Sunday, November 1
Gainesville, FL
1 p.m.
Florida Gators
vs
Georgia
Courtney Hogan (facing camera) and Katie Johnston celebrate her goal versus Auburn. Florida closes regular-season action Sunday when Georgia comes to Dizney Stadium. [Photo by Bryce Walker]
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida closes its regular season Sunday against a familiar opponent, hosting Georgia at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
The Gators (6-6-4, 2-4-3 SEC) and Bulldogs (6-5-5, 3-3-3 SEC) will meet for the 42nd time. Florida leads the series 30-5-6, including a 2-2 draw in the teams' most recent meeting in 2025.
Sunday, Nov. 1 versus Georgia (6-5-5, 3-3-3 SEC)
Time/Site: 1 p.m. ET at Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Stream: SEC Network+ Matthew Stubbington and Ryan Urquhart with the call
Audio: Gators+ Sky Lebron and Lance Williams with the call
Live Stats
Admission: Free
Promotions: Sunday Funday & Fan Appreciation Day! Young fans can enjoy balloon animals and the Kids Zone before cheering on the Gators against Georgia. Join us as we celebrate the fans who support Gators soccer all season long!
Admission is free for all Gator soccer regular-season home matches. 2026 Florida Soccer Promotions
Road to the SEC Tournament
The Gators enter their final match tied with LSU for 11th in the SEC standings with nine points. Four teams are competing for the final two spots in the 12-team SEC Tournament, which begins Nov. 8 in Pensacola, Fla.
A win or tie against Georgia would secure Florida's tournament berth. The Gators could also advance with a loss, depending on the results of matches involving LSU, Tennessee and Missouri.
More from SEC on qualifying to league tournament and tie breakers
Tested by Schedule
Five SEC programs appear in the Oct. 27 IWSOC/United Soccer Coaches Top 25: No. 1 Vanderbilt, No. T6 Alabama, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 20 Arkansas and No. 24 Auburn.
Florida and Tennessee are the only SEC teams to face all five in conference play.
Nonconference opponents Wake Forest and Florida State also appear in the rankings, giving the Gators seven opponents in the current Top 25 — the most among SEC programs.
Florida's 2026 schedule ranks No. 11 on the NCAA's Oct. 27 toughest schedule list. Three other SEC teams appear in the top 20: Tennessee at No. 12, Texas at No. 16 and LSU at No. 17.
Florida's Last Match
Freshman Courtney Hogan scored her first collegiate goal, and Florida withstood a late Auburn push while playing a player down to earn a 1-1 home draw with the No. 25 Tigers on Oct. 22.
Hogan's 31st-minute equalizer answered Jordyn Crosby's opening goal. Norah Abbott helped preserve the draw with a block on Dylan Driver's shot with 17 seconds remaining, after a red card to Lena Bailey left the Gators shorthanded for nearly three minutes.
Auburn took the lead at 20:17. Kelly Gordon's cross found Gracie Brown, whose header sent the ball across the face of goal. Hannah Bell then touched it to Crosby for a finish at the far post. It was Crosby's first goal of the season.
Florida answered at 30:42 with a sequence that began in its own half. Abbott played a long ball to Bailey, who headed it wide to Zoe Main. Main drove to the end line and crossed into the middle of the penalty area, where Hogan finished with a low, right-footed shot from 12 yards.
The Gators nearly moved ahead before halftime when Katie Johnston's shot from the top of the penalty area struck the crossbar with 1:02 remaining.
Neither team broke through in the second half. Florida goalkeeper Paloma Peña saved a shot by Tahirah Turnage-Morales in the 82nd minute and Hogan sent an attempt just wide in the 84th.
Bailey received a red card at 87:07, leaving Florida to finish with 10 players. Abbott's block in the closing seconds helped the Gators secure the draw.
Auburn held a 10-9 edge in shots, while Florida led 3-2 in shots on goal. Peña finished with one save, and Auburn's Ayana Yapo made two.
Shout-Out for Hogan
After scoring her first collegiate goal to tie the match versus No. 25 Auburn, Courtney Hogan earned the SEC Freshman of the Week honor on Oct. 26.
Hogan is the fourth Gator to receive an SEC weekly award this season. Seniors Kyra Taylor and Jayden Emmanuel earned offensive and defensive player of the week honors, respectively, following Florida's 3-1 win over defending NCAA champion Florida State on Aug. 23. Senior Lena Bailey received the offensive award after scoring the game-winning goal against then-No. 5 Alabama on Oct. 8.
About Georgia
Georgia went 11-5-5 in 2025 and finished third in the SEC regular-season standings with a 6-1-3 conference record. The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost 2-0 to Ohio State in the first round.
Georgia has faced five teams that were ranked in the IWSOC coaches poll at the time of their meetings. The Bulldogs tied then-No. 2 Vanderbilt 1-1 and lost to then-No. 15 Florida State 2-1, then-No. 24 Oklahoma 3-1, then-No. 8 Alabama 3-0 and then-No. 11 South Carolina 2-1. The Alabama and South Carolina matches were on the road.
Graduate student Emma Pettersen and senior Honoka Hamano share the team lead with four goals apiece. Pettersen also leads Georgia with 11 points.
Graduate student Jordan Brown has started 14 matches in goal for Georgia, recorded two shutouts in SEC play and has a 1.05 goals-against average.
