DALLAS (Oct. 5, 2017) — Sophomore Aubrey Megrath (West Palm Beach, Fla.) scored in the first five minutes and late in the second half of USF's 3-2 road victory at SMU that extended the Bulls' winning streak to three Thursday night.
 
Megrath played a cross from sophomore Evelyne Viens (L'ancienne-Lorette, Canada), scoring her first goal in the bottom left corner of the goal just past the reach of the Mustang keeper to give the early lead to USF (8-3, 4-1).
 
Just over a minute into the second half, the Bulls doubled their lead with a goal by freshman midfielder Katie Kitching (Bedale, England). Defender Ocean Parr (Newmarket, Ont.) sent a pass to Kitching who worked a quick give-and-go with Viens, before serving the ball strong to the left. SMU's keeper got a hand on it, but the shot was strong enough to push past.
 
In the 55^th minute, the Bulls scored a third goal for the third straight game. Defender Kelli Burney shot a rocket pass into scoring territory. Viens picked it up and battled two defenders to the end line, but saved the ball just before it went out of bounds. SMU got a quick touch, but Megrath came in and sent the ball through the legs of a defender into the back of the net.
 
The Bulls defense pressed hard, and held SMU (5-4-3, 0-2-1) scoreless for 65 minutes. The Mustangs scored twice in the second half, with an uncontested goal in the 66^th minute, and put away a free kick in the 86^th.  

Quotable
Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown  on the win...
"Very proud of our girls tonight.  SMU is a great team and the team worked hard for this victory. We are so grateful to our awesome volleyball team for coming to game and helping us get the win."
 

Key Stat
3 – The Bulls have now won three straight conference matches, scoring three goals in each. The Bulls scored in the first five minutes in all three matches. No. 3, Aubrey Megrath, scored the early goal in two of the games.

Notables

• Megrath scored her third and fourth goals of the season.
• Viens tallied two assists, and Parr recorded one.
• Kitching scored her second goal as a Bull.
• The Bulls have scored 24 goals in 11 games this season.

 
Up Next
USF will head continue its road swing in Texas with a match against Houston on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET.
 
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.