The Bulls look for the second -straight win of the season over the Golden Hurricane.
TAMPA (April 8, 2021) – The University of South Florida men’s soccer team closes out its regular-season on Friday when it travels to America’s Heartland to face Tulsa in a crucial American Athletic Conference match at Hurricane Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ESPN+).
The Bulls, currently with 12 points, need to win at Tulsa to keep their AAC tournament hopes alive, and hope for a Temple (currently with 13 points) loss or tie at SMU to advance to the conference tournament.
The Green and Gold come into the game with the Golden Hurricane looking for the season sweep after defeating Tulsa, 2-1, on March. 6 at Corbett Stadium.
Should USF tie Tulsa and Temple lose at SMU – creating a tie with each team having 13 points – since the two teams split during the season, the following tie-breaker scenarios would come into play:
1. Each team’s overall 10-game goal differential
2. Each team’s overall 10-game goal total
3. Each team’s overall 10-game goals against
4. Coin toss.
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MATCH TEN | FRI. APRIL 9, 2021 | 8 P.M. ET | HURRICANE STADIUM | TULSA, OKLA.
USF BULLS | 4-5, 4-5 AAC
Last Game: April 2 vs. Memphis (L, 2-1, 2OT)
Next Game: TBA
Head Coach: Bob Butehorn
Career Record: 157-124-35 (18th season)
At USF: 27-26-7 (Fourth season)
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE | 5-3-1, 5-3-1 AAC
Last Game: April 6 at SMU (L, 3-0)
Next Game: April 15 at AAC Tournament, TBA
Head Coach: Tom McIntosh
Career Record: 259-185-53 (26th season)
At Tulsa: Same
THE SERIES VS. TULSA
– USF comes to its second match-up of the season against Tulsa leading the all-time series 8-2-2 … The Bulls won their last four matches against the Golden Hurricanes, and have an impressive 3-0 away record.
– The Bulls won their last match against the Golden Hurricanes back on March 6, 2-1, at Corbett Stadium.
A LOOK AHEAD
– The Bulls await their fate following Saturday’s matches to see if they will advance to the American Athletic Conference Tournament on April 15 and 17 … The Tournament will be held at the site of the No. 1-seed.
CORBETT ATTENDANCE POLICY
– Due to virus mitigation measures and the size of the venue, USF will have limited fan attendance via pass list only at Corbett Stadium.
ESPN+ AND BULLS UNLIMITED
– All of the Bulls’ regular-season home matches will be streamed live on the ESPN+ platform … The American Athletic Conference and ESPN began a new 12-year television rights agreement starting in 2020-21 … USF will stream numerous home athletic events to ESPN+ this spring … Subscriptions for the ESPN+ app are $5.99 monthly or $49.99 annually and can be packaged with Hulu and Disney+ streaming services … A step-by-step guide for subscribing to ESPN+ is located here.
– Fans can also catch all of the action on USF Bulls Unlimited … Launched in August 2017 as a 24/7 platform for USF sports, it’s the exclusive home for the play-by-play call of Darek Sharp for USF men’s soccer … The 2019-20 season saw the introduction of a second full-time channel, Bulls Unlimited 2, to handle broadcasts when two Bulls teams are playing at the same time … Both stations are available via the iHeart Radio app (search “USF”) and provide static-free quality whether you’re listening on your streaming device, laptop or desktop.
About USF Men’s Soccer
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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 21 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.
The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 27 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.
The Bulls have advanced to the postseason in 18 of the past 19 years, including 12 NCAA Tournament appearances during that period.
USF Soccer concluded the 2019 season with an 11-7-1 overall record, earning an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. Four players earned AAC honors, highlighted by first team selections Avionne Flanagan and Javain Brown. Adrian Billhardt was tabbed a second team selection. In addition, Brown and Salvatore Mazzaferro were named to The AAC All-Rookie Team. Head coach Bob Butehorn returns to lead USF in his fourth season on the sidelines.
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