Vanderbilt (8-8, 3-1 American) vs. South Florida (10-4, 5-0 American)
Saturday, April 25 • Noon • ESPN+
Vanderbilt Lacrosse Stadium • Nashville, Tenn.
Series History
• The two teams met for the first time during the 2025, which was also South Florida’s inagural season
• The Bulls took a 17-7 win in Tampa behind hat tricks from Sofia Chepenik, Maggie Newton and Ava Uphues
The Opponent
• USF is 10-4 overall and 5-0 in conference play and has been consistent throughout the season on its way to earning the top seed in the American Tournament. The Bulls’ only losses this season have come to ranked teams (#5 Michigan, #5 Navy, #23 Richmond, No. 7 Florida
• USF continues to be one of the top offensive teams in the nation. Scoring 10+ goals in a game 10 times this season, including four 20+ goal games, USF ranks 18th nationally in scoring offense (14.43), third in shots per game (35.86), and fifth in shots on goal per game (24.71)
• South Florida has a chance to go undefeated in conference play, becoming just the second program ever to do so in NCAA D1 history within their first two seasons
• A win over Vanderbilt would give USF sole possession of the conference crown in just its second season of competition
A New Draw Queen in Town
• Freshman Gabby Putman put on a show in the Commodores’ 14-11 win over Mercer, finishing with not only her first career goal but tallying nine draw controls in the win
• The New York native posted back-to-back games with at least nine draw controls before setting a new personal best 14 wins on the circle in the conference opener against Old Dominion, which tied the single game program record set by Kiera Runske earlier this season. Putman then set a new career high and program record 16 draw controls after Vandy’s win over Charlotte
• Putman has already totaled 92 draw controls, topping Brianne Gross’ single season record that was set in 2021
Last Time Out
• James Madison used a five-goal third quarter to pull away from Vanderbilt in a 14-9 victory on Saturday afternoon at Sentara Park. Vanderbilt (8-8, 3-2 American) battled back from an early deficit, tying the game at 6-6 at halftime and taking a 7-6 lead early in the third quarter on a goal from Shea Panzik
• James Madison (10-6, 4-1 American) responded by scoring five straight goals to regain control and build an 11-7 advantage heading into the fourth. Molly Krestinski and Bailey Lower led the Commodores with three goals each. Krestinski has recorded a hat trick in three of the last four games. Panzik added two goals, while Hayden Miller also scored
• Freshman Gabby Putman recorded five draw controls, marking her fifth straight game with at least five and her eighth such performance this season. She also caused two turnovers, while Alex Gladding added two caused turnovers. Emme Martin made 12 saves in goal
