Kerri Hanks Petersen, who twice (2006 & 2008) received the MAC Hermann Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate player while with Notre Dame.

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 2-0 1.00 0-0 TOTALS 392-102-32 .774 177-32-13 * - 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. NSCAA Ranked Teams (All-Time) All-Time 2017 UF Rank Wins Losses Ties % Scored first 335-17-8 2-0 Same (no rank) 34 10 3 .755 Scored second 49-13-15 0-0 Lower 58 28 3 .680 Scored third 2-13-1 0-0 Higher 300 65 26 .799 Scored fourth 1-2-1 0-0 392 103 32 .773

Didn’t score 0-53-7 0-0 Led at half 259-7-4 1-0 Florida vs. NSCAA Top-10 Teams (All-Time) Trailed at half 28-57-7 0-0 NSCAA Rank Wins Losses Ties % 1 2 9 1 .208 Tied at half 105-39-21 1-0 2 4 4 0 .500 Played OT 43-19-31 1-0 3 1 3 1 .300 Scored 1 goal 50-30-17 1-0 4 2 2 0 .500 Scored 2 goals 108-16-5 0-0 5 1 4 0 .200 Scored 3+ goals 231-0-2 1-0 6 1 2 0 .333 Allowed no goals 221-0-7 2-0 7 3 1 0 .750 Allowed 1 goal 124-31-17 0-0 8 2 0 0 1.00 Allowed 2 goals 33-42-5 0-0 9 5 3 0 .625 10 5 1 1 .786 Allowed 3+ goals 8-30-2 0-0 Matches decided by one goal 130-70 1-0 Matches decided by two goals 87-18 0-0 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. 93-62-8 0-0 # Player Reason Vs. unranked opp 294-38-22 2-0 2 Samantha Chung Father (Mark Chung) wore No. 20 during his MLS career – Vs. SEC Teams (all-meetings) 222-39-17 0-0 No. 2 was closest number available Vs. SEC Opp. (reg.season) 177-32-13 0-0 3 Jessie Holmes Wore No. 3 or No. 33 through club career 8 Cassie Owens Eight is her lucky number so any jersey # choice includes an @ home vs. SEC 104-8-6 0-0 eight On road vs. SEC 108-30-10 0-0 13 Alyssa Howell It is her birthday (Sept. 13) Home Record: 208-34-12 1-0 15 Sarah Troccoli It is her birthday (Nov. 15) Road Record: 130-54-16 1-0 16 Ailey Tebbett Likes even numbers (and her club number of #6 was taken) Neutral Site: 54-15-4 0-0 34 Lauren Evans Her father, Jerome, wore #34 when he played running back Penalty Kicks: 3-6 0-0 for Florida’s 1996 national championship football team Vs. state of Florida opponents 62-12-3 1-0 81 Rachelle Smith Wore #8 as a youth & #18 in club so flipped club number 88 Courtney Douglas No. 8 is her favorite #, but since it was taken, just doubled it 92 Alex Stubblebine 92 is sum of the jersey numbers of her five best friends on the Cincinnati roster (played at Cincinnati in 2016)

