No. 8 Gators Win 12th Straight With Sellers Hat Trick

Friday, October 31

Gainesville, FL

7:00 PM

Florida Gators

Auburn

No. 8 Gators Win 12th Straight With Sellers Hat Trick

Friday, October 31, 1997 | Soccer

By: Kara Irving

GAINESVILLE, Fla. ‑The No. 8 Florida soccer team tied a school record with its 12th consecutive win Friday with a 4-0 victory over Auburn on a rain-soaked Percy Beard Field.

The Gators (15-2-1) finished the Southeastern Conference regular season with an 8-1 record.

Andi Sellers scored three of the Gators' four goals for her second hat trick of the season, the first coming against Louisiana State on Sept. 26.

Sellers' first goal came at the 1:47 point of the first half with a double assist from Sarah Yohe and Alison Benoit. Sellers' second goal was a six-yard shot with a double assist from Melissa Pini and Yohe to put the Gators up 2-0. Sellers completed the hat trick less than a minute later off a pass from Melanie Freeman from the backfield to put the Gators up by the 3-0 halftime score.

Yohe would add the only other goal of the match at the 56:49 point of the second half for her 14th goal of the season to give the Gators the 4-0 win.

Sellers increased her goal total to 19 and her SEC-leading point total to 49.

Florida completes the regular season on Sunday against Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., at 2:30 p.m. The Southeastern Conference Tournament begins Thursday, Nov. 6 with the Gators facing Mississippi at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 31, 1997
Percy Beard Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.

Goals                   1             2             F
Auburn                 0             0             0
Florida                3             1             4

Shots                   1             2             F
Auburn                 5             5             10
Florida                 17           19           36

Goalkeepers
Auburn- Meredith McPherson
Florida- Lynn Pattishall (Michelle Harris 45)

Goalie Saves       1             2             F
Auburn                 3             3             6
Florida                 4             2             6

Scoring Summary
UF- Andi Sellers (Sarah Yohe, Alison Benoit) 1:47
UF- Andi Sellers (Melissa Pini, Sarah Yohe) 39:40
UF- Andi Sellers (Melanie Freeman) 41:00
UF- Sarah Yohe (Renee Reynolds) 56:49