{"id":396465,"date":"2026-09-11T02:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T02:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/396465\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T02:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T02:36:10","slug":"no-23-florida-falls-1-0-at-no-19-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/396465\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 23 Florida Falls 1-0 at No. 19 South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2014 No. 23 Florida soccer opened Southeastern Conference play with a 1-0 loss to No. 19 South Carolina on Thursday night in front of 3,750 at Eugene E. Stone III Stadium.
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\nSouth Carolina’s Reese Slater scored the match’s only goal in the 40th minute. Autumn Cayelli’s shot was deflected, sending the ball across the box to Slater, who finished from 12 yards.
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\nFlorida (19-9-4 all-time in SEC openers) created several of its best first-half opportunities in the final five minutes.
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\nZoe Main’s<\/a> strike clipped the crossbar before she sent an angled shot from inside the box just wide of the far post three minutes later. The Gators generated four shots in the final 20 seconds of the half, including attempts by Tatum Borman<\/a> and Main that South Carolina goalkeeper Christina Tsaousis saved in the final four seconds.
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\nFlorida continued to generate chances but could not find the equalizer. The Gators finished with a 15-10 advantage in shots, while each team put three shots on goal.
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\nThe Sept. 8 United Soccer Coaches Poll<\/a>\u00a0includes six SEC teams. Florida-South Carolina was the conference’s only opening match featuring two ranked teams.<\/p>\n

Coach Zimmerman Said

\n“Always a very tough place to play. South Carolina doesn’t concede many goals and this was a great environment for our young group to experience. Lot of credit to South Carolina. We will recover and we will go again as we prepare for another very good opponent next week.” \u2014 Florida head coach Nick Zimmerman<\/a>

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\"Florida
\nIn Honor

\nFlorida players and staff wore black tape Thursday with messages of support for UF alumnus and Gator soccer supporter Mario Lamar. His parents, Mario and Lili Lamar, and his niece Sofia and nephew Christian Sosa were killed in a Labor Day plane crash near the Bahamas. <\/p>\n

\nRecords
\nFlorida: 4-3-1, 0-1-0 SEC
\nSouth Carolina: 7-1-0, 1-0-0 SEC
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\nSeries
\nFlorida leads 22-14-4
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\nNext Up
\nFlorida continues SEC road action Friday, Sept. 18 at Mississippi State (6-1, 0-0 SEC). The Bulldogs open SEC play tomorrow at Mississippi.
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\nat Mississippi State
\nDate: Friday, Sept. 18
\nTime: 7 p.m. ET at MSU Soccer Field<\/a>
\nStreaming Video: SEC Network + <\/a>\u00a0
\nLive Stats<\/a>
\nAdmission: Free
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\nNo. 23 Florida (4-3-1, 0-1 SEC) at No. T19 South Carolina (7-1-0, 1-0-0 SEC)
\nStadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (3,750)
\nWeather: 88 degrees, 58% humidity, Winds SSW at 6 mph, Fair
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\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tGoals by Period
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tTotal
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t
\n\t <\/p>\n

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\nScoring Summary:<\/p>\n


\n\t
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\n\t\t\tNo.
\n\t\t\tTime
\n\t\t\tTeam
\n\t\t\tGoal Scorer
\n\t\t\tAssist
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t1.
\n\t\t\t39:04
\n\t\t\tUSC
\n\t\t\tReese Slater
\n\t\t\tAutumn Cayelli
\n\t\t
\n\t <\/p>\n

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\nShots: Florida 15, USC 10
\nSaves: Florida 2 (Jayden Emmanuel<\/a> 2), USC 3 (Christina Tsaousis 3)
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\nCautions: Skye Barnes<\/a>-UF (66:10 \u2013 yellow)
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