Georgia Drops SEC Opener to South Carolina, 2-1

Thursday, September 19

Athens, Ga.

6 p.m.

University of Georgia

South Carolina

September 19, 2024 | Soccer

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ATHENS, Ga. – Despite an early second half goal to cut the deficit to one, the University of Georgia soccer team (4-3-2, 0-1-0 SEC) fell 2-1 against South Carolina (4-0-4, 1-0-0 SEC) in its Southeastern Conference opener before 1,450 spectators at the Turner Soccer Complex Thursday evening.

Fast Facts:

South Carolina struck first early with an 11^th minute unassisted goal by Corinna Zullo to open the scoring for the Gamecocks.
An early second half goal from Cuyler Zulauf doubled South Carolina's lead to 2-0 in the 48^th minute.
The Bulldogs responded quickly with a 54^th minute goal from redshirt sophomore midfielder Summer Denigan to cut the deficit to 2-1, marking her fourth of the season.
Sophomore midfielder Devon Winters tallied her first career point with an assist on Denigan's goal, sending a low cross into the 18-yard box from right side of the field.
Denigan led Georgia with four shots on the night, followed by four Bulldogs with two shots each and four more at one shot apiece.

Post-Match Quotes:
Head Coach Keidane McAlpine
On the team's performance…
"I thought we gave away 50 minutes of the game. We gave them the opportunity to get out in front, and that's just a team you can't let get out in front of. I thought we played a really great 40 minutes. I thought we were creative. I thought we scrapped. I thought we gave ourselves a chance to win the game. Unfortunately, you can't give teams like this quality in this league - you can't spot them goals. We've got to be better in those moments, so we can give ourselves a chance to win. We still have a chance. Frustrated at that, but I really liked the way we closed the game."

Next Up
Georgia will travel for its first SEC road contest when it faces Vanderbilt on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. ET in Nashville, Tenn. The match will be streamed on SEC Network +.