2017 University of Florida Soccer Roster - Numerical

No. Name Pos Ht. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Samantha Chung MF 5-2 JR Boynton Beach, Fla. (Oxbridge Academy) 3 Jessie Holmes D 5-4 JR-RS Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos H.S.) 4 Danielle Van Liere MF 5-4 SO Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher H.S.) 5 Melanie Monteagudo F/MF 5-8 JR Pembroke Pines, Fla. (American Heritage Plantation H.S.) 6 Kit Loferski F 5-3 SO St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.) 7 Brittney Bennett MF 5-6 JR Grayson, Ga. (Grayson H.S.) 8 Cassie Owens D 5-5 SR Superior, Colo. (Monarch H.S.) 9 Samantha Earle MF/D 5-6 FR Key Biscayne, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 10 Tess Sapone MF 5-6 SO Oakton, Va. (Oakton H.S.) 11 Briana Solis MF 5-3 JR Orlando, Fla. (University H.S.) 12 Sammie Betters MF 5-4 SO Brooksville, Fla. (Frank W. Springstead H.S.) 13 Alyssa Howell F 5-3 JR Farmersville, Ohio (Valley View H.S.) 14 Madison Alexander F 5-4 FR Dorr, Mich. (Hamilton H.S.) 15 Sarah Troccoli MF 5-11 JR Troy, Mich. (Troy H.S.) 16 Ailey Tebbett GK 5-7 FR Gainesville, Fla. (Oak Hall School) 17 Haillie Lower MF 5-3 SO Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Preparatory School) 18 Laís Araujo MF 5-9 JR-TR Salvador, Brazil (Colegio Estudio Maria A. Santos/ASA Junior College) 19 Kristen Cardano D 5-5 SR-RS Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks H.S.) 20 Julia Lester D 5-4 SO Tampa, Fla. (Academy of the Holy Names) 21 Deanne Rose F FR Alliston, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.) 22 Parker Roberts MF 5-6 SO-TR Leawood, Kansas (Blue Valley North H.S./Kansas) 25 Sara Wilson D 5-3 JR Herndon, Va. (Bishop O'Connell H.S.) 27 Mayra Pelayo MF 5-4 JR West Palm Beach, Fla. (The Benjamin School) 31 Kaylan Marckese GK 5-11 JR St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg H.S.) 34 Lauren Evans MF 5-5 FR Lithia, Fla. (Newsome H.S.) 38 Gabby Seiler* MF 5-5 SR-TR Peachtree City, Ga. (McIntosh H.S./Georgia) 44 Susi Espinoza GK 5-6 SO Wellington, Fla. (American Heritage H.S.) 55 Gaby Rivera MF 5-6 SO-RS Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta International School) 81 Rachelle Smith D 5-4 JR Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Pembroke Pines Charter H.S.) 88 Courtney Douglas D 5-8 JR-RS Brampton, Ontario (St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School) 92 Alex Stubblebine MF 5-5 SO-TR Ocala, Fla. (Forest H.S./Cincinnati) Ashley Pietra GK 6-1 FR Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz H.S.)

*- 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) Kristen Cardano Car-day-no Director of Soccer Operations: Shelley Lyle (Florida ’08) Samantha Earle Earl Susi Espinoza Ess-pin-no-sa Managers: Chris Armstrong (USF ’14), Sarah Lowdon (McNeese State Haillie Lower Hay-lee Lau-eer ’12), Michael 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 Student Athletic Trainer: Tessa Kacer Cassie Owens KA-see Mayra Pelayo Puh-LAA-yoh Ashley Pietra Pea-et-tra Gabby Seiler SIGH-ler Rachelle Smith Rachel Briana Solis SO-leese Ailey Tebbett AI-lee TEB-it Sarah Troccoli Tric-cole-EE Danielle Van Liere Van Liere (like King Lear)

In the Polls

NSCAA –Preseason HERO Sports – Aug. 21 Rank School Rank School 1 Stanford 1 USC West Virginia 2 Stanford 3 South Carolina 3 West Virginia 4 North Carolina 4 North Carolina 5 Southern California 5 UCLA 6 Florida State 6 BYU 7 UCLA 7 Virginia 8 Florida 8 South Carolina 9 Penn State 9 Florida 10 Virginia 10 Utah 11 Georgetown 11 Auburn 12 Duke 12 Duke 13 Clemson 13 Georgetown 14 Nebraska 14 Cal 15 Rutgers 15 Clemson 16 Texas A&M 16 Santa Clara 17 Brigham Young 17 Minnesota 18 Utah 18 Colorado 19 California 19 Florida St 20 Auburn 20 Notre Dame 21 Connecticut 21 Arkansas 22 Northwestern 22 Oklahoma 23 Michigan 23 Penn St 24 Notre Dame 24 Washington St 25 North Carolina State 25 Pepperdine

