Game Details: Sunday, April 6, at 12:00 p.m.
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LYNCHBURG, APRIL 5, 2025 – The University of South Florida women's lacrosse team (9-3) continues its historic inaugural season, traveling to Lynchburg, Virginia, to face Liberty University on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. at Liberty Lacrosse Field.
 
Setting The Stage:
The Bulls are coming off their first conference loss, falling 17-16 to Charlotte. The Bulls (3-1) sit second in the AAC standings behind only James Madison University, who they play on the road on Saturday, April 19. South Florida sits 42 in the NCAA's RPI rankings.
 
This game against Liberty will be their first non-conference game since their 16-8 victory over Bucknell on Tuesday, March 11.
 
Liberty is 8-4 overall on the year, sitting 40 in the NCAA's RPI rankings. They are coming off a 12-10 loss vs. Louisville this past Tuesday, April 1. They are tied with Jacksonville University (3-0) for first in the ASUN.
 
Two of their losses on the season have come against top-10 ranked programs (No.4 UNC, 23-1, and No. 9 Virginia, 20-5). Their best win of the season came against No. 20 Richmond (14-13).
 
Series History:
This is the first meeting between USF and Liberty in women's lacrosse history.
 
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 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 9-3, bringing her career record to 249-121 across 22 seasons.
 
Coach McCord played four years of women's lacrosse and field hockey here in Lynchburg, Virginia, at the University of Lynchburg.
 
USF's offense averages 16.36 goals per game, good for the fifth-ranked scoring offense in the DI NCAA women's lacrosse and first in the AAC.
 
They're led by attacker Sofia Chepenik, with 50 points. Her 40 goals rank first in the AAC, and she also has 10 assists on the season. Against Charlotte, she surpassed 100 career points.
 
Additional Notes:

• South Florida scores 16.36 goals per game: first in AAC and tied for fifth in NCAA.
• The Bulls have scored at least 11 goals in every game this season.
• The Bulls have outscored their opponents by an average of 7.82 goals per game, totaling 87 more goals than their opponents (198-111) over the first 12 games. This ranks fourth in the NCAA and first in the AAC.
• South Florida has forced 20 or more turnovers in six straight games.
• The Bulls have six players with 20 or more points this season (Sofia Chepenik – 50; Juliana George - 40; Maggie Newton – 34; Ava Uphues – 25; Kaitlyn Tartaglione – 24; and Alison Harbaugh – 22).

 
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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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