University of Tennessee Athletics
Wednesday, October 30
Gainesville, FL
7 PM
University of Tennessee
at
Florida
MATCH CENTRAL: Tennessee at Florida
October 29, 2024 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Tennessee will play its final match of the regular season Wednesday, traveling to Florida for a 7 p.m. ET match.
Hurricane Helene forced this match to be rescheduled 34 days later than the original date (Sept. 26).
The Lady Vols (7-5-4, 2-4-3) look to clinch a spot in the SEC Tournament with a win over Florida (4-7-6, 1-6-2).
MATCHUP HISTORY: Tennessee is 15-18-3 all-time versus Florida and has won its past seven matchups against the conference foe. Last season, the Lady Vols defeated the Gators 2-0 at Regal Stadium.
SCOUTING THE GATORS: Florida is coming off a 1-0 loss against Oklahoma, who scored an 11th minute goal to hold off the Gators. Vera Bloom leads UF in goals (3) and points (7) this season as Njerri Butts leads the squad in assists. Alexa Goldberg has started all 17 matches in goal for the Gators, notching 42 saves.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS: Graduate Sammi Woods leads UT in points (10) and is tied with Mac Midgley with four goals on the season. Ally Brown has paced the Big Orange with three assists on the year as well, while also averaging over 89 minutes per game.
SEC TOURNAMENT IMPLICATIONS: The top 12 teams in the SEC qualify for the SEC Tournament in Pensacola, Florida. Tennessee is currently in 14th place in conference standings with nine points. With a win over Florida, UT could surpass Missouri and Oklahoma in conference standings to earn a spot in the tournament as the ninth seed.
Hurricane Helene forced this match to be rescheduled 34 days later than the original date (Sept. 26).
The Lady Vols (7-5-4, 2-4-3) look to clinch a spot in the SEC Tournament with a win over Florida (4-7-6, 1-6-2).
MATCHUP HISTORY: Tennessee is 15-18-3 all-time versus Florida and has won its past seven matchups against the conference foe. Last season, the Lady Vols defeated the Gators 2-0 at Regal Stadium.
SCOUTING THE GATORS: Florida is coming off a 1-0 loss against Oklahoma, who scored an 11th minute goal to hold off the Gators. Vera Bloom leads UF in goals (3) and points (7) this season as Njerri Butts leads the squad in assists. Alexa Goldberg has started all 17 matches in goal for the Gators, notching 42 saves.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS: Graduate Sammi Woods leads UT in points (10) and is tied with Mac Midgley with four goals on the season. Ally Brown has paced the Big Orange with three assists on the year as well, while also averaging over 89 minutes per game.
SEC TOURNAMENT IMPLICATIONS: The top 12 teams in the SEC qualify for the SEC Tournament in Pensacola, Florida. Tennessee is currently in 14th place in conference standings with nine points. With a win over Florida, UT could surpass Missouri and Oklahoma in conference standings to earn a spot in the tournament as the ninth seed.
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