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Women’s Soccer Returns to Corbett to Take on Temple Thursday

October 18, 2017

Matchup: USF (9-3-0, 5-1-0) vs. Temple (6-7-2, 2-3-0)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Tampa, Fla. // Corbett Stadium
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TAMPA (Oct. 18, 2017) — The University of South Florida women's soccer will return to Corbett for its Mental Health Awareness Match against Temple on Thursday at 7 p.m. The first 100 fans at the game will receive a "Bulls Strong" t-shirt.
 
The Bulls had a week off after improving to 5-1 in conference play with wins over SMU (3-2) and Houston (3-0) two weeks ago. USF is receiving votes for the first time this season in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll.
 
USF's scoring offense is currently 20^th in the country (28 goals, 2.33 per game). Sophomore forward Evelyne Viens (L'ancienne-Lorette, Canada) ranks No. 4 nationally in points per game at 2.08, and checks in at No. 7 for shots on goal per game with 2.50.
 
The Opponent
The Bulls last saw the Owls last season in Philadelphia, when USF senior defender Grace Adams (Accra, Ghana) scored in double overtime to defeat Temple, 1-0. USF is undefeated against Temple in four matches dating back to 2014.
 
Like USF, Temple's last two games were against Houston and SMU. The Owls shut out Houston, 2-0, before facing the wrong side of that score against SMU, losing 2-0. Temple's other conference win was its conference opener at home, 1-0, over ECU. After the Owls' match in Tampa, they will take on UCF in Orlando before closing their season at UConn.
 
Notables

• The Bulls have tallied 28 goals and 28 assists in just 12 games this season.
• USF has outshot opponents 202-165, and has had 97 shots on goal over its opponents' 72.
• Viens is ranked fourth in the nation in points per game and 7^th in shots on goal per game.
• Viens leads in goals with nine, and in assists with seven.
• Megrath now has five goals this season, and one assist.
• Senior goalkeeper Kat Elliott (Bradenton, Fla.) is 9-3 this season and has recorded over 1,095 minutes in goal with 50 saves.

 
 
Be sure to follow USF women's soccer on social media (Twitter / Instagram/ Facebook) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF women's soccer team has posted five consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and six in the last seven years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. Schilte-Brown reached her 100^th win with USF last season, and will begin her eleventh season as head coach in 2017. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014 & 2015.