SportsSunday, November 8
Florida and Arkansas open the SEC soccer tournament in Pensacola on Sunday night
The Daily Pensacola team
If you like soccer, Pensacola's the place for it this week. No. 12 seed Florida (6-6-5) and No. 5 seed Arkansas (7-5-4) open the SEC Tournament Sunday at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex. Kickoff is about 7 p.m. Central (8 p.m. ET on SEC Network).
Arkansas has the better seed and conference record
| Florida | Measure | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Tournament seed | 5 |
| 52 | NCAA RPI rank | 50 |
| 10 | SEC points | 18 |
| 6 | Wins | 7 |
Sources: WRUF, arkansasonline.com
There's more than a trophy at stake. Arkansas has a 10-year NCAA Tournament streak on the line, and Florida is chasing its first berth since 2019. Some view the match as an NCAA Tournament eliminator. Arkansas won the only meeting this season 2-1 on Oct. 18, on a last-minute goal from MacKenzie Gwin.
“Everyone's record is 0-0.”
- Florida's SEC titles: 12, the most in the league
- Florida's last title: 2016
- 12 seeds since 2024: none has won the title
- Florida's Kyra Taylor leads the team with 7 goals
The winner would play Kentucky next, and the final is Nov. 15
- Nov. 8Florida and Arkansas meet in the first round at about 7 p.m. Central
- Nov. 10The winner would face No. 4 Kentucky in the quarterfinals
- Nov. 12Semifinals are set for 7 p.m. ET
- Nov. 15The final match is scheduled
Sources: WRUF, arkansasonline.com
Sources: WRUF, arkansasonline.com