OMAHA, Neb., Sep. 21, 2025 – The University of South Florida volleyball team showed grit and firepower in a four-set match against nationally-ranked No. 17 Kansas on Sunday at the Creighton Classic, ultimately falling 3-1 (26-28, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20).

The Bulls (4-7) stunned the Jayhawks (9-4) in the opening set, rallying late behind kills from Maria Clara Andrade and Addy Brus to take a 28-26 victory. USF's defense came alive as well, with Raegan Richardson and Imani Hartfield combining for key blocks to secure the set.

Kansas regrouped to edge the Bulls in the next three frames, but South Florida continued to push the nationally-ranked Jayhawks. Andrade once again led the attack with a team-high 21 kills and 14 digs for her ninth double-double of the season. Richardson was dynamic at the net with 11 kills, four blocks, and a .364 hitting percentage. Brus chipped in 15 kills and 16 digs, while Hartfield added 13 kills and four blocks.

Defensively, libero Samiha Foster paced the Bulls with 22 digs, while the team combined for 13 total blocks on the day.

Notables

• Maria Clara Andrade, Addy Brus, and Arianna Beckham led the Bulls with double-digit kills.
• It was Andrade's seventh match this season with double-digit kills.
• Raegan Richardson recorded her second straight match with three or more service aces.
• Imani Hartfield posted eight blocks in the match, two solo and six assisted.
• The Bulls out served the Jawhawks 7-5 in the match.

Up Next

The Bulls will come home and start American Conference play on Wednesday, September 24. South Florida will welcome in-state rivals Florida Atlantic to the Corral for a 6 p.m. match.  

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About USF Volleyball

Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her sixth season at the helm of her alma mater in 2025. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls to a conference championship and the program's last NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. South Florida won the 2024 AAC regular-season title, earning Jolene Shepardson her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the AAC East Division title, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, won three matches, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history. South Florida Volleyball has won eight Player of the Year honors, most recently in Maria Clara Andrade in 2024. The Bulls have also had four Setter of the Year honors, most recently in Caroline Dykes in 2024. South Florida has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since its inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.

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