PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sunday night featured two nationally ranked American Athletic women’s soccer teams going head to head as RV/24 USF got the better of No. 15/18 Memphis, 2-1. The top invidivual performance came from UConn’s Sophia Danyko-Kulchcky as she went off for seven points on a hat trick and an assists.
Sunday, October 11
RV/24 USF 2, No. 15/18 Memphis 0
In the 47thminute, junior Evelyne Viens netted her 42nd career goal to break the program record and give RV/No. 24 USF the lead over No. 15/18 Memphis (12-3-0, 4-2-0).
USF's (10-2-0, 5-1-0) win marks the 10th win of the season, and the seventh consecutive season of 10 wins or more under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown.
Two of the top American Athletic Conference teams went scoreless in the first half as freshman keeper Sydney Martinez had a career day with six saves in the first half, and 10 total. She set her new career high and reached double-digits for the first time. Martinez completed the Bulls' fifth shutout, her second solo shutout.
Viens was elite in the match, scoring two goals against one of the nation's top defenses who ranks second nationally in shutouts this season. Viens doubled USF's lead with her fifth brace of the season when she scored in the 61st minute. She dribbled down the field and beat the keeper to the right. Viens is just two goals away from breaking the program record for goals in a season which she tied during her freshman campaign.
UCF 3, Tulsa 1
The UCF women’s soccer team completed its weekend road sweep with a 3-1 win over Tulsa at Hurricane Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The overcast weather couldn't slow down the Knights (8-4-1, 5-1 The American). Madison Murnin gave UCF a 1-0 lead over Tulsa (6-8-1, 2-4 The American) in the seventh minute.
Stefanie Sanders doubled the advantage in the 61st minute, dribbling the ball up the middle before taking a shot from 15 yards out. Just three minutes later, Piper Dotsikas added to the score, finding the back of the net in the 64th minute.
Tulsa tallied a marker in the 86th minute as Gabriella Borboa scored to avoid the shutout for the Golden Hurricane.
ECU 1, Temple 0
In a pivotal conference match, the ECU women's soccer team turned in one of its strongest efforts of the season to beat Temple 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in Johnson Stadium.
Neither team could get much offense going in the first 35 minutes of the game, but the match opened up in the final 10 minutes of the first half. Temple nearly took the lead in the 35th minute when Natalie Druehl rocketed a free kick off the ECU crossbar.
In the 40th minute, the Pirates appeared to take the lead, when Erin Mikalsen directed a header to Courtney Cash, who scored on a header of her own. But Cash was ruled offsides, thus negating the scoring chance. Temple responded with just over a minute remaining in the first stanza, as Emma Wilkins found herself deep in the ECU box and lined up a shot. Luckily for the Pirates, Morgan Dewey was there to slide in front of the shot and block the effort, ensuring the game remained scoreless at the break.
After the teams traded shots on goal to open the second half, the Pirates broke through in the 53rd minute. The ball was passed backwards to Morgan Dewey on the left side of the field and she launched a high cross towards the back post of the Temple goal. As most of the players turned to watch the flight of the cross, Tori Riggs surged forward and met the ball with a one-time shot that was too much for Temple goalkeeper Morgan Basileo to handle. Riggs' goal was the eighth time this season that ECU has scored within the first 10 minutes of either the first or second half.
UConn 4, Cincinnati 0
The UConn women's soccer team snagged its first American Athletic Conference win of the season with a 4-0 win against the Bearcats on Sunday at Gettler Stadium.
Sophia Danyko-Kulchcky recorded her first career multi-goal game with a pair of first half tallies and then another goal at the beginning of the second half. The sophomore opened the scoring at the 7:40 mark after having her initial shot saved by the Cincinnati keeper; DK scooped up the rebound and tucked home the score.
The Chappaqua, N.Y. native scored her second goal at the 21:12 mark of the first half by volleying a feed from freshman Pato Jerzak. The forward leads the Huskies with seven goals on the season.
DK wasn't done yet, scoring at the 53:34 mark of the second half to notch her first career hat trick. The forward leads the Huskies with seven goals on the season. The seven points (three goals, one assist) a career-high for DK.
The Danyko-Kulchycky hat trick is the first for a UConn player since Rachel Hill tallied three goals vs. Houston back in 2013.
Jerzak added to the UConn lead with a tally less than three minutes after the Danyko-Kulchycky goal in the second half, making it 4-0 Huskies, their largest lead of the season.
Upcoming Games
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Tulsa |
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Temple |
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3:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
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Houston |
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USF |
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7 p.m. |
Tampa, Fla. |
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Memphis |
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UConn |
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7 p.m. |
Storrs, Conn. |
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SMU |
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UCF |
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7 p.m. |
Orlando, Fla. |
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| SUNDAY 10.21.18 |
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Houston |
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UCF |
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1 p.m. |
Orlando, Fla. |
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Memphis |
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Temple |
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1 p.m. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
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SMU |
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USF |
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1 p.m. |
Tampa, Fla. |
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Tulsa |
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UConn |
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1 p.m. |
Storrs, Conn. |
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| THURSDAY10.25.18 |