Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer (3-2, 0-0 SEC) closes non-conference action with a pair of home matches. The Gators play host to Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday and then welcomes Georgia State on Sunday.
 
Thursday, Sept. 4 vs FGCU
Time/Site: 7 p.m. at Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Streaming Video: ESPN + Announcers: Ryan Urquhart and Matthew Stubbington
Audio Stream: Sky Lebron and Lance Williams calling the action
Live Stats
Admission: Free
Promotions: Get your face painted, get a balloon animal and let the young Gator fans play in the kids zone pre-match. Sign up to win a pair of tailgate chairs. Florida Dazzlers and cheerleaders will be at The Diz, with the Dazzler performing at halftime. 
 
Sunday, Sept. 7 vs Georgia State
Time/Site: 7 p.m. at Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Streaming Video: ESPN + Announcers: Ryan Urquhart and Matthew Stubbington
Radio: ESPN 98.1 FM / 850 AM with Sky Lebron & Lance Williams calling the action
Live Stats
Admission: Free
Promotions: Sunday Funday: Have a balloon animal created and let the young Gator fans play in the kids zone. A lucky fan will win a 50-inch television! 2025 Gator Soccer Home Promotions Schedule
 
Did You Know?
Eight Gators scored 13 goals during the course of the 2024 season.
 
Already through five matches of 2025, nine Gators scored 12 goals.
 
Of the nine 2025 Gator goal scorers, eight hit their first collegiate goals.
                Freshmen:            Addy Hess (2), Katie Johnston (2), Sophia Sindelar, Kai Tsakiris
                Sophomore:         Skye Barnes
                Junior:                    Tatum O'Coyne
                Senior:                   Njeri Butts (2)
                Graduate:              Charlotte McClure
 
Lena Bailey is the only one of Florida's seven 2025 scorers who came into the season with goals in 2023 (4) and 2024 (2).
 
Last Week:
Against UCF on Aug. 28, the Gators played the majority of the second half in the Knights half, but it was UCF that took advantage of its opportunity to score late. UCF's Rajanah Reed pounced on a deflection at top of Gators defensive third to move into the box and hit a 14-yard shot in the 87^th minute.
 
Two Gators scored their first collegiate goal in Florida's 3-1 win at Maryland on the final day of August. Graduate Charlotte McClure right-footed shot in the 14^th minute off the ball headed to the middle of the box by freshman Kai Tsakiris gave Florida a lead it would never relinquish. Addy Hess scored twice in the second half, with the first coming in the 53rd minute off a penalty kick earned when Megan Hinnenkamp was fouled. UM's Tahirah Turnage-Morales cut UF's lead to one in the 58th minute but Hess pushed it to 3-1 in the 80th minute with her six-yard shot off the ball Njeri Butts saved from rolling out the end line.
 
Florida played a man-up for the final 64 minutes at Maryland. It was the second 2025 match the Gators played a man-up, as Towson played with nine field players from 26th minute on. Florida is one of four NCAA D1 teams this season playing a man-up in a pair of matches. The Gators' 105 man-up minutes leads those four teams (North Alabama/79 minutes; Texas A&M and Little Rock/47).
 
SEC Freshman of the Week Honors for Addy Hess:
For her performance Sunday, Addy Hess was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week. She is the 23rd in Florida's 31 season – and second this season – to score multiple goals in the same match as her first collegiate goal. She is the third on 2025 Gator roster who scored multiple goals in same match as their first collegiate goal – Hinnenkamp (2023) and Katie Johnston (2025).
 
 
About Upcoming Opponents:
FGCU (2-1-1, 0-0 ASUN)
Florida Gulf Coast was 11-6-2 in 2024 and won the Atlantic Sun regular-season title at 9-1-1. In 2025, the Eagles are picked to finish second behind 2024 conference tournament champions Lipscomb in the preseason ASUN coaches poll. 
 
Three Eagles are among the 2025 Preseason ASUN Team – forward Kendal Gargiula, midfielder Erika Zschuppe and defender Lauren Dwyer. FGCU's season opener versus Cal-State Fullerton was canceled due to weather. FGCU owns wins versus Webber International (6-0) and at Florida Atlantic (2-1). The only FGCU loss was versus LSU (6-1) and tied FIU 0-0 Sunday in Miami. Zschuppe is the Eagles points leader off four goals. Freshman Madara Matrevica owns a goals-against-average of 1.47.
 
Georgia State (3-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Georgia State was 5-7-7 in 2024 and was fifth in the Sun Belt with a 4-2-4 record. In 2025, the Panthers are picked to finish sixth in the preseason Sun Belt coaches poll. 
 
Georgia State owns wins versus Truett McConnell (7-0), West Georgia (3-0) and Kennesaw State (4-0). Both losses came on the road – at Furman (2-1) and at No. 12 South Carolina (3-0). The Panthers play host to Samford on Sept. 4.
 
Junior forward Aaliyah Faddoul represents the Panthers on the preseason All-Sun Belt team. Junior Hina Suzuki's four goals leads Georgia State this season. Redshirt sophomore Ariana Anderson has played all but 15 minutes in goal for the Panthers in 2025 and owns a goals-against-average of 1.04.