2008 Soccer Roster
Roster
Liz Ruberry
- Position:
- D/MF
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Oak Forest H.S.
- Hometown:
- Oak Forest, Ill.
2008: Started 18 matches at midfield (including last 15) and appeared in every matchβ¦ Scored UF's only goal in 2-1 loss to Texas A&M in NCAA Third Roundβ¦ Headed ball to assist on Lindsay Thompsonβs golden goal at Kentuckyβ¦ Assisted on Florida's first goal of the season at Coloradoβ¦ One of Florida's six captains of 2008 seasonβ¦ Member of 2008 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2007: Started eight matches at center back and also played at midfieldβ¦ Provided UF with an unassisted goal to end first half scoring in 5-0 win at Mississippi Stateβ¦ Played complete games in Floridaβs first three matches of the seasonβ¦ Member of 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2006: Started every match at center back, averaging more than 81 minutes per match⦠SoccerBuzz.com All-Southeast Region third-team selection⦠Named to the national teams of the week by TopDrawer Soccer and SoccerBuzz.com plus named the SoccerFLA.com Player of the Week on Sept. 25 after recording a goal and two assists in the opening weekend of SEC play⦠Turned in first goals of collegiate career in 2006 (versus Jacksonville and at then-No. 17 Auburn)⦠Goal at Auburn came off of 40-yard free kick⦠Turned in assists in back-to-back matches (Auburn and Alabama).
2005: Sat out 2005 fall season⦠Enrolled at Michigan in spring of 2006 and played the spring season with Wolverines⦠Returned to UF in summer of 2006.
2004: Started every match as a center back⦠Led UF in total minutes played, averaging more than 94 minutes per match⦠Selected to the SoccerBuzz.com All-Freshman Southeast Region Team⦠Recorded shots versus Georgia and Mississippi State⦠Member of SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
High School: 2004 All-State 2A team memberβ¦ Played just her sophomore and senior seasons at Oak Forest High School in Illinois where she was team captain and MVP both seasonsβ¦ Received all-sectional, all-conference, and all-area nods in 2002 and β04β¦ Holds school record for goals in a season with 27 (17 games/2002)β¦ Also scored five goals in a match as a senior to become one of the state leaders in goals in a match categoryβ¦ Coached by Ken Valiska at Oak Forest.
Club: Member of the 2000-01 Olympic Development Regional teams⦠Illinois State ODP team selection in 2002 and part of 2001-02 regional ODP pool⦠Three-year member and captain of the Sockers F.C. Chicago club team for Head Coach Kevin Lesch⦠Member of IMG Academies team in 2002-03, playing on the U-17 (also team captain) and U-19 squads⦠Team reached state cup final in 2004⦠Club team claimed Illinois State Cup and Best of Midwest titles in 2002⦠2002 Washington Area Girls Soccer (WAGS) and 2003 Score at the Shore semifinalists⦠Played for Bradenton Athletics in the W-League in the summer of 2004⦠Member of Chicago Soccer Club team that reached 2005 regional final.
Major: Health Education and Behavior--Community HealthΒ
Ruberryβs Collegiate Statistics
| Β Year | GP/GS | Min. | Shots | G (GW) | A | Pts. |
2004 | 23/23 | 2160 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 25/25 | 2044 | 5 | 2 (1) | 2 | 6 |
2007 | 17/8 | 808 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 |
2008 | 24/18 | 1198 | 4 | 1 (0) | 2 | 4 |
Total | 89/74 | 6210 | 4 | 4 (1) | 4 | 12 |
