Women's Soccer Sched Includes 5 Ranked Teams

[Brad]

Courtesy USF SID

2007 Women’s Soccer Schedule Includes Five Nationally-Ranked Teams

TAMPA, Fla. (March 7, 2007) – The University of South Florida has announced the 2007 women’s soccer schedule, which includes five nationally-ranked teams and seven other squads that earned post-season conference tournament appearances last season.  

The Bulls, under new head coach Denise Schilte-Brown, open the season with three exhibition matches, starting with a cross-town opponent, the University of Tampa on Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. USF then travels to Orlando on Aug. 21 to play Northern Illinois on the campus of UCF at 7 p.m. UCF and USF will meet Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. in Orlando for the final exhibition game of the season.

The Bulls will be on the road for the first seven regular season games of the year, host a four-game homestand in October, then end the BIG EAST Conference schedule with four on the road.

USF’s 17-game regular-season schedule begins as USF travels to DeLand, Fla., to play Atlantic Sun Conference finalist Stetson University. Two days later the Bulls head north to Oxford, Miss., on Sept. 2 to play Mississippi, who earned a berth in the 2006 Southeastern Conference Tournament.  

Following the Ole Miss game, USF returns to the Sunshine State to play No. 10/24 Florida in Gainesville on Sept. 7 before a trip to Athens, Ga., to compete against SEC tournament participant Georgia on Sept. 9.  

USF then returns to Florida for two more in-state games on Sept. 14 and 16. The Bulls and Miami Hurricanes face off in Coral Gables, then USF will travel to Boca Raton to play the Sun Belt Conference semifinalists, Florida Atlantic University.  

The BIG EAST Conference schedule begins Sept. 21 as USF visits Marquette in Milwaukee, Wis. In 2006, Marquette was one of 10 teams to earn a berth in the BIG EAST Conference tournament.  

USF will unveil its team to the home crowd on Sept. 28 as the Connecticut Huskies come to town. UConn received votes in the final 2006 NSCAA poll, but was not ranked in the Soccer America poll.  

After a Friday night game with the Huskies, USF hops a plane to Rhode Island for a Sunday, Sept. 30 afternoon matchup with Providence, then returns to Tampa for a four-game homestand.  

The Bulls first meet the Georgetown Hoyas on Oct. 5, then host Villanova, who was ranked 22nd in the final 2006 Soccer America poll, on Oct. 7.

The following weekend, USF welcomes Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 12, and BIG EAST Tournament participant St. John’s University on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 14) for the final two home games of the regular season.  

The Bulls end their BIG EAST Conference schedule with four road games, playing two teams who were ranked in the 2006 final polls.  

After an Oct. 19 meeting with Cincinnati in Ohio, the Bulls meet No. 22/NR Louisville in Kentucky on Oct. 21. The final weekend of the 2007 season matches USF with No. 14/9 West Virginia in Morgantown on Oct. 26 before the season finale at BIG EAST Tournament participant Pittsburgh on Oct. 28 in Pennsylvania.  

2007 USF Women’s Soccer Schedule

August

18        University of Tampa (ex.)                     Tampa, Fla.                   5 p.m.

21        vs. Northern Illinois @ UCF (ex.)           Orlando, Fla.                 7 p.m.

25        at UCF (ex.)                                          Orlando, Fla.                 7 p.m.

31        at Stetson University                           DeLand, Fla.                 4 p.m.

September

2          at Mississippi                                       Oxford, Miss.               1:30 p.m.

7          at No.10/24 Florida                              Gainesville, Fla.             7 p.m.

9          at Georgia                                            Athens, Ga.                  1 p.m.

14        at Miami                                               Coral Gables , Fla.         7 p.m.

16        at Florida Atlantic University                Boca Raton, Fla.           3 p.m.

21        at Marquette                                        Milwaukee, Wis.           8 p.m.

28        No. RV/NR Connecticut                       Tampa, Fla.                   7:30 p.m.

30        at Providence                                       Providence, R.I.            12 p.m.

October

5          Georgetown                                        Tampa, Fla.                   7:30 p.m.

7          No. NR/22 Villanova                             Tampa, Fla.                   1 p.m.

12        Syracuse                                              Tampa, Fla.                   7:30 p.m.

14        St. John's                                             Tampa, Fla.                   1 p.m.

19        at Cincinnati                                         Cincinnati, Ohio            7 p.m.

21        at No.22/NR Louisville                         Louisville, Ky.               1 p.m.

26        at No.14/9 West Virginia                      Morgantown, W.Va.     7 p.m.

28        at Pittsburgh                                        Pittsburgh, Pa.              1 p.m.

All game times Eastern

[crambone]

Beat the GayTurds!

[HaulingBull Sucks]

Very few people care enough about USF soccer, much less USF Women's Soccer to attend their games.

How many posters here attend USF soccer matches? How many plan to be in Gainesville for the Bulls/Gator match-up?

[Brad]

Never a better time to start caring than right this minute.

[JoeB]

We don't play the ND Women's team?  That sucks.  They are normally a highly ranked team.

[Apis Bull]

I care to the extent that I want all of our sports programs to do well.  Will I ever attend a game?  Probably not.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

We don't play the ND Women's team?  That sucks.  They are normally a highly ranked team.

Do you only attend matches against highly ranked teams?

[JoeB]

Of course I do, especially women's sports.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

I care to the extent that I want all of our sports programs to do well.  Will I ever attend a game?  Probably not.

That's like wanting a party's candidate for office to win the election but not bothering to go to the polls.

[HaulingBull Sucks]

Of course I do, especially women's sports.

So, can the women count on you to be at the UF and Nova matches?