TAMPA (Aug. 21, 2016)— The USF women's soccer team stayed undefeated on the season after a thrilling, 3-2, overtime victory over FIU Sunday afternoon.

Just one minute into the overtime period, an own goal by FIU's Gudrun Hoskuldsdottir gave USF the golden goal victory. As Hoskuldsdottir was running toward her own goal, Trudi Carter made a beautiful cross that skimmed off Hoskuldsdottir's foot and past the FIU keeper.

After a slow start, the Bulls put the pressure on and secured back-to-back corner kicks in the first period. On the second corner, Hrabbo Hauksdottir connected with Lotta Fennefoss on a perfectly placed kick. Fennefoss managed to head the ball just past the FIU keeper giving USF the early advantage.

In the 52^nd minute, Leticia Skeete notched her second goal of the season to give USF a two-goal lead. After a quick pass to Trudi Carter, a deflection off an FIU player allowed Skeete to charge past the defense and slip the ball just past the diving reach of the Panther's keeper.

The lead wouldn't last long as FIU came back with two quick goals in the 55^th minute to tie the game at 2-all.

Quotable: 

"I have dreamt about scoring for so long, because coach always tells us to visualize all of these moments. I just remember closing my eyes and I felt that I had the ball and I looked at it and saw it and I turned around and was screaming, I don't even remember it. I just was out of my mind. It was crazy. And the fact that we won this game, too is so amazing. I'm so happy." - Lotta Fennefoss

Key Stat:

• The Bulls used four corner kicks to place four shots on goal in the first half, including Fennefoss' goal in the 17^th minute.

Notables:

• Lotta Fennefoss scored her first career goal in the 17^th minute of action.
• Leticia Skeete scored her second goal of the weekend.
• USF once again started five freshmen and eight saw action in the game.
• USF had 11 shots in the second half including five on goal.

Up Next:

The Bulls will travel to SEC Country when they take on Kentucky Thursday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on the SECNetwork+.

Be sure to follow USF women's soccer on social media (Twitter / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF women's soccer team has posted four consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and five in the last six years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014 & 2015. USF returns 17 players from last year's roster, including All-American Athletic Conference second-team goalkeeper Kat Elliott and seniors Lotta Fennefoss, Jordyn Listro and Leticia Skeete. The Bulls also return 10 players who appeared in at least 15 or more games last season.

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