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PHILIDELPHIA (September 11, 2025) – Four different players scored goals as the University of South Florida women’s soccer team won their first American Conference game of the season against Temple. The Bulls (4-4, 1-0 American), defeated the Owls (2-7, 0-1 American) in the conference opener on Thursday.
Gentiana Fetaj, Sadie Sider-Echenberg, Noelle Sather, and Hedda Ornberg, each recorded a goal. This is the first time the Bulls have scored 4 goals in a match since October 3, 2024, at UAB.
Sather scored the first goal of the match in the 10th minute. After receiving an arching pass into the box from Sather, she headed it into the back of the net. South Florida took a 1-0 lead.\
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In the 18th minute, Sider-Echenberg scored from just outside the box. She sent a well-struck ball that hit the near post and went in, giving the Bulls a 2-0 lead.
Soon after, Ornberg received a great assist from Keito Ido. Ido lobbed the ball from the near corner, that Ornberg headed into the net near the far post. The Bulls Went up 3-0.
Temple got on the board in the 20th minute on a goal that went into the upper 90, but the Bulls continued to lead 3-1.
Just 30 seconds after the Owls goal, Fetaj ripped a shot with her right foot that squeezed past the diving keeper, and USF took a 4-1 lead into the half.
The Owls scored in the 75th minute and cut the USF lead to 4-2. The South Florida defense picked up the pressure and kept Temple off the board for the remainder of the match.
Gaby Rouke got the start in net for the Bulls. She played all 90 minutes and made 2 saves.
Notables
• This is the first time the Bulls have scored four goals in a match since October 3, 2024, at UAB.
• The Bulls have scored a goal in 13 of the last 16 matches, including last season.
• Hedda Ornberg scored her team leading 3rd goal of the season.
• Gentiana Fetaj now has seven career goals, two of which coming from this year.
• Two of the last three years the Bulls have beaten the Owls to start conference play.
• Head Coach Chris Brown remains undefeated in conference openers.
Next Up
South Florida returns to Corbett Stadium to play Grambling State on Sunday, Sept.14. The Bulls and the Tigers are scheduled for a noon start on ESPN+. Prior to Sunday’s match, seniors will be recognized as a part of Senior Day.
About South Florida Women’s Soccer
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Chris Brown enters his second season as USF head coach after a record-setting debut in 2024, leading the Bulls to 12 wins and coaching both the American Athletic Conference Midfielder and Goalkeeper of the Year. Brown spent 17 years as associate head coach (2007–2023), helping USF to three American Athletic Conference titles, eight NCAA appearances, and a 10-year streak of 10+ win seasons. He coached USF’s first All-American, Evelyne Viens, now a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist, and has developed multiple American Athletic Conference award winners. Players under his guidance hold most of the program’s records.
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