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Feiday, September 28, 2007 [ The Red & Black
Dogs prepare for Florida match
By ADAM UPPER
The Red & Black
Four minutes and 12 seconds. That’s
all that remained before Georgia’s soccer
team would secure its first win against
national powerhouse Florida last year.
And they let it slip away.
After the Bulldogs held a 1-0 lead for 82
minutes in Gainesville, the Gators dead
locked the game in the final five to send
the match to overtime. A penalty, a free
kick and a golden goal in the back of
Georgia’s net turned a momentous 1-0
victory into a 2-1 crushing defeat.
A month later in the SEC tournament,
the Bulldogs lost for the 16th time in a
row to the Gators, a game Georgia once
again led 1-0 at halftime. The first-round
exit pushed the all-time series with Florida
to 0-16-1.
“It was a big heartbreak,” said fifth
year senior Beth Klueter about the 2-1
loss. “We held onto the goal for so long. It
felt like a punch in the stomach. We just
didn’t close it out.”
As bitter as the two results against
Florida were last season, there is reason
for optimism.
Three years ago, head coach Patrick
Baker watched his first Georgia vs. Florida
game on the Sunshine network. At the
time, Baker coached Florida State, and
had no idea that in two months, he would
accept the head coaching job at Georgia.
Baker recalled that the match, which
No. 8 Florida won 4-0, was extremely
physical, resulting in 39 total fouls and a
few Georgia injuries.
“I saw (Georgia) getting beat up and I
kind of felt bad for them,” Baker said.
Now as the head coach of Georgia,
Baker feels the Bulldogs have the poten
tial to end the infamous 16-game streak
before hosting South Carolina on Sunday.
“I will say this, I think this team has
the best chance to be successful,” he said.
“We’ve got the right makeup, not just in
the starting 11, but we have the depth
this year to be successful.”
Georgia enters Friday’s match on two
positive notes. In No. 15, Florida’s previ-
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A Sophomore Carrie Patterson
plays against freshman Therese
Dahlberg-Erikkson Sept. 9.
SOCCER
Turner Soccer Complex
► vs. No. 15 Florida (4-2-2) tonight at 7
>■ vs. South Carolina (8-1) Sunday at 2 p.m.
ous match, the Gators tied Nebraska, a
team Georgia beat 2-1. The Bulldogs are
entering SEC play with a 7-1 record, their
best start since 1999.
“For the girls on the team, I don’t want
them to think it’s out of reach because it’s
never happened in the past,” senior mid
fielder Joni Vickers said. “It’s something
that we’re very capable of.”
Last season the Bulldogs proved they
can stick with Florida Friday night will
show if Georgia finally can surpass them.
SPORTS
Miller’s first start probable
Sophomore comerback
Prince Miller likely can
get his first start of the
season Saturday when
Georgia plays Ole Miss.
“Prince Miller lined up
at No. 1 yesterday,” head
coach Mark Richt said
before Thursday’s rain
shortened practice. “I
don’t know if (defensive
coordinator and second
ary) coach (Willie)
Martinez has made a final
decision, though.”
Richt said Miller’s per
formance against
Alabama was a factor
in this decision, adding
that Miller excelled at
the nickel position
against the Crimson Tide
and likely will be the
nickel back when Ole
Miss runs three-receiver
sets.
Asher Allen will start
opposite of Miller, and
VRALL: Dogs try to push past losses
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team in the nation and
have looked impressive all
year.
“LSU seems really ath
letic everywhere. They are
one of those teams that
can press into us and get
to another gear,” he said.
The Tigers have two
players in the top-five in
blocks per game in sopho
mores Britnee Cooper
(1.51) and Lauren
DiGirolamo (1.39). Junior
Kyna Washington is third
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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Richt said Bryan Evans
will play a lot as well.
Haverkamp might
not play Ole Miss
Right guard Scott
Haverkamp, who injured
his ankle during practice
last week, is questionable
against Ole Miss.
Haverkamp didn’t
make the trip to
Tuscaloosa last week and
Richt alluded there is a
good chance he will not
play this week. If so, fresh
man Clint Boling will start
in his place for the second
straight week.
Senior wide receiver
A. J. Bryant also will miss
this game after having
in the conference in kills
per game (4.25) and fellow
junior Elena Martinez
leads the SEC in digs per
game at 5.88.
With a 2-2 record in
conference, the Bulldogs
are third in the SEC East.
The team has split its last
two weekend matches and
has lost its two conference
games to Florida and
Kentucky, a pair of teams
that McCartney says are
“bound for the NCAA
Tournament.”
Despite quality losses,
there are no points in vol-
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surgery on his left knee to
repair ligament damage
suffered during the South
Carolina game.
Richt said Bryant
could miss the rest of the
season. It will be up to
Bryant to decide whether
he will take a medical red
shirt and return for a fifth
year. Rowdy Francis, who
plays special teams, is
questionable for Saturday
with a hamstring.
Lumpkin to play
on special teams
For the second straight
week, running back Kregg
Lumpkin will play on spe
cial teams. Lumpkin still
will have a club on his
hand to protect his bro
ken thumb.
Jason Butt
VOLLEYBALL
at Ramsey
► vs. Ole Miss (12-3, 2-2)
at 7 p.m.
► vs. LSU (11-2,3-1),
2 p.m. Sunday
leyball for moral victories.
“No matter what hap
pens in the first game of
the weekend, you have to
put it behind you and
press on,” McCartney
said.