TAMPA, Fla. (September 29, 2024) – The University of South Florida women's soccer team was back on the home pitch on Sunday for an American Athletic Conference clash with No. 17 Memphis. The Bulls produced more shots on goal, but fell to the Tigers, 1-0.
 
With the loss, South Florida fell to 6-2-3 overall and 1-1-2 in AAC play, while Memphis improved to 7-1-1 overall and 2-0-1 in league contests.
 
In the 36th minute, Serita Thurton recorded the match's first shot on goal. She ripped a shot from just outside of the box, but the Memphis keeper was there for the save.
 
The first half was a defensive battle as the teams combined six shots, with USF having the lone shot on goal.
 
Memphis notched its first shot on goal of the match in the 73rd minute. The shot off Anna Hauer's foot was the match's only goal.
 
The Bulls recorded eight shots for the match, with three shots on goal. Thurton, Gentiana Fetaj, and Micahela Hill all produced shots on goal. Fetaj and Joy Kimwemwe led the team with two shots.
 
Notable
· The Bulls have outshot their opponents in nine of the 11 matches on the season.
· South Florida has put more shots on goal in eight of the 11 matches this season.
 
Next Up
The Bulls are back in action on Thursday, October 3, inside Corbett Stadium. South Florida and UAB are scheduled for a 7 p.m. first touch 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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