PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 30, 2018 – USF’s high-powered offense fell short in an overtime loss, 1-0, to Temple Sunday afternoon.

 

The Bull’s (6-2-0, 1-1-0) and the Owls (6-7-0, 2-2-0) were scoreless until the Owl’s freshman forward Gabriela Johnson took a hard shot in double overtime. Defender Chyanne Dennis (Sunrise, Fla.) tried to catch the ball as it was shot, but it trickled in to the left side of the goal. 

 

USF’s defense held Temple without a single shot for 73 minute, and freshman keeper Sydney Martinez (Rincon, Ga.) looked calm and poised with two saves.

 

Aubrey Megrath was a key contributor for the Bulls’ offense with a 100% shot on goal percentage when she went 3-for-3. 

 

Quotable
Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown on the loss…

“We had our chances and plenty of corners. We didn’t put away our opportunities. It was a tough field to play possession on, but credit to temple. They fought hard.”
 
Key Stat

12 – USF got in 12 shots to Temple’s six

 
Notable

• USF has outshot every opponent this season and is 39-11 in shots versus opponents
• Today marks the first conference loss for USF since Sept. 24, 2017 against Cincinnati
• Temple’s win was its first against USF, and its first against a ranked opponent

 
Up Next
USF welcomes Cincinnati on Thursday at 7 p.m. for the Bulls home conference opener. The first 300 fans will receive a free USF soccer scarf. The match will also be featured as a Future 50 night where youth can preview head coach Denise Schilte-Brown’s Future 50 program. 

About USF Women's Soccer
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The USF women's soccer team has posted six consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and eight in the last nine years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
 

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