Game Details: Friday, April 4, at 6:00 p.m.
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CHARLOTTE, APRIL 3, 2025 – The University of South Florida women's lacrosse team (9-2) continues its historic inaugural season, traveling to Charlotte to face the American Athletic Conference's other inaugural team on Friday at 6:00 p.m. inside Jerry Richardson Stadium.
 
Setting The Stage:
The Bulls are coming off a 17-7 victory over Vanderbilt, extending their win streak to six games. The Bulls have outscored their opponents by 68 goals (110-42) over their six-game win streak.
 
Charlotte is 5-7 overall in their first season in program history. Their last win came on March 6 vs. FDU (23-7). Since then, they have lost four in a row to American (15-14 in OT), ODU (15-9), Vanderbilt (15-14), and James Madison (17-10). They are 0-3 in American Athletic Conference play thus far.
 
Series History:
This is the first meeting between USF and Charlotte in women's lacrosse history. This is the first season for both teams.
 
Note-A-Bull:
Head Coach Mindy McCord is vying for her 250^th career win coaching NCAA Women's Lacrosse. She began her career going 43-21 Oberlin College (D3) over four seasons. She then coached four seasons at McDaniel College (D3), going 27-35. In 2010, she began a 13-year tenure at Jacksonville University (D1), where she went 170-62. Now at South Florida (D1) she is 9-2, bringing her career record to 249-120 across 22 seasons.
 
USF's offense averages 16.36 goals per game, good for the fourth-ranked scoring offense in the DI NCAA women's lacrosse, as well as first in the AAC.
 
They're led by attacker Sofia Chepenik, with 46 points, good for 51^st in the DI NCAA. Her 36 goals rank 31^st in the NCAA, and she also has 10 assists on the season. She is one point away from 100 career points.
 
The Bulls are the fifth-ranked team in the NCAA in shots per game, averaging 36.36 shots a game through 11 contests. Already, 26.64 of those 36.36 shots per game have come on goal, good for sixth-best in DI NCAA lacrosse.
 
Goalkeeper Paige Pagano has been a force in the cage, ranking fourth in the NCAA in save percentage (53.5%). She has 100 saves on the season (27^th in NCAA). She averages 9.09 saves a game to rank 29^th in the NCAA.
 
Additional Notes:

• South Florida scores 16.36 goals per game: first in AAC and fourth in NCAA.
• The Bulls have scored at least 11 goals in every game this season.
• The Bulls have held their opponents to under 10 goals in six consecutive games.
• South Florida has won by a combined margin of 68 goals (110-42) over their six-game win streak.
• The Bulls have outscored their opponents by 88 goals (182-94) over the first 11 games.
• South Florida has forced 20 or more turnovers in five straight games.
• The Bulls are the second AAC team this season to get to two conference wins (3-0) alongside James Madison University.
• Sofia Chepenik is one point away from 100 career points.

 
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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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