2020 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 TWO | SAT. FEB. 13, 2021 | 7 P.M. | CORBETT STADIUM, TAMPA, FLA. JANUARY USF VS. No. 8 SMU 30 FIU (Exhibition) L, 2-0 BULLS MUSTANGS FEBRUARY 0-1, 0-1 AAC 1-0, 1-0 AAC 6 Temple * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) L, 3-2 13 No. -/8 SMU * (ESPN+ | Bulls Unlimited) 7 p.m. Last Game: Feb. 6 vs. Temple (L, 3-2) Last Game: Feb. 13 at Memphis (W, 2-0) 20 at UCF * (ESPN+) 6 p.m. Next Game: Feb. 20 at UCF, 6 p.m. Next Game: Feb. 20 vs. Tulsa, 8 p.m. 27 at Temple * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Head Coach: Bob Butehorn Head Coach: Kevin Hudson MARCH Career Record: 153-120-35 (18th season) Career Record: 67-22-10 (Sixth season) 6 Tulsa * (ESPN+ | BU or BU2) 7 p.m. At USF: 23-22-7 (Fourth season) At SMU: Same 13 at Memphis * (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. 20 at SMU * (ESPN+) 8 p.m. 2021 SPRING USF BULLS ROSTER 27 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 / SEP 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 27 Avionne Flanagan D/M 5-11 Sr. Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Armour 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: Erik 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 After dropping its season opener, 3-2, to Temple on Feb. 6, at Corbett Stadium, USF returns to the pitch a week later Location Tampa, Fla. to close out its two-match season-opening homestand against No. 8 SMU on Saturday at 7 p.m. ... The Bulls look for Enrollment 50,577 their first win of the season ... The Bulls boast a 565-293-99 record all-time and have logged double-digit wins 31 times, Founded/Opened 1956 including a single season record 17 (17-4) during the 1996 campaign. 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 in the AAC standings. Affiliation NCAA Division I n The Bulls look to advance to the NCAA Tournament this year for the second consecutive season ... USF faced Louis- Conference American Athletic Conference ville in the first round during the 2019 season, falling to the Cardinals, 4-1 ... USF has played in the NCAA postseason 21 Home Field Corbett Stadium times in its 55 seasons of competition coming into 2021 spring regular season ... The Green and Gold has also played in Capacity 3,000-plus the NCAA’s in 11 of the last 15 years coming into this season. President Dr. Steven C. Currall n USF enters its eighth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, winning the inaugural AAC tourna- Alma Mater Baylor ment title in 2013 and the regular season championship in 2016. Director of Atheltics Michael Kelly n The Bulls’ 2020 schedule, moved from the fall to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes home-and- Alma Mater Wake Forest home meetings with American Athletic Conference foes, totaling a 10-match, double-round-robin regular season sched- Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA Marquita Armstead ule of league matchups ... All of the Bulls home matches on the season will be streamed live on the ESPN+ platform. Alma Mater Mississippi State n USF comes into its matchup against SMU with a slight lead in the all-time series, 4-3-4 ... The Bulls have dropped just two matches to the Mustangs in the last nine meetings (3-2-4) with those two coming last season during the regular TEAM HISTORY season on Oct. 11 (L, 3-0) and in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Nov. 13 (L, 2-1, 2ot). First Year of Soccer 1965 n Despite the loss to Temple, Victor Claudel and Oscar Resano earned American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll Overall Record 565-293-99 recognition for the week ending Feb. 8 ... Claudel scored the first goal of the season for the Bulls and Resano logged his American Atheltic Conference Titles (1) 2013 first career assist in his first collegiate game. All-Time NCAA Tournament Appearances 21 n Avionne Flanagan was the Bulls’ lone representative on the Preseason American Athletic All-Conference Team, and Years 2019, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, was a unanimous selection ... During the 2019 campaign, he played in 18 matches, earning 16 starts, and was named AAC 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1982, 1975, 1973, 1971, 1970, 1969 first-team all-conference. NCAA Tournament Best Finish Elite Eight (2011, 2008, 1997) n Bob Butehorn enters his fourth season with the Bulls and his 18th season overall as a head coach ... He boasts a Last NCAA Appearance 2016, Tie. FGCU (2-2), FGCU 3-0 PK’s 153-120-35 career coaching record, helping five of his teams to the NCAA Tournament. COACHING STAFF n The Bulls return to the pitch for an unprecedented season, having lost three of their top four point producers, and Head Coach Bob Butehorn (Tampa, ‘85) four of their top seven ... Of the top four, Adrian Billhardt, USF’s top scorer (13 pts., 6g, 1a), along with Jonathan Rosales Overall Record (Yrs.) 153-120-35 (18th season) (10 pts., 4g, 2a) and Emilio Ycaza (8 pts., 4g), who were second and fourth, respectively, have all graduated and are playing Record at USF (Yrs.) 23-22-7 (Fourth season) professionally ... In addition, Javain Brown, one of the top defensive players has also moved on to play professionally ... Conference Record at USF (Yrs.) 13-10-2 (Fourth season) Brown was seventh on the team in scoring with seven points (3g, 1a). Assistant Coach Jeremy Hurdle (McGill ‘12) n Avionne Flanagan is the Bulls top returning point producer from the 2019 campaign ... Flanagan was third on the Assistant Coach Matt Poplawski (Pennsylvania ‘17) Bulls in points with nine on the year (1g, 7a), however was drafted in the second round (29th overall) of the MLS Super- Volunteer Assistant Erik Klenofsky (Monmouth ‘16) Draft by FC Cincinnati. n Victor Claudel (3g, 2a) and Trey Jackson (3g, 2a) also return, having scored eight points apiece, tied for fourth. A LOOK AT 2019 Overall Record 10-7-1 2021 SPRING AAC STANDINGS | PRESEASON AAC COACHES POLL Home 7-3-1 SCHOOL CONF PCT. OVERALL PCT. PRESEASON AAC POLL (First Place Votes) Away 3-3-0 Temple 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 1. SMU (5) Neutral 0-1 SMU 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 2.