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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

If defense wins championships, then the South Florida men (7-1-1) looked like champions on Saturday night. Cincinnati (7-4-0) was scoring two goals a game on average before they met USF's defense. It wasn't easy, but thanks to seven saves, including stopping a late penalty kick, Jeff Attinella [left] recorded his fourth shutout of the year. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 1pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
Thirteenth ranked Rutgers (9-1-2), winners of five of their last six matches comes to town to face a South Florida (5-4-2) team that is enjoying a four game unbeaten streak thanks to some hard fought victories.
The Scarlet Knights have been a dominant team, shutting out seven of their opponents and outscoring them 23-6 so far this season. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 7:30pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
Tonight's match is a clash between Big East Red Division rivals. USF (6-1-1 overall / 2-1-1 Big East) is currently second in the division while the visiting Bearcats (7-3-0 overall / 2-2-0 Big East) sit fourth. The Bulls are ranked number six in the NSCAA poll and hold an all time edge in the series over Cincinnati 7-6-3. Click to continue reading...

The South Florida women edged visiting Seton Hall (4-6-1) on Friday night with a 1-0 victory off a goal by Chelsea Klotz [left]. Her eighty-fourth minute goal, assisted by Noelle Pineiro, was the second time in as many games that the duo had teamed up for the game winner. Last Sunday, the roles were reversed as Klotz assisted on Pineiro's late goal that sealed West Virginia's defeat at the USF Soccer Stadium. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 7:30pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
With a three game unbeaten streak under their belts and four consecutive home games lying ahead, South Florida (4-4-2) has to be feeling that now is the time to make their move up in the Big East standings. The Bulls are 1-1-1 in conference play and take on Seton Hall (4-5-1) tonight, who are win less in Big East contests this season. Click to continue reading...

After last week's number three ranking, the South Florida men lost their first match of the season and slipped out of the top five as a result. The Bulls (6-1-1) slipped three spots to number six in this week's NSCAA Division I poll as a result of their Friday night loss to Big East rival West Virginia. Click to continue reading...

USF's leading scorer, Noelle Pineiro [left], secured a big win for the Bulls on Sunday with an assist and then a goal to defeat West Virginia (4-3-4) in front of just 267 at the USF Soccer Stadium. Pineiro, a sophomore from Bradenton, has been USF's most consistent source of scoring this season, while the team has lacked the finishing touch at times. Click to continue reading...

What did the Bulls really need after being upset by West Virginia on Friday night in a Big East Conference match? How about a date with the Big East whipping boys Pittsburgh Panthers (1-8-0)? Perfect.
South Florida (6-1-1) pushed the attack against Pitt, out shooting them 19-10. The Bulls were rewarded at the quarter hour mark when Andre Mittoo scored his first goal of the season. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 1pm
Where: Founders Field, Pitt Campus
After suffering their first defeat of the season to West Virginia on Friday night, South Florida (5-1-1) will try to rebound this afternoon against the lowly University of Pittsburgh (1-7-0). Pitt is currently enduring a seven match losing streak and has not scored in their last five matches. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 1pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
The South Florida (3-4-1) women are gunning for their first Big East Conference win today against the Mountaineers (4-2-4). This marks USF's first home conference game and features schools at opposite ends of the table. WVU is in second place in the Big East American Division, while South Florida is next to last in the same division. Click to continue reading...

A large crowd of over 1,500 turned out on a cool Friday evening in Morgantown to watch West Virginia (3-2-2) shock the number three ranked Bulls barely a minute into overtime. Ninety minutes of regulation time yielded a poor effort from South Florida (5-1-1) as they failed to get one of their just three shots on the Mountaineer goal. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 8pm
Where: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, Morgantown, WV
South Florida (5-0-1) travels tonight to take on the Mountaineers (2-2-2) in the Bulls' third Big East game of the season. USF has a number three ranking in the latest NSCAA poll to defend and would like to improve its position in the Big East Red Division, where the Bulls are in third place after two matches. Click to continue reading...

The Bulls are no stranger to extra time, Thursday's match in Pittsburg was the third South Florida game to go past ninety minutes this season. After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, South Florida (3-4-2) and Pitt (5-2-2) settled for a draw.
Taking the shut out for the Bulls was senior, Mallori Lofton-Malachi, who now has two on the season and seventeen during her career. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 7pm
Where: Founders Field, Pitt Campus
A week after dropping their Big East Conference opener away to Marquette, South Florida (3-4-1) gets their second crack at getting a conference win. Tonight's opponent is a Pitt side (5-2-1) that drew with #25 in the nation, West Virginia, in their first Big East match of the season. Click to continue reading...

South Florida (5-0-1) was rewarded for starting its Big East schedule 1-0-1 last week by leaping over number four Maryland to land in the the number three spot in the latest NSCAA Division I poll. The Bulls' men will continue their conference schedule with a pair of matches this coming weekend away to West Virgina and Pittsburgh. Click to continue reading...

