Game Details: Tuesday, March 11, at 6:00 p.m.
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TAMPA, MARCH 10, 2025 – The University of South Florida women's lacrosse team (5-2) continues its historic inaugural season, hosting Bucknell (4-2) on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Corbett Stadium.
 
Setting The Stage:
The Bulls are coming off a 20-4 victory over Xavier, which set the program record for largest margin of victory. Goalie Paige Pagano made her 300^th career save and earned AAC Goalie of the Week for her performance.
 
The Bison are 4-2 overall. Their victories include games against Rider (9-8), Kent State (17-6), Mount St. Mary's (8-7), and Xavier (12-8), which came in Corbett Stadium last Friday Night. Their two losses came at No. 22 Penn State to open the year (16-4) and vs. Villanova (16-11).
 
Series History:
This is the first meeting between USF and Bucknell in women's lacrosse history. Bucknell is one of the oldest programs in women's lacrosse, dating back to 1978, boasting a 242-450-3 all-time record.
 
Note-A-Bull:
USF's offense averages 15.57 goals per game, good for the 11th-ranked scoring offense in the DI NCAA women's lacrosse. They're led by attacker Sofia Chepenik, with 29 points (21 goals and eight assists) on the season.
 
The Bulls are the fifth-ranked team in the NCAA in shots per game, averaging 36.14 shots a game through six contests. Already, 25.86 of those 36.14 shots per game have come on goal, good for ninth best in DI NCAA lacrosse.
 
Goalkeeper Paige Pagano has been a force in the cage, ranking 25th in the NCAA in saves (65 saves). She averages 9.29 saves a game to rank 29^th in the NCAA, and her 52.4 save percentage ranks ninth.
 
Additional Notes:

• The Bulls rank 11th in the nation and first in the AAC in scoring (15.57 goals a game).
• South Florida ranks fifth in the nation and first in the AAC in shots per game (36.14).
• The Bulls have scored at least 11 goals in every game this season. They rank eighth in the nation in scoring margin, averaging 6.86 goals more than their opponents.
• USF is playing the sixth game of a seven-game homestand. Their seventh game of which will open up conference play against Temple this Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

 
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About USF Women's Lacrosse
The University of South Florida announced the addition of women's lacrosse to its now 21-sport varsity athletics department in November of 2021. Fast forward to Feb. 7, 2025, the program embarked on its inaugural season in a 19-6 win over KSU, setting the State of Florida's regular season attendance record (2,386 fans). The Bulls named eight-time conference coach of the year Mindy McCord to lead the program in May of 2022. McCord, who came to USF with 240 career wins, earned 21 regular season and conference tournament titles at Jacksonville University. She led the program to eight NCAA appearances after launching and leading the Dolphins' program over its first 13 years. She developed 13 All-Americans, 81 all-conference selections, and 13 conference Player of the Year honorees during that span, departing JU following to back Sweet Sixteen berths. USF runs a fast-paced, high-scoring offense influenced by the early 1990s Loyola Marymount men's basketball record-setting fast break, which ranked among the national leaders in shots, points per game, and scoring margin numerous seasons during McCord's tenure at JU.

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