Game Details: Sunday, April 19, at 12:00 p.m.
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HARRISONBURG, APRIL 18, 2025 – The University of South Florida women's lacrosse team (11-3) continues its historic inaugural season, traveling to Harrisonburg, Virginia, to face James Madison University (10-4) on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. for a shot at a co-share of the AAC Regular Season Championship.
 
Setting The Stage:
The Bulls are coming off a home win over ODU (15-10). The Bulls fell behind 6-1 in the first 12 minutes but finished on a 14-4 run over the final 48 minutes.
 
The Bulls (4-1) sit second in the AAC standings behind only this week's opponent, James Madison University (4-0). This will be the final conference game of the season for the Bulls.
 
South Florida sits 42 in the NCAA's RPI rankings, while JMU is No. 12.
 
The Dukes are coming off a 17-6 victory over Liberty this past Wednesday. The Bulls also faced Liberty, 10 days prior, winning 18-12.
 
All four of the Dukes' losses have come against top-10 ranked teams (No. 2 UNC, No. 6 Johns Hopkins, No. 7 Virginia, and No. 10 Maryland).
 
Series History:
This is the first meeting between USF and JMU in women's lacrosse history.
 
Note-A-Bull:
South Florida ranks first in the NCAA in shots per game (37.07). They also rank third in the NCAA in shots on goal per game (26.79).
 
All those shots have led the Bulls to be sixth in the nation in goals per game (16.36). South Florida ranks fourth in the nation in scoring margin, winning by an average of 6.86 goals per game.
 
This has led the Bulls to the ninth-best win percentage in the NCAA (0.786 percent).
 
They're led by attacker Sofia Chepenik, with 57 points. Her 46 goals rank first in the AAC and 39th in the NCAA.
 
Ava Uphues ranks 26^th in the NCAA in shot percentage, scoring her 30 goals at a 56.6 shooting percentage clip.
 
Additional Notes:

• The Bulls have scored at least 11 goals in every game this season.
• South Florida has forced 20 or more turnovers in seven straight games.
• The Bulls have seven players with 20 or more points this season, (Sofia Chepenik – 57; Juliana George - 48; Maggie Newton – 40; Ava Uphues – 33; Kaitlyn Tartaglione – 28; Alison Harbaugh – 27; and Kali Cleary - 23).

 
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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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