Memphis Falls 1-0 to USF in American Quarterfinal

Saturday, November 7

Tampa, Fla.

6:00 PM CT

University of Memphis

3-10-4 (2-4-2)

USF (AAC Quarterfinals)

11-4-3 (5-1-2)

Memphis

USF

Photo by: Don Claussen

Nov 07, 2015 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Season ends to USF in quarterfinals for second straight season

Despite an outstanding performance by goalkeeper Jake Leeker, who made eight saves, Memphis lost 1-0 to USF in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals Saturday night at Corbett Stadium to end the Tigers season.

"It was a tale of two halves. Give USF credit, at the end of the day they were probably the deserving team to go through," Memphis head coach Richard Mulrooney said. "

The Bulls grabbed the lead in the 28^th minute on a goal by junior Melvin Becket that was assisted by Nazeem Bartman and Lindo Mfeka. USF had a 17-5 shot advantage in the match and outshot the Tigers 11-0 in the first half.

The Tigers were only able to force one save out of USF goalkeeper Spasoje Stefanovic.

Memphis (3-10-4) will have high hopes going into next season with the return of nine of the 11 players that started in the quarterfinal match, including three freshman and three sophomores.

"There are a lot of positives to take out of this year. There were numerous underclassmen that played quality minutes. We played a heck of a schedule this year and I'm curious to see how many of those teams we played make the NCAA Tournament," Mulrooney said.