TopDrawerSoccer.com – Aug. 21 Rank School Soccer America –Aug. 21 Rank School 1 Penn State 1 Stanford 2 Stanford 2 West Virginia 3 West Virginia 3 Penn State 4 Florida State 4 UCLA 5 UCLA 5 Florida State 6 California 6 South Carolina 7 USC 7 USC 8 North Carolina 8 Florida 9 Duke 9 North Carolina 10 South Carolina 10 Virginia 11 Georgetown 11 California 12 Utah 12 Georgetown 13 Santa Clara 13 Santa Clara 14 Florida 14 BYU 15 Notre Dame 15 Duke 16 Northwestern 16 Utah 17 Virginia 17 Clemson 18 Clemson 18 Northwestern 19 Texas A&M 19 Texas A&M 20 Colorado 20 Rutgers 21 NC State 21 Notre Dame 22 BYU 22 Colorado 23 Arkansas 23 Nebraska 24 Memphis 24 Memphis 25 Auburn 25 Auburn

No. 7 Florida 1 Troy 0 Florida Atlantic 0 OT No. 7 Florida 5 Aug. 18, 2017 Aug. 20, 2017 FAU Stadium James G. Pressly Stadium Boca Raton, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Ninety minutes was not enough for Florida soccer's season opening match. Extra GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator soccer got 2017-18 Florida athletics home action off to a positive start Sunday minutes were needed for the Gator soccer season opener as Florida took a 1-0 overtime win at Florida Atlantic with a 5-0 win over Troy at the James G. Pressly Stadium. Five different Gators scored Sunday’s goals. Friday evening at the FAU Stadium. Florida celebrates Gabby Seiler's successful penalty kick which gave Florida a 1-0 OT win at Florida Atlantic Florida is now 20-2-1 all-time in home openers. to open the 2017 season.The Gators outshot the Owls 14-2, but it wasn't until midway through the first overtime Florida got one past FAU goalkeeper Jennifer Ocampo. Freshman Deanne Rose was fouled in the Goal one for the Gators came early in the opening half. The play started deep the Florida half when Kristen box, awarding the Gators a penalty kick. Cardano’s pass found Sammie Betters open just beyond the midway point. Betters’ pass to just above the box bounced forward for freshman Deanne Rose. She caught up to the ball to send a chip past the oncoming Redshirt senior Gabby Seiler, who was just named Gator team captain at the pre-match meal, stepped up to goalkeeper in the 11th minute. take the kick. That shot provided Florida with the golden goal winner. Senior Gabby Seiler scored her second goal of the weekend off a corner kick at 27:48. The ball sent by Worth Noting Briana Solis was headed across the goal by Tess Sapone where Seiler volleyed it in from 10 yards.  Gabby Seiler's goal was her second as a Gator and the 12th of her collegiate career. She played for Georgia as a freshman and sophomore and sat out the 2015 season due to Southeastern Conference It was the perfect birthday present for junior Brittney Bennett. The ball popped out to the top of the box off a transfer rules. Troy clearance attempt. Bennett’s hard right-footed shot scored at the top corner at 35:05.  This was Florida's second appearance in Boca Raton in the six all-time meetings between the two programs. Florida also took an overtime win in that match, as future All-American and then Florida scored quickly to start the second half off another Solis corner kick. Parker Roberts shouldered the freshman Tahnai Annis scored her first collegiate goal to give UF a 2-1 OT win on Aug. 24, 2008. ball down to bounce across the line at 46:49.  Gator goalkeeper Susi Espinoza made her first collegiate appearance Friday. She did not appear in a match as a freshman in 2016. Kaylan Marckese, who played every minute of the 2016 season, missed A penalty kick in the 86th minute by sophomore Tess Sapone was successful, giving Florida the final score. Friday's opener due to a hand injury.  In addition to Espinoza, four others made their first start for the Gators Friday – including true Worth Noting freshmen Madison Alexander and Deanne Rose. At least one Gator freshman has started 18 of the  Four different players scored their first Gator goal Sunday. Rose (10:29), Bennett (35:05), program's 23 season openers. Also among the starting Gators are two other newcomers. Parker Roberts (46:49) and Sapone (85:24). Roberts transferred after playing at Kansas as a freshman in 2015, but sat out the 2016 collegiate  Sunday’s goal was the fourth of Roberts’ collegiate career and first as a Gator. Roberts scored season due to her U.S. Under-20 National Team commitment for the FIFA U-20 Women's World three goals as a freshman at Kansas in 2015 before transferring to Florida in the summer of Cup. Luís Araujo played at ASA Junior College in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2014 and 2015 and sat out the 2016. She sat out the 2016 collegiate season due to her commitment to the U.S. Under-20 2016 collegiate season as she was captain of Brazil's U-20 World Cup team. National Team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup (played November-December 2016 in Papua  Florida is now 17-4-2 all-time in season opening matches. This is the fifth consecutive season-opening New Guinea). win for UF.  