Saying he wants to spend more time with his family, South Florida women's soccer head coach Chris Brown will step down at the end of this season.
Brown is in his third season as head coach and 20th year with the program. He joined USF in 2007 and served as an associate head coach for 17 seasons before being elevated to head coach.
During his time as an associate head coach, the Bulls were 184-97-43, South Florida captured three American Conference regular-season championships in those years and three conference tournament titles. The Bulls made eight NCAA Tournament appearances.
Under his leadership as the head coach, the Bulls were 21-10-6 in his first two seasons before slumping to 2-8-3 so far this season.
"The University of South Florida has been an incredible home for my family and me over the past 20 years, and I will always be grateful for the opportunity to lead the women's soccer program," Brown said.
"This was a very difficult decision, as this program and the people in it mean so much to me. However, my family has always been my first priority, and the increasing time and attention required by my family commitments made it clear that I needed to make this decision. Our student-athletes deserve my full commitment and attention, and I believe this is the right decision for my family and for the program."
CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins praised Brown's contributions to the growth of USF soccer.
"For the past 20 years, Chris has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of South Florida women's soccer, recruiting and developing hundreds of student-athletes and providing an exceptional experience that has prepared them for success both on and off the field," Higgins said.
"His leadership helped elevate our program to national prominence, highlighted by six conference championships and eight NCAA Tournament appearances. We are grateful for Chris's lasting contributions to South Florida and the impact he has made on our student-athletes and our program. We thank him for his dedicated service and wish Chris and his family all the best in this next chapter."
Volleyball picks up wins
After a rough start that saw USF fall to 1-10 against one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, the Bulls have won four of their last seven matches.
To kick off Homecoming Weekend, they knocked off Charlotte 3-0 to improve to 5-12 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
Against the 49ers, Laila Ivey led the Bulls with a career-high 14 kills. Nina Jioshvili-Ravva had a match-high 27 assists. It was also the fifth consecutive match in which South Florida had10 or more blocks.
USF fell Sunday to Tulane in five sets at the Corral.
Gators power past USF in fall ball opener
The Bulls were rocked for five home runs in the first three innings Friday in the fall ball exhibition opener at Steinbrenner Field.
The Gators used nine pitchers, each for a single inning.
The Bulls have three games remaining on the fall schedule.
Oct. 24, they face Florida State at Clearwater's Baycare Balllpark beginning at 1 p.m. Their final two games are at Red McEwen Field on USF's campus against Florida Southern at 2 p,.m. on November 1 and the Air Force Academy at 2 p.m. on November 7.
The games at Red McEwen Field are free to attend.
Date set for regular-season football finale
USF's final regular-season game at Raymond James Stadium has been scheduled for Saturday, November 28. The game will start either at noon or 3:30 p.m.
There was no announcement about which television network will carry the game.
The game had originally been flexed for either November 27 or 28.
The exact kickoff time will be announced in the regular 12-day television window.
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