Wiregrass Ranch junior scoring sensation A.J. Blount staying a Bull, commits to USF

Posted Dec 12, 2011 by Mike Camunas

Updated Dec 12, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Wiregrass Ranch junior forward A.J. Blount has decided to remain a Bull.

The scoring sensation isn’t leaving Wiregrass, but, however, did verbally committed to the University of South Florida women’s soccer team this past weekend, her mother, Sholanda Lynch, told The Tampa Tribune on Monday morning.

“Our daughter, A.J. ... WILL REMAIN A BULL!” Lynch said in an e-mail.

Blount had high interest from several collegiate programs, despite having yet to play this season after suffering a right MCL and ACL during a club-team game in early September. Blount, who has 68 goals, 18 assists, 109 shots and 154 points in two seasons, helped lead the Bulls to a 23-3-2 record and the team’s first-ever region final appearance in the 2010-11 season. This season, Wiregrass is 7-4 through 11 games, but only has 35 goals compared to having 46 through the same last season.

In November, Wiregrass coach Erin Dodd told the Tribune that Blount “will probably scrap” her junior season due to the knee injury.

“It’s not in the best interest of anyone involved to bring her back just for it happen all over again right after the fact,” Dodd added.

Lynch said her daughter had narrowed down her decision, being torn between UCF and USF. However, Chris Brown, an assistant on the Bulls women’s team, is also Blount’s U-20 Women’s National Guyanese coach and decided to remain with Brown due to their previous history.

The USF women’s team was 6-8-4 overall and 2-6-3 in the Big East for 12th out of 16 teams in 2011. The Bulls leading scorer, sophomore Demi Stokes, had just four goals and four assists on 12 shots for 56 points.

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