Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The teams at No. 2 and No. T-3 in the current Southeastern Conference soccer standings meet Sunday in Nashville. Vanderbilt stands second with 13 points off its 4-0-1 league record while Florida is a point behind with a 4-1 record. Match time is set for 1 p.m. ET at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex and admission is free.
 
This is the first meeting between the two teams since the 2015 season. That year, UF and VU met twice, with the Gators taking come-from-behind, one-goal road wins in each match.
 
Here's how to follow the Gators
Sunday's match can be seen on SEC Network +.
 
Listen to Kyle Crooks call of the match on GatorVision.com.
 
Gators in Thursday's SEC Action:
In Thursday's league play, two first-half goals in a span of 26 seconds gave Florida a 2-1 win over Missouri. Parker Roberts put in the ball at 12:10 after Gabby Seiler's move down the endline. UF won the ball quickly after play resumed, with Seiler sending ball to Deanne Rose above the box. Rose's square ball above the box found Mayra Pelayo making a right side run. Pelayo took a couple of touches before sending a right-footed curler that scored at the far corner at 12:36.
 
The 26-second span ties for the eighth narrowest span between goals in UF history and the first under 30 seconds since the 2008 season. The Tigers narrowed the lead with Madison Lewis' 25-yard free kick in the 57^th minute.
 
Florida at 400 Wins:
Florida's Oct. 5 result marked the 400^th win for the UF program, as Florida is one of five NCAA Division I programs to amass 400 wins since the 1995 season (Gator soccer's first year).
 
Florida's Becky Burleigh has led UF since Day 1. She and North Carolina's Anson Dorrance are the only two coaches with 400 NCAA DI wins since 1995.
 
About the Commodores:
Vanderbilt is off to its best conference start in over 10 years. UF and VU have faced two common opponents – Georgia (UF & VU wins) and Missouri (UF & VU wins). Vanderbilt is coming off Thursday's 2-0 road win at Kentucky.
 
Redshirt senior Simone Charley, who is also a three-time triple jump All-American, leads the Commodores with 11 points off of three goals and five assists.
 
Head Coach Darren Ambrose is in his third season as Vanderbilt head coach.
 
Records:
Florida: 10-2-0, 4-1 SEC
Vanderbilt: 9-3-1, 4-0-1 SEC
 
Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida tied for third in the 2016 SEC regular-season standings and won the SEC Tournament title. The Commodores tied for sixth in 2016 SEC action at 5-5-1 and posted a final record of 9-9-1.
 

• Florida – The SEC coaches picked the Gators to win the 2017 Southeastern Conference title.
• Vanderbilt – The Commodores are picked to place eighth in the SEC.

 
Rankings:
Florida ranks No. 9 on the United Soccer Coaches poll.