Florida Draws Georgia 1-1 in Regular Season Finale

Kiera Staude's late equalizer in the 86th minute kept Georgia from a win at Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Sunday.

Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Soccer

Expressive editorial sports illustration of two women's soccer players in orange-blue and red-black team colors battling for a ball in motion near a penalty box. — Florida and Georgia settled for a 1-1 draw in Gainesville on Sunday, with Kiera Staude's 86th-minute equalizer denying Georgia a win. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Florida soccer and Georgia played to a 1-1 draw at Donald R. Dizney Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Zoe Main scored in the 33rd minute to give Florida the lead before Kiera Staude tied it in the 86th minute.

Why it matters

The result closed out the regular season for both teams, with Florida securing a spot in the SEC Tournament. Both sides had gone more than a week without playing before the match.

Florida outshot Georgia 8-2 in the first half, while the teams combined for 23 fouls, 15 of them committed by Georgia. Zoe Main's 33rd-minute goal was her sixth of the season, and Jordan Brown made five saves for Georgia.

The players

Zoe Main

Florida forward who scored the opening goal in the 33rd minute, her sixth of the season.

Kiera Staude

Florida player who scored the equalizing goal in the 86th minute.

The details

Main shifted the ball onto her left foot and curled a shot on target in the 16th minute before scoring in the 33rd. Staude dribbled along the right side of Florida's 18-yard box before firing past goalkeeper Paloma Peña in the 86th minute to tie the match.

Sunday: regular season completed and the match played at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
33rd minute: Zoe Main scores to give Florida a 1-0 lead.
86th minute: Kiera Staude equalizes to make it 1-1.

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Season Trajectory

The draw secures Florida's place in the SEC Tournament while leaving Georgia's postseason position unresolved in the available reporting. For both programs, the result caps a regular season that ended after more than a week without matches.

Florida's place in the SEC Tournament means its postseason run begins with the conference bracket. Fantasy and bracket watchers should note that Main's sixth goal and Staude's late equalizer were the match's decisive scoring moments.

The takeaway

Late goals can reshape a season's final standings, as Staude's equalizer did for Florida in the 86th minute. Following postseason seeding updates is the best way to track how the draw affects both teams' tournament paths.