Gators Drop 5-2 Decision to Vanderbilt

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida lost 5-2 to Vanderbilt on a cool Thursday evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
 
Seven was the largest combined goal output in a single match for either team this season. Five of the seven goals came off set plays.
 
Thursday’s scoring:
There was plenty of first-half scoring, as the Commodores took a 3-1 lead into halftime.
 
Vanderbilt scored twice within a three-minute span. Peyton Cutshall opened the evening’s scoring when she put in the clearance attempt off a corner kick at 19:57. Amber Nguyen’s 25-yard free kick just dipped under the crossbar to score at 22:32.
 
Florida sophomore Madison Young got the Gators on the board in the 28^th minute. She headed in Delaney Tauzel’s corner kick at the far post. It was Young’s second collegiate goal, with both coming off headers.
 
Scoring off corner kicks is something Young works on after the team finishes practice.
 
“Honestly, it was just like a sense of relief, because I feel like in a lot of the games, I’ve been really close and it just wasn’t happening,” Young said regarding her previous chances. “So it was just really cool to finally get one.”
 
The Commodores pushed the lead back out to two in the 30^th minute. Hannah McLaughlin’s deep cross was headed in by Raegan Kelley at the far post.
 
Vanderbilt started the second half scoring in the 61^st minute. Nguyen’s deep cross landed just above the six-yard box at the far post. Kelley used her left foot to place it in.
 
Another Tauzel corner kick led to Florida’s second goal at 70:23. The ball traveled to the far post corner…