The Aggies are in Gainesville to face off against a cross division rival in the Florida Gators. This game airs nationally on ESPNU at 4PM Central Time on Sunday.
The two sides have battled for conference supremacy since A&M joined the SEC. A&M narrowly holds the series advantage with an 8-6 record against Florida. The matches are always tight with 11 having a 1 goal margin of victory and the other 3 games being decided by 2 goals. The last matchup finished with a 2-1 A&M victory in the SEC Tournament.
Florida is 7-4 on the season and a perfect 3-0 in SEC play. Non-conference losses came to a pretty solid lineup of USC (1-3), UCLA (0-2), Florida State (1-2), and UCF (0-2). I would expect A&M to fare about the same against those teams. Conference results have included wins against LSU (3-0), Missouri (3-2), and Vanderbilt (1-0).
Florida has outscored opponents 21-13 on the season while narrowly outshooting the opposition 122-117. Senior Vanessa Kara (#27) leads the team with 6 goals and also has a team high with a paltry 17 shots. Redshirt junior Susi Espinoza has played all 995 minutes in goal, allowing 13 goals while registering 36 saves. The Gators have 5 shutouts on the books.
Florida currently sits just outside the Top 25. In fact, they'd be #26 if they numberd beyond 25 in the coaches poll. The Gators sit just behind Texas A&M in RPI at #15 thanks to their stout strength of schedule.
Despite their deceptive 7-4 record, Florida is a tough opponent. But that's nothing new. Tomorrow's game should be another tight contest in a series of evenly matched meetings.
The two sides have battled for conference supremacy since A&M joined the SEC. A&M narrowly holds the series advantage with an 8-6 record against Florida. The matches are always tight with 11 having a 1 goal margin of victory and the other 3 games being decided by 2 goals. The last matchup finished with a 2-1 A&M victory in the SEC Tournament.
Florida is 7-4 on the season and a perfect 3-0 in SEC play. Non-conference losses came to a pretty solid lineup of USC (1-3), UCLA (0-2), Florida State (1-2), and UCF (0-2). I would expect A&M to fare about the same against those teams. Conference results have included wins against LSU (3-0), Missouri (3-2), and Vanderbilt (1-0).
Florida has outscored opponents 21-13 on the season while narrowly outshooting the opposition 122-117. Senior Vanessa Kara (#27) leads the team with 6 goals and also has a team high with a paltry 17 shots. Redshirt junior Susi Espinoza has played all 995 minutes in goal, allowing 13 goals while registering 36 saves. The Gators have 5 shutouts on the books.
Florida currently sits just outside the Top 25. In fact, they'd be #26 if they numberd beyond 25 in the coaches poll. The Gators sit just behind Texas A&M in RPI at #15 thanks to their stout strength of schedule.
Despite their deceptive 7-4 record, Florida is a tough opponent. But that's nothing new. Tomorrow's game should be another tight contest in a series of evenly matched meetings.
