Florida Gators

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Florida faces a familiar opponent Thursday in Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal action.
 
The Gators face Arkansas for the second time in just over a week, as the two teams met in Gainesville on Oct. 25 for the regular-season finale. The Nov. 2 meeting begins at 1 p.m. ET at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. Purchase tickets at Orange Beach Sportsplex gate.
 
Here's how to follow the Gators:
Television: The entire nine-match SEC Tournament air live on the SEC Network. Thursday's announce team includes a pair of U.S. National Team alums – Jill Loyden and Gator Great Heather Mitts, along with Jenn Hildreth.
Video Stream: SEC Network +
Stats: FloridaGators.com
 
Gators in Tuesday's Action:
An early goal held for 83 minutes as Florida upset top-seeded and No. 10 Vanderbilt 1-0 in SEC Tournament quarterfinal play Tuesday. The goal started with Mayra Pelayo's cross finding fellow senior Laís Araujo in the middle of the box. The ball popped up off Araujo's touch and then it was a foot race between sophomore Madison Alexander and VU goalkeeper Lauren Demarchi. Alexander got just enough foot on ball to send it toward goal where it caught crossbar's underside to bang in at 6:20 – the earliest Gator goal of 2018.
 
The final result added to senior goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese's Florida career record for solo shutouts (29).
 
Of the four SEC Tournament quarterfinal matches, three lower seeds advanced to the semifinal. Arkansas was the only higher seed to win Tuesday.
 
Last Meeting Between UF-Arkansas:
When the two teams met last Thursday in Gainesville for the regular-season finale and Gator Senior Day, Florida took a 3-0 win over Arkansas.
 
Senior Briana Solis gave UF an early lead with a 20-yard strike in the 10^th minute. Deanne Rose hit her first two goals of 2018 within a four-minute second-half span to give her four double goal matches in her two seasons as a Gator.
 
Arkansas Quick Hits:

• No. 4 seed Arkansas is the top remaining SEC Tournament seed. UA is unbeaten versus its three 2018 opponents in current nation's top-25 - No. 9 Baylor (3-2), No. 13 Texas A&M (3-2) and No. 14 West Virginia (1-1 2OT).
• The 4-0 win Tuesday over Mississippi distinguishes Arkansas as the only team of the six SEC Tournament matches so far to win by more than a single goal.
• Tori Cannata leads UA in goals (8) and Kayla McKeon is the team's points (19) leader. Five UA players own 10 or more points in 2018.
• Two Razorback goalkeepers have logged more than 700 minutes this season. Taylor Beitz played the entirety of Tuesday's win and she leads UA's goalkeepers with a 0.95 goals-against-average.
• Colby Hale is in his seventh season as Arkansas' head coach.

 
2018 Records:
Florida: 7-9-4, 4-5-1 SEC
Arkansas: 12-4-3, 6-3-1 SEC
 
Series Record:
Florida leads 22-1.