Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 23, 2024 – South Florida women’s basketball graduate guard Sammie Puisis has earned USBWA National Weekly Honors, announced The U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday.
Puisis led all scorers with 23 points, shooting 3-3 from 3-point land and 8-8 at the free-throw line, in South Florida’s 65-56 upset win against No. 9/10 Duke in the Yuengling Center on Saturday afternoon. The win was the Bull’s first Top-10 win since knocking off No. 7/5 Stanford, 57-54 in November of 2021. Puisis is the third Bull in program history to have 20+ points in a win against an AP Top-10 opponent and the second ever Bull to shoot 100% from 3-point range in a win against an AP Top-10 opponent.
Earlier in the week, Puisis contributed 12 points and a single steal in USF’s, 71-36 win against Northwestern St.
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