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2021 (SPRING SEASON) USF BULLS MEN'S SOCCER NCAA Tournament (21): 2019, 16, 15, 13, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08, 07, 05, 01, 1998, 97, 96, 82, 75, 73, 71, 70, 69 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight (3): 2011, 08, 1997 AAC Champions: 2013 | AAC Regular Season Champions: 2016 | BIG EAST Champions: 2008, 05 C-USA Champions 1998, 97, 96 | Metro Champions: 1991 | Sun Belt Champions: 1990, 88, 86, 85, 82, 81, 80, 77, 76 Primary Contact: Michael Hogan | Phone: (C) 813-469-0616 | Email: [email protected] Twitter: @USFMSOC | Instagram: USFMSOC | Facebook: facebook.com/usfmenssoccer | Web: GoUSFBulls.com 2021 SPRING USF SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCH TEN | FRI. APRIL 9, 2021 | 8 P.M. ET | HURRICANE STADIUM, TULSA, OKLA. VS. JANUARY USF -/RV TULSA 30 FIU (Exhibition) L, 2-0 BULLS GOLDEN HURRICANE FEBRUARY 4-5, 4-5 AAC 5-3-1, 5-3-1 AAC 6 Temple * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) L, 3-2 13 No. -/8 SMU * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) L, 7-0 Last Game: April 2 vs. Memphis (L, 2-1, 2OT) Last Game: April 6 at SMU (L, 3-0) 20 at No. 14 UCF * (ESPN+) W, 2-1 Next Game: TBA Next Game: Aptil 15 at AAC Tournament, TBA 27 at Temple * (ESPN+) W, 2-1 Head Coach: Bob Butehorn Head Coach: Tom McIntosh MARCH Career Record: 157-124-35 (18th season) Career Record: 259-185-53 (26th season) 6 No. 22 Tulsa * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) W, 2-1 At USF: 27-26-7 (Fourth season) At Tulsa: Same 13 at Memphis * (ESPN+) W, 3-1 20 at No. 17 SMU * (ESPN+) L, 3-2 2021 SPRING USF BULLS ROSTER 27 RV UCF * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) L, 1-0 (2OT) No. Name P Ht. Yr. Hometown / Club 2 Max Gottwald D/M 6-3 Fr. Harsewinkel, Germany / FC Carl Zeiss Jena APRIL 3 Sergio Pineros-Mayorga D 6-0 So. Tampa, Fla. / Clearwater Chargers 2 Memphis * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited 2) L, 2-1 (2OT) 4 Henrique Gallina M 6-1 Jr. Atibaia, Brazil / SE Palmeiras 9 at Tulsa * (ESPN+) 8 p.m. 5 Sal Mazzaferro D 6-1 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Toronto FC 15 American Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals ^ TBA 6 Richard Laval M 6-1 Jr. Madrid, Spain / Atle´tico Madrid 17 American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship ^ TBA 7 Josh Gomina F 5-8 Fr. Sampa, Ghana / Black Rock FC * American Athletic Conference Match 9 Victor Claudel F 5-11 So. Strasbourg, France / RC Strasbourg ^ American Athletic Conference Tournament, hosted by the No. 1 seed 10 Josue Monge M/F 6-0 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Philadelphia Union 11 Oscar Resano F 6-2 Fr. Mexico City, Mexico / Pumas UNAM All times are Eastern time 12 Segun Afolabi F 6-0 Fr. Austell, Ga. / NASA Tophat Bulls Unlimited and Bulls Unlimited 2 are available through the iHeartRadio app. 13 Freddy Gil D 5-9 Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. / Philadelphia Union National rankings are listed as United Soccer Coaches / TopDrawerSoccer.com 14 Diego Guerrero M 5-5 Sr. San Salvador, El Salvador / Alianza FC 15 Daniel Cabrera M 5-8 Jr. Orlando, Fla. / Coastal Carolina / USF / Orlando City SC 16 Felipe Baptista M 6-1 Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Kendall SC 17 Trey Jackson F 5-7 Sr. Ocala, Fla. / Leg-A-Z 18 Shion Soga M 5-7 Fr. Aichi, Japan / Michigan Jaguars FC 19 Marcus Murphy D 6-0 Jr. Fleming Island, Fla. / Clay County SC 20 Jeffrey “JT” Copper F 5-10 Fr. Tampa, Fla. / Clearwater Chargers 22 Donovan Hesselmeyer M 5-8 Fr. North Fort Myers, Fla. / Orlando City SC HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN 23 Brian Schaefer M 6-3 Fr. Atlantic Beach, Fla. / Jacksonville Armada FC 24 Gordon Phipps D 6-0 Jr. Weston, Fla. / Boca United FC 29 Nicolas Scargle D 6-1 Fr. Clearwater, Fla. / Clearwater Chargers 30 Cooper Blay GK 6-6 So. Gainesville, Fla. / Leg-A-Z 33 Kazuna Takase GK 6-0 Jr. Tomoto, Japan / FC Tokyo Head Coach: Bob Butehorn (Tampa ‘85) Assistant Coaches: Jeremy Hurdle (McGill ‘12) | Matt Poplawski (Pennsylvania ‘17) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth ‘16) Head Atheltic Trainer: Octavio Tobar (USF ‘15) | Strength & Conditioning: Chris Murphy (Tampa ‘16) Pronunciation guide can be found on page two USF Men’s Soccer Match Notes | GoUSFBulls.com USF QUICK FACTS QUICK HITS GENERAL n USF returns to the pitch on Friday, when they will close out the regular season against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane ... Location Tampa, Fla. Kick off is slated for 8 p.m. ET at Hurricane Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... The match can be seen on ESPN+ ... The Bulls Enrollment 50,577 boast a 569-297-99 record all-time. Founded/Opened 1956 n USF