GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Kicking off home sports action for University of Florida Homecoming Weekend is Friday's Florida versus Vanderbilt match at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The match starts at 3:30 p.m. and admission is free.
This is UF's second home match of the week, as the Gators and Georgia played to a scoreless tie on Sunday, Oct. 13.
The two teams have played four common opponents in 2024 league action:
Opponent
Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
T, 0-0
W, 3-1
Auburn
L, 1-0
T, 2-2
Georgia
T, 0-0
L, 1-0
South Carolina
L, 2-0
T, 1-1
Denotes road match
Vanderbilt (7-2-6, 2-2-4 SEC)
Date: Friday, Oct. 18
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500)
TV: SEC Network +with Kyle Crooks and Matthew Stubbington calling the action
Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM/850 AM
Admission: Free
Becky Burleigh Inducted into Gators Athletics Hall of Fame Friday
Becky Burleigh, Florida soccer's first coach, enters the Florida Athletics Hall of Fame at an October 18 ceremony at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Take a look at some of Florida soccer's achievements in her 26 seasons leading the program:
* 22 NCAA Championships' berths (1996-2001; 2003-2017; 2019)
* Two NCAA College Cup appearances (1998, 2001), winning 1998 NCAA title
* 14 SEC team titles (1996-2001; 2006-2010; 2012-13, 2015)
* 12 SEC Tournament titles (1996-01; 2004; 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015-16)
Burleigh joins seven Gator soccer players she coached in the UF Hall of Fame.
Induction Year
Name
2008
Danielle Fotopoulos
2009
Erin Baxter McCorkle
2012
Abby Wambach
2013
Heather Mitts Feeley
2014
Sarah Yohe Cohen
2018
Stephanie Freeman Echarte
2023
Erika Tymrak
Last Time Out: Florida and Georgia Play to Scoreless Tie
For a scoreless tie, the Oct. 13 Florida and Georgia soccer meeting at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium still rated high on entertainment scale with near-chances and amazing saves coming from both teams.
These two teams also played to a 0-0 tie in the 2023 meeting in Athens, Ga. It was the third scoreless tie between these league rivals, as the first-ever meeting in 1995 was a 0-0 double overtime tie. It was the 19th in the 40 all-time meetings that ended in a tie (5) or was decided by a single goal (14).
Florida best chances of its 14 shots included a right-footed shot by Njeri Butts with 18:30 remaining that was tipped over the crossbar by Georgia goalkeeper Jordan Brown for a Gator corner kick. Then just two minutes later, freshman Vera Blom picked up the deflection off her left-footed shot in the box to use her right foot for a shot that kicked off the far post. Lena Bailey tracked down the ball in the corner and sent it to Madison Jones. The centering ball sent by Jones was headed by sophomore Amelia Malkin, but was wide.
"We emptied our tank and created some really good chances," Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "Credit to Georgia's keeper, because she was outstanding. I thought we had two chances that we normally would have scored, and she was just world class today. So really a credit to her."
Florida made several plays - whether an Alexa Goldberg save off a deflection or the backline or midfield winning the ball when Georgia was looking dangerous - that helped keep the Bulldogs from scoring for just the third time this season and the first of league play.
About Vanderbilt Commodores:
Vanderbilt turned in a 8-5-5 record in 2023 and tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference with its 3-5-2 record. The Commodores lost the tiebreaker to advance to the SEC Tournament.
Graduate Rachel Deresky and sophomore Sydney Watts share the Commodores points lead (15). Deresky leads VU with five assists and Watts is the team's goals leader (7), which includes the game-winner versus Kentucky on Oct. 13. Senior Sara Wojdelko owns a team high 10 starts and her goals-against-average of 0.461 in No. 13 in the NCAA D1 rankings. She shared the Oct. 14 SEC Defensive Player of the Week honor after recording a season-high five saves in each of the Commodores two matches of the weekend. The Commodores' 2024 schedule currently checks in at No. 9 on the NCAA Toughest Schedules chart.
