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The Florida Gators women's soccer team represents the University of Florida in the sport of college soccer. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games in James G. Pressly Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Becky Burleigh. In the sixteen-year history of the Gators' soccer program, they have won thirteen SEC championships and one NCAA national championship. == History == Becky Burleigh was named the first head coach of the start-up Florida Gators soccer program on June 28, 1994, and has served as the only head coach in the program's twenty-one-season history.〔''2008 Florida Gators Soccer Media Guide'', ( Year-by-Year Results ), University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida (2008). Retrieved July 17, 2009.〕 Since the Gators' began play in the fall of 1995, the team has compiled a record of 264–70–23 and a winning percentage of 0.7717, and Burleigh's Gators teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament thirteen of the last fifteen seasons.〔 In 1998, in the Gators soccer program's fourth year of existence, the Gators won their first NCAA national title by defeating the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final game of the tournament.〔Pat Dooley, "( Top 25 Gator teams: #5 1998 Women's soccer )," ''Gainesville Sun'' (June 4, 2009). Retrieved July 15, 2009.〕 The 1998 Gators finished 26–1, having lost their only match to the same North Carolina team that the Gators defeated in the NCAA championship final.〔 Players from the Gators' 1998 national championship team included All-Americans Erin Baxter, Danielle Fotopoulos and Heather Mitts.〔 In addition to their 1998 national championship season, the Gators have previously advanced to the NCAA tournament semi-final once (2001), the quarter-finals twice (1996, 2003), and the round of sixteen four times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2012).〔GatorZone.com, Soccer, ( 2009 Schedule ). Retrieved December 13, 2009.〕 The Gators play in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference.〔''See, generally'', SECSports.com, ( Soccer ). Retrieved July 15, 2009.〕 In conference play, the Gators teams have won ten SEC championships, and eight SEC tournament titles, leading all other SEC teams since the Florida soccer team began play in 1995.〔SECSports.com, Soccer, ( SEC Soccer Record Book ). Retrieved July 15, 2009.〕 Most recently, the Gators won the SEC championship (regular season) again in 2010, and qualified for the NCAA women's soccer tournament for the eighth consecutive year. In 2009, the Gators advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Oregon State.〔GatorZone, Soccer, NCAA 2008 Soccer Championship, ( First, Second & Third Round Bracket ). Retrieved December 13, 2009.〕 The Gators finished their 2009 season 8–1–2 in the SEC, and 16–6–2 overall.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florida Gators women's soccer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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