Gators soccer regroups for Arkansas and Auburn after Vanderbilt loss

Florida soccer plays its last regular-season road match Sunday at Arkansas, then returns home for Auburn.

• Sunday, Oct. 18: at Arkansas (5-4-4, 3-1-3 SEC), 2:30 p.m. ET, Razorback Field. Stream: SEC Network+.
• Thursday, Oct. 22: vs. Auburn, 7 p.m. ET.

How Florida got here

On Oct. 8 Lena Bailey scored at 88:27 off a Lael Hill pass to beat No. 5 Alabama 1-0 at Dizney Stadium. It was Alabama's first SEC loss. Florida is the only team in the nation with two wins over top-five opponents this season, after beating then-No. 3 Florida State 3-1 on Aug. 23. It's only the third season in program history with two top-five wins.

On Oct. 15 No. 2 Vanderbilt scored three times in under six minutes late in the first half and won 3-0 in Nashville. Jayden Emmanuel made five saves, and Florida held Vanderbilt scoreless after halftime.

"We will use tonight to learn and grow as we prepare to face another very good team on Sunday on the road," coach Nick Zimmerman said after the loss.

Florida is 6-5-3 overall and 2-3-2 in the SEC.

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