No. 10/22 South Florida Ends Nonconference Schedule Against Texas Tech
MATCHUP: No. 10/22 South Florida vs. Texas Tech (RV) |
Game Notes
WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
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TAMPA, Sept. 20, 2019 – No. 10/22 South Florida women's soccer kicks off a three-game homestand Saturday as Texas Tech visits Corbett Stadium in the Bulls' last nonconference matchup of the year. USF is coming off a 26-day road trip, where it swept opponents to carry a four-game win streak into Saturday's matchup.
USF (5-1) had a tough test on Sept. 15 against Wake Forest, taking down the Demon Deacons, 3-2, behind two goals from
Evelyne Viens (Quebec, Canada).
Katie Kitching (Bedale, England) also scored her first goal of the season in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Viens earned American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row. The senior was also named to the honorable mention list for TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week. The win at Wake Forest pushed South Florida into its highest ranking in program history. TopDrawerSoccer placed the Bulls at No. 10 in the nation, beating the program's previous high of No. 11 set last season.
TEXAS TECH (RV) (7-1)
Texas Tech brings in a six-game win streak as it visits Corbett Stadium on Saturday. In that span, it's outscored opponents, 19-2, including four shutouts. The squad's last loss came on Aug. 25 against New Mexico.
Leading the Red Raiders this season is Kirsten Davis. The junior forward has compiled nine goals and five assists on the year, totaling 23 points. Behind her, senior midfielder Jayne Lydiatt has two goals and four assists while freshman defender Hannah Anderson has three goals on the year.
Tom Stone is in his 13th year in charge of the program at Texas Tech. In his time with the Red Raiders, he has amassed a 147-80-29 record and has led the team to a NCAA tournament berth in six of the last seven years.
NOTABLES
- The Bulls are coming off a massive road trip. The 26-day span without a home game was the third-longest span in program history. The last time the Bulls played in Corbett stadium was on Aug. 25 against Florida. In 2017, the team spent 31 days without a home match from Aug. 28 to Sept. 28 and in 2012, the Bulls went 27 days from Aug. 20 to Sept. 16 without a game in Tampa.
- USF continues its dominance in national statistical rankings. The Bulls rank in the top 25 in four categories (assists per game, points per game, scoring offense and shots on goal per game). Individually, USF has players that rank in the top 25 in 11 different areas, including assists per game, goals per game, points per game, shot accuracy and shots per game.
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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