COLUMBIA, S.C. -Two scores in the final 12 minutes gave No. 23 South Carolina soccer a 2-0 win over Florida Thursday evening in front of 4,500 at the Eugene E. Stone III Stadium.
Thursday’s Scoring:
After an opening first half where the Gators gained more possession as the half wore on, control was more even in the final 45 minutes.
The Gamecock’s score in the 79th minute came on the second of consecutive corner kicks. Emma Bucci headed in Cuyler Zulauf’s corner kick at the near post corner for her first goal of the year.
The second goal started with a ball from the top of the USC half sent to just above Florida’s box in the 85th minute. Catherine Barry caught up with the ball, took a couple of touches before sending a right-footed curling shot to the far corner to give the Gamecock’s the final 2-0 margin. It ups her team-high season goals total to nine.
For the match, USC finished with a 11-7 advantage in shots.
What Coach Bohon Said:
On tonight’s match:
“It was another competitive SEC game in a really fun away atmosphere as South Carolina always draws a good crowd.
“Really disappointed for our players because I felt like we did enough to come away with something tonight. But a credit to South Carolina as they finished in the last 10 minutes or so with two special moments that made a difference in the game.
“While I’m grateful and proud of our team’s effort, we’ve got to be able to come away with something in the road. So we’ll put our heads together and get back to work, because we’ve got a big Georgia game coming up on Sunday.”- Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon
Records:
Florida: 4-4-5, 1-3-1 SEC
South Carolina: 6-1-5, 3-1-1 SEC
Series Record:
Florida leads 22-13-3
Next Up:
Florida returns home to play host to RV Georgia (6-3-4, 2-1-2 SEC) Sunday for Gator Senior Day. In tonight’s battle of the Bulldogs, No. 4 Mississippi State took a 2-1 win tonight in Athens, Ga.
RV Georgia (4-4-5, 1-3-1 SEC)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 13
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium<https://floridagators.com/sports/2020/4/4/donald-r-dizney-stadium.aspx> (1,500)
TV: SEC Network<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/fea20caf-011b-41a2-8e80-ca5030931f25> with Marion Crowder and Alex Perlman calling the action
Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM/850 AM<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5470&type=Archive> with Kyle Crooks and Matthew Stubbington calling the action
StatBroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=532026>
Admission: Free
Promotions: First 250 fans in attendance receive a free Gators Soccer t-shirt. Stay post-match to celebrate the careers of 11 Gators for the Senior Day ceremony.
Florida celebrates the careers of 11 Gators Sunday in a post-match ceremony. More than 30,000 minutes were played by the 11, including 324 appearances in the starting lineup.
5
Alexa Goldberg
8
Charlotte McClure
9
Josie Curtis
11
Sophie White
15
Lauren Donovan
16
Emilee Hauser
20
Anna DeLeon
21
Madison Young
22
Oakley Rasmussen
23
Daviana Vaka
25
Delaney Tauzel
Florida (4-4-5, 1-3-1 SEC) at No. 23 South Carolina (6-1-5, 3-1-1 SEC)
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (4,500)
Weather: 67 degrees, winds NNE at 6 mph
Goals by Period
1
2
Total
Florida
0
0
0
South Carolina
0
2
2
Scoring Summary:
No.
Time
Team
Goal Scorer
Assist
1.
78:05
USC
Emma Bucci
Cuyler Zulauf
2.
84:50
USC
Catherine Barry
Shots: Florida 7, South Carolina 11
Saves: Florida 3 (Alexa Goldberg 3), South Carolina 1 (Christina Tsaousis 1)
Offsides: UF 0, USC 5
Cautions: Charlotte McClure-UF/yellow (53:46)
