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USF Hosts American Athletic Conference Defending Champion UConn on Senior Day

October 21, 2017

Matchup: USF (10-3-0, 6-1-0) vs. UConn (6-7-3, 4-3-0)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Tampa, Fla. // Corbett Stadium
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TAMPA (Oct. 21, 2017) — The University of South Florida women's soccer team will host the American Athletic Conference defending champions on senior day Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
The Bulls improved to 6-1 in conference play Thursday night, when they defeated Temple, 1-0, with a goal in the 63^rd minute. USF has just two regular season matches left, including UConn and UCF. Winning both would mean the regular season conference title, and hosting the conference tournament in November.
 
USF's scoring offense is currently 24^th in the country (29 goals, 2.23 per game). Sophomore forward Evelyne Viens (L'ancienne-Lorette, Canada) ranks No. 6 nationally in shots on goal per game (2.62), No. 8 in points per game (1.92) and checks in at No. 10 in shots per game (4.69).
 
The Opponent
The Huskies are coming off a tough 2-0 loss to No. 7 UCF as they make their way to Tampa for Sunday's game. UConn had a 19-3-1 season last year, when they defeated SMU in the conference tournament finals, before making it to two rounds in the NCAA tournament.
 
This season, the Huskies are 6-7-3, and 4-3-0 in The American with their only conference losses to Cincinnati (1-0), Memphis (3-2) and UCF (2-0). USF saw UConn twice last season, falling on both occasions. The Huskies defeated the Bulls in Connecticut, 3-1, in the regular season and again at its home field, 2-0, during the conference tournament. UConn leads the series against USF, 8-6-1.
 
Notables

• USF is currently second in the conference standings, just one point behind UCF.
• Sophomore Evelyne Viens (L'ancienne-Lorette, Canada) is ranked in the NCAA top 10 in three categories: points per game (No. 8), shots per game (No. 10) and shots on goal per game (No. 6).
• Viens leads the team in goals with nine, and in assists with seven.
• The Bulls have tallied 29 goals and 29 assists in their 13 games this season.
• USF has outshot opponents, 223-173, and has had 106 shots on goal over its opponents' 76.
• Senior goalkeeper Kat Elliott (Bradenton, Fla.) is 10-3 this season and has recorded 1,092 minutes in goal with 54 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.