No. 12 Bulls Casts Out the Blue Devils in NCAA First Round
GREENSBORO, N.C., April 27, 2021 – The No. 12/15 University of South Florida women's soccer team scored three goals in the second half to defeat the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils, 3-0.
Chiara Hahn (Lauterbach, Germany),
Vivianne Bessette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and
Paula Leblic (Madrid, Spain) all scored for USF in the victory.
Sydney Martinez (Rincon, Ga.) and
Katrina Haarmann (Caledon, Ontario, Canada) combined for the shutout.
Defenses prevailed for both teams in the first half. USF put on most of the pressure, ___.
After the break, Hahn opened the scoring with a header goal for USF in the 52
nd minute.
Katie Kitching (Bedale, England) earned the assist on the goal. Leblic added to the Bulls' lead in the 64
th minute, expanding USF's lead to 2-0.
Bessette capped USF's offensive showing with her third goal of the season in the 71
st minute, scoring off an assist from Leblic and ending the scoring at 3-0.
Quotable
Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown on the win…
"We had a very solid performance today. The conditions are never easy when you're traveling out of state, coming to a new site and playing a team you aren't familiar with. They fought hard and we're really proud of them."
Up Next
The Bulls continue their trip in the NCAA tournament in the round of 32 with a matchup against seven-seed Texas A&M on Friday, April 30 at 3 p.m.
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The USF women's soccer team has posted eight 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, 2018 and 2019.
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