Darren Ambrose is in his 10th season at Vanderbilt.
UF Release
This is UF's second home match of the week, as the Gators and Georgia played to a scoreless tie on Sunday, Oct. 13.
The two teams have played four common opponents in 2024 league action:
Opponent
Florida
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
T, 0-0
W, 3-1
Auburn
L, 1-0
T, 2-2
Georgia
T, 0-0
L, 1-0
South Carolina
L, 2-0
T, 1-1
Denotes road match
Vanderbilt (7-2-6, 2-2-4 SEC)
Date: Friday, Oct. 18
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500)
TV: SEC Network +with Kyle Crooks and Matthew Stubbington calling the action
Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM/850 AM
Admission: Free
Becky Burleigh Inducted into Gators Athletics Hall of Fame Friday
Becky Burleigh, Florida soccer's first coach, enters the Florida Athletics Hall of Fame at an October 18 ceremony at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Take a look at some of Florida soccer's achievements in her 26 seasons leading the program:
* 22 NCAA Championships' berths (1996-2001; 2003-2017; 2019)
* Two NCAA College Cup appearances (1998, 2001), winning 1998 NCAA title
* 14 SEC team titles (1996-2001; 2006-2010; 2012-13, 2015)
* 12 SEC Tournament titles (1996-01; 2004; 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015-16)
Burleigh joins seven Gator soccer players she coached in the UF Hall of Fame.
Induction Year
Name
2008
Danielle Fotopoulos
2009
Erin Baxter McCorkle
2012
Abby Wambach
2013
Heather Mitts Feeley
2014
Sarah Yohe Cohen
2018
Stephanie Freeman Echarte
2023
Erika Tymrak
Last Time Out: Florida and Georgia Play to Scoreless Tie
For a scoreless tie, the Oct. 13 Florida and Georgia soccer meeting at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium still rated high on entertainment scale with near-chances and amazing saves coming from both teams.
These two teams also played to a 0-0 tie in the 2023 meeting in Athens, Ga. It was the third scoreless tie between these league rivals, as the first-ever meeting in 1995 was a 0-0 double overtime tie. It was the 19th in the 40 all-time meetings that ended in a tie (5) or was decided by a single goal (14).
Florida best chances of its 14 shots included a right-footed shot by Njeri Butts with 18:30 remaining that was tipped over the crossbar by Georgia goalkeeper Jordan Brown for a Gator corner kick. Then just two minutes later, freshman Vera Blom picked up the deflection off her left-footed shot in the box to use her right foot for a shot that kicked off the far post. Lena Bailey tracked down the ball in the corner and sent it to Madison Jones. The centering ball sent by Jones was headed by sophomore Amelia Malkin, but was wide.
"We emptied our tank and created some really good chances," Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "Credit to Georgia's keeper, because she was outstanding. I thought we had two chances that we normally would have scored, and she was just world class today. So really a credit to her."
Florida made several plays - whether an Alexa Goldberg save off a deflection or the backline or midfield winning the ball when Georgia was looking dangerous - that helped keep the Bulldogs from scoring for just the third time this season and the first of league play.
About Vanderbilt Commodores:
Vanderbilt turned in a 8-5-5 record in 2023 and tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference with its 3-5-2 record. The Commodores lost the tiebreaker to advance to the SEC Tournament.
Graduate Rachel Deresky and sophomore Sydney Watts share the Commodores points lead (15). Deresky leads VU with five assists and Watts is the team's goals leader (7), which includes the game-winner versus Kentucky on Oct. 13. Senior Sara Wojdelko owns a team high 10 starts and her goals-against-average of 0.461 in No. 13 in the NCAA D1 rankings. She shared the Oct. 14 SEC Defensive Player of the Week honor after recording a season-high five saves in each of the Commodores two matches of the weekend. The Commodores' 2024 schedule currently checks in at No. 9 on the NCAA Toughest Schedules chart.
Darren Ambrose is in his 10th season at Vanderbilt.
UF Release
