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Florida Gators soccer advances to SEC semifinals

Special Report on the Florida Gators soccer team:

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – An early goal stood 83 minutes as Florida soccer upset No. 10 Vanderbilt 1-0 in Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal play Tuesday evening at the Orange Beach Sportsplex.

With the win, Florida moves ahead to its 21st SEC Tournament semifinal to face Arkansas or Mississippi in Thursday’s SEC Tournament play. That semifinal is the first of the day and airs live on the SEC Network at 4:30 p.m. ET<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.espn.com_watch_-5F_id_3434538_2018-2Dsec-2Dsoccer-2Dtournament&d=DwIFAw&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=6MG06PG_fwpe7ULfewi6NrFR2j_4ngNZtgGHhDCeRY0&m=6rE5tdi7fd67Uz1A6HxO6kU8qgTifZuiyAn52MXip9Y&s=hshy5WJqeWlHSrHa9Y0HtuSGW1Z0O88BTyfuZE7i0Rs&e=>.

Tuesday’s Action:
The only goal of the match started when Mayra Pelayo sent the ball ahead to fellow senior Laís Arajuo in middle of the box.