Men's soccer falls in hard-fought match with South Florida

Friday, September 13

Lipscomb Soccer Complex

7:00 PM

Lipscomb University

1-3-1, 0-0-0

USF

3-1-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
South Fla.	1	2	3
Lipscomb	0	1	1

Men's soccer falls in hard-fought match with South Florida

9/13/2019 9:29:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

NASHVILLE - The Lipscomb men’s soccer team fell in a hard-fought battle against South Florida on Saturday night 3-1 at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.

After a tight, scoreless first 35 minutes, the Bulls (3-1) notched their first goal after Jonathan Rosales slotted in a pass from Avionne Flanagan.

The two squads battled for the remaining 10 minutes of the first half, with USF taking a 1-0 lead into halftime.

The Bulls struck quick in the second half, scoring back-to-back goals in the 55th and 56th minute. Both goals came from Emilio Ycaza, pushing the USF lead out to 3-0.

Killian Byrne gave the Bisons (1-3-1) a jolt of energy off the bench in the second half. The freshman scored a screamer for the first goal of his career, cutting the Bisons deficit to 3-1.

The Purple and Gold were unable to secure another goal, cutting short their comeback attempt.

QUICK KICKS:

Lipscomb is now 0-2 all time vs USF.
Freshman goalkeeper Michael Sibley, seniors Daiel Muhlbauer and Austin Eager, junior Ben Locke, and sophomores Noah and Scott Gulden went the full 90 minutes for Lipscomb.
Locke led Lipscomb with four shots, while junior Jake Zec and sophomore Louis Robinson each added two.
Three yellow cards were handed out, with one going to the Bisons for freshman Honore Kalala.
USF earned six corners to Lipscomb’s three.
Lipscomb was whistled for 16 fouls and the Bulls were called for 15.

NEXT: The Bisons will be back in action on Sept. 17 for their conference opener. They will be taking on Jacksonville at 7 p.m. at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.