This Week in USF Athletics
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Bulls Weekly Highlights
- USF football (4-4, 2-2) has a bye week after a big road win at ECU on Oct. 26. The Bulls begin a three-game homestand Thursday, Nov. 7 against Temple (8 p.m. kickoff, TV: ESPN).
- USF men's basketball tunes up for the regular season with an exhibition game against Saint Leo 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Yuengling Center.
- No. 19 USF women's soccer (12-3, 7-1) has won six straight games heading into a War on I-4 matchup at UCF (6 p.m. Thursday) to wrap up the regular season. The Bulls have earned a first-round bye in the conference tournament that begins Sunday.
- USF men's soccer (8-5-1, 2-3) hosts Cincinnati (7 p.m. Friday) in the Bulls' final home game of the regular season.
- The American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships take place Friday in Memphis, Tenn.
- USF volleyball has a War on I-4 match at UCF (7 p.m. Friday) before another conference test at Memphis (2 p.m. Sunday).
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, OCT. 28, 2019 – Take a look ahead at the week in USF Athletics and catch up on last week's news:
Football (4-4, 2-2)
This Week: USF has a bye this week and begins a three-game homestand Thursday, Nov. 7 against Temple (8 p.m. kickoff, TV: ESPN). The Bulls then host Cincinnati (Nov. 16) and Memphis (Nov. 23). Tickets can be purchased by visiting
USFBullsTix.com or calling 1-800-Go-Bulls.
Last Week: USF scored 35 straight points in the first half and kept its foot on the gas pedal after the break in a 45-20 rout of East Carolina on Oct. 26 that extended the Bulls' winning streak against the Pirates to five games. USF has won all five road games in the series with ECU and remained unbeaten in Greenville, N.C., after posting new season highs with 347 rushing yards and 525 total yards. Read the recap
HERE... Get to know senior linebacker
Patrick Macon, who leads the Bulls in tackles in his first season with the program
HERE.
Need to Know: Senior
Jordan Cronkrite was named to The American's weekly honor roll Monday after rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns in the 45-20 win at ECU on Oct. 26... USF currently leads the nation with 20 takeaways this season. The Bulls rank second in the FBS with 9.1 tackles for loss per game.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on USF football on Twitter
HERE and on Facebook
HERE.
Men's Basketball
Important Upcoming Event: The Bulls begin the regular season with a home game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.
This Week: USF tunes up for the regular season with an exhibition game against Saint Leo on Tuesday at 7 p.m. inside the Yuengling Center. Admission/parking is free for fans and the game will be broadcast on BullsVision. Get more info
HERE.
Need to Know: Season tickets for 2019-20 are on sale now. Fans can call/text 1-800-Go-Bulls or visit
USFBullsTix.com to make purchases… Sophomore
Alexis Yetna was one of 20 student-athletes and the only one from the American Athletic Conference named to the 2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Watch List. Learn more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMBB.
Women's Basketball
This Week: USF continues to get ready for its season opener against Jacksonville that's set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. inside the Yuengling Center. View the season schedule
HERE
Need to Know: Season tickets for 2019-20 are on sale now. Fans can call/text 1-800-Go-Bulls or visit
USFBullsTix.com to make purchases.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFWBB.
No. 19 Women's Soccer (12-3, 7-1)
This Week: USF looks to finish up the regular season with its seventh straight win 6 p.m. Thursday in a War on I-4 test at UCF… The Bulls have already clinched a first-round bye in the American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship that begins Sunday. USF is still in contention for The American's regular season title… USF moved up to No. 19 in this week's
Top Drawer Soccer rankings.
Last Week: Sophomore keeper
Sydney Martinez registered her second straight shutout in a
1-0 victory over Cincinnati on Oct. 24… USF clinched a first-round bye in the conference tournament with a
3-1 win at East Carolina on Oct. 27.
Need to Know: Sophomore
Sydney Martinez was named American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday after posting a shutout against Cincinnati and making three saves against East Carolina last week. Senior
Evelyne Viens earned AAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fifth time this season. Junior defender
Fanny Pelletier-Laroche was selected to The American's weekly honor roll. Learn more
HERE… Senior
Evelyne Viens currently leads The American in goals (16), goals per game (1.14), points (35), shots (78) and shots per game (5.57).
Follow the Bulls: Keep up with the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFWSoc.
Men's Soccer (8-5-1, 2-3-0)
This Week: USF wraps up its regular season home schedule with a game against Cincinnati on Friday at 7 p.m.
Last Week: Freshman
Victor Claudel and junior
Adrian Billhardt scored in a
2-2, double-overtime draw with No. 11 Florida International on Oct. 22… USF dropped a
1-0 decision against No. 8/6 UCF in a War on I-4 matchup at Corbett Stadium on Oct. 26.
Need to Know: Tickets for Friday's USF-Cincinnati game can be purchased at
USFBullsTix.com.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMSoc.
