TAMPA, FLA., Sept. 16, 2024 – South Florida men’s soccer’s Marcelo Mondragon earns American Athletic Conference (AAC) Freshman of the Week and Gunnar Studenhofft lands on the league’s weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Sept. 16, announced by the conference office on Monday.
In this past week of action, the Bulls topped UC Irvine, 2-1, and tied nationally ranked No. 10 UCF, 0-0.
Mondragon scored the game-winning goal in the victory against UC Irvine on Monday night, which was also the first goal of his collegiate career.
Studenthofft scored the initial goal in the win versus UC Irvine on Monday, his second goal of the campaign. The Cayman Islands native now has 14 goals in his career.
Offensive Player of the Week
Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro, Sr., F, FIU
Defensive Player of the Week
Ian Pilcher, Sr., D, Charlotte
Goalkeeper of the Week
Nacho Alfaro, Gr., Florida Atlantic
Freshman of the Week
Marcelo Mondragon, M, South Florida
Honorable Mention
Leo Stritter, Jr., GK, Charlotte
Anthony DiFalco, Jr., M, Memphis
Mamadou Diarra, Sr., F, Florida Atlantic
Callum Frogson, Jr., D, Florida Atlantic
Gunnar Studenhofft, Sr., F, South Florida
UP NEXT
South Florida starts conference play at home against FIU on Friday, Sept. 20. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the match will stream live on ESPN+.
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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 and a coach in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper and Jeff Attinella, & Dan Holcomb. Cunningham has also been selected to join the USF Athletics Hall of Fame this Fall.
The Bulls have reached the NCAA Tournament 13 times over the past 22 seasons.
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