TAMPA, Fla. (August 27, 2024) – The University of South Florida women's soccer takes to the road for the first time for the 2024 season on Thursday. South Florida has a test with Kansas at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Earlier this week, Georgia Brown was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Anna Sutter earned a spot on the weekly Honor Roll.
 
4-In-3
The Bulls scored four or more goals in three-straight matches, a 5-1 victory over Jacksonville, a 5-0 win against Southern, and a 4-0 victory against FGCU. It is just the third time in program history and the first since the 2010 season when South Florida scored four in matches against North Florida, Murray State, and Southeast Missouri State. USF scored five goals in three-consecutive matches during the 1998 season against FIU, FAU, and Jacksonville.
 
Taking Your Shot
South Florida set a new Corbett Stadium record with 40 shots against Southern. The Bulls are 12th in the NCAA with 23.75 shots per match. USF is tied for eighth in the country with 11.50 shots on goal per match. Over the last three matches, the Bulls have tallied 25, 40, and 21.
 
High-Octane Offense
The Bulls are tied for eighth in the NCAA with 14 goals, which leads the conference. The 21 assists are tied for second in the nation and are tops in the AAC. South Florida is five in the country with 49 points.
 
Stout Defense
Over the last three contests, the Bulls have held opponents to just three shots on goal and have held opponents to just three corner kicks. South Florida limited Jacksonville to just two shots for the match and JU did not record a shot until 47 minutes into the match. South Florida held Southern to only one shot for the match. USF limited FGCU to one shot on goal and two corners.
 
Bulls at a Glance
Anna Sutter paces the squad with four goals, which are tied for 10th in the NCAA and second in the conference. Her 10 points are tied for sixth in the NCAA and tied for the most in the AAC. Georgia Brown and Micahela Hill are tied for second on the team with six points, two goals and two assists. Sadie Sider-Echenberg, Serita Thurton, Peyton Felton, Gentiana Fetaj, Sarah Brunner, Sophia, and Cabral each have one goal for the year. Sutter, Brown, Hill, Fetaj, Sider-Echenberg, Thurton, and Ava Rightmire are tied for the team lead with two assists. Seven players have dished out one assist on the year.
 
Defensively, Leire Herraez Gallach picked up the decisions in all four matches and is 3-1-0 on the year. She has made three saves and surrendered two goals on the season. Logan McGruder has made five saves and has surrendered four goals in three appearances.
 
Series History with Kansas
South Florida and Kansas will meet for the second time on Thursday. The Jayhawks won the only meeting, 3-1, in Tampa, on September 18, 2022.
 
Scouting the Jayhawks
Kansas is led by Jillian Gregorski with five points and two goals. She is the only Jayhawk with multiple goals. Emika Kawagishi, Shea Ryan, and Raena Knust have each added a goal. Saige Wimes paces the team with two assists. Gregorski, Kawagishi, Ryan, and Lexi Watts have added one assist each. Watts leads the team with 15 shots and her 5.00 shots per match are tied for 15th in the NCAA. Sophie Dawe has started all three matches in goal for Kansas. She has five saves and has surrendered three goals.
 
How to Follow
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: kuathletics.com
 
American Standings
1. Memphis – 3-0-0
2. East Carolina – 3-0-0
3. Rice – 3-1-0
4. South Florida 3-1-0
5. UTSA – 3-1-0
6. Tulsa – 2-1-1
7. North Texas – 2-2-0
8. UAB – 1-1-1
9. Florida Atlantic – 0-2-2
10. Charlotte 0-3-1
11. Temple – 0-3-0

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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