Women's soccer team of the University of Florida
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Founded
| 1995
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University
| University of Florida
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Head coach
| Samantha Bohon
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Conference
| SEC
Eastern Division
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Location
| Gainesville
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Florida
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Stadium
| Donald R. Dizney Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
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Nickname
| Florida Gators
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Colors
| Orange and blue
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1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
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1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
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The
Florida Gators women's soccer
team represents the
University of Florida
in the sport of college
soccer
. The Gators compete in
Division I
of the
National Collegiate Athletics Association
(NCAA) and the
Southeastern Conference
(SEC). They are coached by
Samantha Bohon
and play their home games at Donald R. Dizney Stadium on the university's
Gainesville, Florida
campus. They have won thirteen conference championships and one NCAA national championship.
History
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Becky Burleigh
was named the first head coach of the start-up Florida Gators soccer program on June 28, 1994.
[2]
Since the Gators' began play in the fall of 1995, the team has compiled a record of 414-120-36 and a winning percentage of 0.7579, and Burleigh's Gators teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 21 of the 24 seasons of the program's history.
[2]
In 1998, in the Gators soccer program's fourth year of existence, the Gators won their first NCAA national title by defeating the defending national champion
North Carolina
Tar Heels 1?0 in the final game of the tournament.
[3]
The 1998 Gators finished 26?1, having lost their only match to the same North Carolina team that the Gators defeated in the NCAA championship final.
[3]
Players from the Gators' 1998 national championship team included All-Americans Erin Baxter,
Danielle Fotopoulos
and
Heather Mitts
.
[3]
In addition to their 1998 national championship season, the Gators have advanced to the NCAA tournament semi-final once (2001), the quarter-finals four times (1996, 2003, 2014, 2017), and the round of sixteen six times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017).
[2]
The Gators play in the Southeastern Conference.
[4]
In conference play, the Gators teams have won ten SEC championships, and twelve SEC tournament titles, leading all other SEC teams since the Florida soccer team began play in 1995.
[5]
Most recently, the Gators won the SEC championship (regular season) again in 2015 and the SEC championship (tournament) in 2016. In 2016, the Gators advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament before losing to
Auburn
.
[2]
The Gators finished the 2016 season 8?3-0 in the SEC, and 17-5-1 overall.
[2]
Burleigh announced she would retire at the end of the team's 2020?21 season.
[6]
Roster
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As of November 30, 2023
[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
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Abby Wambach
, first-team All-SEC (1998?2001), first-team All-American (1999, 2001), tied for the school record for career goals
Heather Mitts won two Olympic gold medals with the United States
First-team All-Americans
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The following Florida soccer players have been named first-team
All-Americans
:
[8]
Internationals and professionals
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- Former All-American Danielle Fotopoulos was a member of the
U.S. National Team
(1996?2005), and played on the
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
championship team.
- Abby Wambach and Heather Mitts won the gold medal with the United States in
women's soccer at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens,
[9]
[10]
and Mitts won the gold medal again at the
2008 games
in Beijing.
[10]
Both Wambach and Mitts were members of the U.S. runner-up team in the
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
, while Wambach captained the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
winning team.
- Former All-American
Melanie Booth
has been a member of the
Canada National Team
since 2001, and was a member of Canada's FIFA Women's World Cup team in (
2007
).
- Danielle Murphy
played for the
England National Team
from 1998 to 2003, and was the youngest-ever member of England's FIFA Women's World Cup team.
[
citation needed
]
- Erika Tymrak was named
National Women's Soccer League
Rookie of the Year in
2013
and won two titles with
FC Kansas City
, in
2014
and
2014
.
- Deanne Rose
has been a member of the Canada National team since 2015,
[11]
and won a bronze medal at the
2016 Olympic Games
as well as a gold at the
2020 Tokyo Olympics
.
[12]
- Christen Westphal was the third overall selection in the
2016 NWSL College Draft
, taken by the
Boston Breakers
in the first round. She joined fellow former Gators Tymrak,
Adriana Leon
,
Lauren Silver
,
Havana Solaun
and
Kat Williamson
in the league.
[13]
- Kaylan Marckese
was selected with the 28th pick in the
2019 NWSL College Draft
by
Sky Blue FC
(now known as Gotham FC). In July 2022, she signed for
Arsenal
of the
WSL
.
[14]
Coaching staff
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Becky Burleigh became the first head coach of the Florida Gators soccer program on June 28, 1994. Prior to coaching at Florida, Burleigh was the head coach at
Berry College
, where her Lady Fury teams won two
NAIA
national championships.
[2]
At Florida and Berry, Burleigh compiled an overall record of 496-141-43, with a winning percentage of 0.7610.
[2]
She ranked fourth in total number of wins, and fifth in winning percentage, among all active Division I women's soccer coaches.
[2]
Tony Amato served as the coach for the 2021?2022 season before being terminated after 1 season and a 4-12-4 record.
Samantha Bohon
was hired as the third coach of the program on May 16, 2022.
[15]
James G. Pressly Stadium
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The Florida Gators soccer team plays its home games in
James G. Pressly Stadium
.
