Becky Burleigh ends Florida career with win
An era comes to a close April 4, 2021 | 12:54am EDT Coach Becky Burleigh ended her career at Florida with a 2-0 win over Miami. Photo from UF-Georgia Southern game March 11. Photo by Tristan Wood | The Independent Florida Alligator
Just as in Florida’s final game in Gainesville, “Becky Burleigh” filled the air in the final seconds of the match.
For the 431st and final time, Burleigh led her squad to a win. This time, the Gators overpowered Miami 2-0 in Coral Gables.
In a game where the result wouldn’t have stayed on the minds of fans for long, ending a subpar season when it comes to Florida’s standard with a shutout is a positive.
On an emotional Thursday night in Gainesville, the Florida Gator soccer (4-7-2) team gets a 3-1 win over Georgia Southern (4-11-1).
This was the last home match for head coach Becky Burleigh and associate head coaches Vic Campbell and Alan Kirkup as Burleigh announced her retirement earlier this year.
Match Analysis
After two consecutive matches of shutouts and defensive battles, the Gators were finally able to showcase their offense against the Eagles. Florida had 37 shot attempts tonight, 19 of those on goal!
Give credit to Sallie Newton, the Georgia Southern goalkeeper. She had 16 saves and only allowed three goals.
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Becky Burleigh
Head Coach
2014 Gator Soccer
University of Florida
Sept. 12, 2014 - Palo Alto, Calif.
No. 4 Stanford 1, No. 6 Florida 0 OT
Becky Burleigh Gets Set For Final Home Game with Florida Gators
The Florida Gators women’s soccer team is back in action tonight as they take on Georgia Southern in what will be head coach Becky Burleigh’s last home game at 6 p.m. In addition, this will be the final game for associate head coaches Vic Campbell and Alan Kirkup.
The Gators are coming off a 0-0 draw in their last game against top-ranked Florida State. They previously tied against the University of South Florida on Feb. 27. Their last win came against the College of Charleston in a 5-1 win.