USF defeated FAU in its season opener in the only American Athletic Conference women's soccer action on Sunday, Feb. 7.

USF 3, FAU 0 - Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of South Florida women's soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls in Boca Raton on Sunday. Sydny Nasello scored the game-winner in the season opener for the second straight season.
 
Junior forward Nasello (Land O' Lakes, Fla.) tallied a goal and an assist in the match. Freshman defender Vivianne Bessette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) also recorded a goal and an assist in her collegiate debut, while Sabrina Wagner (New Port Richey, Fla.) scored the Bulls' third goal of the match.
 
Nasello scored USF's first goal of the season in the 10^th minute. She received a long pass from Bessette which lead to a breakaway and a goal. Wagner followed up Nasello's score with one of her own, getting a pass in the middle of the box from Nasello and driving it into the left side of the net to give USF a 2-0 lead heading into halftime.
 
Bessette started the offense in the second half, scoring off the crossbar on a free kick to give the Bulls a 3-0 lead in the 51^st minute. A stellar defensive effort from the Bulls limited FAU to just four shots, with only one going on goal, with the first not coming until the 45^th minute just before the half. Junior Sydney Martinez (Rincon, Ga.) recorded her 11^th career shutout in the effort.