Bulls Overcome Two-Goal Deficit In Win At Stetson

Tuesday, October 17

DeLand, FL

7 p.m.

University of South Florida

4-7-1, 1-3-1

Stetson

5-5-4, 2-1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
South Fla.	1	2	3
Stetson	2	0	2

South Florida Bulls during a men's soccer match against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers on October 8, 2023. (Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics)

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Bulls Overcome Two-Goal Deficit In Win At Stetson

October 17, 2023 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DELAND, Fla., October 17, 2023 – South Florida men's soccer (4-7-1, 1-3-1 AAC) overcame a two-goal deficit and defeated Stetson (5-5-4, 2-1-2 ASUN), 3-2, on Tuesday night in Deland, Fla.

Twenty-three minutes into play, the Hatters broke the ice, scoring back-to-back goals in three minutes. Lara Luis ('23) and Andrew Mata (26') both scored with Alessandro Gabbani assisting on both goals.

In the 26^th minute of action, Jeffery "JT" Copper scored his first goal of the campaign. USF went into the break trailing Stetson, 2-1.

In the second frame, Marco Astorga scored his first goal of the year in the 67^th minute to tie the match at 2-2. With eight minutes left in the contest, Jalen Anderson pushed the Bulls to the eventual victory by scoring his third game-winner of the year. Ajmeer Spengler collared his sixth assist of the year on Anderson's goal in the 82^nd minute.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

The Bulls' trio of goals is the most the team has scored in a match since November 2022 (4-2, W, Hofstra, NCAA First Round, Nov. 17, 2022)
South Florida now owns a 29-5-1 edge in the all-time series against Stetson, and the win marked the Bulls' ninth in Hatter territory.
Anderson's Goal was his sixth of the season and 18^th of his career.

UP NEXT
South Florida returns to Corbett for its second to last home match of the regular season, as the Bulls will face UAB on Saturday (Oct. 21). The game will be the program's Alumni & International night. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the match can be streamed on ESPN+.

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USF Men's Soccer competed in the school's first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.

The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 30 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Men's Soccer has two Alumni in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper and Dan Holcomb, with Jeff Attinella joining as part of the 2023 class.

The Bulls have reached the NCAA Tournament 13 times over the past 22 seasons.
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