DATE: Thursday, Sept. 18
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: USF-RV (2-2-0) vs. Brown-NR (2-2-0)
WHERE: Tampa, Fla. / Corbett Stadium (2,000)
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GAME NOTES


TAMPA, SEPT. 17, 2014 – USF will look to remain undefeated at home this week as Brown comes to town on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

The Bulls are 2-0 at home so far this season with wins over Akron and Portland, and have only lost two of their last 12 home matches dating back to last year.

SCOUTING BROWN

The Bears have a long and storied men’s soccer history with 27 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and have also been dominant in Ivy League play, winning 20 conference championships. Brown has had 25 players garner All-American status and has 597 wins in program history. The Bears come into Thursday’s game with a 2-2-0 record and are looking to get back to the big dance in 2014 after missing out last season. They are led by Tariq Akeel, who has two goals and four points so far this season.  

ALL-TIME SERIES

This is the first ever meeting between USF and Brown. The Bulls are 2-2-1 all-time against Ivy League opponents and 2-1-0 at home in those games.

NOTES

» USF is 2-0 at home this season and has only lost two of its last 12 home games dating back to last season.

» Senior midfielder Lucas Baldin is tied for second in the American Athletic Conference in points (6) and goals (3).

» Baldin was named American Offensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Team of the Week last week after scoring three goals in two wins for the Bulls.

» Junior goalkeeper Spasoje Stefanovic was named to the American weekly honor roll this week after earning goalkeeper of the week honors last week after posting his first-career shutout against Portland.

» The Bulls have already beaten two teams that were receiving votes in the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll (Akron & Portland).

» Wesley Charpie (No. 44) & Lindo Mfeka (No. 65) were named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s list of top 100 players.
»  Charpie was recently named as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, one of the top honors in collegiate athletics for any sport.

» Mfeka & Edwin Moalosi were both named to the American Preseason All-Conference Team.

» The Bulls were picked to finish second behind UConn in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.

» This year marks the 50th season of USF Men’s Soccer and the Bulls have finished under .500 only twice in that span while posting 27 seasons with double-digit wins.

» USF never gave up more than two goals in a game and gave up one or less 18 times last season. They have yet to surrender more than two goals in a game this season.

» The Bulls return six starters and 17 letterwinners from 2013. Returning players accounted for 75 percent of the Bulls’ total scoring from last season (53 points).

» USF won its first conference championship last season since winning the Big East Tournament in 2008. The Bulls advanced past No. 11 UConn, 6-5 in PKs, to win the inaugural American Athletic Conference Tournament Title.

UP NEXT

The Bulls remain at home for huge match against No. 8 Washington on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets HERE.

The men’s soccer program has been one of the most successful teams on campus over the years, making it to seven straight NCAA tournaments and eight of the last nine. They won the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship last season and Head Coach George Kiefer has also led the Bulls to two Elite Eight appearances and four conference titles in his 12 seasons as head coach. Purchase season and single-game tickets HERE.

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