{"id":428225,"date":"2026-10-15T04:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428225\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T04:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:06:12","slug":"resilient-bulls-battle-back-to-tie-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428225\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilient Bulls Battle Back to Tie Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. (October 14, 2026) \u2013 South Florida men’s soccer tied Jacksonville, 2-2, on Wednesday night at Corbett Stadium.
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\nPedro Faife<\/a> scored a sliding goal in the 84th minute off an assist from Tyler Richardson<\/a> to pull the Bulls (1-10-2, 0-4-1) even with the Dolphins (4-5-3, 0-3-2), after Leonardo Davi C Santos converted two second-half penalty kicks for Jacksonville.
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\nSouth Florida struck first when Jakob Auby<\/a> maneuvered his way into the box and fired a shot to the bottom left corner to take a 1-0 lead. The Bulls carried that lead into the break and held a 7-1 advantage in first-half corner kicks. Marcus Steinhaeuser<\/a> made a huge save on Iver Skorve in the eighth minute to keep the Bulls in front.
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\nSteinhaeuser denied Matias Tobon in the 62nd minute to preserve the one-goal lead, but Jacksonville broke through in the 68th minute when Davi C Santos converted a penalty kick. He would convert a second penalty kick in the 79th minute to put the Dolphins ahead, 2-1, following a lengthy review.
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\nThe Bulls continued to press and their resilience paid off just five minutes later. Richardson came flying down the wing and found Faife, who finished in the 84th minute to make it 2-2. South Florida continued to press down the stretch, with Auby getting a shot off in the 87th minute and Max Kiefer<\/a> sending an attempt just wide in the 90th. Jacksonville held an 11-9 edge in shots, while South Florida had a 9-3 advantage in corner kicks.
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\nNote-A-Bulls:<\/p>\n


\n\tJakob Auby<\/a> scored in the fourth minute (3) and led the Bulls with three shots, one on goal.
\n\tJakob Auby<\/a> has scored in two of the Bulls last three games.
\n\tPedro Faife<\/a> scored his second goal of the season.
\n\tTyler Richardson<\/a> added to his team-leading assist total (4).
\n\tSix Bulls played the full 90 minutes. <\/p>\n

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\nThe oldest varsity athletic program at South Florida, men’s soccer competed in the school’s first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3.<\/p>\n

The Bulls have claimed 14 conference championships and made 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three trips to the Elite Eight. The program boasts 31 MLS draft picks, including two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, 1994 World Cup Team USA star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Three men’s soccer alumni and one coach have been inducted into the South Florida Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper, Jeff Attinella, Jeff Cunningham & Dan Holcomb.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 10, 2025, head coach\u00a0George Kiefer<\/a>\u00a0was hired for his second tenure at South Florida. Kiefer previously led the Bulls from 2002-16, compiling one of the most successful stretches in program history as the Bulls went 162-86-51 (.627), earned four conference championships, and made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. Under Kiefer, South Florida advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2008 and 2011. His six NCAA Tournament victories remain the most in program history, and his win total ranks second all-time among South Florida head coaches.

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