TAMPA (Oct. 19, 2017) — Freshmen Leah Ferlin (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Sabrina Wagner (New Port Ritchey, Fla.) fueled the USF women's soccer team's 1-0 shutout win over Temple Thursday night, marking the programs fifth straight win.
 
USF put the offensive pressure on early, but both teams remained scoreless going into the second half. After numerous close attempts, Wagner sent a pass from outside the box at the lower-left corner, up to the top of the box where Ferlin turned a quick, low shot and snuck it past the Temple Keeper in the 63^rd minute.
 
The Bulls defense kept a close eye on Temple, limiting them to just eight shots, four on goal, all of which were saved by senior keeper Kat Elliott (Bradenton, Fla.).
 
Quotable
Head coach Denise Schilte Brown on five straight…
"I'm proud of my team. Temple is never easy, and for us, never easy. It's a tough style of game that they play, and the girls battled through and came out on top."
 
Head coach Denise Schilte Brown on hard work from the offense…
"I felt like they earned the goal. We were generating chance after chance, and a lot of our opportunities went just to the side of the net. I think Evelyne hit five just to the side of the net. We were one mistake away from tying that game."
Head coach Denise Schilte Brown on the defense…
"The defenders had to be very focused in the game, because it was very slow in the build. As soon as we would lose the ball, they had to switch onto being strong defenders right away because Temple was going to hit it forward. That wasn't easy, so I was very proud of their focus for 90 minutes and their ability to stay intense even though the game was a bit of a roller-coaster in terms of intensity."
 
Freshman forward Leah Ferlin on her goal…
"It was really exciting to be able to come in and get that goal. I felt like up top we were working really hard and Sabrina, as fast as she is, was able to run around the defender, play it in and get a really good ball."

Key Stat
10 – Tonight marks the sixth straight season of 10 wins or more under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown.

Notables

• The Bulls are just one point behind the lead in the conference standings, with just two games to go.
• If USF wins its next two matches, it will clinch the regular season American Athletic Conference title.
• The Bulls have numerous, strong offensive options with 10 different players scoring a goal this year.
• The Bulls outshot the Owls, 21-8.

 
Up Next
USF will host defending conference champion UConn in a 1 p.m. senior day match on Sunday. The first 300 fans at the game will receive a USF phone wallet.
 
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.