On Sunday, if the Bulls were all theatre majors, they would have been presenting an encore performance of Friday's draw against Marquette. Get an early goal, but fail to put away your opponent and let them hang around and get enough chances until they are able to score an equalizer. Then the grand finale is to have your fans on the edge of their seats for twenty minutes of overtime before settling for a tie. Click to continue reading...

A slight pattern is developing; if the USF women (3-4-1) score more than once in a game, they win. The Bulls came back from a 2-1 deficit to tie the match and then win it in overtime on the road against the Hatters (4-4-0).
USF's Chantelle Goodson scored her first goal of the season on a long range shot in the thirty-sixth minute that glanced off the crossbar and into the goal. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 4pm
Where: Stetson Soccer Complex, Deland, FL
After dropping their Big East Conference opener 2-1 to Marquette on Thursday, the Bulls (2-4-1) face a non-conference opponent in Stetson this afternoon. This will be South Florida's final non-conference match. These schools drew 1-1 last season in Tampa. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 1pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
South Florida's four game winning streak was bruised on Friday night with a 1-1 overtime draw against Marquette in the Bulls' Big East opener. USF (4-0-1) will need to get better at finishing their chances at goal if they would like to beat the visiting Fighting Irish (3-2-1). Click to continue reading...

It is said that you make your own luck. South Florida (4-0-1) certainly had ample opportunity to do so in their first Big East Conference match of the season against visiting Marquette (1-3-1). Ultimately, it was bad luck that forced the Bulls to settle for a 1-1 tie on Friday night.
On a sticky, hot, humid evening, USF ended up with a much more competitive match than the records would have predicted. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 7:30pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
South Florida (4-0-0) starts its Big East Conference schedule, tonight, at home to Marquette (1-3-0). Last season, Marquette was the doormat of the conference, winning just one conference match. USF comes into this match ranked number five by the current NSCAA poll. Click to continue reading...

South Florida's offensive difficulties continued tonight in Wisconsin against Marquette (6-2-1). The Bulls (2-4-1) dropped the curtain raiser for their 2009 Big East Conference schedule 2-1 to the Golden Eagles. USF has only had one multiple goal performance this season and has been shutout twice. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 8pm Eastern
Where: Valley Fields, Milwaukee, WI
South Florida (2-3-1) starts its Big East Conference schedule tonight, on the road, against Marquette (5-2-0). The Golden Eagles are currently undefeated at home and the Bulls are win less in two road games. To overcome Marquette, the South Florida offense will have to get more shots on goal and better shots. Click to continue reading...

The South Florida men have risen three spots in the latest NSCAA Division I poll on the back of two wins last week and an overall 4-0-0 record. The Bulls now are now ranked number four in the nation by the NSCAA.
Meanwhile, in the NSCAA Division II poll, the UT men (4-0-0) maintained their hold on the top spot by staying unbeaten last week. Click to continue reading...

Two USF players, one current and one former, have received accolades for last week's performances.
South Florida's junior goalkeeper, Jeff Attinella, was named the Big East Conference goalkeeper of the week based on his two shutouts last week. The 1-0 wins against Valparaiso and Virginia Tech have paced the Bulls to a perfect 4-0-0 start. Click to continue reading...

After South Florida's red hot performance on Friday night, beating Austin Peay 6-0, the Bulls went ice cold on Sunday against UCF. USF has had trouble scoring goals this season except in their rout of Austin Peay and against the Knights, they had difficulty even getting a shot on goal. The Bulls had just four on the day and only one was on goal. Click to continue reading...

The two biggest stars in MLS, Landon Donovan and David Beckham, were upstaged in their own stadium by one of the league's most prolific goalscorers.
Former USF ace, Jeff Cunningham, scored two goals and an assist to lead MLS also-ran FC Dallas to a stunning 6-3 victory over the Galaxy at the Home Depot Center on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

When: Today, 1pm
Where: UCF Soccer Complex, Orlando
The Bulls (2-2-1) found their scoring touch in a big way on Friday night, exploding for six goals against Austin Peay. They will need some of that goal scoring ability to handle UCF on the road. The Knights (4-1-1) upset number four ranked FSU at home on Thursday night in overtime and have not been scored on in the last three matches. Click to continue reading...

Coming into Friday night's match, the South Florida had a problem: only one player on the squad, Noelle Pineiro, had made it onto the score sheet all season. Pineiro had a respectable three goals in four matches, but it just wasn't enough to get consistent results in the standings. Before Friday, the Bulls had just one win in four outings; that and their scoring drought changed against Austin Peay. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Attinella posted his third consecutive shutout in the Bulls net to boost South Florida to a 4-0-0 record in a game where both schools could only muster seven shots apiece. Attinella now has a stingy 0.25 GAA for the season.
USF capitalized on one of those shots, just a minute into the second half. Click to continue reading...

When: Tonight, 8pm
Where: Virginia Tech Soccer Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
The Bulls (3-0-0) take their undefeated record on the road tonight to be tested by Virginia Tech (1-1-1). South Florida lost on its only previous trip to Blacksburg, but the NSCAA eighth ranked Bulls are hoping to defend that ranking and come away with a win. Click to continue reading...