USF women at Stetson

When: Today, 4pm

Where: Stetson Soccer Complex, Deland, FL

After dropping their Big East Conference opener 2-1 to Marquette on Thursday, the Bulls (2-4-1) face a non-conference opponent in Stetson this afternoon. This will be South Florida's final non-conference match. These schools drew 1-1 last season in Tampa.

Stetson (4-3-0) is led offensively by junior Tessa Gavilsky's five goals and two assists. The Hatters have a 11-8 scoring edge against their opponents. Junior goalkeeper Andrea Garavaglia has made 34 saves on way to a 1.14 GAA.

Bay area players on Stetson's roster include backup freshman goalkeeper Laura Seletos of New Port Richey and Emily Ware, senior midfielder from St Pete. Ware has two assists on the season and Seletos has not seen playing time to date.

If you take away the 6-0 romp over Austin Peay earlier in the season, USF has been outscored 7-4 in six matches. The team has good goalkeeping with senior Mallori Lofton-Malachi, who has two shutouts and a GAA of 1.04. Lack of finishing their chances has cost the Bulls all season. Noelle Pineiro leads all scorers on the team with four goals and Taylor Patterson has the most assists with three.

This is a critical match for USF to get on track as they return to their Big East schedule on Thursday at Pittsburgh.