UF soccer bounces back with home win against FIU
By LANDON WATNICK | Sep. 2, 2012Frustrated with how her team lost to No. 1 Florida State 1-0 on Friday, sophomore midfielder Havana Solaun vented her aggression against FIU’s backline Sunday night.
Frustrated with how her team lost to No. 1 Florida State 1-0 on Friday, sophomore midfielder Havana Solaun vented her aggression against FIU’s backline Sunday night.
At this rate, Mike Gillislee will eclipse 2,000 yards and surpass his touchdown prediction. After saying he’d reach 1,500 yards and 24 touchdowns at Southeastern Conference Media Days in July, the senior running back made an early push to the seemingly unreachable goals.
The Gators entered the new year expecting to be better, faster and more disciplined, but in Saturday’s season opener they showed only more of the same struggles that led to a disappointing 2011.
Three back-to-back-to-back kills in fourth set by Chloe Mann almost changed the pace for the No. 18 Gators (3-2). She was able to narrow a 5 point deficit to just 2.
After weeks of debate and indecision, both Jacoby Brissett and Jeff Driskel were on the field for the first snap of Saturday's season opener against Bowling Green.
It didn’t take long for coach Paul Spangler to chalk up his first victory at Florida as both the men’s and women’s cross country teams dominated to start the 2012 season.
Taking down the Longhorns was just too tall of an order.
During halftime on Saturday, Florida coach Will Muschamp will have to make a choice: Jacoby Brissett or Jeff Driskel.
A 7-6 season is not acceptable at Florida.
Florida’s season opener was not the best night for sophomore goalkeeper Taylor Burke.
Because the average height for Florida A&M, Florida Gulf Coast and FIU is 5 feet 11 inches, it’s no surprise that 6-foot-2 Chloe Mann and 6-foot Živa Recek combined for 71 kills at the Campus USA Credit Union Invite last weekend.
The Gators will feast today.
Like the throngs of people waiting for the release of Lil Wayne’s Dedication 4 mixtape, we here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column started bugging out when the calendar turned to Aug. 30 yesterday! College football season has arrived! Wait, Weezy didn’t drop the tape on time? I see “Sorry 4 the Wait 2” on the horizon!
For an offense that didn’t do much of anything last season, Trey Burton was constantly trying out different roles.
Gators midfielder Erika Tymrak has a knack for clutch plays.
Although she had already won five Southeastern Conference titles, an NCAA title and a world title, junior Elizabeth Beisel was shocked when she won two Olympic medals in London.
The kickoff to the 2012 season is only three days away, but coach Will Muschamp is still mum on the identity of Florida’s starting quarterback.
Coaches expect a Florida defense that ranked eighth in the country in 2011 to be even better this fall.
At the 2012 London Olympics, coach Gregg Troy led the U.S. men’s swimming team to 16 medals, six of which came from athletes Troy coached at Florida.