TAMPA Fla. (October 19, 2025) – The University of South Florida women's soccer team returned home to Corbett Stadium to play Charlotte on Sunday afternoon. The Bulls (7-7-1, 3-3-1 American) beat the 49ers (7-5-2, 3-2-2 American) 2-1.
USF celebrated Alumni Day for the match and honored some alumni during halftime.
In the first 90 seconds of the match,
Gentiana Fetaj scored to give the Bulls an early 1-0 lead.
Keito Ido was awarded the assist.
With just a few minutes left in the first half, during the 41st minute, Charlotte equalized the game at 1-1 with a goal from Megan Bradley. The score would be 1-1 going into halftime.
In the 66th minute,
Linnea Nestor scored a strike with her right foot into the bottom center of the goal. Fetaj received the assist, giving the Bulls a 2-1 lead that would be maintained for the remainder of the match.
Leire Herraez Gallach started and played the full 90 minutes in goal for the Bulls. She had four saves on the day.
Notables
• This was South Florida's 300th win in program history.
• South Florida now has an all-time record of 5-5-3 against Charlotte.
• South Florida has scored a goal in 19 of the last 23 matches.
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Gentiana Fetaj scored her fourth goal of the season and earned her seventh assist.
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Linnea Nestor scored her second goal of the season.
Next Up
South Florida will host North Texas on Thursday at 7 p.m. USF will seek its fourth conference win of the season at home.
About South Florida Women's Soccer
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Chris Brown enters his second season as USF head coach after a record-setting debut in 2024, leading the Bulls to 12 wins and coaching both the American Athletic Conference Midfielder and Goalkeeper of the Year. Brown spent 17 years as associate head coach (2007–2023), helping USF to three American Athletic Conference titles, eight NCAA appearances, and a 10-year streak of 10+ win seasons. He coached USF's first All-American, Evelyne Viens, now a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist, and has developed multiple American Athletic Conference award winners. Players under his guidance hold most of the program's records.
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