Florida Plays Host to No. 13 South Carolina Thursday

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator soccer (6-5-5, 2-4-3 SEC) closes regular-season action versus No. 13 South Carolina with a home match that includes Southeastern Conference storylines for both teams. The match streams on SEC Network +.
 
What Thursday’s Result Means to Both Teams:
Both teams will be looking for a win at The Diz Thursday
 

• A win combined with an Arkansas loss Thursday would move South Carolina into a tie with the Razorbacks for the 2023 SEC regular-season title.
• A win would strengthen Florida’s quest for a SEC Tournament berth as UF currently is No. 12 and needs to be in top 10 to advance. Florida and Tennessee are tied with nine points (UT wins the tie-breaker between UF and UT). A win’s three points would put four teams in range – LSU (10 current points), Auburn and Vanderbilt (11 each) – depending on Thursday results.
• A tie could also help Florida combined with Tennessee and LSU losses and Mississippi loss or tie as UF would move to 10^th (winning tie breaker with LSU)
• Current SEC standings and tie-breakers

 
               No. 13 South Carolina (11-1-5, 5-0-4 SEC)
               Date: Thursday, Oct. 26
               Time: 7 p.m. ET (NOTE new start time!)
               Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
               SEC Network +: SEC Network + with Matthew Stubbington and Kyle Crooks calling the action
               Radio: GatorVision with Nevada Cullen and Sky Lebron calling the action
                Live Results: StatBroadcast
                Admission: Free
                Promotions: Senior Day – The careers of Gators Tessa Barton, Molly Grant and Maddy Rhodes celebrated in a post-match ceremony. Gator Scarf – come early to get a Gator scarf (150 available)
 
Florida’s Last Match:
A back and forth match resulted in a 3-3 Florida-Vanderbilt tie Sunday at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. Florida freshman Megan Hinnenkamp scored the earliest (12:15) and latest (83:24) Gator goals of the season. It was her third double-goal match of the season, making her the sixth in program history with three or more multi-goal matches as a freshman. VU’s Rachel Deresky tied the match in the opening half at 18:58. Junior Madeline Pirrello’s header off Delaney Tauzel’s free kick (30:29) sent UF into halftime with a 2-1 lead. The Commodores hit the first two goals – Amber Nguyen (61:08) and…