No. 21 USF Finishes Home Regular-Season Schedule Against UConn, Temple
MATCHUP: No. 21 South Florida vs. UConn |
Match Notes
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
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MATCHUP: No. 21 South Florida vs. Temple |
Match Notes
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
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TAMPA, Oct. 16, 2019 – The No. 21 University of South Florida women's soccer program finishes its regular season home schedule this weekend. Both UConn and Temple will visit Corbett Stadium
USF (8-3, 3-1) is coming off of a bye weekend. Each year, American Athletic Conference teams have one bye weekend built into their conference schedule. Prior, the Bulls went undefeated in a trip to Texas. USF defeated Houston, 3-1, on Oct. 3 and SMU, 1-0, on Oct. 6.
Thursday is the Bulls' Kick Pink game for the program, while Sunday is senior day.
UCONN (6-7-1, 2-4)
UConn holds a 6-7-1 record moving into Thursday's match in Tampa. The Huskies are coming off back-to-back wins over Houston and SMU last weekend.
This year, UConn has been led by redshirt sophomore Kess Elmore, who leads the team with 13 points (four goals, five assists). The Huskies have spread their scoring around behind Elmore, with 11 total players recording at least one goal. Redshirt junior Randi Palacios has played all 14 games for UConn this season. She's posted a 1.47 goals-against average and a .774 save percentage.
Margaret Rodriguez leads the team on the sidelines. She's in her second year as the head coach of the Huskies and has posted a 10-21-1 record so far.
TEMPLE (4-8-3, 2-4)
Temple holds a 4-8-3 record coming into Sunday's senior day game. The Owls split their results last weekend, losing to SMU, 0-1, on Oct. 10 and defeating Houston, 2-0, on Oct. 13.
Sophomore forward Gabriela Johnson paces the Owls with nine points off three goals and three assists. Fellow sophomore Hailey Gutowski is second with three goals and one assist. In goal, senior Morgan Basileo boasts a 1.34 goals-against average and a .828 save percentage.
Seamus O'Conner is in his seventh year at the helm of the Owls. In his time with the team, O'Connor has tallied a 49-72-9 record.
NOTABLES
- Evelyne Viens (L'Ancienne-Lorette, Canada) was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. Voting is open until Nov. 18 and the winner will be announced during the College Cup in December. Vote HERE.
- Viens is only one more score away from tying the American Athletic Conference all-time goals record. Andrea Hauksdottir (Kopavogur, Iceland) is five assists away from breaking the all-time American record.
About USF Women's Soccer
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The USF women's soccer team has posted seven consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and nine in the last 10 years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
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