TAMPA, Fla. (October 26, 2024) – The University of South Florida women's soccer team wraps up the 2024 regular season on Sunday at Tulsa. The Bulls are tied for the top spot in the American Athletic Conference. South Florida and Tulsa are scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET start on ESPN+.
 
South Florida and Memphis are tied for first place. South Florida has one match remaining, while Memphis has two. The Bulls have a possible three points remaining, while the Tigers have a possible six. South Florida needs to win its final match, and two draws from Memphis to win the AAC outright. If the Bulls win is paired with a Memphis win and a loss, there would be a tie for first. Memphis holds the tiebreaker over South Florida.
 
Earlier this week, Sadie Sider-Echenberg was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week. Gentiana Fetaj earned a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll.
 
Taking Your Shot        
The Bulls are 37th in the NCAA with 16.75 shots per match and are second in the AAC. USF is tied for 26th in the country and is third in the conference with 7.94 shots on goal per match. The Bulls have tallied 20 or more shots in seven of the 16 matches this season. USF has outshot its opponents in 13 of the 16 matches this season. South Florida posted 21 shots against Temple, 23 shots against UAB, 23 shots against Stetson, 20 against UCF, 25 against FGCU, 40 against Southern, and 21 against Jacksonville. South Florida set a new Corbett Stadium record with 40 shots against Southern on August 21.
 
High-Octane Offense
The Bulls are tied for 60th in the NCAA with 31 goals, which is third in the conference. The 36 assists are tied for 22nd in the nation and are third in the AAC. South Florida is tied for 39th in the country with 98 points, which is third in the conference. With 1.94 goals per match, the Bulls are tied for 61st in the country and are fourth in the conference in scoring offense.
 
Bulls at a Glance
Anna Sutter paces the squad with seven goals. Her seven goals are tied for 117th in the NCAA and tied for fourth in the conference. Her 17 points are tied for 136th in the NCAA and are fifth in the AAC. Micahela Hill and Sadie Sider-Echenberg are tied for second on the team with 12 points, five goals and two assists, each. Gentiana Fetaj is fourth on the team with 11 points, three goals, and five assists. Georgia Brown is fourth on the team with four goals. Sophia Cabral and Elyse Thornton have scored two goals. Serita Thurton, Peyton Felton, and Sarah Brunner each have one goal for the year. Thurton leads the team with six assists. Fetaj is second on the squad with five assists. Felton and Sutter are tied for third on the team with three assists. Brown, Hill, Sider-Echenberg, Brunner, Fabri, Kat Burnell, and Ava Rightmire have two assists. Five players have dished out one assist this year.
 
Defensively, Leire Herraez Gallach has picked up the decisions in all 16 matches and is 11-2-3 on the year. She has made 41 saves and surrendered six goals on the season. Her save percentage of .872 is 11th in the NCAA and the best in the AAC. Her goal-against average of .408 is sixth in the country, and she leads in the conference. She has had nine shutouts in the season, which is tied for 10th in the NCAA and is the best in the conference. Logan McGruder has made five saves and has surrendered four goals in three matches.
 
Series History with Tulsa
The Bulls and Golden Hurricane will meet for the 10th time on Sunday. South Florida leads the series 8-1 and has won eight straight. The Bulls are 3-1 in matches against the Golden Hurricane in Tulsa.
 
Scouting the Golden Hurricane
As a unit, Tulsa is tied for 27th in the NCAA and lead the AAC with 36 goals. The Golden Hurricane's 41 assists are tied for 13th in the nation and most in the conference. With 113 points, TU is tied for 22nd in the country and leads the league. Blaine Schutte leads Tulsa with eight goals, which is tied for 69th in the NCAA and tied for second in the AAC. Leah Diaz is second on the squad with seven goals, which is tied for 117th in the country and tied for fourth in the conference. Jordan Frederick paces the Golden Hurricane with eight assists, which tied for 14th in the nation and most in the AAC. Diaz and Aniya Facen are tied for second on the team with six assists, which are tied for 67th in the NCAA and tied for third in the conference. Tatum Sanders has played 14 matches in goal for the Golden Hurricane and has a record of 5-7-2. Her 81 saves are tied for 40th in the country and are third in the league. Her save percentage of .802 is tied for 87th in the country and fourth in the conference. She has surrendered 20 goals for the season.
 
How to Follow
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American Standings
1. Memphis – 11-1-2, 6-0-2
2. South Florida – 11-2-3, 6-1-2
3. Rice – 11-3-2, 5-2-1
4. East Carolina – 6-3-6, 3-2-3
5. UAB – 6-4-4, 3-2-3
6. North Texas – 7-5-4, 3-3-2
7. Tulsa – 7-8-2, 3-5-0
8. UTSA – 7-7-3, 2-5-2
9. Florida Atlantic – 3-9-4, 2-4-2
10. Charlotte 2-7-7, 1-2-5
11. Temple – 2-15-0, 0-8-0

About South Florida Women's Soccer
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The 2024 season will be the first with Chris Brown at the helm. He spent the last 17 seasons as the associate head coach. Brown helped lead the Bulls to three AAC regular season titles, three AAC Tournament titles, and eight NCAA Tournament appearances – winning a conference title every year from 2017-21 while making five straight NCAA appearances during that period. Brown helped lead the Bulls to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010, a program-record 16 wins and program-best NCAA Tournament third-round appearance in 2019, both conference regular season and tournament titles in 2020, and a string of 10 straight seasons with 10 or more wins (2012-21). Brown has helped lead the Bulls to every NCAA appearance in program history, including two appearances in the second round, and three AAC Championship Game appearances.
 
As associate head coach, he mentored the program's first All-American and recent USF Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Evelyne Viens, who went on to earn three total All-America honors and an Olympic gold medal with the Canadian National Team at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Goalie Sydney Martinez (2020) and forward Sydny Nasello (2020 and 2021) also earned All-America honors and were among the Bulls that have earned a total of eight AAC Offensive Player of the Year, AAC Midfielder of the Year, AAC Defensive Player of the Year or AAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors. Players he has coached hold every program's individual record and most, if not all, of the top 10 marks in every category.

 
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