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Pressly Stadium is a dual-purpose facility serving as home to the soccer team and the men's and women's outdoor track & field teams.
[16]
It is a lighted stadium and has a seating capacity of approximately 4,500.
[16]
The stadium is named for James G. Pressly, a 1972 alumnus of the
University of Florida College of Law
, who made a generous contribution to have the facility upgraded for Division I play.
[16]
The Gators soccer team also has the exclusive use of a soccer practice field that was completed as part of the
Florida Lacrosse Facility
in 2009.
[16]
Season records
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Season
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Conference
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Conference Record
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Conference Ranking
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Conference Tournament Results
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Regular Season Record
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Final Ranking
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Post Season Results
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Division
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Overall
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1995
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SEC
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6-1-1
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2
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2
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Auburn
T 0-0 v. Auburn (5-4 Auburn PKs)
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14-4-2
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NR
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Did Not Make
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1996
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SEC
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8-0-0
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1
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1
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Lexington
W 3-0 v. Tennessee
W 6-1 v. Auburn
W 3-2 (2OT) v. Arkansas
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22-3-0
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8
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Gainesville
W 7-3 v. NC State
W 5-0 v. Wake Forest
Chapel Hill
L 0-9 v. North Carolina
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1997
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SEC
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7-1-0
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2
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2
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Gainesville
W 6-0 v. Ole Miss
W 3-1 v. Georgia
W 4-2 v. Vanderbilt
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20-3-1
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9
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Gainesville
W 3-2 v. Vanderbilt
Chapel Hill
L 0-5 v. North Carolina
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1998
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SEC
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8-0-0
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1
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1
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Tuscaloosa
W 6-0 v. South Carolina
W 2-0 v. Kentucky
W 2-0 v. Vanderbilt
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26-1-0
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1
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First round Bye
Gainesville
W 5-1 v. James Madison
W 1-0 v. Northwestern
W 3-1 v. Penn State
Greensboro
W 1-0 v. Santa Clara
W 1-0 v. North Carolina
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1999
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SEC
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9-0-0
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1
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1
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Nashville
W 4-3 v. Arkansas
W 3-0 v. Vanderbilt
W 3-0 v. Ole Miss
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21-2-0
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10
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First round Bye
Gainesville
L 0-1 v. Hartford
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2000
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SEC
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9-0-0
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1
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1
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Athens
W 4-1 v. Arkansas
W 2-1 v. Kentucky
W 2-0 v. Georgia
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16-8-0
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19
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First round Bye
Gainesville
L 1-2 v. Florida State
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2001
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SEC
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8-1-0
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1
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1
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Baton Rouge
W 4-0 v. Vanderbilt
W 3-1 v. Kentucky
W 2-1 v. Auburn
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21-4-1
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4
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Gainesville
W 4-0 v. UCF
W 3-0 v. Georgia
W 3-1 v. Clemson
Los Angeles
W 1-0 (2OT) v. UCLA
Dallas
L 2-3 v. Santa Clara
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2002
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SEC
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5-3-0
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2
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T3
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Oxford
W 2-1 v. South Carolina
W 2-0 v. LSU
L 1-2 (2OT) v. Tennessee
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10-10-2
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NR
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Did Not Make
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2003
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SEC
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6-2-1
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2
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3
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Orange Beach
W 3-1 v. Vanderbilt
W 4-1 v. Georgia
T 1-1 v. Tennessee (7-6 Tennessee PKs)
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19-4-2
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8
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Gainesville
W 3-2 (2OT) v. UCF
W 4-3 (2OT) v. Mississippi
W 1-0 v. Tennessee
L 1-2 v. Florida State
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2004
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SEC
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7-2-2
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2
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3
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Auburn
W 2-0 v. Alabama
W 3-0 v. Ole Miss
W 2-1 (2OT) v. Tennessee
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16-4-3
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21
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Gainesville
L 2-3 v. UCF
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2005
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SEC
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8-2-1
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T2
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T3
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Orange Beach
L 2-1 v. Auburn
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13-6-1
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20
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Gainesville
L 0-1 (2OT) v. Illinois
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2006
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SEC
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7-1-3
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1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 4-1 v. Georgia
W 2-0 v. South Carolina
L 1-2 v. Kentucky
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14-6-5
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10
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Milwaukee
W 2-0 v. Loyola
T 0-0 v. Marquette (4-3 Florida PKs)
Los Angeles
L 2-3 v. UCLA
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2007
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SEC
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9-2-0
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1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 4-0 v. Kentucky
W 1-0 (2OT) v. LSU
W 4-1 v. Georgia
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17-5-3
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17
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Gainesville
W 3-0 v. Miami
T 0-0 v. UCF (4-3 Florida PKs)
Los Angeles
L 0-1 Southern California
