South Florida Bulls women's soccer

South Florida Bulls
women's soccer
South Florida Bulls; women's soccer
Founded	1995; 29 years ago
University	University of South Florida
Athletic director	Michael Kelly
Head coach	Chris Brown (1st season)
Conference	The American
Location	Tampa, Florida
Stadium	Corbett Stadium ; (Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Bulls
Colors	Green and gold;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
	2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
	1998, 2018, 2020, 2021

The South Florida Bulls women's soccer team represents the University of South Florida in the sport of soccer. The Bulls currently compete in the American Athletic Conference within Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Bulls play in Corbett Stadium along with USF's men's soccer team, which opened in 2011. Prior to that, they played at what is now the USF Track and Field Stadium.

The Bulls have reached the NCAA tournament seven times and have won seven combined regular season and tournament conference championships.

History

T. Logan Fleck era (1995–2006)

USF's women's soccer team was founded in 1995, exactly 30 years after the men's soccer team began play as the first sports team in USF history.^[2] The first women's soccer coach in USF history was T. Logan Fleck, who also served as USF's men's soccer coach from 1994 to 1996. The program got off to a good start under Fleck and went 11–3 in its first season, including nine shutouts.^[3] The inaugural team contained no scholarship players and mainly played Division II opponents, but still defeated three Division I teams.^[4]

The team then entered a rough patch after joining the rest of USF's sports teams in Conference USA in 1996, finishing 6–11–1 overall and 2–7 against in conference opponents.^[5] The Bulls turned it around and won the regular season C-USA title in just their third season in the conference and fourth season of existence going 9–0–2 against conference foes and 15–1–3 overall, but lost to Marquette in the Conference USA tournament championship game. The Bulls would never again come near a Conference USA championship, falling as low as 1–8–1 in conference games in 2001 and leaving for the Big East in 2005. Fleck was fired following the Bulls 2006 campaign finishing 6–10–1.

Denise Schilte-Brown era (2006–present)

Denise Schilte-Brown was hired to replace T. Logan Fleck as the Bulls head coach in December 2006.^[6] But USF continued to struggle in the Big East, finishing with a winning record against conference foes just three times.^[7] USF made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2010 after a 11–4–3 regular season and reaching the Big East Tournament Championship game where they fell to West Virginia 1–0.^[8] The Bulls won their first ever NCAA Tournament game by upsetting highly favored Auburn 3–1 in the first round then fell to No. 2 seed Florida State 2–1 in round two.^[9]

After the Big East Conference realignment in the early 2010s, USF became a member of the American Athletic Conference starting in the 2013 season. The Bulls quickly found success in their new conference behind goalkeeper Christiane Endler by making the semifinals of the 2013 conference tournament. In 2014, the Bulls made the AAC tournament championship game, which they lost on penalty kicks 3–2.^[10] The Bulls appeared in the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history but fell in the first round. USF went to the AAC Tournament Championship game again in 2015, but lost the championship game on penalty kicks for the second year in a row. Also for the second straight year, the Bulls had a first round exit in the 2015 NCAA tournament. In 2017, USF finished second in the conference during the regular season to arch rival Central Florida and the two would go on to meet in the AAC tournament championship game. There, the Bulls finally exorcised their championship game demons and won 5–3 on penalty kicks for their first ever conference tournament championship.^[11] This gave USF their first autobid to the NCAA tournament in program history. The Bulls won their first-round game in the tournament 3–0 against FGCU but were eliminated with a 1–0 loss to No. 3 Florida in the second round.

USF followed their conference tournament championship with a regular season conference title and appearance in the 2018 AAC tournament championship, but lost to Memphis 3–0. They returned to the NCAA tournament where they beat Albany 5–1 in the first round before losing 3–1 to eventual national champion Florida State. The Bulls and Memphis switched their conference results the next season, with USF coming in second to undefeated Memphis in the regular season then defeating the Tigers in the 2019 conference tournament. In the NCAA tournament, USF upset Florida 4–2 in the first round, then shut out No. 4 Washington 2–0 to win a team record 16 games for the season and reach the Round of 16 for the first time, where they were defeated 2–1 by No. 1 seed Florida State, being eliminated by the Seminoles for the second year in a row. Senior Évelyne Viens was named to the second team all-American list.^[12]

In the 2020 season, which was delayed until the spring of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls finished with their first undefeated regular season in program history with a 7–0–2 record, winning the regular season conference title for the second time in three seasons. Dubbed by local media and fans as "The InvinciBulls" (a play on the nickname given to Arsenal F.C. when they won the Premier League unbeaten in 2003–04), the 2020 Bulls had five members of the team named to the first team all-conference list.^[13] They won the conference tournament for the third time in four years and won it on home turf for the first time in program history to clinch a spot in their seventh NCAA tournament.^[14] They were beaten in the second round by No. 7 Texas A&M.

