Special report on the Florida Gators soccer team:
AMES, Iowa – For the second consecutive afternoon, late theatrics gave Gator athletics a win.
Yesterday in The Swamp, it was Feleipe Franks’ time-expiring pass to Tyrie Cleveland that gave Florida football the 26-20 win over Tennessee.
Today it was Florida fútbol’s turn for a sudden victory.
Freshman Deanne Rose’s golden goal off the perfect pass from Parker Roberts in the 96th minute gave Florida a 2-1 overtime win over Iowa State Sunday afternoon at the Cyclone Sports Complex.
How the Goals Was Scored:
A set play put the Cyclones up 1-0 in the opening half. The corner kick from Merin Mundt bounced in the middle of the box. Hannah Cade hit the volley to score her first goal of the season in the 14th minute.
Another goal off a corner kick knotted the score in the 56th minute. Rose was able to tuck in the ball through the near post scrum off the low kick from Gabby Seiler.
Rose’s golden goal in the 96th minute started with the Gators driving through the Cyclone half. Roberts received the ball above the box and took a few touches before sending a diagonal through ball ahead. Rose caught up and one-touched the ball in from seven yards to the far post.
Worth Noting
· Florida now has gone to overtime twice this season, both coming on the road. UF opened the season with a 1-0 OT win at Florida Atlantic.
· Rose records her first multi-goal match of her collegiate career and the first for the Gators in 2017.
· This was the Gators’ first visit to Ames and second to the state of Iowa since 2007. The Gators claimed a 2-0 win at Drake in Des Moines on Sept. 16, 2007.
Records:
Florida: 7-1-0, 1-0 SEC
Iowa State: 2-6-1, 0-0 Big 12
What Becky Burleigh Said:
On today’s match.
“It was just one of those grind-it-out Sunday games. Different surface, tough turnaround – I think our team handled it better than on the Seattle trip so from that point of view, I think we grew.
“Once we went into overtime, we talked about situational play. We practice situational play every single week. So we were kind of laughing about it ‘Hey, we get situational practice against someone besides ourselves.’ They executed that to perfection, so that was kind of nice to see.” – Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh
Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida tied for third in the 2016 SEC regular-season standings and won the SEC Tournament title. Iowa State shared fifth in the 2016 Big 12 standings.
· Florida – The SEC coaches picked the Gators to win the 2017 Southeastern Conference title<http://floridagators.com/news/2017/8/14/florida-is-picked-to-win-in-sec-soccer-coaches-preseason-vote.aspx?path=soccer>.
· Iowa State- The Cyclones are picked to place ninth in the Big 12<http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211660811>.
Rankings:
Florida ranks No. 7 on the United Soccer Coaches (USC) poll<http://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_WOMEN/web/rankings/ncaa/di_women.aspx>.
Next up:
The Gators continue road play at No. 22 Texas A&M (4-2-1, 0-1 SEC) on Thursday, Sept. 21. Texas A&M opened league play with a 1-0 loss Friday at Auburn.
The UF at TAMU match airs live on the SEC Network at 7 p.m. ET. It can be heard on ESPN 98.1 FM / 850 AM or via GatorVision.com<http://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=829>. The match can also be found on the SEC Network +<http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3152412/florida-vs-texas-am-w-soccer>.
Florida (7-1-0, SEC 1-0-0) at Iowa State (2-6-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Stadium: Cyclone Sports Complex (377)
Weather: 64 degrees, winds N 12 mph, 62% humidity
Goals by Period
1
2
OT
Total
Florida
0
1
1
2
Iowa State
1
0
0
1
Scoring Summary:
No.
Time
Team
Goal Scorer
Assist
Description
1.
13:30
ISU
Hannah Cade
Merin Mundt
9yd shot off corner kick
2.
55:46
UF
Deanne Rose
Gabby Seiler
Scores at near post off corner kick
3.
95:39
UF
Deanne Rose
Parker Roberts
7yd shot off diagonal through ball
Shots: Florida 24, Iowa State 14
Saves: Florida 6 (Kaylan Marckese 6), Iowa State 5 (Antonia Reyeso 2; D. Schwichtenberg 3)