Sports

Highlights

By Tom Zebold | USF Athletics

Grand Return

Basketball's grand return to the USF Sun Dome made for a popular Saturday night in Tampa.

More than 9,000 fans watched the USF women's and men's season openers on Nov. 10 in the newly renovated arena that showcased two great main attractions. The USF women's squad defeated Stetson, 70-48, in the afternoon while the highlight of the evening was the Bulls' 2011-12 NCAA tournament banner being dropped before USF took on in-state rival UCF.

"I was very, very impressed with the turnout tonight," men's head coach Stan Heath said.

NCAA Tradition Continues

The USF men's soccer team's tradition of making the NCAA tournament continued at a great place.

The Bulls' opened their sixth consecutive trip to the tournament at the friendly confines of Corbett Stadium Nov. 15 against Florida Gulf Coast University.

"It's a great reward for the team," head coach George Kiefer said.

USF went 8-5-4 during the regular season with one of the most difficult schedules in the country and finished No. 25 in the RPI.

Daniels' Career Milestones

B.J. Daniels has a lot of accomplishments and yards to look back on now that his college career is over because of an injury.

The senior quarterback finished second in program history and third all-time in the Big East with 10,501 yards of total offense. Daniels also ran to the end zone 25 times to grab the top spot all-time at USF.

Daniels accomplished both career milestones during USF's 13-6 victory over UConn on Nov. 3 at Raymond James Stadium.