FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 28, 2021) – The University of South Florida Bulls (1-2) played a pair of matches on the final day of the Florida Gulf Coast University Invitational, and tallied their first win of the season on Saturday morning over UMBC (0-3).
After outlasting UMBC for a five set victory early in the day, the Bulls return to the court to face the host FGCU Eagles (3-0) and fell in the nightcap to the defending ASUN champions in three sets.
Match 1 vs. UMBC (28-26, 15-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-4)
USF came from behind in the opening set to spark what proved to be a gutsy team effort.