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 EIGHT | SAT. MARCH 27, 2021 | 7 P.M. ET | CORBETT STADIUM, TAMPA, FLA. JANUARY USF AT UCF 30 FIU (Exhibition) L, 2-0 BULLS KNIGHTS FEBRUARY 4-3, 4-3 AAC 4-3, 4-3 AAC 6 Temple * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) L, 3-2 13 No. -/8 SMU * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) L, 7-0 Last Game: March 20 vs. SMU (L, 3-2) Last Game: March 20 vs. Temple (W, 4-0) 20 at No. 14 UCF * (ESPN+) W, 2-1 Next Game: Apr. 2 vs. Memphis, 7 p.m. Next Game: Apr. 2 vs. SMU, 6 p.m. Head Coach: 27 at Temple * (ESPN+) W, 2-1 Head Coach: Bob Butehorn Scott Calabrese MARCH Career Record: 157-122-35 (18th season) Career Record: 122-78-27 (13th season) 6 No. 22 Tulsa * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) W, 2-1 At USF: 27-24-7 (Fourth season) At UCF: 37-11-7 (Fourth season) 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+ | BU or BU2) 7 p.m. 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+ | BU or BU2) 7 p.m. 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 Tampa on Saturday to face UCF in the second edition of the War on I-4 ... Kick off is slated for 7 p.m. Location Tampa, Fla. at the Corbett Stadium ... Saturday will be the first of two matches that the Bulls will play at Corbett to close out its Enrollment 50,577 regular season home slate ... USF will return to Corbett on April 2 at 7 p.m. to face Memphis on Senior Night (ESPN+) ... Founded/Opened 1956 The Bulls boast a 569-295-99 record all-time. Colors Green and, Gold 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. Nickname Bulls n Bob Butehorn enters his fourth season with the Bulls and his 18th season overall as a head coach ... He boasts a Affiliation NCAA Division I 157-122-35 career coaching record, helping five of his teams to the NCAA Tournament. Conference American Athletic Conference n The Bulls look to advance to the NCAA Tournament this year for the second consecutive season ... USF faced Louis- Home Field Corbett Stadium ville in the first round during the 2019 season, falling to the Cardinals, 4-1 ... USF has played in the NCAA postseason 21 Capacity 3,000-plus times in its 55 seasons of competition coming into 2021 spring regular season ... The Green and Gold has also played in President Dr. Steven C. Currall the NCAA’s in 11 of the last 15 years coming into this season. Alma Mater Baylor n USF enters its eighth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, winning the inaugural AAC tourna- Director of Atheltics Michael Kelly ment title in 2013 and the regular season championship in 2016. Alma Mater Wake Forest n The Bulls’ 2020 schedule, moved from the fall to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes home-and- Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA Marquita Armstead home meetings with American Athletic Conference foes, totaling a 10-match, double-round-robin regular season sched- Alma Mater Mississippi State ule of league match-ups ... All of the Bulls home matches on the season will be streamed live on the ESPN+ platform. n USF comes into its second match-up against UCF, looking for another victory after taking their first contest of the TEAM HISTORY season, 2-1, on Feb. 20 in Orlando ... The Bulls dropped the last home match, 1-0, against the Knights in Oct. 2019 ... The First Year of Soccer 1965 Bulls have dominated the all-time series leading UCF 23-7-3, including an impressive 14-4 mark in Tampa. Overall Record 569-295-99 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 COACHING STAFF first-team all-conference. Head Coach Bob Butehorn (Tampa, ‘85) n Flanagan was the Bulls top returning point producer from the 2019 campaign ... He was third on the Bulls in points Overall Record (Yrs.) 157-122-35 (18th season) with nine on the year (1g, 7a), however was drafted in the second round (29th overall) of the MLS SuperDraft by FC Cin- Record at USF (Yrs.) 27-24-7 (Fourth season) cinnati ... On Feb. 20, he played his last game in the Green and Gold as he has signed his contract with FC Cincinnati and Conference Record at USF (Yrs.) 17-12-2 (Fourth season) will join the club for training camp. Assistant Coach Jeremy Hurdle (McGill ‘12) n Victor Claudel (3g, 2a) and Trey Jackson (3g, 2a) return, having scored eight points apiece, tied for fourth, in 2019. Assistant Coach Matt Poplawski (Pennsylvania ‘17) n Josue Monge leads the Bulls in scoring, with seven points (2g, 3a) while Jeffrey Copper and Oscar Resano are tied Volunteer Assistant Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth ‘16) for second with five points apiece (2g, 1a). n Kazuna Takase is second in The American in total saves with 24 in six 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 Tulsa 4-1-1 13 4-1-1 0.750 1.