Sunday, September 15
Nashville, TN
3:00 PM
Florida Gators
3
at
0
Vanderbilt
NO. 9 FLORIDA SHUTS OUT VANDERBILT
Sunday, September 15, 1996 | Soccer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 9 ranked University of Florida (4-0, 2-0 SEC) soccer team received their second Southeastern Conference win of the season shutting outΒ Vanderbilt (3-3, 2-1 SEC) by the score of 3-0.Β It is the third consecutive shutout of the season by the Gators.Β
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The Gators got off to a quick start in the match when freshman midfielder Heather Mitts scored the first goal of her careerΒ at 2:44 into the match when she madeΒ a shot in traffic from eight yards out from the right side of the goal box.Β The Gator scoring drive continued in the second half at 52:55 when sophomore forward Melissa Pini scored from 15 yards out off a deflection from fellow Gator forward Danielle Fotopoulos.Β The Gators third goal would come two minutes later when Mitts scored her second goal of the match off a free kick 25 yards out.Β The Gators finished the match with 16 shots on goal compared to Vanderbilt's seven.
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Florida continues their schedule on the road when they face in-state opponent Central Florida Wednesday, Sept. 18.Β The non-conference match takes place in Orlando, Fla. At 4 p.m. ET.Β
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The Gators got off to a quick start in the match when freshman midfielder Heather Mitts scored the first goal of her careerΒ at 2:44 into the match when she madeΒ a shot in traffic from eight yards out from the right side of the goal box.Β The Gator scoring drive continued in the second half at 52:55 when sophomore forward Melissa Pini scored from 15 yards out off a deflection from fellow Gator forward Danielle Fotopoulos.Β The Gators third goal would come two minutes later when Mitts scored her second goal of the match off a free kick 25 yards out.Β The Gators finished the match with 16 shots on goal compared to Vanderbilt's seven.
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Florida continues their schedule on the road when they face in-state opponent Central Florida Wednesday, Sept. 18.Β The non-conference match takes place in Orlando, Fla. At 4 p.m. ET.Β
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| SCORING | 1 | 2 | FINAL | Β |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | Β |
| Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | Β |
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| Goalkeepers: UF - Pattishall (Harris 45); Vanderbilt - LiefΒ (Capurro 60) | ||||
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| SCORING SUMMARY | ||||
| UF - Mitts (Freeman), 2:44 | ||||
| UF - Pini (Fotopoulos), 52:55 | ||||
| UF - Mitts (unassisted), 54:04 | ||||
| Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
| SHOTS | 1 | 2 | FINAL | Β |
| Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 7 | Β |
| Florida | Β | 9 | 7 | 16 |
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| SAVES | 1 | 2 | FINAL | Β |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | 1 | 6 | Β |
| Florida | Β | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| ATTENDANCE: 250 | ||||
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