GAINESVILLE, Fla.  –  Gator soccer closed non-conference action Sunday with a 2-1 loss to Georgia State on a soggy evening at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
 
Sunday's start was delayed an hour due to lightning in the area. Light rain started in the opening half that continued throughout the remainder of the match.
 
This Evening's Scoring:
After a scoreless opening half, Florida opened the second with a goal in the 52^nd minute. With the Gators attacking the Panthers goal, Reese Gordon cleared the ball from near the six-yard box. Florida's Madison Jones stepped up to hit a 22-yard shot from above the center of the box, as her right-footed shot hit the far post and kicked in. It was Jones' first goal as a Gator as she scored twice as a Kentucky freshman in 2022.
 
"That is a hard finish. That ball in these wet conditions - for her to one-time and keep it that low was one of our hardest chances of the night," Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "So good for her for finishing that. She's been patient and she's a veteran. I've always told these players, your time is going to come. And you know, tonight, that was important for her."
 

First Gator Goal for Jones 🔥 (say this 5x fast)

Florida 1, Georgia State 0

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Georgia State scored the next two goals. The goal in the 61^st minute started with a free kick just wide of the box and a step above the endline. That free kick by Sunniyah Tucker went to the other side of the box where Carys Fraser lofted it to the middle for Lily Sawyer's scoring header.
 
Then Aaliyah Faddoul drove down the field to send a deep centering ball. The deflection came off the upraised foot of a Gator to fall in the box where Reese Gordon ran onto it for a one touch to the center of the goal in the 65^th minute.
 
With 16 minutes remaining in the second half, it appeared UF's Megan Hinnenkamp scored on a short shot but the goal was waved off due to offsides after the video review.
 
The Gators outshot the Panthers 18-5 Sunday and had a season-high 14 corner kicks. Those numbers had Florida Coach Bohon shaking her head at the opportunities presented.
 
"Eighteen shots, 14 corners. If you would have told me we would lose a game with those kind of stats, I would have laughed. You know, you got to give them credit, because they were very opportunistic on their chances. Their keeper was unbelievable. She made two or three saves that were just incredible. We hit the post at least twice that I can remember. So I'm not even like frustrated with our team, because we created so many chances," Bohon said.
 
"We just had that probably 10-minute spell where they started to get a little bit of possession, a little bit of confidence and that was after we had scored. We've got to be able to withstand that and keep them off the board. So that was certainly disappointing. The results definitely disappointing. But again, we were so dangerous offensively. It just is really unfortunate that we just couldn't have put more in the back of the net."

 
Records:
Florida: 4-3, 0-0-0 SEC
Georgia State: 4-3, 0-0-0 Sun Belt
 
Series Record:
Tied at 1-1.
 
Next Up:
Southeastern Conference action begins this week across the league and Florida begins four consecutive matches versus top-20 teams Thursday when No. 13 Arkansas comes to Dizney Stadium. Arkansas has met four top 20 teams this season with a 1-0 win at No. 11 BYU, a 2-2 tie versus No. 2 Notre Dame and losses versus No. 13 Iowa (3-2) and No. 3 Duke (2-0). Arkansas also won 2-0 over Georgia Southern and tied Creighton 3-3.
 
vs No. 13 Arkansas
Date: Thursday, Sept. 11
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Site: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (1,500)
TV: SEC Network +
Audio: Gators+ with Ryan Urquhart and Matthew Stubbington calling the action
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Tickets: Free
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Georgia State (4-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) at Florida (4-3, 0-0 SEC)
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (351)
Weather: 85 degrees, rainy, winds NE at 7 mph
 

Goals by Period	1	2	Total
Georgia State	0	2	2
Florida	0	1	1

 
Scoring Summary:

No.	Time	Team	Goal Scorer	Assist
1.	51:21	UF	Madison Jones
2.	60:45	GSU	Lily Sawyer	Carys Fraser, Sunniyah Tucker
3.	64:02	GSU	Reese Gordon	Aaliyah Faddoul

 
Shots: GSt 6; Florida 18
Saves: GSt 6 (Ariana Anderson 6); Florida 2 (Paloma Peña 1; Jayden Emmanuel 1)
 
Offsides: GSt 3; Florida 1
 
Cautions: GSt Head Coach (51:21) – yellow; Lauren McCloskey-UF (60:08) – yellow; Avreigh Rutledge-GSU (74:41) - yellow