South Florida Bulls Men's Soccer Fall To Clemson In Hard Fought Battle

TAMPA (September 12, 2023) – South Florida men’s soccer (1-4) fell to Clemson (3-2-1), 3-2, at Corbett Stadium on Tuesday night.

Senior midfielder Ajmeer Spengler put the Bulls in front in the 12^th minute of action, with an assist from senior center back Luca Hollenstein. The second half of action saw four goals. Clemson’s offense found the net twice before junior midfielder Shion Soga netted the equalizer to make it 2-2 in the 79^th minute of play.

Clemson ultimately took the win by scoring its third goal of the night in the 81^st minute.

COACH BUTEHORN SAID

“It’s a disappointing loss,” said head coach Bob Butehorn. “I give credit to Clemson, they played well and battled. We didn’t play to our level in the second half, but in the first half we had a lot of better chances.”

NOTABLE NUMBERS

For the first time this season, Corbett has had back-to-back crowds of over 1,000 Bulls fans.
Spengler (sixth career goal) and Soga (eighth career goal) scored their first goals of the season.
South Florida’s two goals marked the most goals the squad has scored in a match this year.

UP NEXT

The Bulls remain home at Corbett for the next two matchups, welcoming Elon on Sunday (Sept. 17) at 7:00 p.m. and SMU (Sept. 22).

TICKETS
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WATCH THE BULLS
All of South Florida’s home regular season matches will once again be streamed live on the ESPN+ platform. Subscriptions for the ESPN+ app is $9.99 monthly or $99.99 annually and can be packaged with Hulu and Disney+ streaming services. A step-by-step guide for subscribing to ESPN+ is located here.

Matches will also be broadcast live on USF Bulls Unlimited, with Darek Sharp on the call. Bulls Unlimited is available via the free Tune In app (search “Bulls Unlimited”) and provides static-free quality whether you’re listening on your streaming device, laptop, or desktop.

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USF Men’s Soccer competed in the school’s first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.

The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 30 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Men’s Soccer has two Alumni in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper and Dan Holcomb, with Jeff Attinella joining as part of the 2023 class.