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Florida Faces Tennessee Wednesday – Florida Gators

Florida Faces Tennessee Wednesday - Florida Gators


GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida and Tennessee meet Wednesday at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium to close Southeastern Conference regular-season soccer action. Hurricane Helene forced this match to be rescheduled 34 days later than original date (Sept. 26).
 
Tennessee (7-5-4, 2-4-3 SEC)

  • Date: Wednesday, Oct. 30
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500)
  • Stream: SEC Network + with Kyle Crooks and Matthew Stubbington calling the action
  • Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM/850 AM with Sky Lebron and Nevada Cullen calling the action
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SEC Finale on Wednesday
Florida ends its season Wednesday when it plays host to Tennessee. This is one of two Southeastern Conference matches originally set for Sept. 26 that Hurricane Helene pushed to Oct. 30.
 
These are the final two matches of SEC regular-season action, as the other 12 teams finished on Oct. 27. Both matches have a SEC storyline:
 
Tennessee at Florida
Florida’s season ends Wednesday as the Gators are mathematically eliminated from the SEC Tournament. Tennessee must win to advance to the SEC Tournament as the ninth seed. A tie or loss and the Lady Vols do not advance to Pensacola.
 
Mississippi State at South Carolina
The Bulldogs already secured its first SEC regular-season title and the top-seed in the SEC Tournament. MSU will be looking to become the fifth team to post an undefeated record since the league began awarding a regular-season title in 2000 (Florida 9-0 in 2000; Florida 11-0 in 2008; South Carolina 11-0 in 2016; Alabama 10-0 in 2022). South Carolina can claim the SEC Tournament’s third seed with a win or tie on Wednesday. A loss to MSU places the Gamecocks No. 4 overall.
 
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Florida Loses 1-0 to Oklahoma
Florida soccer lost 1-0 to Oklahoma on Oct. 27 in the penultimate match of regular-season play.
 
OU scored on its first shot of the match in the 11th minute. Off Cassie Clifton’s throw in, Ella Pappas sent the ball to center of box where Hadley Murrell used her right-foot to one-touch it in from 12 yards.
 
Florida created some great chances, especially in the second half. With 14 minutes remaining, Lena Bailey won the ball at midfield and moved through the field. She found Skye Barnes just wide of the box. Barnes…

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