No. 21 USF Begins Three-Game Road Trip This Week
MATCHUP: No. 21 South Florida at Cincinnati |
Match Notes
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio
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MATCHUP: No. 21 South Florida at ECU |
Match Notes
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Greenville, N.C.
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TAMPA, Oct. 23, 2019 – The No. 21 University of South Florida women's soccer program hits the road to wrap up its regular season. The team begins a three-game road trip on Thursday, traveling to Cincinnati before moving to North Carolina to take on ECU.
USF (10-3; 5-1 The American) extended its win streak to four in its previous week of matchups and ended its home slate with two wins.
Against UConn,
Evelyne Viens (L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada) tied things up shortly after Huskies scored.
Emma Davies won the game for South Florida in the 89
th minute with her second goal of the season on Oct. 17.
Three days later, Temple visited Tampa for the Bulls' Senior Day. Viens scored her 62
nd career goal early in the game, and
Andrea Hauksdottir (Kopavogur, Iceland) added an insurance goal on a penalty kick in the 2-0 shutout win for South Florida. Sophomore
Sydney Martinez (Rincon, Ga.) made two saves to preserve the clean sheet in goal.
For their efforts during the week, Viens and
Brianna Blethen (Bradenton, Fla.) collected various accolades. Viens was named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her two goals, one of which she used to break the conference's all-time record. Blethen was named to The American's weekly honor roll and earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Team of the Week. The senior helped limit opposing offenses to just five shots on goal across the two games while also challenging enemy goalkeepers. She tallied six shots over the two games and earned an assist on Viens' goal against Temple.
CINCINNATI (6-7-2, 4-2)
The Cincinnati Bearcats carry a 4-2 conference record into Thursday's game. They currently rank third in the conference behind USF and Memphis. The Bearcats are coming off of a 3-0 loss to Houston on Oct. 20.
Cincinnati is led by Jill Vetere on offense. The senior forward has scored six goals and added four assists for 16 total points. Behind her, sophomore forward Sophie Gorman has two goals and two assists for six points. In goal, redshirt sophomore Madison Less and redshirt junior Claudia Eustaquio have split time so far this season. Overall, the Bearcats have a combined 1.69 goals-against average and a .733 save percentage.
USF has a 10-12-4 all-time record against Cincinnati. The Bulls won the meeting last season, 2-1.
ECU (5-8-2, 2-3-1)
East Carolina comes into the week's matches with a 5-8-2 overall record. The Pirates are on a two-game losing streak, having lost to Houston, 1-0 (OT), on Oct. 17 and SMU, 4-0, on Oct. 20.
Junior forward Tori Riggs paces the ECU offense. She leads scorers with four goals and two assists. Jenna Dages is in second on the team with three goals and two assists. In net, redshirt junior Melanie Stiles has started all 15 games for the Pirates. She boasts a 1.38 GAA and a .769 save percentage with two shutouts.
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.
- Viens is in the top five in multiple offensive categories in the country. She currently ranks first in shots on goal per game (3.50), second in points per game (2.58) and shots per game (5.50) and third in goals per game (1.17) and fifth in total goals (14) and points (31).
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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