Florida Wins 8-0 over Stetson

Sunday, August 27

Gainesville, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Gators

3-0-1, 0-0-0

Stetson

0-4-0, 0-0-0

Stetson

Florida

Megan Hinnenkamp (left) celebrates one of her two goals in Sunday's 8-0 win over Stetson. Six different Gators scored Sunday, including three scoring their first Gator goals.

Florida Wins 8-0 over Stetson

Sunday, August 27, 2023 | Soccer

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By: Mary Howard

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator soccer exploded with an 8-0 win over Stetson Sunday evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

There isn't a Gator on the current team who was around when Florida last scored eight goals in a match - Oct. 3, 1999 in 8-0 win versus Florida International.

It is the seventh time – and first since 2017 - UF has opened a season unbeaten through the opening four matches. This is the first time in the program's 29 seasons that a Gator team opened a season with four consecutive shutouts.

Tonight's Match
Three turned in their first Gator goals tonight. That included a double first-half goal effort from both freshman Megan Hinnenkamp and graduate transfer Molly Grant.

Hinnenkamp, Missouri's 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year, got the Gator scoring going in the 17^th minute off assists from Tori Grambo and Lauren McCloskey. Just over two minutes later, Hinnenkamp earned her first collegiate brace after she took the ball down the right sideline and then hit a right footed 17-yard shot to far corner.

3 -> 4 👀

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ANOTHA ONE!

The freshman scores her second goal unassisted
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Then it was Grant's turn to tally a brace. Grant scored her first Gator goal in the 22^nd minute when she put in the ball from the eight yards off assists from Tatum O'Coyne and Anna DeLeon. Then in the 28^th minute, Grant got the tap in at the far post off assists from Charlotte McClure and Amelia Malkin. It was the 28^th time– and first since Sept. 20, 2018 at Kentucky – opened a match with four goals.

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Freshman Lena Bailey started the second half scoring putting in Njeri Butts' cross in the 51^st minute. It was the second consecutive Sunday score for Bailey, as the reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week scored the only goal in the 1-0 win versus Maryland.

14->29

Njeri with the pass + Lena with the finish ⚡️
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Senior Julianne Leskauskas hit a bullet from 22 yards to the right upper slot at 56:47 for her opening score of 2023.

The dart from @JLeskauskas, her first of the season 💥

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In her first appearance as a Gator, freshman Liwa Nilsson scored her first collegiate goal at 67.46. The ball was sent in by an Oakley Rasmussen corner kick. Grant touch the ball out to Nilsson located at the top of the box. She took a touch before hitting a right-footed shot to the right corner.

Welcome to the Gators, Liwa!

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Scoring closed in the 81^st minute when O'Coyne sent a cross from deep in the Hatter half. Tessa Barton let the ball roll past her to a wide open Maddy Rhodes at the far post. The goal was Rhodes first since her freshman season.

13->12

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Coach Samantha Bohon Said:
"I think the thing that I'm most proud of is another clean sheet. We've worked really hard on that and sometimes you can get a little casual in these games and have mental lapses. I thought we were really solid, allowing one shot the whole 90 minutes. So really proud of that and obviously being able to put a bunch of the back of net.

"We were disappointed with Miami [0-0 tie last Thursday] because we thought we created chances to win that game. So it's nice to see this response tonight. We got stronger tonight. We had some people back [from injuries] who got valuable minutes which is really important for developing our depth. So we're excited about what we got out of tonight." – Florida Soccer Head Coach Samantha Bohon

Records:
Florida: 3-0-1, 0-0-0 SEC
Stetson: 0-4-0, 0-0-0 ASUN

Series Record:
Florida leads 3-0.

Next Up:
The first trip to Kennesaw State is the only match on Florida's schedule next weekend. Kennesaw State (1-2-1, 0-0 ASUN) lost 3-1 at South Alabama on Sunday.

                Kennesaw State
                Date: Sunday, Sept. 3
                Time: 6 p.m. ET
                Site: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
                Admission: Free

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Stetson (0-4, 0-0 ASUN) at Florida (3-0-1, SEC 0-0-0)
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (756)
Weather: 92 degrees, winds E at 9 mph

Goals by Period	1	2	Total
Stetson	0	0	0
Florida	4	4	8

Scoring Summary:

No.	Time	Team	Goal Scorer	Assist
1.	16:30	UF	Megan Hinnenkamp	Tori Grambo, Lauren McCloskey
2.	18:47	UF	Megan Hinnenkamp
3.	21:11	UF	Molly Grant	Tatum O'Coyne, Anna DeLeon
4.	27:45	UF	Molly Grant	Charlotte McClure, Amelia Malkin
5.	50:27	UF	Lena Bailey	Njeri Butts
6.	56:47	UF	Julianne Leskauskas
7.	67:46	UF	Liwa Nilsson	Molly Grant
8.	80:05	UF	Maddy Rhodes	Tatum O'Coyne

Shots: Stetson 1, Florida 27
Saves: Stetson 10 (Mallory Osborn 3; Morgan Flippin 7), Florida 0 (Alexa Goldberg 0; Jayden Emmanuel 0)

Offsides: Stetson 1, UF 3

Cautions: 12:22 – Samantha Markey-SU (yellow); 82:38 – Anna Brethauer-SU (yellow)