TAMPA (Nov. 17, 2022) – The University of South Florida men's soccer team put forth a dominating performance on Thursday night at Corbett Stadium against Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, handing the Pride a 4-2 loss to advance to the tournament's second round on Sunday to face No. 1 overall seed Kentucky (14-0-5). Kickoff in Lexington at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex is slated for 6 p.m. (ESPN+).
The Bulls improve to 9-6-4 on the year while Hofstra, the two-time defending Colonial Athletic Conference champions, ends the year 14-4-3.
The win for the Green and Gold is the first in the NCAA Tournament since 2011 when it defeated Central Florida in the Round of 32, 2-1 in overtime.