Bulls Soccer Underway Friday vs. FIU

[Brad]

Courtesy USF SID Office

USF Men’s Soccer Game Notes

No. 9 USF Bulls (0-0-0, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) at FIU Golden Panthers (0-0-0, 0-0-0 C-USA)

Game No. 1

Date: Friday, Aug. 25, 2006

Game Time: 8:00 p.m. (ET)

Location: University Park (1,500), Miami, Fla.

Television: None

Radio: None

The Series: Friday’s match will mark the 26th meeting all-time between USF and FIU, with the Golden Panthers holding a 10-12-3 edge in the series history. The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a 1-0 win for FIU on Sept. 2, 2005 at the USF Soccer Stadium, the only home loss for the Bulls that season.

Bulls Open 2006 Regular Season at In-State Rival FIU

               The University of South Florida men’s soccer team kicks off the 2006 season in Miami, Fla., versus the FIU Golden Panthers on Friday, Aug. 25.

               The Bulls enter the 2006 season garnering a lot of national attention. USF is ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation (by Soccer America) and boasts one of the nation’s top midfielders in junior Rodrigo Hidalgo (a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy candidate).

               USF returns 10 starters from a team which claimed the 2005 BIG EAST Red Division title, including Preseason All-BIG EAST selections Hidalgo, Jordan Seabrook and Yohance Marshall. Following a successful preseason, in which the Bulls went 3-0-0, including a 2-0 victory at No. 25 Saint Louis, USF will begin its march towards the BIG EAST title and its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, starting with in-state rival FIU.

               The Golden Panthers finished the 2005 season with an 8-7-2 (4-3-2 C-USA) record last season. Eleven letterwinners return to the squad this season, including five starters.

               USF is looking to avenge its only loss at home during the 2005 season, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of FIU on Sept. 2, 2005.

USF-FIU Series History

Friday’s game versus the Golden Panthers will mark the 26th meeting between USF and FIU.

               -  FIU leads the series history 12-10-3.

               - The last meeting between these two teams resulted in a 1-0 victory for FIU on Sept. 2, 2005 in Tampa, Fla.

               - Last year’s loss to the Golden Panthers at the USF Soccer Stadium was USF’s only defeat at home.

               - George Kiefer holds a 1-3-0 record against FIU all-time.

               - The last time USF traveled to face the Golden Panthers in Miami, the Bulls won 2-1 (Oct. 3, 2004).

               - The 2006 season marks the second-straight year in which USF and FIU started the year versus each other.

[Bull Matrix]

FIU is in C-USA for soccer??? I thought they were in the SUNBELT?? Oh well.

[Guest wildrover]

Their first home game is Sunday, not a bad way to start the Semester, an evening at the soccer stadium.

[smazza]

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