Tigers Fall at South Florida

Thursday, October 6

Tampa, FL

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

4-4-4, 0-1-3

South Florida

6-6-0, 3-1-0

Memphis

South Fla.

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Oct 06, 2022 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – In a matchup with the reigning AAC Regular Season Champions and the AAC Tournament Champions, the Memphis Tigers traveled to the Bulls of South Florida in search for their first conference win of the season. Despite an early goal, USF would score on the bookends of halftime and had the Tigers the 2-1 loss.

After today's game, Memphis moves to 4-4-4 for the season and 0-1-3 in American Athletic Conference play.

KEY MOMENTS

Kimberley Smit put Memphis on the board in the 20' when she found the back of the net off a rebounded corner kick to put the Tigers up 1-0.
Just 68 seconds before halftime, USF would get a breakaway goal from Serita Thurton to tie the match.
Just a minute into the second half, the Bulls would get a completed penalty kick from Chiara Hahn to take a 2-1 lead.
Memphis would send off seven shots in the second half but were unable to connect.

NOTABLES

Claire Wyville made two saves in 90 minutes of work.
The Memphis defense held USF to just five shots the entire match while also winning the battle on corner kicks (5-3), total shots (13-5) and shots on goal (7-4).

UP NEXT

Memphis will come back to Park Avenue Campus on Sunday, Oct. 9 when they host the Pirates of East Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. with coverage available on ESPN+.
The Tigers will hit the road once again to take on Temple on Sunday, Oct. 16. Start time is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT.

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