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Women's Soccer October 09, 2015 USF

Bulls Stay Perfect at Home with Win Over Tulsa

Team	1	2	OT	2OT	Final
Tulsa	0	0	-	-	0
USF	0	1	-	-	1

TAMPA (Oct. 8, 2015) – The No. 24 USF women's soccer team is on the verge of perfection after notching a 1-0 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Thursday night.

In front of 796 fans, the Bulls (11-2-1, 4-1-0 AAC) notched their sixth home win of the season, to improve to a perfect 6-0 at Corbett Stadium. USF is looking to go undefeated at home for the first time since 2013 when the Bulls posted a 8-0-3 home record.

Trudi Carter netted the winning goal in the 71^st minute on an assist by Grace Adams. The junior from Kingston, Jamaica took the cross from Adams and then fired a shot into the lower left corner from 20 yards out. It was Carter's fourth goal of the season and first game-winning goal.

The Bulls had their first chance at a goal in the sixth minute on a header by Jackie Simpson. Olivia Chance sent a corner kick into the box for Simpson whose header went just off the crossbar.

Jessica Hamrick had an open look at the net in the 88^th minute, but Tulsa keeper Courtney McKeon was able to make the diving save. Adams almost made it a 2-0 game at the buzzer but her shot just skimmed the outside of the net.

The Bulls outshot the Hurricane (11-2-1, 4-1-0 AAC) 22-9 on the night and took double-digit shots in each of the two halves. USF went into halftime with a 12-4 shot advantage before outshooting Tulsa 10-5 in the second half.

Sophomore keeper Kat Elliott had five saves on the night and earned her eighth shutout of the season. Elliott and the USF defense have yet to allow a goal at Corbett in six games this season.

The Bulls will wrap up their home schedule on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. against the Memphis Tigers. Memphis enters the game coming off a 3-1 loss to UCF Thursday night in Orlando. Sunday's game will be senior day and the seven seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony.

The USF women's soccer team has posted three consecutive 10-plus win seasons and four in the last five years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014. USF returns 20 players from last year's roster including All-American Athletic Conference first team midfielder Olivia Chance and second team defender Jackie Simpson. They also bring back 12 players that appeared in 15 or more games last season.

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