posted a 10-7-1 record in 2019 and a 3-3 mark in the American Athletic Conference, good enough for third place. Colors Green and, Gold n Bob Butehorn enters his fourth season with the Bulls and his 18th season overall as a head coach ... He boasts a 157-124-35 career coaching record, helping five of his teams to the NCAA Tournament. Nickname Bulls n The Bulls look to advance to the NCAA Tournament this year for the second consecutive season ... USF faced Louis- Affiliation NCAA Division I ville in the first round during the 2019 season, falling to the Cardinals, 4-1 ... USF has played in the NCAA postseason 21 Conference American Athletic Conference times in its 55 seasons of competition coming into 2021 spring regular season ... The Green and Gold has also played in Home Field Corbett Stadium the NCAA’s in 11 of the last 15 years coming into this season. Capacity 3,000-plus n USF enters its eighth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, winning the inaugural AAC tourna- President Dr. Steven C. Currall ment title in 2013 and the regular season championship in 2016. Alma Mater Baylor n The Bulls’ 2020 schedule, moved from the fall to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes home-and- Director of Atheltics Michael Kelly home meetings with American Athletic Conference foes, totaling a 10-match, double-round-robin regular season sched- Alma Mater Wake Forest ule of league match-ups ... All of the Bulls home matches on the season will be streamed live on the ESPN+ platform. Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA Marquita Armstead n USF comes into its second match-up against Tulsa, after taking their first contest of the season against the Golden Alma Mater Mississippi State Hurricane, 2-1, on March 6 in Tampa ... Tulsa was ranked No. 22 in the nation at the time ... The Bulls have won their last four matches against the Golden Hurricanes ... The Bulls have dominated the all-time series leading Tulsa 8-2-2, TEAM HISTORY including an impressive 6-1 conference record ... The Bulls have won their last four-straight and six of their last seven First Year of Soccer 1965 matches against TU. Overall Record 569-297-99 n The Bulls return to the pitch for an unprecedented season, having lost three of their top four point producers, and American Atheltic Conference Titles (1) 2013 four of their top seven ... Of the top four, Adrian Billhardt, USF’s top scorer (13 pts., 6g, 1a), along with Jonathan Rosales All-Time NCAA Tournament Appearances 21 (10 pts., 4g, 2a) and Emilio Ycaza (8 pts., 4g), who were second and fourth, respectively, have all graduated and are playing Years 2019, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, professionally ... In addition, Javain Brown, one of the top defensive players, not only on the team but in The American, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1982, 1975, 1973, 1971, 1970, 1969 has also moved on to play professionally ... Brown was seventh on the team in scoring with seven points (3g, 1a). NCAA Tournament Best Finish Elite Eight (2011, 2008, 1997) n Avionne Flanagan was the Bulls’ lone representative on the Preseason American Athletic All-Conference Team, and Last NCAA Appearance 2016, Tie. FGCU (2-2), FGCU 3-0 PK’s was a unanimous selection ... During the 2019 campaign, he played in 18 matches, earning 16 starts, and was named AAC first-team all-conference. COACHING STAFF n Flanagan was the Bulls top returning point producer from the 2019 campaign ... He was third on the Bulls in points Head Coach Bob Butehorn (Tampa, ‘85) with nine on the year (1g, 7a), however was drafted in the second round (29th overall) of the MLS SuperDraft by FC Overall Record (Yrs.) 157-124-35 (18th season) Cincinnati ... On Feb. 20, he played his last game in the Green and Gold as he has signed his contract with FC Cincinnati, Record at USF (Yrs.) 27-26-7 (Fourth season) joining the club for training camp. Conference Record at USF (Yrs.) 17-14-2 (Fourth season) n Victor Claudel (3g, 2a) and Trey Jackson (3g, 2a) return, having scored eight points apiece, tied for fourth, in 2019. Assistant Coach Jeremy Hurdle (McGill ‘12) n Josue Monge leads the Bulls in scoring, with seven points (2g, 3a) while Oscar Resano is second with five points (2g, Assistant Coach Matt Poplawski (Pennsylvania ‘17) 1a) ... Shion Soga (2g), Brian Schaefer (2g), JT Copper (2g) and Victor Claudel (1g, 2a) are all tied for third in scoring with Volunteer Assistant Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth ‘16) four points. n Kazuna Takase leads The American in total saves with 37 in eight games. A LOOK AT 2019 Overall Record 10-7-1 2021 SPRING AAC STANDINGS | PRESEASON AAC COACHES POLL Home 7-3-1 SCHOOL CONF PTS. OVERALL PCT. PRESEASON AAC POLL (First Place Votes) Away 3-3-0 UCF 6-3 18 6-3 0.667 1.