USF Athletics

Bull-ympians Update #1

July 23, 2021

TAMPA, Fla., July 23, 2021 – Six with connections to University of South Florida Athletics have started competition in Tokyo as the opening ceremonies marked the formal start of Tokyo 2020 on Friday.
  
An updated schedule of events including this week's results with USF participants is listed below.
 
Softball
USF softball and USA softball head coach Ken Eriksen and USF/USA athletic trainer Michele Latimer have helped the Eagles to a 2-0 start thus far in Tokyo.  
 
Team USA opened up group play with a 2-0 win over Italy on July 21. Cat Osterman tossed nine strikeouts in six innings, as Michelle Moultrie drove home the game's winning run.
 
"It was great for the team to start the tournament off with a win against a gritty opponent," Eriksen said. "We haven't played against Italy since 2014 and it's obvious they play a higher-level game than they did 7 years ago. They have been through a tough time with the untimely death of their Coach a few months back, and I give the current staff and the players a tremendous amount of credit and respect for what they are doing."
 
The next day, the team was back to its winning ways with a 1-0 win over No. 3 Canada. Monica Abbott threw a complete-game shutout and took a no-hitter into the sixth to earn the win.
 
"It's a rivalry anytime any of these Olympic teams get together and today you saw that," Eriksen said. "The Canada pitching staff did a great job against our offense, but our hitters stepped up in very clutch situations and came through. Monica did a phenomenal job in the circle, coming up with some crucial strikeouts and executing a great game plan with Aubree behind the plate. Our defense was also locked in, making some high-level plays out in the field to give our offense some time to settle in. Overall, it was a great day on the softball field."
 
The squad is back in action tonight, playing Mexico at 1:30 a.m. on July 24.
  
Women's Soccer
The first round of group play has finished in Tokyo, with three of USF's former student-athletes earning minutes in the opening round.
 
Great Britain defeated Christiane Endler and Chile, 2-0. Endler played all 90 minutes in net for Chile, making five saves in the match.
 
Canada tied the host nation of Japan in its Olympic opener, 1-1. Evelyne Viens played seven minutes as a substitution in the draw.
 
Olivia Chance played 68 minutes for New Zealand in its 2-1 loss to Australia.
 
Endler, Viens and Demi Stokes are all back in action overnight in the United States. Endler and Viens battle each other in Chile vs. Canada at 3:30 a.m. on July 24, while Demi Stokes and Great Britain face off against Japan at 6:30 a.m.
 
Olivia Chance and New Zealand return to play on July 25 at 7:30 a.m. with a matchup against the United States Women's National Team.
 
Track and Field
USF volunteer assistant coach, and Jamaican athlete, Shadae Lawrence starts her Olympic competition on July 30 in the qualifying round.
 
Sailing
Former USF student-athlete and Team USA sailor Paige Railey begins her play in the Olympics tomorrow in the Laser Radial Heats (July 24 at 11 p.m.).
 
SCHEDULE:
Sport – Teams Competing – Game Time (Florida, ET) - Network
SOFTBALL
Softball – Italy vs. USA (Ken Eriksen, Michele Latimer) – USA wins, 2-0
Softball – USA (Ken Eriksen, Michele Latimer) vs. Canada – USA wins, 1-0
Softball – USA (Ken Eriksen, Michele Latimer) vs. Mexico – July 24 at 1:30 a.m. - NBCOlympics.com
Softball – Australia vs. USA (Ken Eriksen, Michele Latimer) – July 24 at 9 p.m. - CNBC
Softball – Japan vs. USA (Ken Eriksen, Michele Latimer) – July 25 at 9 p.m. - NBCOlympics.com
 
For softball, the round-robin tournament is capped with the gold and bronze medal matches on July 27.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Women's Soccer – Chile (Christiane Endler) vs. Great Britain (Demi Stokes) – Great Britain wins, 2-0
Women's Soccer – Japan vs. Canada (Evelyne Viens) – Draw, 1-1
Women's Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand (Olivia Chance) – Australia wins, 2-1
Women's Soccer – Chile (Christiane Endler) vs. Canada (Evelyne Viens) – July 24 at 3:30 a.m. - NBCOlympics.com
Women's Soccer – Japan vs. Great Britain (Demi Stokes) – July 24 at 6:30 a.m. - NBCOlympics.com
Women's Soccer – New Zealand (Olivia Chance) vs. United States – July 24 at 7:30 a.m. - NBCSN
Women's Soccer – New Zealand (Olivia Chance) vs. Sweden – July 27 at 4 a.m. - NBCOlympics.com
Women's Soccer – Chile (Christiane Endler) vs. Japan – July 27 at 7 a.m. - NBCOlympics.com
Women's Soccer – Canada (Evelyne Viens) vs. Great Britain (Demi Stokes) – July 27 at 7 a.m. - NBCOlympics.com
 
The knockout stage for women's soccer play begins on July 30, with the bronze medal match being played on August 5 and gold medal match being played on August 6.
 
SAILING
Sailing – Laser Radial Heats (Paige Railey) – July 24 at 11:05 p.m. - NBCOlympics.com

TRACK & FIELD
Discus – Jamaica (Shadae Lawrence) Qualifying – July 30 at 8:30 p.m. 
Discus – Final – August 2 at 7 a.m.
 
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 55th season in 2020-21. Nearly 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 23 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2020-21, and own 127 conference titles overall. The Bulls posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for the fifth straight year in 2019-20 and have posted a program record 12 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0. USF has had nearly 450 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
 
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