Hurricanes midfielder Brittney Steinbruch will open her junior season against Florida.

The University of Miami women’s soccer team will open its 2009 season at home against the Florida Gators on Friday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m.

The matchup will be the first of an annual series between the two programs, which last played each other in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, a 3-0 UF victory.

“There is no better way to start the season than with an in-state rivalry between two soccer programs of national prominence,” said UM head coach Tricia Taliaferro.

All time, Miami is 1-2 against Florida, with the lone victory coming in 2001.

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