This Week in USF Athletics
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, APRIL 23, 2018 – Take a look ahead at the week in USF Athletics and catch up on last week's action:
No. 21 Football
Last Week: The USF feasibility study exploring the possibility of an on-campus football stadium entered its next phase with a broad survey of USF students, alumni, faculty and staff, Bulls Club members and football ticket buyers. Learn more
HERE… Former USF standout linebacker
Auggie Sanchez was named a 2018 member of the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. Read about the prestigious honor
HERE.
Need to Know: New season ticket packages for the 2018 football season are on sale now. Make your purchases by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls, visiting
USFBullsTix.com or at the USF Ticket Office (Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center) Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on USF Football on Twitter
HERE and on Facebook
HERE.
Softball (32-18, 10-5)
This Week: After a six-game road trip, the Bulls return to USF Softball Stadium to host War on I-4 rival UCF in a three-game weekend series that begins Friday at 4:30 p.m. Saturday's game starts at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday's series finale is set for 2 p.m. Purchase tickets at
USFBullsTix.com. Fans out of town can watch the action Saturday and Sunday on
Facebook Live.
Last Week: USF remained at the top of The American standings after dropping the first conference series of the season at East Carolina. The Bulls rallied back with a five-run seventh inning in a
7-3 victory to open the series on April 20… ECU took the series with a pair of 3-2 wins April 21-22.
Need to Know: Georgina Corrick was selected as a top-25 candidate for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year award. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Get all the important updates on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFSoftball.
Baseball (26-14, 9-6)
This Week: USF finishes up its home schedule with four games this week, starting with a test against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. … The Bulls begin a three-game series against Memphis on Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday's game starts at 3 p.m. and Sunday's series finale is set for 11 a.m. Purchase tickets at
USFBullsTix.com.
Last Week: USF's pitching staff struck out 40 batters over the weekend as head coach
Billy Mohl's Bulls took two of three from War on I-4 rival UCF at home. USF bounced back from a 1-0 loss on April 20 with a
5-4 victory on April 21. David Villar homered for the second straight day in USF's
4-2 win that clinched the series on April 22.
Need to Know: USF partnered with the Vs. Cancer Society to bring awareness to pediatric cancer and raise funds to support the cause during the "Cut for the Cure" game on April 22. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFBaseball.
No. 24 Women's Basketball
Need to Know: The
Jose Fernandez 2018 Team Camp takes place June 22-24. Get registration info
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFWBB.
Men's Basketball
Last Week: Head coach
Brian Gregory and his staff announced the signing of Antun Maricevic, who will be a junior in 2018-19. Learn more about the fourth member of USF's 2018 signing class
HERE.
Need to Know: USF Men's Basketball Team Camp takes place June 15-17 on campus. Get more info
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMBB.
Track and Field
This Week: USF travels up the state to Jacksonville to compete in the UNF Invitational on Friday.
Last Week: USF won five events and posted eight other top-three finishes in Houston at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet on April 21. Check out the recap
HERE.
Need to Know: Tickets are officially on sale for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field East Preliminary, set for May 24-26 at USF Track & Field Stadium. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFXCTF.
No. 21 Men's Golf
This Week: USF continues the pursuit of its fourth consecutive league title at the American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship on Monday and Tuesday. Get live scoring
HERE.
Last Week: Carding an even-par 284, USF built a five-shot lead in the first round of the conference championship on April 22. Check out the recap
HERE.
Need to Know: USF has four tournament title victories this season and needs one more to match the program record of five set in 2014-15.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMGolf.
Women's Golf
Last Week: Natalia Villavicencio placed 19
th while USF posted its top team score in the final round of the American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship on April 17. Read the recap
HERE… Head coach
Erika Brennan has brought more international talent to the Bulls' 2018-19 roster with the addition Sadie Dewinton-Davies, who has played on the Welsh national team. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated throughout the season by following the team on Twitter
@USFWGolf.
Women's Tennis
Last Week: USF fell to SMU, 4-2, in the American Athletic Conference Championship quarterfinals on April 19 in Dallas. Read the recap
HERE… USF signed incoming freshman Laura Pellicer Perello from Valencia, Spain to the 2018-2019 roster. Read about the newest Bull
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date on the Bulls by following
@USFWTEN on Twitter.
Men's Tennis
Last Week: Competing for its fifth straight league title, USF fought valiantly in a
4-3 loss to No. 2 seed Tulane in the American Athletic Conference tournament championship match on April 22. Fifth-seeded USF made a memorable run to the title match,
knocking off No. 4 seeded Wichita State and
top-seeded Memphis before falling to 14-1 all-time in the American Athletic Conference Championship.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMTen.
Men's Soccer
Need to Know: Head coach
Bob Butehorn is excited about the growth his young USF men's soccer team showed during a spring season that was packed with Major League Soccer, international and United Soccer League matchups. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMSoc.
Volleyball
Need to Know: USF summer camps will take place May 29 through July 28 and are designated for players ranging from ages 6-18. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Get all the important team updates on Twitter
@USFVolleyball.
Sailing
This Week: Women's Team Race National Invite on Saturday and Sunday in Cambridge, Mass.
Last Week: USF competed in the SAISA Women's Spring Championships over the weekend.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls throughout the season by follow them on Twitter
@USFSailingTeam.
Athletics
Last Week: Director of Athletics
Mark Harlan covered a number of hot program topics in his
fifth Inside USF Athletics podcast.
Need to Know: USF Athletics and the USF Radio Network are giving Bulls fans a new way to connect with all the excitement of the Green and Gold with the launch of USF Bulls Unlimited, a new 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week station dedicated to USF sports on iHeartRadio. The free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service also offers on-demand subscription services. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date with the program by following
@USFAthletics on Twitter.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls' athletic program celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, having begun with a men's soccer contest in 1965. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 12 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2016-17, and own 109 conference championships overall. Ten USF programs reached national post-season competition in the 2016-17 season and nine were ranked in the Top 25 nationally. The Bulls posted a program-record 86 percent Graduation Success Rate (2016) in the last reporting, logged an annual department grade-point average over a 3.0 for the second straight year and saw 106 student-athletes earn their degree during the 2016-17 academic period.
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