Tigers Score Five in Second Half to Push Past Bulls

Friday, October 23

Tampa, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

7-2-5, 2-0-4

South Florida

1-11-3, 0-5-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Memphis	0	5	5
South Florida	0	1	1

Match Notes

Oct 23, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Memphis (7-2-5, 2-0-4 American) men's soccer team remained unbeaten in American Conference play with a 5-1 win over South Florida (1-11-3, 0-5-2 American) Friday night in Corbett Stadium.

After a scoreless first half, Memphis peppered South Florida's Marcus Steinhaeuser with shots, scoring five in the second half to comfortably secure three points to keep pace with the top of the American table.

KEY MOMENTS

2' – Memphis nearly found itself at an early deficit, but a through ball to USF's Max Kiefer resulted in an off-target shot.
58' – Just over 10 minutes into the second half, a Ryan Ruguaru cross found the head of Saad Chaouki, who put it past the goalkeeper on a high bouncing shot.
63' – After a dangerous ball into the box resulting in a penalty, Keanan Bader stepped up to the spot and put a shot in the right-side netting to put the Tigers up by two.
64' – Barely a minute later, quick passes by Eben McIntyre and Ben Mulrooney put the ball at the feet of Miller Lashlee for his first goal of the match.
- The assist was Mulrooney's first collegiate point.
72' – Minutes later, McIntyre pushed another pass into Chaouki, who laid off a pass to Bader for his second goal of the contest.
82' – After drawing a hard foul in the box which was determined to result in a penalty upon review, Anthony Grudko scored Memphis' second penalty of the match, fifth goal of the night and first goal of his collegiate career.
90' – With mere seconds remaining, South Florida ended Memphis' shutout bid with Tyler Richardson scoring with two seconds left on the clock.
- It was Richardson's second career goal against the Tigers.

NOTABLES

Memphis now sits in fourth place at 10 points in conference play and is the only team remaining in the American without a loss in conference play.
The Tigers logged their first win in Tampa since April 2, 2021.
Memphis extends its active unbeaten streak to five matches, going 3-0-2 over that stretch with 14 goals scored in those contests.
The Tigers are now unbeaten in their first six conference matches for the first time in program history, surpassing the previous mark of five in 1992 as a member of the Great Midwest Conference.
Memphis has multiple five-plus goal matches for the first time since 2022, when the Tigers put five past Queens and six past Central Arkansas.
The Tigers outpaced the Bulls in the victory, outshooting USF 18-7 overall and 11-2 in shots on goal.
After tonight's victory, Memphis' 33 goals are the most since recording 34 during the 2019 season.
- Five Tigers (Renan Syrio, Miller Lashlee, Keanan Bader, Saad Chaouki, Carson Banham) have at least four goals this season, with all but Banham also having at least 10 points.
- Bader and Chaouki are also now tied for the team lead for goals in American Conference play with three each.
Keanan Bader had a career night with his first collegiate brace, scoring both on a penalty and from the run of play to double his season total.
Saad Chaouki logged a multi-point outing, scoring Memphis' opening goal and adding an assist later in the match.
Eben McIntyre doubled his assist total with two tonight, the first multi-assist game of his career.
- It was the third multi-assist game by a Tiger, joining Thomas Mancuso against Butler and Miller Lashlee against UNC Asheville.
Ben Mulrooney registered his first collegiate point with an assist on Lashlee's goal, playing a season-high 45 minutes.
Ryan Ruguaru logged his second goal contribution of the season with an assist on Memphis' opening goal of the match.
Mathias Christensen moves to 3-1-5 on the year, needing to make just one save in the win.
Logan Haddad made his first collegiate appearance, playing the final 9:34.
Ryan Ruguaru and Jin Tokishi each registered a full 90 minutes in the victory.
- Christensen did not play a full 90 minutes in goal for the first time in his Memphis career.
A total of three cards were issued in the match.
- Memphis' Henrique Cruz was assessed a yellow card, while South Florida's Diego Sanchez and Abeselom Zemenfes were each shown a yellow in the contest.

UP NEXT
Memphis (7-2-5, 2-0-4 American) faces a tall task next Wednesday, playing host to Charlotte (7-2-4, 3-1-2 American) in the Tigers' home regular season finale. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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