Tulsa Drops 2-1 Decision at South Florida

Sunday, October 9

Tampa, Fla.

6:00 pm

Tulsa

6-2-2, 2-2-1

South Florida

3-3-3, 2-0-2

Tulsa

South Fla.

Tulsa Drops 2-1 Decision at South Florida

10/9/2022 8:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Box Score in PDF
Season Stats in PDF

Tulsa's 10^th-ranked men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to South Florida on Sunday night at the Corbett Soccer Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The Golden Hurricane fell to 6-2-2 on the season and 2-2-1 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Bulls moved to 3-3-3 overall and 2-0-2 in the league.

Tulsa will return to action on Saturday, October 15 against Memphis beginning at 7:00 pm at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium.

How it Happened
Sergio Baena played a ball into the box which Malik Henry-Scott controlled and then shot it off his left foot from the right side of the box into the lower left corner to put Tulsa up 1-0 at the 67:40 mark.

South Florida evened the scored on a penalty kick taken by Alfred Perez in the 73^rd minute, and then took the lead on goal by Segun Afolabi in the 81^st minute.

Game Notes

Tulsa was without leading scorer Alex Meinhard for the second-straight game.
Alfred Perez' goal snapped a four-game shutout streak by the Golden Hurricane, dating back to the FIU game on September 16
South Florida had a 26-8 lead in shots, including a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal, and a 7-3 edge in corner kicks
Luke Jeffus had a team-best two shots, while six others had one attempt
Alex Lopez logged all 90 minutes in goal and picked up eight saves

Scoring Summary
Tulsa 0 1 - 1
South Florida 0 2 - 2

Individual Scoring
Malik Henry-Scott (Tulsa) at 67:40 (Sergio Baena)
Alfred Perez (South Florida) at 72:49 (penalty kick)
Segun Afolabi (South Florida) at 80:19 (Jemone Barclay)

Goalkeeper Saves
Alex Lopez (Tulsa) – 8
Jackson Weyman (South Florida) – 1