TAMPA, Oct. 31, 2019 – The No. 19/24 University of South Florida Women's Soccer team had its six-game winning streak snapped by the UCF Knights in a 1-0, War on I-4 loss. The Knights scored late in the first half to earn the victory.
 
USF (12-4; 7-2 The American) once again led its opponent in shots. The Bulls took 19 shots in the match, with 10 going on goal. UCF (10-3-4; 5-2-2 The American) tallied 11 shots with seven on goal. 

Through the first half, play was back-and-forth with each side getting opportunities. Ultimately the defenses and goalkeepers defused any attacks before they reached the back of the net.
 
UCF would break through, however, with just under three minutes left in the first half. Ellie Moreno received a pass near the side of the box and slipped it past Sydney Martinez (Rincon, Ga.) to give the Knights a 1-0 halftime lead.
 
In the second half, the Bulls consistently challenged the UCF goalkeeper, taking some well-placed shots on net. However, none of the Bulls 10 second-half shots found their way to the back of the net, with the Knight's Caroline DeLisle making several goal-line saves to maintain the lead.
 
Overall, Martinez set a new season-high with six saves on the night. Junior midfielder Katie Kitching (Bedale, England) led the Bulls with three shots on goal.

 Quotable
 Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown on the game…
 "It took so long for us to move and our energy was really low. It's not a fun day trip. You have to leave on time to miss the traffic and then you have to sit somewhere to eat and get here an hour early. If I was making excuses, it's kind of the lull in travel. At the end of the day, UCF was ready to play from the whistle. I thought the first half, they took it to us. I personally think that in the second half they didn't cross midfield as much and we had a majority of the opportunities in the second half. It's a little unlucky, but that's how it goes."
 
Key Stat
4 – Two USF players registered four shots in the game. Evelyne Viens (L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada) and Sydny Nasello (Land O' Lakes, Fla.) tallied four shots against UCF.
 
 Notable

• Seven players played all 90 minutes for the Bulls.
• The Bulls led in shots in every game this season. USF finished with a +182 shot differential during the season.

Up Next
The Bulls have clinched a first-round bye in the American Athletic Conference Tournament. USF is the two-seed and will play on Thursday, Nov. 7 in Memphis, Tenn.
  
 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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