Bulls Head To Orlando For The War On I-4
Matchup:USF Bulls (5-5-2) vs. No. 19./24 UCF Knights (9-2-2)
Date:Saturday Oct. 20, 2018
Time:7 p.m.
Location:Orlando, Fla. // UCF Soccer Complex
Watch: UCFKnights.tv
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter Updates:@USFMSoc
TAMPA, Fla., Oct 19, 2018 --USF men's soccer heads to Orlando for the War on I-4 to take on arch conference rival, No. 19/24 UCF, on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Bulls Ready to Knock Off the Knights
The Bulls (5-5-1, 2-0-2 AAC) head into their fifth straight conference match following their 3-2 thrilling overtime win against Temple on October 12. USF defeated Temple behind
Tomasz Skublak's (Ontario, Canada) golden goal and regulation goals from
Alex Zis (Ontario, Canada) and
Emilio Ycaza (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
The Bulls' win against the Owls placed them in a tie for first in the AAC with UConn, who USF drew with in September. With UCF only sitting one point behind USF in the conference standings, Saturday night's rivalry game is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Honored Bulls
Tomasz Skublak is the reigning AAC Offensive Player of the Week, after his third game-winning goal of the season against Temple.
Alex Zis joined the AAC Honor Roll for the week of Oct. 15.
Quotable by Bob Butehorn
"The game always lives up to its billing, said head coach
Bob Butehorn. "USF vs UCF, college soccer doesn't get much better in the state of Florida."
The Opponent
No. 19/24 UCF comes into the match against USF off the heels of a 5-1 victory over FGCU. The Knights are currently 9-2-2, 2-1-1 AAC, on the season.
The Knights are led by the conference's leading goal scorer, Cal Jennings. Jennings has scored seven goals in 12 games played. USF will need to be especially weary of Jennings late in the game, as six of his 17 goals have been game-winners. UCF boasts a high-octane offense and comes into the match leading the conference in both goals and assists.
The Knights' goalkeeper, Yannik Oettl, has started 13-of-14 matches, and has recorded a total of 36 saves on the year.
Notable
- The Bulls are undefeated in seven of their last eight games.
- In last season's match against UCF, the Bulls won 3-2 in double overtime at home on Sep 23, 2017.
- The Bulls' last three matches have gone to overtime.
- The last time the Bulls traveled to Orlando to play the Knights, USF won 2-1 on Sep. 24, 2016.
- Alex Zis is currently leading the AAC in assists and assists per game. Zis has a total of six assists on the season and is averaging 0.5 assists a game.
Watch Live
The match will be live streamed on
UCFKnights.tvand a subscription is required. Live stats will be available on
StatBroadcast.Fans can also follow live updates on
Twitter.
Up Next
The Bulls head to Miami to take on their final non-conference opponent of the season, the FIU Golden Panthers on Tuesday Oct 23, at 7 p.m.
About USF Men's Soccer
The Bulls concluded the 2017 regular season with a 6-6-4 overall record and finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a 3-2-2 mark. Head Coach Bob Butehorn leads the Bulls in his second season at the helm in 2018.
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