Bennett’s goal came on her 20th birthday.  Seiler's goal is the second latest game-winner for the Gators in a season opener in the program's 23  Gabby Seiler’s goal was her third as a Gator and her second of the weekend. Her penalty kick seasons. Then freshman Taylor Travis hit the golden goal at 106:12 versus Miami to open the 2010 in the 96th minute Friday gave Florida a 1-0 season-opening win at Florida Atlantic. It was the season with a 2-1 2OT home win. 13th goal of her collegiate career. She played for Georgia as a freshman and sophomore and sat out the 2015 season due to Southeastern Conference transfer rules.  Solis doubled her career total Sunday with her pair of corner kick assists. What the Gators Said:  Rose was impressive in her opening weekend. She was the player fouled to give Florida the On scoring the winning penalty kick: penalty kick, which Seiler converted for a 1-0 overtime win Friday at Florida Atlantic. Sunday, "I just wanted to do it for my team. I thought we worked really hard the whole game. We just couldn't get it in she got the Gator scoring started early in the opening half. She and Seiler led the Gators with the back of the net. I decided to take a deep breath and just finish it for all our hard work." – senior four shots each Sunday. defender Gabby Seiler  Pair of collegiate firsts for Sapone Sunday – first goal and first assist.  Florida used 23 players in Sunday’s match. On team's performance in the season opener:  This is the sixth time in the program’s 23-year history it opened home play with five or more "I thought we did some really great stuff. We created a lot of opportunities and credit to FAU for keeping them goals. Florida also opened 2016 home action with a five-goal effort. out of the back of the net. We had some really good 1v1, some good situations right in front of the net – I thought they did a good job defensively. We've got to clean up a few things, but it is the first game of the Records: season and we certainly have a lot of room to grow." – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Florida: 2-0-0, 0-0 SEC Troy: 0-2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt On getting the season started: "For the freshmen and for everyone in general, it is very nerve-wracking. But once you get that out of the way, What the Gators Said: you can improve and go up from there." – senior defender Gabby Seiler On today’s match: “We knew it was going to be a little bit of a challenge today because of the weather, the turnaround, the travel Records: and the back-to-back games. I thought our team came out pretty strong from the beginning. I think the two Florida: 1-0-0, 0-0 SEC telling stats were one shot for them. We keep a stat on throw ins and we won that 23-1, which is purely focus Florida Atlantics: 0-1-0, 0-0 Conference USA and effort by them [Gators]. They kept the focus and effort for 90 minutes, which was really impressive.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Florida (1-0-0, SEC 0-0-0) at Florida Atlantic (0-1-0, C-USA 0-0-0) Stadium: FAU Stadium Weather: 86 degrees, winds ESE at 8 mph, 72% humidity Gabby Seiler started in the back and moved to attacking midfield. How does her versatility help the team? “She’s one of those players who is capable of playing pretty much everywhere. It just gives our team more Goals by Period 1 2 OT Total versatility when we have someone like that.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh Florida 0 0 1 1 Five goals by five players - Florida seems to have several scoring options, forcing opponents to focus on more Florida Atlantics 0 0 0 0 than a couple of players. “There were some left out there today. There are some dynamic parts of our attack that we still can get much Scoring Summary: better at and be more prolific, but this weekend was a good start.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Description 1. 95:41 UF Gabby Seiler Penalty Kick On team’s preparations for today’s afternoon match: “Before the game, we talked about the heat and not letting it become a factor in the game. We play in Shots: Florida 14, FAU 2 Gainesville every day so it is something we are used to. So that was an advantage for us, especially mentally. It helped us overall to give our best effort.” – senior defender Gabby Seiler Saves: Florida 1 (Susi Espinoza 0, Team 1), FAU (Jennifer Ocampo, 9)

