Javain Brown notches his second goal of the season and his second-straight game winner
TAMPA (Oct. 1, 2019) – Javain Brown (Kingston, Jamaica), the reigning American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, came up big on the offensive side of the ball and recorded his second goal in as many outings, and his second consecutive game winner, as the USF men’s soccer team handed Florida Gulf Coast a 1-0 loss at Corbett Stadium Tuesday night. The win improves the Bulls to 6-2 on the year while the Eagles drop to 3-5-2 overall. The win is USF’s third-straight, and its sixth victory in its last seven matches.
The Bulls had numerous opportunities in during the match, however it was Brown who gave the Green and Gold all the scoring that they would need. In a play eerily similar to his winner against UConn on Sept. 28, at Corbett Stadium, Brown took an offering from Freddy Gil (West Palm Beach, Fla.) off a corner kick and headed it past the Eagles’ goalkeeper Connor Gavigan. Against the Huskies it was Avionne Flanagan (Baltimore, Md.) who served up the assist to Brown.
After Brown’s offensive heroics, he then helped to lead the defense in shutting down the Eagles and never allowing them to threaten USF’s keeper, Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney, Australia), who finished the night with one save. In addition, USF’s clean sheet was its second in the last three matches and its third of the season. It was also Devenish-Meares’ sixth shutout of his career.
Adrian Billhardt (Berlin, Germany) and Emilio Ycaza (St. Petersburg, Fla.) each led the team with two shots on the night.
Despite USF’s various chances, each side finished the match with 12 shots while the Bulls held a slight 3-1 advantage in shots on goal.
Quotable
“It was a classic Florida Darby, there is no doubt about that, especially against a place that I have a lot of ties to, as we know, so the game lived up to what it should have been last year but is has been over the years. I am just proud of my guys and the way they responded to different things. We created a number of chances and I think that we are getting close, but in all honesty, it was just a good game on a Tuesday night which is sometimes very difficult.” – USF head coach Bob Butehorn on USF’s win over Florida Gulf Coast.
Scoring Summary
USF – Javain Brown (Freddy Gil; 36:12)
1 2 F
USF 1 0 1
FGCU 0 0 0
Shots: USF 12, FGCU 12
Shots on Goal: USF 3, FGCU 1
Saves: USF 1, FGCU 2
Corner Kicks: USF 5, FGCU 7
Fouls: USF 12, FGCU 14
Key Stat
12 – USF played 17 players on Tuesday against Florida Gulf Coast with 12 of the 17 logging 40-or-more minutes.
Notable
- USF improves to 5-4-4 all-time against Florida Gulf Coast … The Bulls are 2-2-2 in the last six matches against the Eagles.
- Javain Brown’s goal tonight against FGCU is just the second of his collegiate career.
- Freddy Gill’s assist to Brown was just the second of his collegiate career.
Up Next
Following Tuesday’s match, USF will hit the road to face Tulsa on Saturday at 8 p.m. The Bulls will not return home until Friday, Oct. 11, when they face No. 4/2 SMU at 8 p.m.
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