Vanderbilt soccer beats Florida 3-0 with three first-half goals
The Commodores (13-0-1, 6-0-1 SEC) scored three times in about five minutes before halftime Thursday.
NASHVILLE - Vanderbilt soccer beat Florida 3-0 on Thursday night at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex, according to the school's official game release. All three goals came in the closing minutes of the first half, after two earlier Vanderbilt goals were ruled out for fouls.
Courtney Jones scored in the 37th minute on a long-range shot the Florida goalkeeper punched into the net. Sydney Watts scored 37 seconds later for her 14th goal of the season, and Vicky Pugh, who entered in the 42nd minute, added the third goal less than 30 seconds after coming on.
Alexa Gianoplus made three saves for the Commodores' third straight shutout. The release lists Vanderbilt at No. 2/1 nationally and says the win, before 1,880 fans, left the Commodores at 13-0-1 overall, 6-0-1 in the SEC and alone in first place in the conference.
Vanderbilt plays at Alabama on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Source: Vanderbilt Athletics, soccer release, Oct. 16 (https://vucommodores.com/news/2026/10/16/poured-it-on).