Track & Field/Cross Country
This Week: The American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships are set Friday at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tenn. Get more info
HERE.
Need to Know: Catch up with former USF jumps, sprints standout Kerine Black, a five-time All-American and 2010 USF Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
HERE… Get info on USF's 2020 track and field home events
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFXCTF.
Volleyball (7-17, 1-9)
This Week: USF travels to Orlando for a War on I-4 match against rival UCF on Friday at 7 p.m. … The Bulls finish up their week with another conference test at Memphis on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Last Week: Freshman
Jac St. Cin had a career-high 22 kills to go along with a .526 hitting percentage and freshman
Jordan Valley added a career-best 23 digs in a
3-2 loss to Houston on Oct. 27… USF dropped a
3-0 decision against Tulane on Oct. 25.
Need to Know: USF returns to The Corral to host Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Purchase tickets at
USFBullsTix.com.
Follow the Bulls: Get all the important team updates on Twitter
@USFVolleyball.
Athletics
Last Week: USF Vice President of Athletics
Michael Kelly traveled to Tallahassee with USF President Steven Currall, hundreds of students and Rocky for USF Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Need to Know: Supporters of USF Athletics can connect with the program even better through the improved online home of the Bulls Club at
MyBullsClub.com. Find out more
HERE… USF Athletics is looking for event management interns on game days for all sports. Potential interns must be college students. For more information, please contact
Holden Reinman by email at
hreinman@usf.edu.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date on the program by following
@USFAthletics on Twitter.
Men's Golf
This Week: USF finishes up its fall season at the Intercollegiate at Innisbrook, which takes place Monday and Tuesday in Palm Harbor, Fla. Access live scoring
HERE.
Last Week: Head coach
Steve Bradley's Bulls earned runner-up honors for the second straight year at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate on Oct. 21. All five players in USF's lineup shot par or better in all three rounds of the Bulls' third straight top-five performance. Read the recap
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFMGolf.
Men's Tennis
This Week: Senior
Jakub Wojcik and sophomore
Rithvik Bollipalli appeared in the ITA Southeast Regional doubles final Monday in Gainesville… USF heads to Lakewood Ranch, Fla., for the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic that takes place Friday through Sunday.
Last Week: Wojcik and Bollipalli advanced to the ITA Southeast Regional doubles final with a victory over FGCU's Felipe Ramirez and Feliksas Sakalauskas. Sophomore
Chase Ferguson made the round of 16 in singles.
Need to Know: View the Bulls' fall schedule
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls by following the team on Twitter
@USFMTen.
Women's Tennis
This Week: The Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic takes place Friday through Sunday at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.
Need to Know: View USF's full fall schedule
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay up to date on the Bulls by following
@USFWTEN on Twitter.
Softball
This Week: USF's fall exhibition schedule continues with home games against the University of Tampa (5 p.m. Friday) and Hillsborough Community College (5 p.m. Saturday).
Need to Know: Head coach
Ken Eriksen and USA Softball announced the U.S. Olympic Softball Team roster for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Learn more
HERE. Find out what went into team selection by reading the second installment of the
Road to Tokyo series.
Follow the Bulls: Get all the important updates on the team by following the Bulls on Twitter
@USFSoftball.
Baseball
This Week: USF travels to Fort Myers, Fla., for an exhibition game against Florida Gulf Coast University that takes place 6 p.m. Saturday at CenturyLink Sports Complex. The Bulls' other fall exhibition game is Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. against Florida in Gainesville.
Need to Know: The USF Baseball Golf Classic will return to the TPC Tampa Bay course on Friday, Nov. 8. Proceeds from the annual event support the Bulls' baseball program. Registration is open to the public with several levels of sponsorship and participation available. Find out more
HERE.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls on Twitter
@USFBaseball.
Sailing
Last Week: USF finished third overall at the SAISA Women's Fall Championships in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Junior
Marina Barzaghi and sophomore Carolina Perez-Rovira tied for third in the A Division but lost the tiebreaker. Juniors
Katie Bornarth and
Samantha Kappaz placed third in the B Division, just one point away from second… USF's freshmen also participated in the Nickerson Trophy in Medford, Mass., where the Bulls finished in 12
th place.
Sydney Monahan and
Lily Theisen sailed all B Division races and narrowly missed a fifth-place finish. Ethan Hanley and
Erika Desonie participated in the first six A Division races before Drea Keswater and
Olivia Smith finished the regatta.
Follow the Bulls: Stay updated on the Bulls throughout the season on Twitter
@USFSailingTeam.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and is in its 53rd season in 2018-19. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 18 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, and own 119 conference titles overall. Eleven USF programs reached national postseason competition in the 2018-19 season and six were ranked in the Top 25 nationally. The Bulls posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for the fourth straight year in 2018-19 and have posted a program record nine straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0. USF has had more than 250 student-athletes earn their degree in the last three years.
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@USFAthletics) and
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