Troy (0-2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) at Florida (2-0-0, SEC 0-0-0) Stadium: James G. Pressly Stadium / Weather: 90 degrees, winds ENE 5 mph, 61% humidity

Goals by Period 1 2 Total Troy 0 0 0 Florida 3 2 5

Scoring Summary: No. Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Description 1. 10:29 UF Deanne Rose Sammie Better, Kristen Cardano 15yd chip over keeper 2. 27:48 UF Gabby Seiler Tess Sapone, Briana Solis 10yd shot off Solis corner kick 3. 35:05 UF Brittney Bennett 20yd shot off deflection 4. 46:49 UF Parker Roberts Briana Solis 6yd off corner kick 5. 85:24 UF Tess Sapone Penalty Kick

Shots: Troy 1, Florida 23 Saves: Troy (10, Haleigh Mercer 7, Mikki Lewis 3), Florida 0 (Susi Espinoza 0)

Florida Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 20, 2017)

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

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-attps-att 08/18/17 at Florida Atlantic W 1-0 2086 38 Gabby Seiler 2 2 0 4 5 .400 5 1.000 1 1-1 08/20/17 TROY W 5-0 821 10 Tess Sapone 2 1 1 3 2 .500 2 1.000 0 1-1 11 Briana Solis 2 0 2 2 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 * Conference game 22 Parker Roberts 2 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 UF Opponents 7 Brittney Bennett 1 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-0 SHOT STATISTICS 21 Deanne Rose 2 1 0 2 8 .125 3 .375 1 0-0 Goals-shot attempts 6-37 0-3 19 Kristen Cardano 2 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Goals per game 3.00 .00 12 Sammie Betters 2 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 Shot pct. .162 .000 2 Samantha Chung 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shots/game 18.50 1.50 18 Lais Araujo 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Shots on goal 25-37 1-3 15 Sarah Troccoli 2 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 0 0-0 SOG pct. .676 .333 20 Julia Lester 2 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 25 Sara Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Penalties 2 0 14 Madison Alexander 2 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 Unassisted 3 0 3 Jessie Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Overtime 1 0 13 Alyssa Howell 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 CORNER KICKS 17 3 4 Danielle Van Liere 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Goals off corners 1 0 55 Gaby Rivera 1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 PENALTY STROKESKICKS 2-2 0-0 27 Mayra Pelayo 2 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0 PENALTIES 8 Cassie Owens 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 81 Rachelle Smith 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 88 Courtney Douglas 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 2 6 5 17 37 .162 25 .676 2 2-2 ATTENDANCE Opponents 2 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 Total 821 2086 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/821 1/2086 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves % w l t sho Ssho Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 44 Susi Espinoza 2 185:41 0 .00 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Total 2 185:41 0 .00 1 1.000 2 0 0 2 0 Opponents 2 185:41 6 2.92 19 .760 0 2 0 0 0

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

Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 21 14 2 0 37 Opponents 1 2 0 0 3

Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 1 0 0 0 1 Opponents 12 7 0 0 19

CornersPenalty CornersBy Period By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 12 5 0 0 17 Opponents 0 3 0 0 3

Fouls By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Florida 2 7 0 0 9 Opponents 7 9 2 0 18