Sunday, November 8
Pensacola, Fla.
8 p.m.
Florida Gators
vs
Arkansas
Sophomore Tatum Borman, who earned Southeastern Conference All-Tournament honors in 2025 while with Mississippi State, is back in Pensacola this week with the Gators. Florida opens SEC Tournament action Sunday with an 8 p.m. ET match versus Arkansas.
Friday, November 6, 2026 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer gets another shot at Arkansas when the teams meet Sunday, Nov. 8, in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Pensacola, Fla.
The 12th-seeded Gators face the fifth-seeded Razorbacks at 8 p.m. ET at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex. SEC Network will televise the match, with Jill Loyden and Mike Watts calling the action. All 11 tournament matches will air live on SEC Network.
Florida makes its 29th SEC Tournament appearance and owns a league-record 12 tournament titles, most recently winning back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016.
Sunday marks the eighth SEC Tournament meeting between the programs. Florida leads 5-2, although Arkansas won their most recent tournament matchup, 3-1 in the 2019 semifinals in Orange Beach, Ala.
Sunday, Nov. 8: SEC Tournament First Round | No. 12 seed Florida vs No. 5 seed Arkansas
Gators Claim SEC Honors
Three Gators earned SEC postseason honors Thursday. Zoe Main and Adia Symmonds received second-team All-SEC recognition, while Lael Hill was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Main earned All-SEC honors for the third consecutive season. The senior received second-team recognition in 2024 and third-team honors in 2025 while playing at Mississippi State.
Symmonds collected her second career SEC postseason honor after earning SEC All-Freshman recognition at Mississippi State in 2025.
Senior Paris Bice also was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the third consecutive season.
Big Minutes for Gator Freshmen
Florida's eight freshmen have combined for more than 4,600 minutes this season, with five contributing a combined 52 starts.
Mia Gray leads the group with 16 starts, followed by Lael Hill with 12. Carlota Martins started the final eight matches of the regular season.
Hill and Gray also earned national recognition in TopDrawerSoccer's midseason top 100 freshmen rankings, checking in at No. 31 and No. 37, respectively.
Last Meeting with Arkansas
Florida will look to reverse the outcome of the teams' Oct. 18 meeting, when Arkansas scored with seven seconds remaining to win 2-1 at Razorback Field.
Katie Johnston gave Florida a 1-0 halftime lead with her fourth goal of the season at 43:00. Zoe Main found Johnston outside the penalty area, and Johnston moved across the top of the box before finishing with her left foot.
Kyndal Ewertz headed in a corner kick to tie the match in the 57th minute.
Florida threatened twice late in the second half. Johnston struck the far post in the 81st minute, and Arkansas goalkeeper Keegan Smith made a diving save on Kyra Taylor's curling shot a minute later.
MacKenzie Gwin delivered the deciding goal at 89:53, driving toward goal and finishing from 10 yards.
2026 Records:
Florida 6-6-5, 2-4-4 SEC
Arkansas 7-5-4, 5-2-3 SEC
Series Records:
UF leads 22-7-0, including a 5-2 advantage in SEC Tournament
About Arkansas
Arkansas went unbeaten in October with three wins and two ties before falling 3-0 at Kentucky in its regular-season finale Nov. 1.
The Razorbacks went 1-2 against opponents ranked at the time of their meetings, beating then-No. 19 Texas 3-1 and losing 2-0 to both then-No. 7 North Carolina and then-No. 10 Alabama.
Fifteen Razorbacks have scored this season. Zoe Susi leads Arkansas with 13 points and shares the team lead of five goals with fellow senior Bella Field.
Junior goalkeeper Keegan Smith has a 1.44 goals-against average.
The 12th-seeded Gators face the fifth-seeded Razorbacks at 8 p.m. ET at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex. SEC Network will televise the match, with Jill Loyden and Mike Watts calling the action. All 11 tournament matches will air live on SEC Network.
Florida makes its 29th SEC Tournament appearance and owns a league-record 12 tournament titles, most recently winning back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016.
Sunday marks the eighth SEC Tournament meeting between the programs. Florida leads 5-2, although Arkansas won their most recent tournament matchup, 3-1 in the 2019 semifinals in Orange Beach, Ala.
Sunday, Nov. 8: SEC Tournament First Round | No. 12 seed Florida vs No. 5 seed Arkansas
- Time/Site: 8 p.m. ET at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Stadium (2,197)
- SEC Network Jill Loyden and Mike Watts call the action
- Tickets Info
- SEC Tournament site and bracket
Gators Claim SEC Honors
Three Gators earned SEC postseason honors Thursday. Zoe Main and Adia Symmonds received second-team All-SEC recognition, while Lael Hill was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Main earned All-SEC honors for the third consecutive season. The senior received second-team recognition in 2024 and third-team honors in 2025 while playing at Mississippi State.
Symmonds collected her second career SEC postseason honor after earning SEC All-Freshman recognition at Mississippi State in 2025.
Senior Paris Bice also was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the third consecutive season.
Big Minutes for Gator Freshmen
Florida's eight freshmen have combined for more than 4,600 minutes this season, with five contributing a combined 52 starts.
Mia Gray leads the group with 16 starts, followed by Lael Hill with 12. Carlota Martins started the final eight matches of the regular season.
Hill and Gray also earned national recognition in TopDrawerSoccer's midseason top 100 freshmen rankings, checking in at No. 31 and No. 37, respectively.
Last Meeting with Arkansas
Florida will look to reverse the outcome of the teams' Oct. 18 meeting, when Arkansas scored with seven seconds remaining to win 2-1 at Razorback Field.
Katie Johnston gave Florida a 1-0 halftime lead with her fourth goal of the season at 43:00. Zoe Main found Johnston outside the penalty area, and Johnston moved across the top of the box before finishing with her left foot.
Kyndal Ewertz headed in a corner kick to tie the match in the 57th minute.
Florida threatened twice late in the second half. Johnston struck the far post in the 81st minute, and Arkansas goalkeeper Keegan Smith made a diving save on Kyra Taylor's curling shot a minute later.
MacKenzie Gwin delivered the deciding goal at 89:53, driving toward goal and finishing from 10 yards.
2026 Records:
Florida 6-6-5, 2-4-4 SEC
Arkansas 7-5-4, 5-2-3 SEC
Series Records:
UF leads 22-7-0, including a 5-2 advantage in SEC Tournament
About Arkansas
Arkansas went unbeaten in October with three wins and two ties before falling 3-0 at Kentucky in its regular-season finale Nov. 1.
The Razorbacks went 1-2 against opponents ranked at the time of their meetings, beating then-No. 19 Texas 3-1 and losing 2-0 to both then-No. 7 North Carolina and then-No. 10 Alabama.
Fifteen Razorbacks have scored this season. Zoe Susi leads Arkansas with 13 points and shares the team lead of five goals with fellow senior Bella Field.
Junior goalkeeper Keegan Smith has a 1.44 goals-against average.
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