Florida Soccer Drops SEC Road Opener 2-0 at Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee goal in each half claimed a 2-0 win over Florida soccer Thursday evening at Regal Stadium.

Tonight’s Scoring:
The Lady Vols opened scoring in the 24th minute. Sizzy Lawton took the pass from Jordan Fusco and brought the ball into the far edge of the box. Her left-footed angled shot scored at the far post upper slot.

Kate Runyon put the Lady Vols up 2-0 with a long strike in the 62nd minute. She received the ball right by the UT bench, spun and drove to just above the top of the box. Runyon launched a 19-yard right-footed that clipped the crossbar and dropped in.

Leading up to UT’s second goal, Florida’s Alexa Goldberg was busy in the box, recording five saves in a 10-minute spans.

The Lady Vols outshot the Gators 13-8 Thursday and recorded eight corners to UF’s 1.

Records:
Florida: 4-3-2, 0-2-0 SEC
Tennessee: 6-2-1, 1-1-0 SEC

Series Record:
Florida leads 18-15-3.

Next Up:
Florida continues SEC Eastern Division play Sunday with a nationally televised match versus Kentucky. The Wildcats tied No. 7 South Carolina 0-0 in Lexington Thursday. Kentucky (6-0-3, 0-0-2 SEC) is the final league team with a 2023 unbeaten record.

Kentucky
Date: Sunday, Sept. 24
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium<https://admin.floridagators.com/sportfile.aspx?filename=donald-r-dizney-stadium&file_date=4/4/2020>
TV: ESPNU
Radio: ESPN 98.1 FM / 850 AM
Admission: Free
Promotion: Rowdy Reptile Day + Camper Reunion Day. Wear Orange and Orange Thunder Sticks for first 100 fans.

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Florida (4-3-2, 0-2-0 SEC) at Tennessee (6-2-1, 1-1 SEC)

Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium (1,067)

Weather: 77 degrees, winds NE at 3 mph

Goals by Period

Total

Florida

Tennessee

Scoring Summary:

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