The Bulls close out three-game road stretch against the Golden Hurricane looking for fifth straight win.
TAMPA (Dec. 29, 2020) – The No. 21/22-ranked University of South Florida women’s basketball team closes out its three-game road stretch on Wednesday evening when it takes on Tulsa in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The Bulls look for their fifth consecutive victory. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET and the game can be seen live on ESPN+.
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GAME SEVEN | WED., DEC. 30 | 7 P.M. ET | TULSA, OKLA. | DONALD W. REYNOLDS CENTER
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: ESPN+ ($)
Chad McKee (PxP), Bryndon Manzer (Analyst)
Audio: Bulls Unlimited (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP), Brigid Merenda (Analyst)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com/StatBroadcast
Series: USF leads series, 7-0
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
No. 21/22 USF BULLS | 5-1, 2-0 AAC
Last Game: Dec. 22 at Cincinnati (W, 73-61)
Next Game: Jan. 2 vs. East Carolina, 4 p.m.
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 378-273 (21st season)
At USF: Same
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE | 1-2, 0-2 AAC
Last Game: Dec. 23 at Temple (L, 69-52)
Next Game: Jan. 2 at SMU, 2 p.m.
Head Coach: Matilda Mossman
Alma Mater: Western Kentucky, 1979
Career Record: 262-257 (18th Season)
At Tulsa: 115-164 (10 Season)
QUICK HITS
– No. 21/22 USF closes out the 2020 calendar year as it travels to America’s Heartland to face Tulsa in the Donald W. Reynolds Center … Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+) … The contest with the Golden Hurricane marks the Bulls’ third straight road game.
– USF fell one spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday, to No. 21 … The Bulls are No. 22 in this week’s USA Today/WBCA coaches poll.
– USF is coming off a 73-61 win at Cincinnati on Dec. 22 … Sydni Harvey had a season high 21 points, while Bethy Mununga added 13 points and 14 boards, and Kristyna Brabencova had 10 points … Elisa Pinzan had a career high 11 assists.
– Sydni Harvey (11.8) and Elena Tsineke (10.0) lead USF in scoring on the year … The duo is part of a group of six players who are averaging 7.3 points per game or more.
THE SERIES VS. THE GOLDEN HURRICANE
– Wednesday’s meeting with Tulsa marks the eighth meeting between USF and Tulsa with the Bulls holding a 7-0 series lead, dating back to the inaugural meeting in February 2015.
UP NEXT FOR USF
– Following Wednesday’s game at Tulsa, USF returns home to the Yuengling Center for back-to-back home games, beginning with East Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 4 p.m. (ESPN+) … The game against the Pirates is the first game of a women’s and men’s doubleheader that will also see the men’s team take on UCF at 7 p.m.
– The Bulls will close out the short two-game home stretch on Wednesday, Jan. 5 when they play host to Wichita State at 7 p.m. (ESPN+).
About USF Women’s Basketball
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USF notched its ninth consecutive 19-win season and was poised for its ninth straight postseason appearance in 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the end of the college basketball season. The Bulls celebrated two all-conference honorees in Elena Tsineke and Elisa Pinzan. Tsineke was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, in addition to The American All-Freshman Team and Third Team All-Conference; while Pinzan was named a Third Team All-Conference selection.
USF has made 15 postseason tournament appearances and had six NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 20 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to nine 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship and won more than 350 games.
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