In 2021, the Bulls won the regular season AAC crown again, making it five straight years of them winning either the regular season or tournament conference title.^[15] They lost to Memphis on penalty kicks in the conference tournament title game, but were still selected for the NCAA tournament. They fell in the first round of the tournament to NC State.^[16]

Schilte-Brown left the Bulls after the 2023 season (in which the Bulls won the AAC East Division) to become the coach of Tampa's newly founded USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun FC.^[17] Her husband Chris, who served as USF's associate head coach and formerly coached VCU's women's soccer team took over as head coach beginning in 2024.^[18]

Season-by-season results

Year	Conference	Games played	Record (W–L–T)	Win percentage	Conference record (W–L–T)	Head coach	Postseason
1995	Independent	14	11–3–0	.786	N/A	T. Logan Fleck
1996	Conference USA	18	6–11–1	.361	2–7–0
1997		17	10–6–1	.618	4–4–1
1998		19	15–1–3	.868	9–0–2 (Won conference regular season)
1999		19	11–8–0	.579	7–4–0
2000		17	6–10–1	.382	4–6–1
2001		19	4–13–2	.263	1–8–1
2002		18	8–8–2	.500	4–4–2
2003		18	8–8–2	.500	6–3–1
2004		16	5–9–2	.375	4–6–0
2005	Big East	17	7–7–3	.500	2–6–3
2006		17	6–10–1	.382	3–8–0
2007		17	4–10–3	.324	3–6–2	Denise Schilte-Brown
2008		18	7–8–3	.472	3–7–1
2009		20	9–8–3	.525	6–4–2
2010		23	14–6–3	.674	6–3–2		NCAA Round of 32
2011		18	6–8–4	.444	2–6–3
2012		19	10–5–4	.632	6–2–2
2013	American Athletic Conference	20	10–4–6	.650	4–3–2
2014		22	13–7–2	.636	6–3–0 (Won conference regular season)		NCAA first round
2015		22	15–4–3	.750	6–2–1		NCAA first round
2016		19	12–4–3	.711	4–3–2
2017		19	13–4–2	.737	7–1–1 (Won conference tournament)		NCAA round of 32
2018		18	15–3–0	.833	8–1–0 (Won conference regular season)		NCAA round of 32
2019		21	16–5–0	.762	7–2–0 (Won conference tournament)		NCAA round of 16
2020		13	10–1–2	.946	6–0–1 (Won conference regular season and tournament)		NCAA round of 32
2021		19	12–4–3	.711	6–1–1 (Won conference regular season)		NCAA first round
2022		17	8–9–0	.471	5–3–0
2023		18	10–6–2	.611	6–1–2
Total		532	281–190–61	.586	198–85–46		23 Appearances (12–20–6 record)
Bold indicates tournament won Italics indicate conference championship

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Awards and recognition

Players

Olympians

Four USF women's soccer players have competed in the Olympics. Évelyne Viens became the first USF alum in any sport to win an Olympic medal when Canada won gold in 2020.

All Americans

Évelyne Viens (Third team, 2017)
Évelyne Viens (Third team, 2018)
Évelyne Viens (Second team, 2019)
Sydney Martinez (Second team, 2020)
Sydny Nasello (First team, 2020)

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First team all-conference

Kristine Edner, 1996
Kristine Edner, 1997
Janeen Sobush, 1998
Tia Opliger, 1998
Kristine Edner, 1998
Siri Nordby, 1999
Siri Nordby, 2000
Tia Opliger, 2002
Katie Reed, 2003
Breck Bankester, 2004
Tia Opliger, 2004
Lindsey Brauer, 2006
Chelsea Klotz, 2010
Taylor Patterson, 2012
Jackie Simpson, 2013
Sharla Passariello, 2013
Demi Stokes, 2014
Leticia Skeete, 2014
Jackie Simpson, 2014
Olivia Chance, 2015
Grace Adams, 2016
Kelli Burney, 2017
Évelyne Viens, 2017
Kat Elliot, 2017
Kelli Burney, 2018
Évelyne Viens, 2018
Évelyne Viens, 2019
Andrea Hauksdottir, 2019
Sydney Martinez, 2019
Sydny Nasello, 2019
Sydny Nasello, 2020
Chyanne Dennis, 2020
Vivianne Bessette, 2020
Sydney Martinez, 2020
Chiara Hahn, 2020
Sydny Nasello, 2021
Chyanne Dennis, 2021
Vivianne Bessette, 2021

