Soccer defenders aren’t usually celebrated after a win as much as, say, the forwards or the midfielders. The defenders aren’t the ones scoring the goals; their jobs aren’t that glamorous.
After a sixth-straight road game Friday night in Alabama, Florida is happy to be home.
Despite what you may have heard, Florida did get a win in Tuscaloosa this past weekend.
What a way to start off Southeastern Conference play.
As its first month of the season comes to a close, Florida sits at 5-2 on the year and is ranked No. 7 in the national polls.
Every athlete’s senior year is supposed to be special but Karina Gutsche’s final season has taken a different route.
In games four and five of its streak of six straight away games, the Gators took away a lot of positives from its West Coast weekend.
Two days after suffering its second loss of the season to No. 4 Stanford, Florida looked to rebound Sunday and put on a strong performance as it visited New Mexico.
With just two minutes and 47 seconds into overtime, Florida lost its chance of defeating Stanford.
Looking to continue its recent run of success at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C., the Florida women’s golf team is preparing itself for the first tournament of fall. UF will be sending a lineup that includes former tournament champion, senior Camilla Hedberg, and freshman Taylor Tomlinson.
The only way Betsy Middleton envisions her team becoming elite is if it competes against quality opponents.
Nobody ever seems to like change.
With the defense already establishing an identity this season, Florida’s offense is now balancing the team.
The last time Florida State loss at the Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee was back in 2011.
Of the women’s soccer matches this weekend, only Florida and Florida State will headline a match that contains two top-10 ranked opponents.
For many teams, when the starting players begin to get tired or are not having their best game, coaches struggle with substituting and putting in a player off the bench.
On what was their first of four consecutive weekend road trips this season, the Gators showed how quickly they can put a loss behind them and focus on what is more important: the next game.
Two days after experiencing their first loss of the season, the Gators took the field for the first time ever in Stillwater, Oklahoma, determined to return home with a victory.
For the first time this season, the Gators trailed in a match. As a result, a loss came with it.
After playing in the comfort of home last weekend to open the season, the No. 6 Gators will take on a challenge they haven’t faced since 2012.
Solutions by The State News
