With 16 freshmen on the squad, the No. 15 Gators needed some of them to make an impact right away to be successful.
When a team has to claw back from a two-goal hole, it has to find some sort of motivation to drive it harder than before.
Heading into this weekend's matchups, the UF soccer team decided to take a lesson from the Gator football team.
It didn't take long for this freshman to make an impact.
When a team scores seven goals in one weekend, it's clear that the offense is doing something right.
When some of its upperclassmen addressed the rest of the UF soccer team on Tuesday, the other players listened closely.
Megan Kerns didn't just score the winning overtime goal for UF on Friday night against Georgia. She did it with a knot the size of a golf ball on her forehead.
Ashlee Elliott is not a fan of hard conditioning, but it will be crucial if she is to be more assertive on offense.
As the Gators head into the start of conference play this weekend, coach Becky Burleigh says she's not going to tell her young team anything.
UF coach Becky Burleigh might want to thank Betsy Elliott for her team's 2-1 win against No. 25 Kansas on Sunday.
Most people traveling from Florida to Oregon are going to want to stay for more than a couple of days before making the return trip.
Most people traveling from Florida to Oregon are going to want to stay for more than a couple of days before making the return trip.
With 16 freshmen of 30 players on the UF soccer team, some of the newcomers were bound to have to play early in the season.
One sign of a good team is being able to win, even when not playing very well.
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.
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