Hyde motivates young UF defense
By CALLOVI< | Sep. 9, 2008Lauren Hyde doesn't want to seem mean, but she has been yelling at her teammates a lot more than in the past.
Lauren Hyde doesn't want to seem mean, but she has been yelling at her teammates a lot more than in the past.
Facing one of the nation's highest-powered offenses on Sunday, Katie Fraine delivered a stifling performance and propelled the UF soccer team to a 1-0 upset win against No. 4 Florida State.
Sometimes reaching the pinnacle of sport doesn't seem too far away.
Unlike Friday's 1-0 loss to Central Florida, the UF women's soccer team's Saturday morning meeting was filled with goals, the biggest of which was trying to figure out a way to capitalize on scoring opportunities.
With the Gators traveling to No. 5 Florida State next week, a young, struggling UF offense was in dire need of some confidence.
At the start of the second half, UF (1-1-1) came out firing, trying to break a nil-nil tie, while Central Florida looked half asleep.
Ameera Abdullah is no stranger to injury.
Forward Tahnai Annis was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman Soccer Player of the Week on Monday.She scored the game-winning goal in the 95th minute of Sunday's match at Florida Atlantic. Annis was the first-ever Gator to record a golden goal as her first collegiate-goal.
Nine months after the 2007 season ended, UF heads into the new year with the same dilemma as the previous.
TAMPA - For the U.S. under-23 men's national soccer team, the road to the Beijing Olympics starts in Florida.
Nine goals and five assists.
Pressly Stadium shook as Central Florida midfielder Hanna Wilde's penalty kick bounced off the crossbar.
Finally, there's been an Ameera Abdullah sighting.
Following Friday night's 1-0 win against LSU and Sunday's 4-1 thrashing of Georgia in the Southeastern Conference title game, the UF soccer team achieved its goal.
After avenging last season's Southeastern Conference title game loss to Kentucky on Wednesday, UF is hoping to avoid a helping of payback from LSU tonight.
Entering the Southeastern Conference tournament, forward Ashlee Elliott said the Gators were seeking to avenge their loss to Kentucky in last year's tournament title game.
KeLeigh Hudson kissed the Southeastern Conference sign she held in her hands.
It will be a bittersweet day when the Gators take the field this weekend.