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(15) South Carolina vs (3) Florida – 7:00 PM

The RPI says “glamour tie”, the reality does not. After six of eleven rounds in the league, Florida is pushing for another league title, while South Carolina are still battling to ensure they qualify for the SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks currently sit in ninth place in the league having won just two of six SEC matches, and their most notable accomplishment in the league thus far has likely been keeping many bubble hopefuls’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Gamecocks have won just one of five in the league since beating Auburn in the SEC opener, hobbled by a toothless offense. SC scored two in that win against Auburn but have scored just two in the five matches since. The defense has been typically tough, but it also has kept just one clean sheet in the league thus far, another worry for a club that makes its bones on defense. That defense had some trouble keeping Jade Klump of Kentucky in check in their last match, as the Wildcat had three shots on goal, which was just two less than the five the entire SC team put up in ninety minutes. Where the goals are going to come from is anyone’s guess, but with the Gators and Texas A&M left on the schedule, Carolina needs some answers, even if the rest of the regular season schedule is quite doable.

Winners of seven straight and all six league games thus far, Florida has batted aside just about every challenge they’ve faced since their defeat at Stanford in mid-September. They’ve looked quite efficient in wins against Arkansas and Mississippi State since beating Texas A&M in a likely title decider, and three points on Thursday would all but wrap up a league title with the Gators likely to roll over the likes of LSU and Vanderbilt in the final weeks of the regular season. There’ll likely be a little bit of personal vengeance in the air for Florida in this one as well, considering a 2-1 loss in Gainesville last season cost the club a solo league title last season. The Gators were hardly challenged by Mississippi State in their last match…after the first seventy-seven seconds. MSU took a shock lead but were then pegged back five times. Savannah Jordan netted a brace, while Tessa Andujar also shone with a goal and two assists. More of the same offensive form will likely sink South Carolina in short order considering the Gamecocks’ woeful attack. The away team has won this fixture the last four seasons in the SEC, and Florida will be odds on to make it half a decade since a home side’s tasted victory in this derby on Thursday night.

Other Matches To Watch

(28) Michigan vs (7) Penn State – 7:00 PM
(2) Stanford vs (47) Colorado – 9:00 PM
(38) UConn vs (57) South Florida – 7:00 PM

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