BOCA RATON, Fla. (September 26, 2024) – The University of South Florida women's soccer team returned to the pitch on Thursday for a road contest with in-state foe Florida Atlantic. The Bulls (6-1-3, 1-0-2) and the Owls (2-5-2, 1-1-1) had to battle the elements and each other as the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
The first half was a defensive battle as the Bulls outshot the Owls 5-2 in the extreme wind. Both teams produced one shot on goal.
Leire Herraez Gallach made the save on the lone shot on goal by FAU.
Gentiana Fetaj notched the only shot on goal for USF.
Much like the first half, both teams had to battle the high winds, which led to just one shot on goal apiece.
Micahela Hill produced the shot on goal in the 53rd minute.
Hill led the team with three shots, while Fetaj finished with two. Defensively, Herraez Gallach collected two saves on the night.
The Bulls tallied seven shots, with two shots on goal. USF earned four corners. The backline for South Florida held Florida Atlantic to just three shots for the match and only allowed two corners for the night.
Notable
· The Bulls held the Owls to three shots for the match, the lowest amount by an AAC foe this season.
· South Florida has outshot its opponents in eight of the 10 matches this season.
Next Up
The Bulls return to the friendly confines of Corbett Stadium on Sunday, September 29, for Alumni Day. South Florida welcomes No. 17 Memphis at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
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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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