The Bulls swept the weekly awards for the second-straight week; Brito earns her second FOW honor.
TAMPA (Nov. 21, 2022) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball standouts Elena Tsineke and Carla Brito were recognized by the American Athletic Conference as this week’s award winners, the league announced on Monday. Tsineke was named the AAC Player of the Week, while Brito earned her second-consecutive Freshman of the Week Award. It marks the second-straight sweep of the weekly awards for the Bulls with Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu being named last week’s Player of the Week joining Brito.
The tandem helped South Florida to a 2-0 record last week with a win over Alabama at home, 67-59, on Nov. 16, and a 66-59 win at TCU on Nov. 20 in the Maggie Dixon Classic. The Bulls are off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
Tsineke, a guard, averaged 21.5 points per game in the two outings on 45.5 percent (15-of-33) shooting from the field and 83.3 percent (10-for-12) from the free-throw line. She also averaged 3.5 assists per contest.
The Greek native poured in a season-high 22 points against Alabama on 52.9 percent (9-for-17) shooting from the field along with four assists and two steals and followed that up with a 21-point performance at TCU.
Brito Averaged 7.5 points per game in the two outings along with 10.0 rebounds per contest.
The rookie wing from Spain grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against Alabama, including six on the offensive boards. Brito tied that career mark in the next game at TCU, in addition to logging her first career double-double with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field (55.6 percent).
South Florida returns to the Yuengling Center on Tuesday night when it hosts New Hampshire at 7 p.m.
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South Florida recorded its 10th 20-win season during the 2021-22 campaign while playing in its sixth American Athletic Conference championship game in its nine years in the conference. The Bulls achieved their highest national ranking of the season when it checked in at No. 13 in the Nov. 30 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and advanced to their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine years.
USF has made 17 postseason tournament appearances and had eight NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 22 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 10 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, and has won over 400 career games. Fernandez was named a finalist for the WBCA and semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Awards. He was also tabbed the 2021 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign.
In 2021-22, the Bulls had three players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (All-Conference First Team), Bethy Mununga (All-Conference Second Team) and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (All-Conference Second Team).
In addition, Tsineke and Mununga were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.
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