
Florida starts 2024 exhibition play on Saturdday, Aug. 3 with a home match versus South Florida. The exhibition moved up a day due to Sunday's anticipated weather.
Schedule Update: Florida vs USF Exhibition Now Saturday at 6 p.m.
Friday, August 2, 2024 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer's 2024 season begins with two exhibition matches in a week. Action begins Saturday evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium versus USF. Then the Gators meet Georgia Southern Saturday evening in Statesboro, Ga.
NOTE: UF vs USF match moved to Saturday, Aug. 3 due to Sunday's anticipated weather.
For Fans Attending the UF vs USF Exhibition:
About the 2024 Gators:
Florida vs. USF | Saturday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. | Dizney Stadium | Free admission |
Florida at Georgia Southern | Saturday, Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. | Tormenta Stadium | Free admission |
NOTE: UF vs USF match moved to Saturday, Aug. 3 due to Sunday's anticipated weather.
For Fans Attending the UF vs USF Exhibition:
- Dizney Stadium gates open 60 minutes prior to match time
- Admission is free for all Florida soccer regular-season matches
- First 500 fans Saturday get a 2024 Gators Soccer schedule poster
- Get that poster autographed by the 2024 Gators post-match
About the 2024 Gators:
- Florida's 33 player roster includes nine newcomers – five freshmen and four transfers. The 24 returners includes eight with 14 or more starts in last season's 17-match schedule – including six that started every match. This is the 16th time in the program's 30 seasons that 30 or more players make up UF's roster.2024 Gator Roster
- Florida was 6-5-6 in 2023. The two who earned 2023 All-SEC honors are back this season - forward Megan Hinnenkamp and defender Daviana Vaka. Super Senior goalkeeper Alexa Goldberg turned in a career-low season GAA of 0.91 in 2023.
- International play was part of spring action for a trio of Gators.
- Junior Njeri Butts (Jamaica) played in a pair of international friendly matches versus Chile.
- Sophomore Paloma Peña (Dominican Republic) played every minute in goal for the four matches in the inaugural CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
- Super Senior Daviana Vaka played with Tonga at the Oceania Football Confederation Olympic qualifier.
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