TAMPA, Fla. (September 28, 2024) – The University of South Florida women's soccer team returns to the friendly confines of Corbett Stadium on Sunday as No. 17 Memphis makes the trip to Tampa. The Bulls (6-1-3, 1-0-2) and the Tigers (6-1-1, 1-0-1) are scheduled for a 1 p.m. first touch on ESPN+.
 
Sunday will be our Alumni Day match. Earlier this week, Micahela Hill and Sadie Sider-Echenberg were named to the AAC Honor Roll after scoring a goal last week.   
 
Taking Your Shot        
The Bulls are tied for 22nd in the NCAA with 18.30 shots per match, which is second in the AAC. USF is tied for 17th in the country and is second in the conference with 8.70 shots on goal per match. The Bulls have tallied 20 or more shots in five of the 10 matches this season. South Florida posted 23 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 73rd in the NCAA with 20 goals, which is third in the conference. The 24 assists are tied for 31st in the nation and are fourth in the AAC. South Florida is tied for 52nd in the country with 64 points, which is third in the conference. With 2.00 goals per match, the Bulls are tied for 63rd in the country and are tied for third in the conference in scoring offense.
 
Bulls at a Glance
Anna Sutter paces the squad with five goals, which are tied for 91st in the NCAA and tied for fifth in the conference. Her 12 points are tied for 115th in the NCAA and seventh in the AAC. Georgia Brown is second on the team with four goals and 10 points. Micahela Hill is third on the team with eight points, three goals and two assists. Sadie Sider-Echenberg has scored two goals on the season. Serita Thurton, Peyton Felton, Gentiana Fetaj, Sarah Brunner, Sophia Cabral, and Elyse Thornton each have one goal for the year. Fetaj and Thurton are tied for the team lead with three assists. Sutter, Brown, Hill, Sider-Echenberg, and Ava Rightmire are tied for third on the team with two assists. Eight players have dished out one assist on the year.
 
Defensively, Leire Herraez Gallach has picked up the decisions in all 10 matches and is 6-1-2 on the year. She has made 22 saves and surrendered four goals on the season. Her save percentage of .846 is tied for 43rd in the NCAA and leads the AAC. Her goals against average of .460 is 20th in the country and first in the conference. She has five shutouts on the season, which is tied for 16th in the NCAA and tied for the best in the conference.  Logan McGruder has made five saves and has surrendered four goals in three matches.
 
Series History with Memphis
South Florida and Memphis will meet for the 24th time on Sunday. The Bulls have won four of the last five meetings, including a draw. USF won the last meeting 2-1 in Tampa on October 6, 2022. South Florida is 8-2-2 at home against Memphis.
 
Scouting the Tigers
Ashley Henderson paces Memphis with four goals. Her three match-winning goals are tied for 11th in the NCAA and tied for most in the AAC. She leads the team with 10 points. Momo Nakao is second on the squad with seven points, three assists and two goals. Ai Kitagawa is second on the team with three goals. Alex Mackay and Anna Hauer each have two goals on the season. Hauer, Flavie Dube, and Elise Perron all have dished out two assists. Kaylie Bierman has played in goal for all eight matches and has a record of 6-1-1. She has made 11 saves and surrendered four goals.
 
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American Standings
1. North Texas – 7-2-2, 3-0-0
2. Rice – 8-2-1, 2-1-0
3. South Florida 6-1-3, 1-0-2
4. UAB – 4-3-2, 1-1-1
5. East Carolina – 4-2-4, 1-1-1
6. Florida Atlantic – 2-5-3, 1-1-1
7. Memphis – 6-1-1, 1-0-1
8. UTSA – 6-4-1, 1-2-0
9. Charlotte 1-6-4, 0-1-2
10. Tulsa – 4-5-2, 0-2-0
11. Temple – 2-9-0, 0-2-0

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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