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Soccer Plays Host To No. 5 Florida State On Friday Top 10 Opponent

Jessica Rightmer scored her first career goal last weekend

Sept. 2, 2010

The Auburn soccer team will play host to No. 5 Florida State at 7pm on Friday at the Auburn Soccer Complex for Cram The Complex night. Auburn enters the match 2-1-0 after splitting a pair of games at Milwaukee in the MKE Cup while Florida State is a perfect 3-0-0 having not allowed a goal this season.

"Florida State has always been a thorn in our side. It's nice to get them in the regular season and at home," Auburn Head Coach Karen Hoppa said. "They are one of the best programs in the country. I am very happy we had the Milwaukee weekend because those matches will help us prepare for the pace of this game. They have so many dynamic players and they have no holes in their lineup."

Auburn and Florida State have met nine times on the soccer field and it has been Florida State owning a distinct advantage in the series, winning eight straight matches.

"We need the Auburn fans to come out in masses for that game because it is such a big game for us and such a difficult opponent. It would be nice to have that 12th man in the stands," Hoppa said.

Junior Katy Frierson, who was named the top player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com earlier on Thursday, leads Auburn with six points, having scored a pair of game-winning goals and assisting on two others.

Following the Florida State match, Auburn will play host to Western Carolina at 2pm on Sunday.

"Western Carolina is a very quality program. They are typically tops in their conference and they have been to the NCAA Tournament," Hoppa said. "They are going to be a good opponent for us on Sunday."

Both matches will be available on the radio on WEGL 91.1 FM in the Auburn area as well as online at www.auburntigers.com.

Admission to both matches is free.