Blasigh Nets Career-High 35 Points In Bulls Win Against Tulsa
Tampa, Fla. Jan. 10, 2024 – Freshman guard Vittoria Blasigh’s career-high 35 points helped South Florida women’s basketball (11-6, 3-1) to a 68-52 win against Tulsa (12-5, 2-2) on Wednesday night in the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla. Blasigh’s 35-point night marked the first 35-plus point game by a Bull in nearly five years.
Redshirt junior Romi Levy added 11 points and was the only Bull to join Blasigh in double-digit points. Levy also recorded four assists, two rebounds, and a single steal on the night.
Tulsa’s Delanie Crawford led the visitors with 26 points, shooting 8-of-16 from field-goal range.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- South Florida recorded its 749th all-time win in program history.
- USF remains undefeated against Tulsa, 13-0.
- Tonight marked the first time since the 2018-19 season that the Bulls have had two 30-plus point performances by an individual in a single season.
- Blasigh now has a pair of 30-plus point performances in her career.
- Blasigh’s 35 points marked the first 35-plus point game since Enna Pehadzic (35) vs. ECU, Feb. 20, 2019 (Doesn’t include 40-plus games).
- Levy logged her eighth double-digit scoring game of the season.
UP NEXT
South Florida heads to The Lone Star State for a two-game road swing, as the Bulls face Rice on Sunday, Jan. 14 (1:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU) and UTSA on Tuesday, Jan. 16 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
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South Florida women’s basketball recorded its 11th 20-win season during the 2022-23 campaign. USF has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 23 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, has won over 400 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
In 2022-23, the Bulls had four players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Sammie Puisis (AAC Newcomer of the Year, All-Conference Second Team) and Carla Brito (AAC All-Freshman Team).
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