Bulls to honor Devenish-Meares, Rosales, Rudderham and Ycaza prior to the match on Friday.
TAMPA (OCT. 31, 2019) – USF closes out its three-match homestand, and its 2019 regular season home schedule, when it welcomes Cincinnati to Corbett Stadium on Friday night for a crucial American Athletic Conference match. First touch is slated for 7 p.m. Prior to the match the Bulls will honor its four seniors playing in their last regular season home match for USF. The Bulls will close out the regular season at Memphis on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.
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USF BULLS
8-5-1* (2-3* AAC)
Last Game: Oct. 26 vs. No. 8/6 UCF, L, 1-0
Next Game: Nov. 5 at Memphis, 8 p.m. ET
Head Coach: Bob Butehorn
Career Record: 150-118-35 (17th season)
At USF: 20-20-7 (Third season)
* USF records include a 2-1 win over Tulsa that counts towards AAC standings but is not recognized by the NCAA
CINCINNATI BEARCATS
5-9-1 (1-3-1 AAC)
Last Game: Oct. 26 vs. SMU, L, 7-1
Next Game: Nov. 5 vs. UCF, 7 p.m.
Head Coach: Hylton Dayes
Career Record: 237-253-64 (29th season)
At Cincinnati: 140-168-45 (19th season)
QUICK HITS
– Avionne Flanagan took over the team lead in points scored with his assist against FIU on Tuesday night and currently has nine points (1g, 7a) just one point ahead of Emilio Ycaza, who has eight (4g) … Victor Claudel and Jonathan Rosales are each tied for third with seven points (3g, 1a) … Javain Brown (2g, 1a) with five points and Trey Jackson (1g, 2) with four points are fifth and sixth, respectively, in scoring on the year.
– USF boasts a 563-291-99 record all-time, since its first season in 1965, and has logged double-digit wins 30 times, including a single-season record 17 (17-4) in 1996.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
– Cincinnati comes into its match with USF with a 5-9-1 record on the year and a 1-3-1 mark in The American … The Bearcats are 1-3 in their last four match’s … The Bearcats are coming off a 7-1 loss against SMU on Oct. 26 in Cincinnati.
– Darryn Commissiong is one of two players on the Bearcats’ roster with double figure points … He has recorded 13 points (5g, 3a) on the year with Charlton Creggton a close second with 11 points (5g, 1a).
– Noah Lawrence has played in 13 of the Bearcats’ 15 matches … He has 49 saves on the year, tops in The American, to go along with a 1.95 goals against average.
THE SERIES VS. THE BEARCATS
– USF and Cincinnati have met 26 times prior to Friday night with the Bulls holding a 14-7-5 lead in the all-time series … The Green and Gold are 7-2-2 in matches played against the Bearcats in Tampa … USF has won five of its last six matches and are 7-1-2 in its last 10 outings against Cincinnati.
LAST TIME OUT
– USF team looked to get another signature win on Nov. 26, when it faced No. 8/6 UCF in the annual War on I-4 matchup, while also looking to move up in the American Athletic Conference standings and position themselves for home pitch advantage in the first round of the AAC Tournament in November … Unfortunately, for the Bulls, the Knights got on the board quickly in the second half and toughed out a hard-fought 1-0 win at Corbett Stadium.
– At the end of the night, UCF held a 16-13 advantage in shots, while both sides were even in shots on goal with five apiece … Harrison Devenish-Meares finished the match with four saves.
BILLHARDT NAMED TO AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
– Adrian Billhardt was named to the American Athletic Conference weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Oct. 27 … Billhardt scored two points during the week with his first official goal of the season off a set piece against No. 11 FIU in a 2-2 double overtime draw … Billhardt had three shots with two coming on frame against the Panthers.
BULLS CLOSE PRESEASON WITH 3-0 EXHIBITION RECORD
– USF closed out its 2019 preseason schedule with a 3-0 record, capped off by a 1-0 win over the University of Tampa in the 41st annual Rowdies Cup at Corbett Stadium on Aug. 24 … Freshman forward Victor Claudel netted the game-winner on a penalty kick in the 85’.
– The Bulls also defeated Eastern Florida State College (2-0) on Aug. 17 and Eckerd College (1-0) on Aug. 21 in their first two exhibition matches.
BILLHARDT & FLANAGAN EARN PRESEASON AAC HONORS
– USF men’s soccer standouts Avionne Flanagan and Adrian Billhardt and have been named to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Preseason All-Conference Team.
– Flanagan finished 2018 with Second Team All-AAC honors … He played in all 17 matches for the Bulls and started in 16 … He scored two goals on the year off 15 shots … His goal against Florida Atlantic marked his first game-winner and was a crucial turning point for USF, which posted a 3-1-2 record in its next six matches.
– Billhardt earned preseason all-conference honors after recording four points on four assists in 2018 … A great technical player, he is creative and extremely dangerous one-on-one with a big left foot … Billhardt was also recognized during his freshman season, in 2017, when he was named First Team All-AAC and to the All-Rookie Team.
BULLS TABBED FOURTH IN AAC PRESEASON POLL
– USF was voted by the league’s head coaches to finish fourth in this year’s preseason American Athletic Conference Coaches poll … The Bulls trail only UCF, SMU and UConn … Temple, Memphis, Tulsa and Cincinnati round out the bottom four.
UP NEXT
– The Bulls will close out the regular season on Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. ET, at Memphis … The American Athletic Conference Tournament begins on Nov. 9, with the first round. The semifinals and finals will be played on Nov. 13 and 16, respectively … The first round will be played on campus sites and the semifinals and final at No. 1 seed.
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