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THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOV. 7 & 9 Lindsey Morrison, Communications Assistant University of South Florida Athletics 4202 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa, Fla., 33620 O: (813) 974-4029 | C: (972) 849-3018 [email protected] | www.gousfbulls.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S SOCCER | ESTABLISHED 1995 2014 SCHEDULE Game 20- East Carolina (AAC Semifinals) Date: .................Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Location: ...................................Tampa, Fla. Mon, Aug. 11 Miami (FL) (Exb) L, 2-1 Venue: ........Corbett Soccer Stadium (2,000) Fri, Aug. 15 Stetson (Exb) W, 4-0 AAC Championship Fri, Aug. 22 FAU L, 1-0 Date: ..................Sunday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. ET SOUTH FLORIDA (12-6-1) CENTRAL FLORIDA (16-3-0) Sun, Aug. 24 Florida L, 2-0 BULLS Location: ...................................Tampa, Fla. KNIGHTS Fri, Aug. 29 Navy T, 1-1 Venue: ........Corbett Soccer Stadium (2,000) Sun, Aug. 31 FGCU W, 1-0 Fri, Sept. 5 Middle Tennessee St.^ W, 3-0 Sun, Sept. 7 Kennesaw St.^ W, 1-0 Fri, Sept. 12 South Carolina# 7:00 p.m. Sun, Sept. 14 Texas# 11:30 a.m. EAST CAROLINA (12-7-1) UCONN (12-4-4) PIRATES HUSKIES Thu, Sept. 18 Boston College W, 3-2 Thu, Sept. 25 Tulsa* L, 3-2 Game 20 | vs. East Carolina Sun, Sept. 28 Memphis* L, 1-0 The Bulls finished their 2014 regular season with games against Cincinnati and East Carolina and have begun their pursuit of Fri, Oct. 3 Houston* W, 3-1 the AAC Tournament title the same way the season ended. After knocking off Cincinnati, 3-2, in the quarterfinals on Sunday, Sun, Oct. 5 SMU* W, 2-1 Nov. 2, USF advanced to the semifinals and another home field advantage. Fri, Oct. 10 UCF* L, 3-0 Thu, Oct. 16 UConn* W, 2-0 East Carolina found themselves in the semifinals after stunning second-seeded Memphis, 2-1, in overtime. The Pirates come Sun, Oct. 19 Temple* W, 2-0 into the semifinals as the underdogs as they are the seven seed in this years tournament. Fri, Oct. 24 Cincinnati* W, 4-2 Sun, Oct. 26 East Carolina* W, 2-0 The last matchup between ECU and USF resulted in a 2-0 win for the Bulls. USF dominated that game, outshooting ECU 13-7 and posting seven shots on goal to ECU’s one. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Fri, Oct. 31 First Round TBA Game 21 | AAC Championship Should the Bulls knock off East Carolina in the semifinals, they will advance to the finals where they will face the winner of Sun, Nov. 2 Cincinnati (Quarterfinals) W, 3-2 UConn vs. UCF. The Huskies and Knights will play at 5 p.m. on Friday with the winner advancing to the finals. Fri, Nov. 7 East Carolina (Semifinals) 7:30 p.m. Sun, Nov. 9 Final 11 a.m. Earlier this season, the Bulls topped UConn 2-0 on the road with Kate Loye and Olivia Chance each notching goals in that game. In the last eight games, USF’s only loss was a 3-0 heartbreaker to UCF at home. The Bulls will look for redemption All times are listed as Eastern | Home Games in BOLD | should they get a chance to face the Knights once again. *Conference Game | ^Blue Raider Classic | #USF Soccer Classic FOLLOW SOCCER ON TWITTER Fans can follow the #Bulls on Twitter (@USFSoccer) to receive updates and behind-the-scenes information on the team. THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOV. 7 & 9 HEAD COACH DENISE SCHILTE-BROWN FOR YOUR INFORMATION Featuring Freshmen Nine freshmen have received playing time so far this season. » The Bulls are on a five-game winning streak and have won Ocean Parr has seen action in all 16 games this season and seven of their last eight games. The lone loss in that span came on Oct. 10 against No. 17 UCF. recorded her first career goal against Houston (Oct. 3). Kelly Harris, Brittany Raymond and Payton Cook have all seen » The last time the Bulls won their final four regular season playing time in at least ten games this season and Cook has games, the advanced to the Big East tournament final and the two assists. Cook also earned her first career start on Friday second round of the NCAA tournament (2010). against Cincinnati. » Chance currently leads the AAC in goals (7) and sits in third for points (16). The New Zealander leads the team in shots Two of the three freshman goalkeepers have also seen Schilte-Brown is in her eighth year at the helm of the (60), goals (9), points (23) and shots-on-goal (28). substantial playing time this season. Kat Elliott currently boasts University South Florida women’s soccer program and a 6-2-1 record with 28 saves and four shutouts. Thordis Aikman » Leticia Skeete leads the team with four game-winning goals. is sitting at 5-4-0 with 20 saves and three shutouts. 