UF soccer defeats Texas Tech, advances to Elite Eight
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Nov. 23, 2014As its competition rapidly improves, Florida isn’t shying away. In fact, the Gators could be playing some of their best soccer of the season.
As its competition rapidly improves, Florida isn’t shying away. In fact, the Gators could be playing some of their best soccer of the season.
Led by a classic Savannah Jordan performance, Florida stamped its ticket to the Sweet Sixteen on Friday night, defeating California 3-1 at Donald R. Dizney stadium in one of the most riveting contests of the Gators’ season.
The regular season is over.
One game at a time.
After getting back to its winning ways on Sunday, Florida is looking forward to carrying that momentum forward into the later stages of the NCAA Tournament.
A well-rested Florida team took care of business Sunday afternoon, defeating Mercer 3-0 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Conventional isn’t a four letter word, but for Christen Westphal, it might as well be.
Nobody likes to lose.
Nearly a week after it’s upset loss to Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, Florida (14-4-1, 9-2 SEC) learned Monday it will face Mercer (14-5-2, 6-1-2 Southern Conference) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed.
Losing a game in penalty kicks is hard enough.
After almost a week off since its regular season finale, No. 2 seed Florida (14-4, 9-2 Southeastern Conference) plays 10th-seeded Tennessee today at 1 p.m. in Orange Beach, Alabama, in what it hopes to be the start of a long run in the SEC Tournament.
Postseason. The word alone gets sports fans excited.
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Despite a rain delay of more than an hour, Florida came to play, capping off its regular season with a 6-1 victory against Vanderbilt Thursday night at James G. Pressly Stadium.
The Florida soccer team wraps up its regular season tonight when it hosts Vanderbilt at 7 at James G. Pressly Stadium.
Florida’s offense is one of the top in the country this season, and one of the reasons why is the team’s balance.
Zach Hodskins, one of four true freshmen on Florida’s 2014-2015 men’s basketball roster, enrolled at UF for the Summer B term like many other first-year students.
After enduring its first two-loss weekend of the year, Florida righted the ship and once again proved that it is one of the nation’s best soccer teams.
Florida (13-4, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) used a balanced attack to take down a struggling LSU team (5-12-2, 1-8-1 SEC) on Sunday, defeating the Tigers 3-0 in Baton Rouge, La.
Friday night was a special night for Florida in more ways than one.