COLUMBIA, S.C. – A penalty kick in the second overtime gave South Carolina a 1-0 double OT win over the Florida soccer team Sunday afternoon in front of 2,179 at the Eugene E. Stone III Stadium.
It was the sixth overtime meeting in the 28 match all-time series between the two teams – and the third overtime of the last four meetings.
How the Penalty Kick Was Awarded:
The play that ended with the penalty kick being awarded started when South Carolina Savanna McCaskill received the ball from Simone Wark. McCaskill sent a back heel pass into the box as Wark continued her run into the box. Gators defenders
Julia Lester and
Kristen Cardano tried to win control of the ball on either side of Work when the official whistled for a penalty kick. Chelsea Drennan placed the ball high to the right of Gator goalkeeper
Kaylan Marckese to end the match.
Gator Chances:
The Gators had a couple of good looks to score in the opening half. In the 34th minute, sophomore
Mayra Pelayo's 20-yard shot kicked off the cross bar.
With two minutes remaining in the opening half, Pelayo played a ball through the middle which
Savannah Jordan ran down. Her shot from 10 yards was deflected by USC goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowkski.
With five minutes remaining in regulation, freshman
Kit Loferski sent a deep cross across the face of the goal. Senior
Savannah Jordan just missed getting her head on that cross. Shortly after, Pelayo was deep in the USC box and got off two shots.
Worth Noting:
- Marckese equaled her collegiate high of six saves for the fourth time this season (also at No. 4 Stanford, versus UCF and Georgia).
- This is the third time in 2016 Florida has been shutout (also 1-0 OT loss at No. 4 Stanford and 3-0 home loss to Auburn).
- Florida is 2-3-1 all-time versus South Carolina in overtime contests.
- South Carolina and Bucknell are the only two unbeaten teams remaining in NCAA Division I.
2016 Records:
Florida: 10-4, 5-3 SEC
USC: 14-0-1, 8-0 SEC
Hear from Becky Burleigh:
On today's performance:
"It was a really competitive game with two top teams battling each other. I'm sure it was fun to watch because there definitely were some moments when both teams had their chances. I think we learned a lot about ourselves. Tonight we learned more and we're going to continue to develop and grow aiming towards the postseason."
– Florida Head Coach Becky Burleigh
Preseason Conference Votes:
Florida swept the 2015 SEC titles (regular-season and tournament). South Carolina was fifth in 2015 SEC standings.
Current standings: Florida is fifth with a 5-2 record and South Carolina leads with a 8-0 record.
Rankings:
Florida is ranked No. 17 on the latest
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll and South Carolina is No. 2
Next up:
Florida plays host to its final two regular-season home matches this week, with both matches at the
Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The action opens Thursday, Oct. 20 versus Alabama at 6 p.m. ET and admission is free for all regular-season Gator home matches.
The first 500 fans at Dizney Stadium Thursday get a Gator soccer scarf!
The two teams last met in Tuscaloosa in the 2014 season, with UF taking a 2-1 win. Alabama is 8-6-1 in 2016 and is ninth in the SEC standings at 3-4-1 after its 3-1 home win over Georgia on Thursday.
The match streams live on
SEC Network + and can be heard on ESPN Gainesville 95.3 FM or
FloridaGators.com.
Follow the Gators:
No. 17 Florida at No. 2 South Carolina
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (2,179)
Weather: sunny, 79 degrees, 45% humidity, ESE 1 mph
| Goals by Period |
1 |
2 |
OT1 |
OT2 |
Total |
| Florida |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Scoring Summary:
| No. |
Time |
Team |
Goal Scorer |
Assist |
Description |
| 1. |
102:06 |
USC |
Chelsea Drennan |
|
Penalty Kick |
Shots: Florida 9, USC 15
Saves: Florida 6 (
Kaylan Marckese 6), USC 4 (Mikayla Krzeczowski 4)
Cautions and Ejections:
Julia Lester/UF – yellow (74:40)