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Conference player of the year

Goalkeeper

Sydney Martinez, 2020

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Defensive

Jackie Simpson, 2015
Chyanne Dennis, 2020

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Midfielder

Andrea Hauksdottir, 2018
Andrea Hauksdottir, 2019

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Offensive

Évelyne Viens, 2018
Évelyne Viens, 2019
Sydny Nasello, 2020
Sydny Nasello, 2021

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Coaches

Conference coach of the year

T. Logan Fleck (1998)
Denise Schlite-Brown (2018)
Denise Schlite-Brown (2020)

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Media

Under the current American Athletic Conference TV deal, all home and in-conference away women's soccer games are shown on one of the various ESPN networks or streamed live on ESPN+.^[22] Live radio broadcasts of games are also available worldwide for free on the Bulls Unlimited digital radio station on TuneIn.^[23]

References

^ USF Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "2019 Quick Facts (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
^ "T. Logan Fleck – Head Coach – Staff Directory". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Denise Schilte-Brown – Strength & Conditioning". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "West Virginia Wins BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship 1–0 Over USF". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "2010 NCAA women's soccer tournament schedule, results". ESPN.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "2014 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "No. 23 USF Wins American Athletic Conference Championship With 2–0 Victory Over No. 8 Memphis". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Final 2021 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
^ "The American Announces 2020 Women's Soccer Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
^ "USF Defends Women's Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ "USF Clinches American Athletic Conference Regular-Season Title, Pushes Streak to Five Straight Seasons with Conference Championship". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "USF's Season Ends in NCAA First Round". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
^ "USF's Denise Schilte-Brown to lead Tampa Bay USL Super League team". SoccerWire. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^ "Chris Brown Named Head Coach For USF Women's Soccer". USF Athletics. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Final 2021 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Four Former USF Women's Soccer Players Named to Olympic Rosters for Tokyo Games". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ Davidson, Neil (23 June 2021). "Canadian women's soccer team roster revealed for Tokyo Games". CBC.
^ "AAC, ESPN Agree To 12-Year Media-Rights Deal Worth $1B". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
^ "Bulls Unlimited". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

External links

Official website

[1] USF Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[2] "2019 Quick Facts (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[3] "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

[4] "T. Logan Fleck – Head Coach – Staff Directory". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[5] "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[6] "Denise Schilte-Brown – Strength & Conditioning". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[7] "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[8] "West Virginia Wins BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship 1–0 Over USF". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[9] "2010 NCAA women's soccer tournament schedule, results". ESPN.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[10] "2014 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[11] "No. 23 USF Wins American Athletic Conference Championship With 2–0 Victory Over No. 8 Memphis". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[12] "Final 2021 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[13] "The American Announces 2020 Women's Soccer Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[14] "USF Defends Women's Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[15] "USF Clinches American Athletic Conference Regular-Season Title, Pushes Streak to Five Straight Seasons with Conference Championship". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

[16] "USF's Season Ends in NCAA First Round". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

[17] "USF's Denise Schilte-Brown to lead Tampa Bay USL Super League team". SoccerWire. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

[18] "Chris Brown Named Head Coach For USF Women's Soccer". USF Athletics. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

[:0-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Final 2021 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[:50-20] "Four Former USF Women's Soccer Players Named to Olympic Rosters for Tokyo Games". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

[:47-21] Davidson, Neil (23 June 2021). "Canadian women's soccer team roster revealed for Tokyo Games". CBC.

[:48-22] "AAC, ESPN Agree To 12-Year Media-Rights Deal Worth $1B". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

[:60-23] "Bulls Unlimited". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

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South Florida Bulls women's soccer

History

T. Logan Fleck era (1995–2006)

Denise Schilte-Brown era (2006–present)

Season-by-season results

Awards and recognition

Players

Olympians

All Americans

First team all-conference

Conference player of the year

Goalkeeper

Defensive

Midfielder

Offensive

Coaches

Conference coach of the year

Media

See also

References

External links

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