TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 6, 2022 – Serita Thurton (Ajax, Ontario) and Chiara Hahn (Lauterbach, Germany) led the University of South Florida's women soccer team to a 2-1 win over the Memphis Tigers on Thursday night.
 
 
With the first half winding down and South Florida pushing the ball down the field, Iris Young found Thurton who split the Tigers' goalie and defender to tie the match at one. It marked her first goal of the season.
 
The Bulls kept the momentum in the second half with Hahn converting the second penalty goal of the season.
 
Memphis had opportunities to tie the match but two big saves from Sydney Martinez kept South Florida out front.
 
The Bulls have won their last three matches, improving their conference record to 3-1.
 
Scoring Summary
Memphis  - Kimberly Smit (19:28)
USF – Serita Thurton (43:52)
USF – Chiara Hahn (46:03, PK)

                  1         2        F
USF           1         1        2                           
Memphis   1         0       1
 
Shots: USF 5, UM 13
Shots on Goal: USF 4, UM 6
Saves: USF 5, UM 2
Corner Kicks: USF 3, UM 5
Fouls: USF 6, UM 10
 
Notable
• Sydney Martinez set a new USF career record in goalie minutes played with 6,734.
• The Bulls are 2-for-2 on converting penalty kicks.
• Iris Young earned her first assist of the season.

Up Next
The Bulls will have a 10-day break before heading to Greenville, N.C. for a match against the East Carolina Pirates on Sunday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
 
Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1-800-GoBulls or at Ticketmaster.
 
All home matches this season will be broadcast live on USF Bulls Unlimited, with Darek Sharp on the call. Bulls Unlimited is available via the free Tune In app (search "Bulls Unlimited'') and provides static-free quality whether you're listening on your streaming device, laptop or desktop. 
 
In addition to Bulls Unlimited, all of South Florida's home regular season matches will be streamed live on the ESPN+ platform. Subscriptions for the ESPN+ app are $6.99 monthly or $69.99 annually and can be packaged with Hulu and Disney+ streaming services. A step-by-step guide for subscribing to ESPN+ is located here.
 
About USF Women's Soccer
Be sure to follow USF women's soccer on social media (Twitter / Instagram/Facebook) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information.
 
The USF women's soccer team has posted ten consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. South Florida has five consecutive seasons with a conference championship, earning the tournament title in 2017, 2019 and 2020 as well as the regular-season title in 2018, 2020 and 2021. 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.