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2008
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SEC
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11-0-0
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1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 2-1 v. Alabama
L 0-3 v. Georgia
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19-4-1
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10
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Gainesville
W 2-1 v. California
W 2-0 v. UCF
L 1-2 v. Texas A&M
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2009
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SEC
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8-1-2
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1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 1-0 (2OT) v. Tennessee
L 0-1 v. South Carolina
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16-6-2
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15
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Columbus
W 2-0 v. Illinois State
L 0-1 (OT) v. Oregon State
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2010
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SEC
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9-1-1
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1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 5-3 v. Vanderbilt
W 3-1 v. Georgia
W 1-0 v. South Carolina
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19-2-3
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12
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Gainesville
W 3-0 v. Mercer
T 0-0 v. Duke (4-2 Duke PKs)
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2011
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SEC
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7-4-0
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T2
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T3
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Orange Beach
W 2-0 v. Georgia
W 2-1 v. Alabama
L 2-3 v. Auburn
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17-8-0
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RV
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Gainesville
W 3-0 v. FGCU
L 2-3 v. UCF
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2012
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SEC
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11-2-0
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1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 2-1 v. Mississippi
W 3-0 v. Missouri
W 3-0 v. Auburn
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19-5-1
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Gainesville
W 2-0 v. FGCU
W 1-0 v. UCF
L 0-2 v. Notre Dame
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2013
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SEC
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9-2-0
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1
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Orange Beach
W 1-0 v. Arkansas
W 2-1 v. Mississippi
L 1-2 v. Texas A&M
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15-3-1
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Gainesville
W 2-0 v. Jacksonville
Durham
L 0-1 v. Duke
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2014
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SEC
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9-2-0
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2
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Orange Beach
T 1-1 v. Tennessee (Tennessee 5-4 PKs)
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17-4-2
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Gainesville
W 3-0 v. Mercer
W 3-1 v. UC Berkeley
W 3-2 v. Texas Tech
Palo Alto
T 2-2 v. Stanford (Stanford 4-3 PKs)
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2015
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SEC
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8-2-1
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1
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Orange Beach
W 2-1 v. Vanderbilt
W 2-0 v. Auburn
W 2-1 v. Texas A&M
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19-4-1
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6
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Gainesville
W 1-0 v. Western Michigan
W 5-2 v. William & Mary
L 1-2 v. Duke
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2016
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SEC
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8-3-0
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T3
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Orange Beach
T 3-3 v. Missouri (8-7 Florida PKs)
W 1-0 v. South Carolina
W 2-1 (OT) v. Arkansas
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17-5-1
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10
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Gainesville
W 3-0 v. Florida Gulf Coast
W 3-2 (2OT) v. Wisconsin
L 1-2 v. Auburn
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2017
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SEC
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7-3-0
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3
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Orange Beach
W 1-0 v. Auburn
L 1-2 (OT) v. Texas A&M
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17-7-0
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Gainesville
W 3-0 v. South Alabama
W 1-0 v. USF
W 1-0 (2OT) v. Washington State
Columbia
L 0-2 v. South Carolina
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2018
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SEC
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4-4-2
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8
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Orange Beach
T 1-1 v. Auburn (Florida 2-1 PKs)
W 1-0 v. Vanderbilt
L 0-1 (OT) v. Arkansas
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7-10-4
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NR
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Did not qualify
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Total
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188-39-15
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44-8-5
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414-120-36
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35-18-4
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See also
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References
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- ^
"UF Identity Style Guide"
. March 1, 2016
. Retrieved
March 19,
2016
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
2017 Florida Gators Soccer Media Guide
,
Year-by-Year Results
. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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a
b
c
Pat Dooley, "
Top 25 Gator teams: #5 1998 Women's soccer
,"
Gainesville Sun
(June 4, 2009). Retrieved July 15, 2009.
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See, generally
, SECSports.com,
Soccer
Archived
2009-08-17 at the
Wayback Machine
. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
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SECSports.com, Soccer,
SEC Soccer Record Book
. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
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"Burleigh Retiring at Season's End"
.
Florida Gators
. Retrieved
2021-04-04
.
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Florida Gators Women's Soccer Roster 2023
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"GATOR SOCCER PLACES THREE ON NSCAA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS"
. University of Florida Athletics Department. December 5, 2015
. Retrieved
February 23,
2016
.
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Official Site of Abby Wambach,
Bio
Archived
2012-07-17 at
archive.today
. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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a
b
Heather Mitts: The Official Website,
About
Archived
2009-07-16 at the
Wayback Machine
. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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Armstrong, Laura (February 12, 2016).
"Deanne Rose enjoys breakout moment with Canada's Women's National Soccer Team"
.
The Star
. Retrieved
October 11,
2018
.
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Davidson, Neil (August 19, 2016).
"Canada wins bronze in women's soccer"
.
CTV News
. Retrieved
October 11,
2018
.
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"CHRISTEN WESTPHAL THIRD OVERALL PICK IN NWSL DRAFT"
. University of Florida Athletic Department. January 15, 2016
. Retrieved
February 23,
2016
.
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"Kaylan Marckese joins the club"
.
Arsenal Football Club
. Retrieved
2022-07-26
.
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Long, Mark (2022-05-16).
"Florida hires Embry-Riddle's Bohon as women's soccer coach"
.
WJXT
. Associated Press
. Retrieved
2022-05-16
.
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a
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c
d
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GatorZone.com, Facilities,
James G. Pressly Stadium
. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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