USF Set to Host Albany in NCAA Preliminary Round Saturday
TAMPA,
Nov. 5, 2018 — The USF women's soccer team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and was selected to host Albany in the first round. The game is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. at Corbett Stadium.
This will be the Bulls' fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament in the last five years and fifth overall. All appearances have been under the leadership of head coach
Denise Schilte-Brown.
Saturday's match will mark the fourth time the Bulls have hosted the opening round of the NCAA tournament. USF finished the season 14-3-0 and went 8-1-0 in the regular season, making its seven straight seasons of 10 or more wins.
USF earned its first American Athletic Conference regular season title with a rivalry win over UCF in the regular season finale, and finished as runner-up in The American tournament.
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The Opponent
The Great Danes visit USF with a 15-6-2 record, 5-2-1 in the American East. Albany defeated UMass Lowell in the American East Championship on Sunday to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA preliminary round.
The Bulls and the Great Danes have never met, and Saturday's match will be Albany's first game against a ranked opponent this season.
Tournament Information
View the full tournament bracket
HERE. The 2018 DI women's soccer tournament kicks off the weekend of Nov. 9-11. Second and third rounds continue the following weekend from Nov. 16-18. The four national semifinalists will be determined in the quarterfinals on Nov. 23-24.
The Women's College Cup will then be hosted by WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on Nov. 30 (semifinals) and Dec. 2 (championship game).
About USF Women's Soccer
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 six consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and eight in the last nine years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
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