As exciting as the volleyball game was, this was even more so. I sat down to watch while we were down 2-1. In a few minutes we scored to tie it. Then, a freshman gave us the go ahead goal. The last 8 minutes were spent fending off desperate Stanford attacks at our goal. A real nail biter!
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 bar...@realtracs.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> > Date: August 26, 2017 at 8:49:09 AM CDT > To: GatorNews <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida stuns No. 1 Stanford > Reply-To: gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com > > Florida stuns No. 1 Stanford > By Graham Hall (Gainesville SUN)- August 25, 20170205 > > > > Florida players celebrate with Gators midfielder Samantha Chung (2) after she > scored for Florida against top-ranked Stanford, at Donald R. Dizney Stadium > on the UF campus, in Gainesville. The Gators beat Stanford 3-2 to upset the > Cardinal. [Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun] > > Facing the nation’s No. 1 team in Stanford, the Gators faced pressure early > and consistently from an opponent who has flustered Florida in the five > previous match-ups between the two programs. > And after pulling even twice, Florida junior midfielder Lais Araujo would > provide the strike that put the Gators in front for good. > Araujo’s shot in the 82nd minute narrowly beat Stanford goalkeeper Alison > Jahansouz, giving the Florida soccer team a 3-2 victory over the Cardinal on > Friday night at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. > > “In the second half, they were really tired, and I think we knew we could > start to press them and really pressure their back line,” Gators redshirt > senior Gabby Seiler said. “There’s something about this team, we just bounce > back. Any time we go through any sort of adversity, we respond.” > > The Gators, who opened the season with wins over Troy and Florida Atlantic, > faced continuous pressure from the opening minutes from a Cardinal team > looking to force UF’s upperclassmen-heavy defense into some uncharacteristic > mistakes. The strategy worked as Stanford (2-1-0) forward Catarina Macario > got the scoring underway after a shot rebounded off Gators goalkeeper Susi > Espinoza. > > Florida (3-0-0) managed to regain momentum heading into halftime when Madison > Alexander found Samantha Chung across the box and the score pulled the Gators > even at the interim with her first goal of the season. > > UF soccer > > Who: Syracuse (2-0-1) vs. No. 8 Florida (3-0) > > When: 7 p.m. Sunday > > Where: Dizney Stadium > > “It was very crucial,” Chung said on scoring before halftime. “I think we did > a really good job of working together the entire game.” > > As the second half got underway, the Cardinal once again pressured Florida’s > backline from the kick-off. After a series of shots in quick succession, > Stanford pulled in front once again on a goal from Beattie Goad, her first of > the season. Barring a late surge, it appeared the Gators would once again > come up short against the Cardinal. But as the final quarter of an hour > arrived, Stanford’s energy and intensity began to fade, allowing Florida’s > offense an opportunity to turn the tide of the game. > > UF junior Mayra Pelayo would find Seiler in front of the goal with just > enough space to pull Florida even in the 78th minute, setting the Gators up > for a potential overtime period. Yet Florida would need just one more attack > to seal the upset victory, as Araujo’s finish just three minutes later gave > the Gators their first win over a No. 1-ranked opponent since 2015. > > “I think the biggest thing we recognized is, once we started pressing them > they started to panic a little bit,” Gators coach Becky Burleigh said. “That > press, which is really physically demanding, it just kept on giving us > turnover after turnover that we were winning in their half. And I think our > offense was starting in a much higher point because of that. I think early on > we were kind of sitting back a little bit and allowing them to play a little > too much.” > > Florida has a quick turnaround on the schedule, when the Gators return to > Donald R. Dizney Stadium to battle Syracuse on Sunday at 7 p.m. > > “One game doesn’t define us. The things that we did in that game, like our > toughness and our grittiness, that stuff defines us, but one game doesn’t > define us,” Burleigh said. “Unfortunately we have to turn around to play > again on Sunday, so that’s going to be a big effort on our part to recover > tomorrow. But really happy with our ability to be resilient and come back > twice.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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