TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 25, 2022 – The University of South Florida women's soccer team battled another extended lightning delay and weren't able to overcome a second-half goal in a 1-0 loss to American on Thursday night.
Similar to its first match of the year, USF found itself having to head back to the locker room early, when 20 minutes into the game, lightning entered the area, forcing a two-hour and thirty-seven-minute delay.
After the unplanned break, neither team was able to find the back of the net, sending the teams back to their locker rooms scoreless.
Twenty-one minutes into the second half, American broke through. American took a shot which was saved by
Sydney Martinez (Rincon, Ga.), but the USF keeper was unable to corral the rebound and Izzy Kadzban sent it past a diving Martinez to take the lead.
Ultimately, the lead would hold as the game was called due to weather in the 85
th minute.
Notables
- Martinez made two saves in the game.
- Chiara Hahn (Lauterbach, Germany) led the team with three shots and two shots on goal.
Up Next
The Bulls are back at home on Sunday to battle FAU at 6 p.m.
About USF Women's Soccer
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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.
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