GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida lost 3-0 to defending NCAA champions and No. 3 Florida State Sunday afternoon in front of a Donald R. Dizney Stadium soccer record crowd of 1,294.
Sunday’s result was Florida’s first loss of the season. The two teams entered Sunday’s match among 36 NCAA Division I programs without a loss in 2024.
Sunday’s Scoring:
Florida State opened scoring in the 15th minute off a Taylor Huff goal. Kameron Simmonds pounced on a short Gator clearance attempt on the far side of the box. She sent a centering pass to Peyton McGovern, who touched the ball out left to Wrianna Hudson. She passed the ball left to Huff, who took a touch to create space and then hit a left-footed shot to far corner.
The Seminoles scored again in the 58th minute. Ran Iwai sent a ball from near the center circle on the Seminole half into space for Hudson to run onto. Hudson took a touch and used her next touch to send the ball to center of the net.
The final goal of the match came in the 81st minute. Nina Norshie brought the ball down the center of the Gator half, sending the ball ahead for Kameron Simmonds to one-touch in from 12 yards.
For the match, FSU outshot the Gators 9-5. UF held a 4-3 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes, with redshirt sophomore Madison Jones taking UF’s first shot in the third minute and the final shot in the 88th minute.
Notables:
* Two Gators made their first starts of the season Sunday – Lauren McCloskey and Norah Abbott. It was the first collegiate start for Abbott, as the freshman was one of six Gators to play the entirety of Sunday’s match.
* Today’s attendance is the third 2024 attendance total to land on the All-Time Top-10 Dizney Stadium Soccer Crowds list. This afternoon’s crowd of 1,294 sets the record. Other 2024 crowd totals among the top 10 include 1,143 vs UCF on Aug. 25 (No. 5) and 1,113 vs Western Carolina on Aug. 16 (No. 9).
What Coach Bohon Said:
On this afternoon’s result:
“I’m unhappy because we compete to win. So let me just start with that. Anytime we get shut out and we lose anywhere, but especially at home, we’re not happy about that. The challenge now is, what can we take from this that will help us?
“We played a different formation. We played some new players. Norah [Abbott] got her first collegiate start, playing 90 minutes so thought she was a bright spot. They’re a really good team, so you have to kind of pick your poison, so to speak. It wasn’t really till we started trying to open up and press for a goal, and then they broke us down on that last one, which is a bit of a bummer, but it was good collective organization and patience and implementation of a new formation that we hadn’t played all season.
“Honestly, Florida State’s a great team, and anytime you play them, our goal is to continue to try and compete and get better from it. So I think this game will hopefully help us for the SEC. But again, we’re not we’re not happy with the loss”
Records:
Florida: 2-1-3, 0-0-0 SEC
Florida State: 5-0-1, 0-0-0 ACC
Series Record:
Florida State leads 17-13.
Next Up:
Florida continues home action Thursday when Kennesaw State (0-5-1, 0-0 CUSA). The match streams on SEC Network + at 7 p.m. ET. Kennesaw State lost 2-0 at Georgia State on Thursday in its last match before its meeting with Florida.
vs Kennesaw State
Date: Thursday, Sept. 12
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium<https://floridagators.com/sports/2020/4/4/donald-r-dizney-stadium.aspx>
Stream: SEC Network +<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c73df4fb-d48c-484d-b93f-da1988e8dfc1> with Kyle Crooks and Matthew Stubbington calling the action
Radio: ESPN Gainesville 850 AM<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5467&type=Archive> with Nevada Cullen and Sky Lebron calling the action
Live Stats<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=532023>
Admission: Free
Promotions: Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night – The first 100 Faculty & Staff members will receive free pizza prior to the match and faculty & staff members will be recognized at the match.
Florida State (5-0-1, ACC 0-0) at Florida (2-1-3, SEC 0-0)
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,294)
Weather: 82 degrees, winds NE at 5 mph
Goals by Period
1
2
Total
Florida State
1
2
3
Florida
0
0
0
Scoring Summary:
No.
Time
Team
Goal Scorer
Assist
1.
14:54
FSU
Taylor Huff
Wrianna Hudson, Peyton McGovern
2.
57:09
FSU
Wrianna Hudson
Ran Iwai, Ashlyn Puerta
3.
80:29
FSU
Kameron Simmonds
Nina Norshie, Wrianna Hudson
Shots: Florida State 9, Florida 5
Saves: Florida State 2 (Addie Todd 2); Florida 2 (Alexa Goldberg 2; Paloma Pena 0)
Offsides: FSU 6, UF 2
Cautions: Madison Young-UF/21:30 (yellow), Lena Bailey-UF/85:50 (yellow)
