Women’s Soccer’s Nasello Named AAC Offensive Player of the Week
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 20, 2021 – University of South Florida women's soccer forward
Sydny Nasello was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. It's her first honor of the season.
Nasello (Land O' Lakes, Fla.), who scored three goals during the week, was a key piece of a surging USF (6-2-1, 1-0-0 AAC) offense that tallied five goals across two wins. The Bulls picked up the 3-2 overtime win in their conference opener against ECU, then a 2-1 victory over FGCU in the non-conference finale.
Nasello tallied the game-tying goal against ECU in the 89
th minute, sending the game to overtime. She also took five shots, including three that went on goal, in the game.
Three days later, Nasello kept driving the USF offensive effort this season, scoring both of USF's goals in a win over Florida Gulf Coast. It was her third career multi-goal game.
Nasello currently ranks third in the country with 2.89 shots on goal per game and sixth in the country with 5.11 shots per game. The forward comes in at No. 15 in the country and leads the AAC with seven goals on the year, while also leading the conference in points with 16.
Joining Nasello, defender
Lucy Roberts (Cheshire, England) was named to the American's weekly honor roll for her efforts this week. She scored a game-tying goal in the 84
th minute against ECU and assisted the game-winning goal against FGCU.
The Bulls are back in action this Friday. The team travels to Tulsa for a conference matchup against the Golden Hurricane at 8 p.m. ET on Sept. 24.
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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, 2019 and 2020. South Florida has won four consecutive conference championships, earning the tournament title in 2017, 2019 and 2020 as well as the regular-season title in 2018 and 2020. The program had its first draft pick and second-highest pick in USF Athletics history with Evelyne Viens being taken with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft by Sky Blue FC, now Gotham FC.
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