Gators Season Ends with 4-1 Loss to Texas A&M

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida closed its 2022 season with a 4-1 loss to Texas A&M Thursday night on the Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
 
Florida Senior Night
Florida five-member senior class – Francesca Faraci, Alivia Gonzalez, Cameron Hall, Syd Kennedy and Kouri Peace – had been celebrated Thursday in a pre-match ceremony.
 
During the final 4 seasons, the staff superior to the final three Southeastern Conference Tournaments, advancing to the 2019 semifinal. The 2019 staff earned a NCAA Tournament berth. All 5 Gators seem a number of occasions on SEC Academic Honor Rolls and have volunteered a mixed 161 hours for Goodwill Gator actions. Hall already has her bachelor’s diploma and the others are anticipated to obtain their levels in fall 2022 or spring 2023.

 
Thursday’s scoring:
The first Aggie aim began within the fifth minute when Kate Colvin despatched a cross to the center of the field. Makhiya McDonald contact lifted the ball and Maile Hayes headed it in from six yards.
 
TAMU’s goalkeeper Kenna Caldwell picked up an help on the subsequent aim at 11:29. She took the free kick just some steps inside the highest of the Gator half. Maile Hayes contact contained in the six-yard field seemed doubtless to rating however Macy Matula made sure by hammering the ball into the web.
 
The remaining Aggie aim of the opening half got here within the 28^th minute. TAMU Mia Pante drove to the center of the sector and scored with a low, right-footed shot.
 
In the 69^th minute, Madison Young and Delaney Tauzel once more linked on a nook kick. Young headed in Tauzel’s kick for her second aim of the season. The pair additionally scored off a nook kick every week in the past versus Vanderbilt.

 
TAMU scored once more simply over a minute later. Hayes acquired the ball from Sydney Becerra. She made a centering transfer within the field earlier than scoring her second aim of the night at 69:30.
 

Florida Coach Samantha Bohon Said:
Team’s play in second half
“They confirmed just a bit bit extra conviction, a bit bit extra power. Maybe a bit little bit of group. I do not know what number of occasions I’ve mentioned we performed a formation that we hadn’t performed all season. So I believe we have performed virtually all of them [over the course of the season].That’s what the season required. And there is a psychological piece to that that form of wears on you as you are feeling like you possibly can’t set up a rhythm.
 
“For the team, they just keep coming into every game with new hope. They just keep trusting us and they kept fighting so as a staff, we’re super grateful.” Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon
 
Thoughts on Season One with Florida
“We see very clearly what we want to work on this winter and within the spring. Our workers is basically excited simply to have the opportunity to practice. This is the place we get to develop and actually hone in on some matters and issues that we would like to add to our model of play. We may also do some particular person work that may actually assist us. We’ve obtained a two week countdown till we get again with this group. They’re very keen. They need to be taught, develop and develop. So we’re actually excited for that.
 
“Resiliency is the word that first comes to mind. This team, even prior to our arrival has dealt with a ton of adversity. That would make a lot of individuals, much less programs, kind of crumble. This group had so much fight in them. They stayed so connected and that gave them a reason to keep playing. They wanted to play for each other. The memories that they’ve created – it was really cool to hear some of the seniors talk in the huddle right now about how this year they got the joy back of playing soccer. There’s so many takeaways from here. It’s kind of hard to even capsulate right now, but overall this season, they just fought. We had a saying, fight together no matter what. And I think they did that all season long.”
 
“I just want to say it’s just been a wonderful first year. The University of Florida is an incredible place. Jack [Rushworth] just said it in the huddle that the people make the place and that’s really true about here. We’re just all really grateful to be part of the Gator Nation.” – Florida Head Coach Samantha Bohon
 
Records:
Florida: 2-14-1, 0-9-1 SEC
Texas A&M: 9-5-5, 3-4-3 SEC
 
Series Record:
TAMU leads 10-8
 

Texas A&M (9-5-5, 3-4-3 SEC) versus Florida (2-14-1, 0-9-1 SEC)
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium (400)
Weather: 81 levels, largely sunny, winds ENE 4 mph
 

 
Scoring Summary:

 
Shots: TAMU 15, Florida 9
Saves: TAMU 2 (Kenna Caldwell 2); Florida 2 (Francesca Faraci 2; Alexa Goldberg 0)
 
Offsides: TAMU 2, UF 1
 
Cautions: Maddy Pirrello-UF – yellow (8:40), Sydney Becerra-TAMU – yellow (36:58); Carissa Boeckmann-TAMU – yellow (67:28); Kouri Peace -UF – yellow (89:06)