Hurricanes to Open Season Against Florida
Women’s Soccer Team to Host First Match of Annual Series
5/11/09
CORAL GABLES – The University of Miami women’s soccer team has announced
that it will open the 2009 season at home against the University of
Florida Gators on Friday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
The slight change to previously released schedule will also be the first
of an annual series between the two programs. The last time the two
teams met was in the NCAA Tournament in 2007, a game that the UF won
3-0.
“We look forward to adding Florida to the schedule and believe it will
be a great opportunity for us to showcase the high level of soccer in
the state,“ said head coach Tricia Taliaferro. “There is no better way
to start the season than with an in-state rivalry between two soccer
programs of national prominence.”
All time, Miami is 1-2 against the intrastate foe, with the lone victory
coming in 2001. A year ago, Florida advanced to the third round of the
NCAA Tournament and the match will be the first of 11 that will place
Miami against NCAA teams from 2008.
The only other change to the Hurricanes schedule will be the match at
home against Florida Gulf Coast. Originally scheduled for Sept. 1, the
match has been moved to Aug. 25, with the originally scheduled time of
7:30 p.m.
For ticket information, please contact the Hurricane Ticket Office at
1-800-GO-CANES or visit online at hurricanesports.com.
AUGUST: 21 vs. Florida, 7:30 p.m.; 25 vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 7:30 p.m.;
28 vs. Ball State, 7:30 p.m.; SEPTEMBER: 4 vs. Western Carolina!, 7:30
p.m.; 6 vs. Navy!, 3:30 p.m.; 11 vs. Washington@, 7:30 p.m.; 13 at
Portland@, 5 p.m.; 18 vs. Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m.; 20 at Michigan, 2 p.m.;
24 vs. Boston College*, 7:30 p.m.; 27 vs. Maryland*, 1 p.m.; OCTOBER: 4
at Florida State*, 1 p.m.; 9 vs. Clemson*, 7:30 p.m.; 15 at Duke*, 7
p.m.; 18 at Wake Forest*, 1 p.m.; 22 vs. NC State*, 7:30 p.m.; 25 vs.
North Carolina*, 1 p.m.; 30 at Virginia Tech*, 7 p.m.; NOVEMBER: 1 at
Virginia*, 2 p.m.; 4-8 at ACC Tournament.
All time eastern and subject to change; All home matches played at Cobb
Stadium
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