Men's Soccer Travels To Creighton
DATE/TIME: Friday, Sept. 8 / 8:30 p.m. (ET)
OPPONENT: RV Creighton (2-2)
LOCATION: Morrison Stadium | Omaha, Neb.
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TAMPA, SEPT. 7, 2017 – The University of South Florida men's soccer team looks to jump back in the win column Friday when it plays at Creighton for a nonconference matchup. The game is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET and it will serve as the Bulls' third straight road match.
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The Bulls (1-2) are looking to reverse a two-game skid after dropping back-to-back road matches to ranked opponents.
USF has recorded five goals in three matches, led by forward
Bradley Farias (Indiantown, Fla.) with two goals.
Adrian Billhardt (Berlin, Germany) joins Farias with a team best four points (one goal, two assists).
Newcomer
Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) has garnered three starts in net and has totaled one shutout.
The Opponent
Creighton will host its sixth annual "Socctoberfest" Friday night and boasts a perfect 5-0 record in the event. The Bluejays (2-2) are coming off a 3-0 win at California and are led by forward Ricky Lopez-Espin (one goal, one assist, three points). Creighton's two losses were to No. 1 Stanford and No. 17 Virginia Tech. The Bluejays are receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and were previously ranked No. 23 in week 2 of the poll.
The Friday match marks the third meeting between the two teams (Creighton 2-0). In the last meeting, the Bluejays defeated the Bulls 1-0 in overtime during the Third Round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament at Morrison Stadium.
Notables
- Friday completes the Bulls three-game road swing. This is the first time since 2015 that USF has played three consecutive matches on the road. During that prior swing, USF traveled to Denver, Temple and Tulsa.
- Freshman Adrian Billhardt was named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday after landing on the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament team last weekend. Midfielder Gonzalo Rodriguez (Coustitucious, Chile) joined Billhardt on the all-tournament team.
- USF returns three starters from last season's NCAA tournament team.
- The Bulls went 3-0 during the preseason and outscored opponents, 12-2.
- USF finished 2016 with a 10-6-4 record and a 6-1-0 mark in The American. The Bulls claimed the regular season title, its second league title in four years.
On Dec. 18 Bob Butehorn was appointed the head coach the USF men's soccer program. A member of the University of Tampa's 1981 national championship team and a three-time conference coach of the year, Butehorn previously led Florida Gulf Coast University's men's soccer program to six conference regular season championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances and Top 25 rankings in five seasons since 2010.
The Bulls concluded the season as The American regular season champions and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls finished the season with a 10-6-4 overall record and a 6-1-0 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
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