Bulls Travel to Miami for Midweek Match with FIU

Bulls Travel to Miami for Midweek Match with FIU

Matchup:USF Bulls (5-6-2) vs. FIU Panthers (6-7, 5-1)
Date:Tuesday Oct. 23, 2018
Time:7 p.m.
Location:Miami, Fla. // FIU Soccer Stadium 
Watch: CUSA TV
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter Updates:@USFMSoc
 
TAMPA, Fla., Oct 22, 2018 --USF men's soccer heads to Miami to play a second-straight in-state opponent Florida International University for its final non-conference matchup of the season on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at FIU Soccer Stadium. 
 
Bulls Look to Bounce Back Against Panthers
The Bulls (5-6-1, 2-1-2 AAC) will look to bounce back after a hotly contested rivalry matchup against then-No. 19 UCF, where the Bulls battled the Knights to a 2-1 setback. USF's Josue Monge (Philadelphia) scored the equalizing goal in the 20thminute against the Bulls fourth ranked opponent this season, but the Bulls did not find the back of the net again and fell to the Knights. USF's defensive line consisting of Henrique Gallina (Atibaia, Brazil), Marcus Murphy (Orange Park, Fla.), Emilio Ycaza (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Jonathan Rosales (Kissimmee, Fla.) played 90 minutes apiece, defending UCF's 18 shots and countless additional attacks on the night, bolstering the Bulls in the one-goal loss. 
 
The Opponent
FIU comes into the midweek game with a 6-7 record including a 5-1 Conference USA clip. Both the Panthers and the Bulls started the season off 0-3, and emerged well in midseason form and USF and FIU are tied in the all-time series at 13-13-2. The Panthers have scored 16 goals over the last six matches, with eight coming from Santiago Patino, a senior forward from Orlando, Fla. 
 
Most recently, FIU defeated Florida Atlantic 3-2 in double overtime, an opponent USF defeated 4-1 earlier this season. 
 
Notable
  • The Bulls are undefeated in seven of their last nine games.
  • FIU and USF are currently tied in the all-time series, 13-13-2 across four and a half decades. The Panthers won the last meeting 2-1 on Oct. 17, 2017. 
  • Adrian Billhardt (Berlin, Germany) has recorded an assist in three of the last four matches. 
  • Alex Zis (Oakville, Canada) leads the Bulls in points with 14 coming from four goals and six assists.
  • Tomasz Skublak (Hamilton, Canada) leads USF in goals with six on the year. 
 
Watch Live
The match will be live streamed on CUSA TV.Fans can also follow live updates on Twitter. 
 
Up Next
The Bulls will visit Cincinnati to kick off the last stretch of conference matches this season on Saturday, Oct. 27 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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