The Gators (6-6-4, 2-4-3 SEC) and Bulldogs (6-5-5, 3-3-3 SEC) will meet for the 42nd time. Florida leads the series 30-5-6, including a 2-2 draw in the teams' most recent meeting in 2025.
| Quick Look: SEC Team Statistics | ||
| Shots | Florida (125 – 3rd) | Georgia (121 – 6th) |
| Goals | Florida (12 – 9th) | Georgia (11 – T10th) |
| GAA | Florida (1.56 – T10th) | Georgia (1.44 – 9th) |
| Shutouts | Florida (1 – T10th) | Georgia (2 – T7th) |
Sunday, Nov. 1 versus Georgia (6-5-5, 3-3-3 SEC)
Time/Site: 1 p.m. ET at Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Stream: SEC Network+ Matthew Stubbington and Ryan Urquhart with the call
Audio: Gators+ Sky Lebron and Lance Williams with the call
Live Stats
Admission: Free
Promotions: Sunday Funday & Fan Appreciation Day! Young fans can enjoy balloon animals and the Kids Zone before cheering on the Gators against Georgia. Join us as we celebrate the fans who support Gators soccer all season long!
Admission is free for all Gator soccer regular-season home matches. 2026 Florida Soccer Promotions
Road to the SEC Tournament
The Gators enter their final match tied with LSU for 11th in the SEC standings with nine points. Four teams are competing for the final two spots in the 12-team SEC Tournament, which begins Nov. 8 in Pensacola, Fla.
A win or tie against Georgia would secure Florida's tournament berth. The Gators could also advance with a loss, depending on the results of matches involving LSU, Tennessee and Missouri.
More from SEC on qualifying to league tournament and tie breakers
Tested by Schedule
Five SEC programs appear in the Oct. 27 IWSOC/United Soccer Coaches Top 25: No. 1 Vanderbilt, No. T6 Alabama, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 20 Arkansas and No. 24 Auburn.
Florida and Tennessee are the only SEC teams to face all five in conference play.
Nonconference opponents Wake Forest and Florida State also appear in the rankings, giving the Gators seven opponents in the current Top 25 — the most among SEC programs.
Florida's 2026 schedule ranks No. 11 on the NCAA's Oct. 27 toughest schedule list. Three other SEC teams appear in the top 20: Tennessee at No. 12, Texas at No. 16 and LSU at No. 17.
Florida's Last Match
Freshman Courtney Hogan scored her first collegiate goal, and Florida withstood a late Auburn push while playing a player down to earn a 1-1 home draw with the No. 25 Tigers on Oct. 22.
Hogan's 31st-minute equalizer answered Jordyn Crosby's opening goal. Norah Abbott helped preserve the draw with a block on Dylan Driver's shot with 17 seconds remaining, after a red card to Lena Bailey left the Gators shorthanded for nearly three minutes.
Auburn took the lead at 20:17. Kelly Gordon's cross found Gracie Brown, whose header sent the ball across the face of goal. Hannah Bell then touched it to Crosby for a finish at the far post. It was Crosby's first goal of the season.
Florida answered at 30:42 with a sequence that began in its own half. Abbott played a long ball to Bailey, who headed it wide to Zoe Main. Main drove to the end line and crossed into the middle of the penalty area, where Hogan finished with a low, right-footed shot from 12 yards.
The Gators nearly moved ahead before halftime when Katie Johnston's shot from the top of the penalty area struck the crossbar with 1:02 remaining.
Neither team broke through in the second half. Florida goalkeeper Paloma Peña saved a shot by Tahirah Turnage-Morales in the 82nd minute and Hogan sent an attempt just wide in the 84th.
Bailey received a red card at 87:07, leaving Florida to finish with 10 players. Abbott's block in the closing seconds helped the Gators secure the draw.
Auburn held a 10-9 edge in shots, while Florida led 3-2 in shots on goal. Peña finished with one save, and Auburn's Ayana Yapo made two.
Shout-Out for Hogan
After scoring her first collegiate goal to tie the match versus No. 25 Auburn, Courtney Hogan earned the SEC Freshman of the Week honor on Oct. 26.
Hogan is the fourth Gator to receive an SEC weekly award this season. Seniors Kyra Taylor and Jayden Emmanuel earned offensive and defensive player of the week honors, respectively, following Florida's 3-1 win over defending NCAA champion Florida State on Aug. 23. Senior Lena Bailey received the offensive award after scoring the game-winning goal against then-No. 5 Alabama on Oct. 8.
About Georgia
Georgia went 11-5-5 in 2025 and finished third in the SEC regular-season standings with a 6-1-3 conference record. The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost 2-0 to Ohio State in the first round.
Georgia has faced five teams that were ranked in the IWSOC coaches poll at the time of their meetings. The Bulldogs tied then-No. 2 Vanderbilt 1-1 and lost to then-No. 15 Florida State 2-1, then-No. 24 Oklahoma 3-1, then-No. 8 Alabama 3-0 and then-No. 11 South Carolina 2-1. The Alabama and South Carolina matches were on the road.
Graduate student Emma Pettersen and senior Honoka Hamano share the team lead with four goals apiece. Pettersen also leads Georgia with 11 points.
Graduate student Jordan Brown has started 14 matches in goal for Georgia, recorded two shutouts in SEC play and has a 1.05 goals-against average.
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