Bulls open home slate against Miami on Friday
MATCHUP: USF (1-2) vs. Miami (3-0)
SCHEDULE: Fri., September 3 at 6 p.m.
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TAMPA (September 2, 2021) – The University of South Florida volleyball team (1-2) opens the home portion of its 2021 schedule against the University of Miami (3-0) on Friday night. The matchup is slated for 6 p.m. inside The Corral on the campus of USF.
The Bulls 2021 campaign began last weekend at the FGCU Invitational where USF notched its first win of the season against UMBC in five sets. The Bulls dropped their contests to Rutgers and tournament host FGUC in three sets each.
Head coach Jolene Shepardson (USF alum/2nd season) returns 11 players from a young 2020 roster which posted a 6-8 (3-5 AAC) record for the season, which was played during the spring of 2021.
Headlining the group of still youthful returners is outside hitter Marta Cvitkovic (Rijeka, Croatia) who was named to the All-AAC First Team in 2020 and a unanimous selection to the 2021 Preseason All-Conference Team. At the net, Ally Barnhart (Lenexa, Kan.) also returns while libero CC Clausen (The Woodlands, Texas) and Alexis Williams (St. Louis, Mo.) anchor the back row defense.
Last weekend, true freshman Amiree Hendricks-Walker (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Tizi Puljiz (Resistencia, Argentina) both made immediate impacts both offensively and defensively. Bucknell transfer Kelsey O'Loughlin guided the offense from the setter position while returner Masha Idjilov (Chisinau, Moldova) was sidelined with an early-season injury.
Up Next
The Bulls complete this home-and-home series against the Hurricanes on Sunday in Coral Gables at 1 p.m. USF will then wrap up its non-conference slate with tournaments at Jacksonville University on September 10-11 and Stetson on September 17-18.
About USF Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her second season at the helm of her alma mater in 2021-22. Named head coach on Jan. 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls' program to its last conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. USF made its last postseason appearance in 2018, posting 20 wins and appearing in the NIVC. USF Volleyball has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 12 conference titles since its inception in 1972 and is entering its 50th campaign in 2021-22. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus.
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