GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida and Georgia Southern tied 1-all Sunday afternoon in an exhibition soccer match at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
It was the first action against an opposing team for both programs. This exhibition came less than a week after the Gators opened preseason camp on Tuesday.
The Gators scored quickly Sunday. Freshman Megan Hinnenkamp scored in the fourth minute on a 10-yard angled shot that scored at the far post.
The Eagles tied the match in the second of three 30-minute periods. Smith Cathey put in a deflection off a free kick in the 42nd minute.
As expected, the Gator coaching saw some good individual performances and some areas the team will work on going forward.
Florida Coach Samantha Bohon said:
“This is only day five. When we add 18 new players from this time last year to this season, I think you kind of saw that a little bit today. We are trying to learn each other and how to play with each other. Our starting group today included seven new players. So it’s just going to take some time and that showed today.
“Saw some good individual efforts. It is great to see Megan (Hinnenkamp) get on the board in her first college scrimmage and we got end line a few times. Just missing that final pass but that is something we’ll continue to work on. We’ve just spent a little bit more time trying to connect the group together.
“We wanted these preseason scrimmages to give us a little bit of a litmus test of where we are and the things that we need to work on going forward this next week. We’ll go again on Saturday and then hopefully have some good pieces put together for our opener against ECU.”
Next Up:
The final exhibition match of 2023 preseason action is Saturday at North Florida.
Date: Aug. 12
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Site: Hodges Stadium<https://unfospreys.com/sports/2008/9/19/HodgesStadium.aspx?tab=hodgesstadium>
Admission: Free
2023 Florida Soccer Home Schedule<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule>
Today’s Boxscore:
Florida vs. Georgia Southern
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Goals by Period
1 2 3 Total
Georgia Southern 0 1 0 0
Florida 1 0 0 1
Scoring Summary:
1. 4 UF Megan Hinnenkamp
2. 42 GSU Smith Cathey
