ATHENS, Ga. – Among Florida soccer’s results facing Georgia – its most frequent opponent in the program’s 29-season history – a scoreless tie happened in the first and now last of the 39-all-time meetings.
Florida and Georgia started off the Southeastern Conference action Sunday with a 0-0 tie in front of 2,111 at the Turner Soccer Complex.
The first ever UF-Georgia meeting on Oct. 15, 1995 in Gainesville was a 0-0 overtime tie. Extended minutes for regular-season matches was discontinued beginning in the 2022 season.
Georgia is receiving votes in latest United Soccer Coaches poll.<https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-women/> The Bulldogs are the first of three of UF’s final five regular-season opponents ranked or receiving votes in the coaches poll.
This Afternoon’s Match:
The Gators best opportunities came late in the match. That included with less than two minutes remaining, Julianne Leskauskas sent the ball to catch Lauren McCloskey making a left side run. The ball she one-touched to the center of the box was just gathered up by Georgia goalkeeper Jordan Brown before a fast closing Amelia Malkin could get her foot on it.
Florida’s defense withstood a Georgia attack which has scored at least one goal in all but one match this season prior to Sunday’s result. For the match, the Bulldogs outshot the Gators 11-2.
Coach Bohon said:
“Overall I was pleased with today. While we wished we could have maintained more possession, I thought we defended very well and kept most of their attacking efforts in front of us.
“I also think we showed some of our intangible values. We played with heart; we played as a unit; players off the bench helped keep the intensity and level high; our leaders stepped up. At the end of the day, earning a point on the road after a quick turnaround is always a solid result in the SEC.” – Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon
Records:
Florida: 5-4-4, 1-3-2 SEC
Georgia: 6-3-4, 2-2-2 SEC
Series Record:
Florida leads 30-5-4.
Next Up:
Florida finished a two match road swing Thursday at No. 6 Arkansas. The Razorbacks bring an undefeated 5-0 SEC record into this evening’s match at Auburn.
Arkansas (9-2-1, 5-0 SEC)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 12
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Razorback Field<https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/facility/razorback-field/>
TV: SEC Network
Stream: SEC Network <https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c97b362e-8d27-4726-8231-0fcff13b61ed>
Live Results: StatBroadcast<http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=475439>
Admission: $10 Adult, $5 Youth<https://arkansasrazorbacks.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AIBM%3ASOC23%3A07%3A&linkID=arkansas&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=&cgc=&dataAccId=236&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_arkansas>
2023 Florida Soccer Schedule<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule>
2023 Florida Soccer Promotions<https://floridagators.com/news/2023/8/10/florida-soccer-2023-home-promotions-schedule.aspx>
Florida (5-4-3, 1-3-2 SEC) at RV Georgia (6-3-4, 2-2-2 SEC) \
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex (2,111)
Weather: 67 degrees, winds WNW at 8 mph
Goals by Period
1
2
Total
Florida
0
0
0
Georgia
0
0
0
Scoring Summary:
No.
Time
Team
Goal Scorer
Assist
Shots: UF 2, UGA 11
Saves: Florida 4 (Alexa Goldberg 4), UGA 2 (Jordan Brown 2)
Offsides: UF 2, UGA 9
Cautions: Daviana Vaka-UF 80:03 (yellow)
