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Florida Gators soccer advances to second round

Special report on the Florida Gators soccer team

GAINESVILLE, Florida -The University of Florida soccer team uses a hard-fought 1-0 win over Western Michigan to advance to next weekend's NCAA Second Round. Saturday's match was played in front of 832 at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.Saturday's Goal:After a scoreless opening half, the Gators hit the only goal of the match in the 49th minute. Freshman Briana Solis<http://www.gatorzone.com/guides/soccer/pages/season_info/player_bios/solis_briana.php> won the ball at the center circle and then headed toward the Bronco goal. Before she reached the 18-yard box, two WMU defenders converged on her but she was able to touch it to the left off a defender to Savannah Jordan<http://www.