USF Upends ECU, 2-1, in Comeback Win

Thursday, September 21

Greenville, N.C.

7:00 PM

University of South Florida

5-2, 1-0

ECU

5-3-2, 0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
USF	1	1	2
ECU	1	0	1

USF Upends ECU, 2-1, in Comeback Win

September 21, 2017 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C., SEPT. 21, 2017 – USF delivered head coach Denise Schilte-Brown her 200th career win in dramatic fashion Thursday night.

Katie Kitching put the Bulls ahead in the 89th minute of their 2-1 comeback victory at East Carolina in the Bulls' conference opener.

USF (5-2, 1-0) tied things up before halftime with Leah Ferlin's first-career goal in the 38th minute on an assist by Andrea Hauksdottir.

USF outshot ECU, 11-3, in the second half and got the goal it was looking for from Kitching. The freshman from England got a long pass in the box and netted her first-career goal from 10 yards out.

ECU (5-3-2, 0-1) headed into the match with an undefeated record at home before USF improved to 9-2-1 in the programs' all-time series.

Quotable
Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown on the win…
"Our team showed a lot of commitment tonight. They executed the tactics that we've been working on for the last two weeks and put their hard work into action. It was great to see them play for each other. It was a great team win."

Key Stat
15-9: USF outshot ECU 15 to 9 thanks to 11 shots in the second half. The Bulls held an 11 to 3 shot advantage in the last 45 minutes.

Notables

Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown reached 200 career wins. Last year, Schilte-Brown notched her 100^th win at USF against the Pirates, also a 2-1 win, at Corbett Stadium.
USF won its second straight match on the road.
The Bulls snapped the Pirates flawless 3-0-2 record at Johnson Stadium.

Up Next
The Bulls finish their two-game road swing at Cincinnati Sunday. The noon match will be played at Gettler Stadium.

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.
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