TAMPA, Fla. –The FGCU women's soccer team (4-2-0) looks to rebound from its loss at Texas A&M on Thursday night when it squares off with No. 16 South Carolina (6-1), its second nationally ranked opponent in as many games, at USF in Tampa, Fla. on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
 
The match will be the last of the USF Soccer Classic which features UCF, Texas, USF and South Carolina along with FGCU. UCF, who is receiving votes in the national polls defeated Texas, 2-0, on Friday followed by South Carolina defeating USF 3-0. USF will square off with Texas at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday prior to FGCU and South Carolina taking the field.

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU fell on the road to nationally ranked Texas A&M (5-1-1) by a score of 2-1 despite senior Shannen Wacker (Parker, Colo./Ponderosa HS) netting her first goal of the season and moving herself into sole possession of third place on the all-time goals list with 22. The Eagles fell behind early but battled back to tie the score before surrendering an early second half score that proved enough to secure the result in the Aggies favor.

SOUTH CAROLINA
The game on Sunday afternoon will be the first meeting between the two programs. The Gamecocks were 17-4-2 overall last season advanced out of the SEC to the NCAA Tournament with an at-large selection where they would defeat Furman, 5-0 before falling to Stanford, 1-0 in overtime. South Carolina finished the season ranked No. 15 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll. The Gamecocks are currently 6-1 with victories over East Carolina, 2-0, Samford, 2-0, Boston University, 1-0 and Milwaukee, 2-0 before falling to Clemson at home, 1-0. They defeated High Point 2-0 last Sunday.

TABBY
Already a two-time Atlantic Sun Player of the Week this season, Tabby Tindell (Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS) has tallied a conference-leading six goals, which also rank ninth nationally, and a pair of assists for a conference-leading 14 points. She has also scored the game-winning goal in each of the Eagles' four victories to this point. In recognition of her efforts Tindell is also already a two-time TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week selection.

Opposite Murray State the Ocala, Fla. native scored to put the Eagles ahead in the 36th minute for her 20th career goal, becoming just the fourth individual in program history to achieve that milestone and later added her second score of the game in the 70th minute to move into a tie for third place at the time on the program's all-time goals list. Add in the game-winning goal opposite FIU in the seventh minute and Tindell now sits alone in fourth on the all-time points list with 48.

Tindell put together one of, if not the greatest individual seasons in program history in just her first year suiting up for the Green and Blue. She established single-season program records in points (34), goals (15), goals per game (0.75), shots (71), shots per game (3.55), shots on goal (44) and shots on goal per game (2.20).

NSCAA
The Eagles have achieved the No. 8 ranking in the NSCAA Southeast region for the week of Sept. 9. They fall in behind Virginia Tech (6-0), Virginia (5-0), Florida State (6-0), North Carolina (3-1), Clemson (5-0-1), Notre Dame (3-2-2) and Duke (3-3) while ranking ahead of Boston College (7-1) and Syracuse (3-1-1).

TOUGH SCHEDULE
The Eagles finished 2013 with the No. 67 RPI in the nation and the 2014 schedule features seven teams that finished ranked inside the top 83, three of which were ranked 15th or better. Those seven team include Arizona (83), Miami (73), La Salle (63), USF (53), Texas A&M (15), South Carolina (14) and UCF (13).

NEXT UP
The Eagles will return home next weekend for a pair of matches at the FGCU Soccer Complex; first welcoming Wofford (3-1) who began the season with three consecutive victories before dropping its first result of the season at Coastal Carolina, 0-1 on Aug. 31. The Terriers will take on Clemson on the road on Sunday before heading to Southwest Florida. The following Sunday the Green and Blue will welcome CSU Bakersfield (0-6-1) all the way from Bakersfield, California. The Roadrunners will head to Boca Raton to take on FAU next Friday before visiting FGCU.

#WINGSUP
Fans are encouraged to download the brand-new Wings Up mobile app in conjunction with SuperFanU prior to arriving at Sunday's match. The fully-customized loyalty-rewards platform allows fans to check in at each of FGCU's sporting events to earn points throughout the school year toward exclusive prizes that can't be offered anywhere else.

FOLLOW ALONG
For constant, news, photos, videos and updates you can follow the women's soccer team on Twitter @FGCU_WSoccer, on Instagram @FGCU_WSoccer or on Facebook: Facebook.com/FGCUWSoccer. You can also find FGCU athletics on YouTube by visiting YouTube.com/FGCUEagles.

TICKETS
Single-game tickets for FGCU Women's Soccer are available at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for groups of ten (10) or more. Season tickets are also available. For more ticket information and additional deals, visit FGCUathletics.com/tickets, call or visit the ticket office at 239-590-7145.