Lady Vols, Gators face off in soccer

Nothing fills the Tennessee women's soccer marquee quite like a visit from Florida.

The Gators face the Lady Vols at 2 today at Regal Soccer Stadium. As usual, the match has SEC and national implications.

No. 10 Tennessee Lady Vols (6-1-1, 1-0 SEC) is off to the best start in program history. Florida (4-3-2, 0-1), the preseason pick to win both the conference regular and tournament championships, is ranked No. 15.

The only blip in the buildup was Florida's 2-1 loss to Georgia Friday night in Athens, Ga. It was the Gators' first-ever loss in the Bulldogs

Tennessee, meanwhile, is coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over South Carolina Thursday night, a match that was decided by junior forward Kylee Rossi's golden goal with just under four minutes remaining in the first overtime period.

Florida has been nationally ranked in nine of its 11 regular-season meetings with Tennessee.

The Gators return 20 letter winners and lost just one starter from last season's 14-victory team.

Senior forward KeLeigh Hudson leads Florida with four goals and nine points. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Katie Fraine has recorded four shutouts.

Cross Country: The Tennessee men's team finished fourth at the Greater Louisville Classic with 199 points.

Host Louisville won with 58 points.

Andrew Press was the top Vol finisher, placing 15th. He covered the 8K course at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park in 24 minutes, 26.72 seconds.

Volleyball: The UT women's team is in need of a victory when it faces Arkansas at 1:30 at Stokely Athletics Center.

Actually, both teams could use a win.

Tennessee (7-5, 2-3 SEC) has lost two consecutive matches. Arkansas (6-9), meanwhile, is yet to win in five conference matches after a three-game loss at Kentucky Friday.