Soccer team drops second match
As the conference losses begin to add up for the No. 11 USF men’s soccer team, wins also seem to slip from within its grasp.
The Bulls lost for the second time in two games, losing to No. 25 UAB 4-3 at West Campus Field in Birmingham, Ala.
The Blazers (8-4-0, 5-1-0 C-USA) took an early lead in the first half when Maurice Hughes notched UAB’s first goal three minutes into the game.
In the 41st minute, the Blazers jumped to a 2-0 lead when Sandy Gbandi scored off a pass from Leandro de Oliveira.
USF (7-2-2, 3-2-1 C-USA) quickly responded when freshman midfielder Rodrigo Hidalgo netted his goal in the 51st minute off an assist from Simon Schoendorf. Hidalgo got an assist of his own on a Schoendorf goal that came only seven minutes later.
Things picked up for the Bulls when they took the lead on Christian Jimenez’s unassisted goal in the 72nd minute.
The Blazers tied the game up five minutes later as de Oliveira netted his own unassisted goal in the 77th.
As the game was winding down, USF was aiming for overtime play, but Gbandi scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes remaining. UAB’s Jason McLaughlin sent a corner kick into the Bulls’ goal box and Gbandi put the rebound past USF freshman goalkeeper Freddy Hall, who was making his second consecutive start in place of starter Dane Brenner.
The loss to UAB marks USF’s second of the season.
More Stories
Meet the Team
Oracle EditorProfile
USF gives it away in Memphis 34-33
At the half, a 14-point lead meant USF was on track to win its first conference game in over a calendar year. That energy was kept up even with under five minutes to go when the Bulls were up 33-20. Then USF watched as its lead went from comfortable, to slim, to nonexistent in the […]
Club teams missing competition, friendship due to COVID-19
Under normal circumstances, Grant Nolder, president of the USF flag football team would be preparing for the club’s biggest competition of the year, the Swamp Bowl. The annual tournament, hosted at UF, typically takes place during the fall semester and features some of the best club flag football teams in the country. Winners of the […]
Bulls battle with ECU in OT win
Coach Brian Gregory said Tuesday the Bulls didn’t play complete, 40-minute games in their two losses last week. It’s debatable if they did Wednesday night against East Carolina (11-18, 5-11) at the Yuengling Center, but it was more than enough to put up a 73-68 overtime win. “It’s funny. There were stretches where we played […]
First SG scholarship rewards student leaders
Student Government (SG) launched the first-of-its-kind, merit-based scholarship to students Nov. 5 on USF’s Tampa campus. As a part of Student Body President Britney Deas and Student Body Vice President Travis McCloskey’s platform, Bull S.H.I.F.T., — Success, Health, Innovation, Finance and Tradition — the SG’s Student Leadership Scholarship consists of two merit-based scholarships which will […]
On-campus Jabil institute sparks anticipation from students
A plan drafted on a bar napkin two years ago has now become the USF Jabil Innovation Institute, a multi-million dollar institute combining the College of Engineering and the Muma College of Business. Senior Vice President of Advancement and CEO of the USF Foundation Joel Momberg and Jabil CEO Mark Mondello jotted the idea down […]