CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 12, 2024) – The University of South Florida was back on the pitch for the first American Athletic Conference match of the season on the road against Charlotte. The Bulls outshot the 49ers 14-12, but the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
 
With the draw, South Florida is 4-1-2 overall and 0-0-1 in conference play, while Charlotte is 1-5-3 overall and 0-0-1 in AAC action.
 
In the 13th minute, Anna Sutter notched the first shot on goal of the match, but the Charlotte keeper was there to make the save.
 
The first half was a defensive battle. Sutter recorded the only shot on goal for the opening stanza. The Bulls held the 49ers to no shots on goal.
 
In the 80th minute, Noelle Sather ripped a shot from just outside the box towards the far post, but the 49er goalkeeper tipped the shot over the crossbar.
 
South Florida almost scored another goal in the final five minutes. Sutter got a great touch on a ball inside the box, but Emma Wakeman made a diving save to keep the Bulls off the board.
 
The match ended in a 0-0 draw. South Florida produced 14 shots, with five of those being on goal. Leire Herraez Gallach kept the 49ers off the scoreboard and made three saves in the match. Sutter led South Florida with two shots on goal. Maria Bulis, Peyton Felton, and Sather all ended with one shot on goal.
 
Notable
· South Florida has outshot its opponents in five of the seven matches of the season.
 
Next Up
South Florida returns to Corbett Stadium for the final non-conference matchup against Stetson. The Bulls and Hatters are slated for a 6 p.m. first touch on Sunday, September 15.

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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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