No. 9 Hartford Defeats Gator Soccer Team 3-0

Friday, September 22, 2000 | Soccer

By: UF Communications

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 University of Hartford soccer team defeated Florida 3-0 Friday in the opening match of the Coca-Cola Classic hosted by the University of Virginia. The loss drops the Gators' season record to 3-6, while Hartford advances to 6-1 for the season.

Although the Gators outshot the Hawks 19-10 for the match, Florida had no luck Friday finding the back of the net. The Hawks scored twice in the opening half. The first goal came early in the match when Jeanette Akerlund intercepted a Gator clear attempt and crossed the ball to Susie Woodson for 10-yard shot at 5:42. Hartford's second goal at 36:20 started with a midfield breakaway by Katharina Linder. She crossed the ball to Akerlund, who passed to Annika Michaels for a short shot just inside far post.

Hartford's final goal came at 68:59 when Linder hit a 14-yard shot off the cross from Akerlund. It was the third assist of the match for Akerlund. The shutout was the fifth consecutive for Hartford – an UH record.

For the match, UF goalkeeper Jordan Kellgren turned in four saves, while UH's Anne Lise Nilssen posted a collegiate-high eight saves.

Florida continues its stay in Charlottesville on Sunday when it meets No. 13 Virginia. Match time is set for 3:30 p.m. in Klöckner Stadium. Sunday's match will air live on the Sunshine Network.

Match: Hartford vs. Florida
Venue: Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, Va.
Date: Sept. 22, 2000, Kickoff @ 5 p.m. ET

Scoring Summary:       1^st        2^nd        Final
Hartford                      2          1          3
Florida                         0          0          0

Scoring Summary
UH - Susie Woodson (Jeanette Akerlund) 6th minute

UH - Annika Michaels (Jeanette Akerlund, Katharina Linder) 37

UH - Katharina Linder (Jeanette Akerlund) 69

Lineups: (minutes played)
Hartford Starters:
4-Susie Woodson (23), 5-Katie Gardiner (55), 6-Jeanette Akerlund (90), 7-Tini Lyng (90), 8-Katharina Linder (82), 10-Hege Lauvik (90), 13-Siv Skard (77), 14-Cindy Walsh (90), 16-Hilde Bakke (90), 24-Sandra Kayulu (90), 1-Anne Lise Nilssen(90)
Substitutes:
20-Annika Michaels (34), 19-Brenda Reter (49), 11-Patty Woodson (19), 23-Jamie Pendleton (13), 26-Katie Kaminski (8)

Florida Starters:
3-Karyn Hall (57), 31-Keisha Bell (90), 7-Danielle Murphy (90), 8-Erica Schubert (60), 15-Andi Sellers (43), 17-Robin Fulton (23), 19-Kara Rao (48), 23-Casey Hamel (56), 28-Abby Wambach (65), 29-D Floyd (58), 1-Jordan Kellgren(90)
Substitutes:
24-Jennifer Sapp (79), 21-Angie Olson (51), 13-Megan McMillan (44), 16-Kelley Visentin (44), 11-Jill Stevens (32), 4-Kristin Fisher (37), 6-Whitney Singer (14), 9-Stephanie Keating (2), 18-Kelly Britt (8)

Statistical Summary:   UH      UF
Shots                           10        19
Saves                           8          4
Corner Kicks               1          7
Fouls                           10        19
Offside                                    1          1

Misconduct Summary:
UF-Ab. Wambach (caution) 60th minute

Officials:
Referee: Pete Stenner
Asst. Referee: Andrew Halley
Asst. Referee: Frank DiGiacomo