{"id":129112,"date":"2025-09-08T15:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129112\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:52:08","slug":"gators-soccer-finishes-non-conference-play-with-2-1-loss-wruf-98-1-fm-850-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129112\/","title":{"rendered":"Gators Soccer Finishes Non-Conference Play With 2-1 Loss &#8211; WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Gators<\/a> have been on opposite sides of 2-1 soccer scores. After a 2-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/2025\/09\/05\/gators-soccer-clips-fgcu-eagles-wings-2-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">win against Florida Gulf Coast<\/a> on Thursday, the Gators fought hard yet fell to <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiastatesports.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia State<\/a> 2-1 on Sunday at Dizney Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The game was delayed by an hour due to detected lightning in the area. Halfway through the scoreless first half, the inclement weather made its arrival. Light rain took over the field, which persisted through the rest of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/madison-jones\/17541\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Jones<\/a> scored in the 52nd minute from the center of the box to give Florida (4-3) a 1-0 lead. This was Jones\u2019 first goal as a Gator, having scored twice as a freshman with Kentucky prior to transferring to Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Gator Goal for Jones \ud83d\udd25 (say this 5x fast)<\/p>\n<p>Florida 1, Georgia State 0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa SECNetwork+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xYOfONX1g9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xYOfONX1g9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gators Soccer (@GatorsSoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GatorsSoccer\/status\/1964847979103486322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe (Jones) has been patient, she\u2019s a veteran,\u201d UF coach <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/coaches\/samantha-bohon\/2034\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Bohon<\/a> said. \u201cShe\u2019s played minutes here and there, but I have always told these players your time\u2019s gonna come and tonight that was important for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the Panthers pounced back. In the 61st minute, Georgia State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiastatesports.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/lily-sawyer\/7952\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Sawyer<\/a> scored after an assist from <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiastatesports.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/carys-fraser\/7957\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carys Fraser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiastatesports.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/sunniyah-tucker\/7950\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunniyah Tucker<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Georgia State (4-3) took the lead when <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiastatesports.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/reese-gordon\/7942\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Gordon<\/a> scored off an assist from <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiastatesports.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/aaliyah-faddoul\/7938\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaliyah Faddoul<\/a> three minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-820065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/090725-UF-Soccer-Georgia-State-LC-12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"379\"  \/>Florida defender Lauren McCloskey kicks the ball toward a teammate Sunday against Georgia State at Dizney Stadium. [Libby Clifton\/WRUF]Within 10 minutes, Florida\u2019s momentum and lead had disappeared in front of a stunned home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>And just when the Gators thought they had a lifeline, it was called back. <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/megan--hinnenkamp\/17540\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Hinnenkamp<\/a> seemed to score off of a rebound, but after further video review, an offside was called for her position earlier in the play. Hinnenkamp has still yet to score since leading the Gators in scoring in 2023 prior to tearing her ACL last season.<\/p>\n<p>Although Florida was dominant in possession and won the shots battle 18-6, the result of the game was unforgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Forwards <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/addy-hess\/17557\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Addy Hess<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/katie-johnston\/17558\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Johnston<\/a> took turns hitting the goalposts, but not finding the back of the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeventeen shots and 14 corners. If you would\u2019ve told me we would lose a game with those kinds of stats, I would\u2019ve laughed,\u201d Bohon said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, Florida has no time to look back, as conference play begins this week. The Gators start their SEC gauntlet with the No. 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/arkansasrazorbacks.com\/sport\/w-soccer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arkansas Razorbacks<\/a> (2-2-2) at Dizney Stadium at 6 p.m. Thursday (SEC Network). <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Category: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/gators-generic\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gator Sports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/gator-soccer\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gators Soccer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/southeastern-conference\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SEC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/soccer\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Soccer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/university-of-florida\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">University of Florida<\/a>    <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the past week, the Florida Gators have been on opposite sides of 2-1 soccer scores. 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