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Florida falls to 11th-ranked Texas A&M on the road
By Bryan Matamoros | Oct. 12, 2020Susi Espinoza kept Texas A&M’s Barbara Olivieri at bay in the early stages of Sunday afternoon’s game.
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Florida set to take on No. 11 Texas A&M in first road game
By Declan Walsh | Oct. 10, 2020Florida earned the attention of the United Soccer Coaches’ national rankings for the first time this season, slotting in at No. 15 after a win and a draw against ranked Alabama and Georgia teams.
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Gonzalez scores late winner for UF against No. 15 Alabama
By Declan Walsh | Oct. 4, 2020In a tale of two halves at the Diz, Florida overcame a sloppy and toothless first-half performance to notch a 2-1 victory over No. 15 Alabama.
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Florida earns draw against No. 8 Georgia in season opener
By Declan Walsh | Sep. 27, 2020Cameron Hall pounded the ground in frustration. Her golden opportunity to grab a late winner against the No. 8 team in the nation fell harmlessly into Georgia goalkeeper Emory Wegener’s arms as the crowd put their hands behind their heads in the stands of Donald R. Dizney stadium.
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Previewing Gators soccer’s matchup against No. 8 Georgia
By Declan Walsh | Sep. 24, 2020Over the last several years, the soccer pitch hosted one of the least competitive iterations of the Florida-Georgia rivalry.
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Gators soccer releases 2020 schedule
By Declan Walsh | Sep. 9, 2020After a tumultuous period of cancellations, re-drafts and waiting, Gators soccer finally has a schedule for 2020.
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How Gators soccer has faced an analytical revolution
By Declan Walsh | Aug. 23, 2020There has been a revolution in the beautiful game.
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From lagers to laptops: How an Arsenal supporters’ group is coping with COVID-19 pandemic
By River Wells | Aug. 2, 2020When forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the first goal for Arsenal with an effortless penalty shot in the 28th minute of Saturday’s FA Cup final, the Zoom chat erupted with a cacophony of noise that included claps, cheers and a fair bit of profanity.
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'I’m just grateful to be alive': The father of a UF athlete’s fight against coronavirus
By Noah Ram | July 6, 2020The last memory Stuart Hall, the father of Gators soccer player Cameron Hall, had from April 6 to April 24 was watching the film “Creed.”
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Coronavirus roundup: Professional sports leagues making a slow return
By Noah Ram | May 16, 2020Last weekend, for the first time in nearly two months, American sports fans witnessed a live sporting event in the U.S. with UFC 249 taking place in Jacksonville without fans.
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Florida trending upward despite rough finish to season
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 17, 2019The Florida soccer team’s 2019 campaign came to an anticlimactic end Friday night in front of its home crowd at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
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USF sends UF packing from NCAA Tournament
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 15, 2019After scoring just 23 goals in 21 games last season, Florida’s soccer team needed a player to revitalize its offense.
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Florida, USF meet again in Round 1 of NCAA Tournament
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 15, 2019When former goalie Kaylan Marckese left for the National Women’s Soccer League, coach Becky Burleigh faced a tough decision heading into the 2019-20 campaign.
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Beating the odds: Kara overcomes injuries, transfer
By Graham Marsh | Nov. 15, 2019There were less than 15 minutes to play in the Players Development Academy (PDA) league’s New Jersey Cup Semifinal. Vanessa Kara — forward for the PDA Force — already had two goals. This was her shot at a third.
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Florida falls 3-1 to Arkansas in SEC Tournament semifinal
By Graham Marsh | Nov. 7, 2019Two Razorbacks placed three daggers into the heart of Florida’s SEC title hopes.
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Gators top Aggies 2-1 in SEC Quarterfinals
By Graham Marsh | Nov. 6, 2019Coach Becky Burleigh looked intense as ever in her classic black Gators jacket. Her eyes had a slight squint as she watched her team barely hang on to a one-goal lead.
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Gators prepare for rematch against Texas A&M in SEC Tournament
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 3, 2019Florida’s soccer team had one of the hardest schedules in the nation for the 2019-20 campaign.
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Florida loses chance at SEC East title with loss to Georgia
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 1, 2019All Florida’s soccer team needed was a win or tie in the last fixture of the regular season against Georgia to secure the SEC East title.
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Florida ties South Carolina in Senior Day conference battle
By Bryan Matamoros | Oct. 27, 2019Julia Lester has been a mainstay in Florida’s defense over the past four years. Her fearlessness and aggressiveness have made the senior indispensable to the team’s back line.
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Florida held scoreless against Tennessee
By Bryan Matamoros | Oct. 24, 2019Florida’s soccer team has made a habit of coming from behind to win games.
