October 29, 2015
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida women's soccer team will host West Georgia in the team's regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon. The Argonauts will be celebrating Senior Day and the Breast Cancer Awareness Game, with the match set to begin at 1 p.m. CT.
UWF will be recognizing seniors Julianne Gaubron and Amber Pennybaker before the match, and donations will be accepted in lieu of tickets, with all proceeds going to the Pensacola Breast Cancer Association. The first 200 fans to arrive will receive a "Go. Fight. Cure." t-shirt.
Senior Day
Julianne Gaubron (Niceville, Fla./Niceville HS) is a four-year member of the UWF soccer team. In her time as an Argonaut, the team has won 77 games, two Gulf South Conference Championships and the 2012 NCAA National Championship. Gaubron, a sport management major, serves as the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and was named to the 2014 Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Amber Pennybaker (Indianapolis, Ind./Tampa) has made an immediate impact since transferring from the University of Tampa over the summer. She ranks third on the team with seven goals and second on the team with four assists, while ranking in the top 10 of the Gulf South Conference in several categories. Pennybaker was named a 2014 All-South Region performer and is majoring in telecommunication and film.
Academic All-DistrictJuniors Svenja Burkhardt (Bad Salzuflen, Germany) and Sara Helgadottir (Grindavík, Iceland) were recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for their combined outstanding athletic and academic performance. Burkhardt, a psychology major, posts a 3.49 GPA while playing on a backline that holds a Gulf South Conference-best 0.63 goals against average. The junior has started all 16 games for the Argos this season and has tallied two goals and two assists on the year.
Helgadottir, also a psychology major, possesses a 3.67 GPA while patrolling the Argonauts midfield in all 16 games this season. The Iceland native has played defensive midfield, helping the Argos surrender the least amount of shots and shots on goal in the GSC. Helgadottir has also tallied three assists on the year, including two in her last three games.
GSC Tournament Standings
With a win against Valdosta State on Wednesday afternoon, UWF moved into a tie for second place in the Gulf South Conference standings with 24 points. West Florida is tied with North Alabama and West Alabama, with Lee leading the conference with 27 points. UNA has two GSC matches remaining to take the lead in the conference, while UWF, UWA and Lee all have one match left.
Head-to-head records serve as a tie-breaker in the GSC standings, meaning West Florida has an advantage over UNA, should the teams finish in a tie. Lee and West Alabama, however, have the tie-breaker advantage over UWF. The top two seeds in the GSC Tournament receive a bye in the first round, while the No. 3 seed will host No. 6, and No. 4 will host No. 5. The winners of those matches will then travel to the top-seeded team's home pitch for the semifinal and final rounds.
Regional Rankings
UWF jumped to fourth in the latest South Region rankings. Like in the GSC Tournament, the third and fourth seeds for each region in the NCAA Tournament will host a first-round game against the sixth- and fifth-seeded teams, respectively. The winners of those games will face the top two seeds in the region for the tournament's second round.
Scouting UWG
West Georgia (9-6-1, 7-3-1 GSC) boasts the fourth-best scoring average in the GSC this year at 2.06 goals per game, and the team has done so with a balanced attack. Seven players for UWG have tallied at least eight points on the season, with Cortney Emmert leading the team in goals (4) and assists (4).
The Wolves defense has sat in the middle of the pack for much of the season with a 1.25 GAA. Goalkeeper Katie Miklausich has performed well for the Wolves, posting a 1.12 GAA in 15 games with four shutouts. UWG has exceeded conference expectations this year, as the Wolves were picked to finish ninth in the preseason conference poll.
UWF's all-time record against West Georgia is 13-0.
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