Florida Soccer and Georgia Soccer Tie 0-0

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Florida and Georgia soccer played to a scoreless tie Sunday evening in front of 1,054 at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
 
These two teams also played to a 0-0 tie in the 2023 meeting in Athens, Ga. It was the third scoreless tie between these league rivals, as the first-ever meeting in 1995 was a 0-0 double overtime tie.
 

 
Sunday’s Action:
Georgia is Florida’s most frequent opponent in the program’s 30 seasons. There have been many tight meetings, as tonight’s match was the 19^th in the 40 all-time meetings that ended in a tie (5) or was decided by a single goal (14).
 
Florida best chances of its 14 shots included a right-footed shot by Njeri Butts with 18:30 remaining that was tipped over the crossbar by Georgia goalkeeper Jordan Brown for a Gator corner kick. Then just two minutes later, freshman Vera Blom picked up the deflection off her left-footed shot in the box to use her right foot for a shot that kicked off the far post. Lena Bailey tracked down the ball in the corner and sent it to Madison Jones. The centering ball sent by Jones was headed by sophomore Amelia Malkin, but was wide.
 
“We emptied our tank and created some really good chances,” Florida Head Coach…