AAC Matchup

Vanderbilt (5-6, 1-1 AAC) at South Florida (8-2, 2-0 AAC)
Saturday, March 29 • Noon CT • ESPN+
Corbett Stadium • Tampa, Fla.

Series History
• This will be the first meeting between the two programs

The Opponent
• South Florida enters Saturday’s conference matchup 8-2 (2-0 AAC), coming off 23-8 win to East Carolina
• This is the inaugural season of South Florida, a new member of the American Athletic Conference
• Nationally, South Florida has the fifth-best scoring offense (16.30) and scoring margin (7.60), seventh-best save percentage (51.9) and scoring defense (8.70) and the ninth-best points per game (23.00)
• In the conference, USF leads in scoring offense, scoring margin, save percentage and scoring defense. The Bulls have the second-best ground balls per game (17.90), points per game (23.00), assists per game (6.70) and free position percentage (49.3)

The Scouting Report
• Attacker Sofia Chepenik sits atop the conference leader board with 33 goals in 10 games (3.3 gpg)
• Attacker Juliana George was also named the AAC Honorable Mention on Monday
• Goalie Paige Pagano earned her third consecutive and fourth overall AAC Goalie of the Week award of the season on Monday. Pagano leads The American and is sixth nationally with a .532 save percentage

Sweepin’ Conference Honors
• On Monday, Jaime Biskup was named AAC Attack of Week after being the leading scorer among all American Athletic Conference players last week as she had nine goals and four assists for 13 points in two wins
• Kemper Robinson was selected Midfielder of the Week after scoring six goals with an assist, adding six ground balls and six draw controls in the Dores’ 2-0 week
• Bailey Lower received Freshman of the Week honors after five goals with a ground ball and seven draw controls in Vanderbilt’s 2-0 week. She scored her first career hat trick with three goals and two draw controls against Rider

Last Time Out for the Dores
• Jaime Biskup led all scorers with a career-high seven points as Vanderbilt captured its first conference win in a 15-14 decision against Charlotte last Saturday
• The Dores had seven scorers, five of which scored multiple times. Biskup led the way with four goals and a career-high three assists
• Nancy Halleron tallied her fourth hat trick in five games while freshman Bailey Lower scored twice and picked up a career-high five draw controls
• Maddie Barkate had a game-high 10 draw controls, her second game this season with 10 wins in the circle. Vandy is now 4-2 on the road, the most road wins since the 2022 season.

 Freshman Steppin’ Up
• In Vandy’s win over Rider, the freshman stepped up to make a huge impact. Emme Martin, Zawadi Brown and Bailey Lower all made key plays throughout the game to help put the Dores in a potion to win
• In cage, Emme Martin entered the contest midway through the second quarter to post six saves
• Zawadi Brown got the most action so far this season, picking up two draw controls and making some big defensive stops
• Bailey Lower scored three straight goals to mark her first career hat trick

2025 Vanderbilt AAC Weekly Honors Tracker
• Jaime Biskup, AAC Attacker of the Week (March 24)
• Kemper Robinson, AAC Midfielder of the Week (March 24)
• Bailey Lower, AAC Freshman of the Week (March 24)
• Nancy Halleron, AAC Honorable Mention (March 24)
• Nancy Halleron, AAC Honorable Mention (March 17)
• Brooke Baker, AAC Midfielder of the Week (March 10)
• Brooke Baker, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 24)
• Jaime Biskup, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 24)
• Maddie Barkate, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 24)
• Maddie Barkate, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 10)
• Molly Joyce, AAC Goalie of the Week (Feb. 10)