COLUMBIA, S.C. – Florida soccer lost 1-0 to No. 12 South Carolina Sunday afternoon in front of 2,104 at Eugene E. Stone III Stadium.
Sunday's Scoring:
South Carolina freshman Selma Sol Magnusdottir scored the day's only goal in the 11
th minute. Elexa Bahr won the ball above the box and sent it ahead to Sol Magnusdottir. She took a touch before scoring on an angled 12-yard shot.
The Gators were edged 14-12 in shots Sunday. In the latter half of the second, Florida had at least five good looks at goal. With eight minutes remaining,
Madison Alexander ran to catch up with a ball played into open space in the box. USC goalkeeper Mika Krzeczowski came off her line to make the stop but Alexander couldn't quite get her strike off before a USC defender was able to step in to get a deflection for a team save. Prior to that in the 78
th minute, freshman
Cassidy Lindley's angled cross just missed finding junior
Sammie Betters foot eight yards above the goal.
The Gators were in it until the end. With time ready to expire, junior
Tess Sapone's left-footed shot from 18 yards was just wide of the near post.
National Team Duties:
- Two Gators were elsewhere today due to national team commitments. Florida sophomore Deanne Rose is with the Canada Senior National Team for CONCACAF play, which serves as a qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019. Canada opened play Oct. 5 with a 2-0 win versus Jamaica and plays Cuba on Monday. Gator freshman Georgia Eaton-Collins joined England for Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Under-19 Championships. England posted three consecutive shutout wins – 9-0 versus Malta on Monday, 8-0 versus Croatia on Thursday and today's 4-0 win versus Slovakia. Eaton-Collins played the entirety of each match.
Hear from Becky Burleigh:
On this afternoon's performance:
"There were definitely some chances [to score]. Again, I will always appreciate the fight this team has and never giving up. There were long stretches – especially in the second half – that I felt we outplayed them. In the end, we all know that we get judged by the scoreboard. That's the end product. We've got to continue working to get the end product." – Florida Head Coach
Becky Burleigh
Florida has a week before its next match. How will the team use that time?
"It will be nice to have a full week of practice. I think that will be really beneficial to us – just to get a little more continuity working and to shore up those areas we need to work on." – Florida Head Coach
Becky Burleigh
2018 Records:
Florida: 4-8-2, 2-3-1 SEC
South Carolina: 11-2, 5-1 SEC
Series Record:
Florida leads 22-9-1.
Next Up:
Florida continues televised Southeastern Conference road play Sunday at Alabama. The Tide (7-7-1, 1-5 SEC) lost 5-2 at Mississippi State this afternoon.
- 3 p.m. ET – Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
- ESPNU
- Audio available on GatorVision
Florida (4-7-2, 2-2-1 SEC) at No. 12 South Carolina Kentucky (10-2, 4-1 SEC)
Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (2,104)
Weather: 86 degrees, winds E 5 mph, 55% humidity
| Goals by Period |
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Florida |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Carolina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Scoring Summary:
| No. |
Time |
Team |
Goal Scorer |
Assist |
Description |
| 1. |
10:56 |
USC |
Selma Sol Magnusdottir |
|
12yd angled shot in box |
Shots: UF 12, USC 14
Saves: UF 2 (
Kaylan Marckese 2), USC 2 (Mikayla Krzeczowski 1, Team 1)
