It was a perfect play that won the Gators a game over their biggest rival, but it was a play McKenzie Barney does not want to be in the position to make again tonight.
After two years of former UF goalkeeper Katie Fraine making life easy on the Gators’ coaching staff, the decision for who will play between the pipes each week has gotten a little tougher in 2011.
Though it has been 10 years since U.S. women’s national team members Abby Wambach and Heather Mitts last dressed out in orange and blue, memories of their time in Gainesville flood back in an instant.
On a night when U.S. women’s national team stars and former Gators Abby Wambach and Heather Mitts were in attendance, it was a current UF player with international aspirations who stole the show.
After a record four-game road trip to begin the 2011 season, Florida plays its home opener tonight against Texas Tech at home.
From their glory days at Gainesville Buchholz High to rooming together in college, freshmen Havana Solaun and Kim Sapienza have shared nearly every experience in their young soccer careers.
The Gators found themselves trailing in the first half Sunday afternoon for the second time in as many games.
After 45 minutes of futility, one strike by McKenzie Barney with 15 seconds to spare turned everything around for the Gators.
It wasn’t easy for Annie Speese to pull the trigger on her first open look at goal in a Gators uniform.
The Gators’ defense was stingy from the start last year, allowing just one goal through its first five games.
Last season, UF coach Becky Burleigh had more players on the roster than in any of her previous 15 years at Florida, but it still wasn’t enough.
Senior forward Tahnai Annis knows how it feels to contribute as a freshman.
After two achingly close chances at a first career goal during the Gators’ two-game swing in Miami, freshman Tessa Andujar wasn’t going to miss her next opportunity.
If there’s one thing Brooke Chancey has learned as a career backup goalie at UF, it’s that she has to earn every minute she gets on the pitch.
With Miami freshmen exiting orientation and entering the home crowd stands in Coral Gables, Fla., on Friday, Florida called on a pair of its own underclassmen off the bench to make an impact during the season opener.
With an opening draw against Miami looming just 15 days away, Florida soccer became the first team on campus Wednesday to hit the practice pitch.
When U.S. women's soccer coach Pia Sundhage first evaluated former-Gators star Abby Wambach in 2007, she demanded more out of the aggressive striker than just her usual aerial theatrics.
What’s it like to turn on the TV and see former players like Abby Wambach and Heather Mitts playing in the World Cup?
On Monday, Erika Tymrak woke up early and got her soccer stuff together just like every normal morning.
It was a game of déjà vu. For the second time this season, Florida and Duke played for 120 minutes. And both times the two teams left everything out on the field.
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