South Florida (5-5-3) lost a close match to Providence College (7-5-2) in a Big East Conference
game at home on Friday night. A thirty-six minute goal by the Friars and the Bulls inability to
convert any of its ten shots on the night led to their five match unbeaten streak coming to an
end.
The final home game of the season for the South Florida women in this Sunday at Noon against
Connecticut.
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On Friday, Florida Southern (8-5-0) was able to get three goals past Spartan keeper, Kendall
Bourdon, in the opening twenty-two minutes and then sit on that 3-0 lead until full time. The UT
(5-7-1)defense was able to recover after the opening barrage and only gave up one shot after going
down the three goals, however, the Spartans were not able to get any goals back.
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Next time you hear a professional player or coach complain about fixture congestion because of too
many midweek games, consider UT. Four games in seven days. Four wins. Two by shutout. Pretty
impressive work from the third ranked team in Division II.
The college season is compact and littered with stretches such as this and they have to attend
class as well.
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UT coach Adrian Bush was able to rest several regular starters in this afternoon's match against
Webber International and still keep his team unbeaten in 2009. Leading assist man, Dan Ingvarsson,
goalkeeper Ryan Thompson, and Brian Fekete all started the eight previous matches but were give the
afternoon off.
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Both of St Leo's programs got much needed victories on Tuesday and did so in style. The men (4-6-0)
beat visiting Thomas University 4-1 in front of 287 at University Field. Meanwhile, the women
(4-2-1) drilled Palm Beach Atlantic University 7-2 on the road. Neither match was a Sunshine State
Conference fixture.
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The Spartans (7-0-1) managed to pull out a 2-1 win on Tuesday afternoon on the road at Palm Beach
Atlantic University (5-4-1). It required Pascal Milien, Tampa's leading scorer, to net two late
goals to engineer a comeback win for third-ranked UT. This was the second leg of a four match in
seven day run for UT.
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Both the Spartans (6-0-1) and the Bulls (7-1-1) were recognized for good results from last week in
the NSCAA poll released today.
UT beat the top ranked Lynn University team on Saturday evening and edged up in the Division II
rankings from number four last week, to number three this week. Lynn's loss to the Spartans dumped
them all the way to number fourteen.
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When: Tonight, 7pm
Where: Magic Jack Field, West Palm Beach
The Lions (3-2-1) will try to forget their recent struggles in conference play, where they have
dropped two of their first three contests, and focus on the non-conference Sailfish (4-3-0). Palm
Beach Atlantic is not in the Sunshine Conference, but rather members of the National Christian
College Athletic Association.
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When: Tonight, 7pm
Where: University Field, St Leo
The Lions (3-6) are hoping that a match tonight with NAIA school Thomas University (4-4-0) will be
a turning point and help break their five game losing streak. During that stretch of losses, St Leo
has been outscored 9-3.
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When: Today, 4pm
Where: Magic Jack Field, West Palm Beach
The Spartans (6-0-1) will play two non-conference road games in as many days starting with today's
match with Palm Beach Atlantic (5-3-1) and then continuing with Webber International on
Wednesday.
The difficult stretch will test a UT team that is riding high after a victory of the number one
ranked Lynn University on Saturday night.
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Members of both the South Florida men and women's teams were recognized today for their outstanding
defensive performances last week.
Bulls senior goalkeeper, Mallori Lofton-Malachi and defender Angelique Waller [above] were named to
the weekly Big East Conference Honor Roll for their play in two shutouts over the weekend.
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I will hold my own personal feelings aside (I hate Man U, oops, did I say that out loud?) and
report that the Tampa Bay Lightning captain, Vinny Lecavalier, stopped by Old Trafford while on
vacation this off season.
You can check out the feature at the Lightning website. Pretty good stuff actually.
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The UT women (5-6-1) overcame Lynn University (6-5-0) on Sunday afternoon at Pepin Stadium in front
of about sixty spectators. The 2-1 win gave the Spartans their first Sunshine State Conference win
of the season.
The match saw the return of sophomore Kendall Bourdon to the Spartans' net.
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On Sunday afternoon, Mallori Lofton-Malachi [left] and the South Florida defense did what now other
team this season has been able to do: Shutout Rutgers' potent attack. Coming into the match, the
Scarlet Knights had not met a team that could keep them off the score sheet for ninety minutes,
including two top twenty-five teams.
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St Leo had to chances on Saturday to beat Florida Tech (#16), but neither the Lions' women or men
could get the job done at University Field.
The St Leo women (3-2-1) traded goals with the visiting Panthers (9-2-0) in the first half, before
Florida Tech scored three unanswered goals to put the game out of reach.
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