TAMPA, FLA., Sept. 9, 2024 – South Florida men’s soccer (2-1-3) secured its second victory of the season, 2-1, against UC Irvine (1-3-1) on Monday night at Corbett Stadium.
In the opening stanza, Gunnar Studenhofft quickly put the Bulls on the board within the first five minutes. The Anteaters responded 12 minutes later with an unassisted goal by Agaton Pourshahidi to tie the game, 1-1. South Florida had a handful of scoring chances but couldn’t capitalize, finishing the first half with nine shots which kept it tied at the break.
Coming out of the midway point, Jemone Barclay sent a cross from a corner kick that would set up a pass to Issah Hamidu and then to Marcelo Mondragon for a header score to put USF ahead, 2-1. UC Irvine would have a late push late in the final minute but the Bulls held on for the victory.
HEAD COACH BUTEHORN SAID
“The goal that Marcelo and Issah set up was really good. The corner was good,” said Head Coach Bob Butehorn. “We worked on it (in practice) and it was a good time for us to get a good goal.”
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- South Florida is 2-0 in the all-time series against UC Irvine, with both wins coming at home.
- Studenhofft scored the 14th goal of his career, his second of the season. Studenhofft has scored in two straight games, the second Bull to do so this season (Lovro Kostanjsek).
- Marcelo Mondragon secured his first collegiate goal.
- John Adekunle earned his first career assist.
- Jemone Barclay secured his first assist this season, his fourth career.
- Issah Hamidu logged his second assist of the season. Hamidu has an assist in his last two games.
- The Bulls have evenly split their last four contests with two ties and a pair of wins.
- USF outshot UC Irvine, 15-8.
UP NEXT
South Florida will hit the road to renew its classic War on I4 with UCF on Sunday, Sept. 15. Kickoff is slated for 5 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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