17th year as a head coach overall with stops at Virginia Olivia Chance and Sarah Miller each have three game-winners. Commonwealth and her alma mater, University of Maryland-Baltimore County. In her seven seasons at USF, » Nine freshmen have received playing time so far this season. Schilte-Brown has amassed a record of 61-49-25 and a Ocean Parr has seen action in all 19 games this season and has 145-114-37 slate overall. She has led the Bulls to four two goals this season. BIG EAST Championship appearances in her six previous seasons and has only missed two postseason conference » Kelly Harris, Brittany Raymond and Payton Cook have all seen tournaments in 15 seasons. Under Schilte-Brown, playing time in at least ten games this season and Cook has the Bulls advanced to the program’s first ever NCAA two assists. Cook is also the only freshman to start a game this Tournament in 2010, where they knocked off Auburn in season. the first round. » USF is currently 7-3-1 at home, with wins coming against FGCU, Texas, Houston, SMU, Cincinnati and ECU. The Bulls win COACHING HISTORY against Cincinnati in the quarterfinals was their 100th home 2007-present, USF Head Coach victory. 2000-2006, Virginia Commonwealth Head Coach 2003-2004, InfoSport Pro Soccer Combine Head Coach » Eight different Bulls have scored a goal this season and six 1998-1999, Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County Head Coach have scored multiple goals. 1998, University of Tampa Assistant Coach 1997, Eckerd College Assistant Coach » Elliott currently boasts a 7-2-1 record in goal and has four Tampa Heather U-13 and U-19 Soccer Club Head Coach shutouts to her name. She has only allowed 10 goals and has U-16 ODP Region III Staff Coach 31 saves. U-19 ODP Region I Staff Coach U-17 ODP Virginia Youth Soccer Association, Assistant Coach » The Bulls have been a powerful second half team this season scoring 20 of their 31 goals in the second half. COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS Head Coach in three NCAA Appearances Last Time Out 2001 CAA Coach of the Year The Bulls defeated Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the AAC 2005 CAA Regular Season Championships Tournament. The Bearcats struck first but the Bulls stayed close 2004, 2005 CAA Conference Championships on their heels, always answering when Cincinnati scored. With Head Coach in seven CAA Tournament Appearances eight minutes to play, the Bulls took the lead and held on to it Head Coach in four BIG EAST Tournament Appearances to win 3-2. 2010 BIG EAST Runner-Up HEAD COACHING RECORDS Looking Ahead Year Record (postseason) The Bulls have a chance to advance to the finals of the AAC 1998 11-8-0 Tournament with a win over ECU on Friday. The last time 1999 6-10-0 the Bulls were in the championship match of a conference 2000 9-10-1 tournament was 2010 when they fell 1-0 to West Virginia in the 2001 7-10-3 Big East title game. 2002 12-7-1 2003 10-6-4 Chance Creating Chances 2004 15-7-0 (NCAA 1st Round) 2005 13-5-5 (NCAA 2nd Round) Junior Olivia Chance has come out strong in conference play. 2006 11-6-3 The junior has notched at least one goal in six of the Bulls 2007 4-10-3 nine games. Only two of Chance’s goals have come in non- 2008 7-8-3 conference games. The New Zealander leads the team in shots 2009 9-8-3 (60), goals (9) and points (23). In conference play, Chance 2010 14-6-3 (NCAA 2nd Round) leads all players with seven goals. 2011 6-8-4 2012 11-5-3 2013 10-4-6 Overall: 155-118-42 THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOV. 7 & 9 GENERAL INFORMATION PROBABLE STARTERS Location .................................................Tampa, Fla. 2 | Leticia Skeete | Sophomore | Forward | Kitchener, Ontario Enrollment ....................................................46,167 Founded ...........................................................1956 After making the transition from defender to forward, Skeete has recorded seven goals, including a team President ......................................Dr. Judy Genshaft leading four game-winners. She has seen action in 18 of 19 games this season and leads the team with a .545 Director of Athletics..............................Mark Harlan shot on goal percentage. Faculty Representative .................................Jim Fee Nickname .........................................................Bulls 3 | Cristina Ferral | Junior | Defender | Tamaco, Mexico Colors .............................................. Green and Gold Conference ................American Athletic Conference Ferral has recorded one goal and two assists on 20 shots this season while starting all 19 games on the Home Field .....................................Corbett Stadium backline. Ferral has helped the backline record seven shutouts, while also stepping up into the midfield Capacity .....................................................