Tampa, Fla. – Jan. 11, 2025 – South Florida women’s basketball (11-7, 4-1 AAC) fell, 72-65, to North Texas (12-5, 4-1 AAC), on Saturday afternoon at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas.
Graduate guard Sammie Puisis led the Bulls with 16 points, which marked her 15th game of the season in double-digits. Senior forward L’or Mputu (14 points, 10 rebounds) added her third double-double of the campaign. Sophomore guard Vittoria Blasigh (15 points) notched her ninth double-digit scoring performance of the season.
Tommisha Lampkin led the Mean Green and all scorers with 29 points.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Late in the fourth quarter, the Bulls used a 16-0 unanswered scoring surge to cut the 24-point deficit to eight points. Mputu and Blasigh each had five points in the run. Later on in the final minute of action, USF trimmed the Mean Greens lead to as little as five points.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Puisis led the Bulls with 16 points, which marked her 15th game of the season in double-digits.
- Mputu (14 points, 10 rebounds) added her third double-double of the campaign.
- Blasigh (15 points) notched her ninth double-digit scoring performance of the season.
- The Bulls are 59-5 when scoring at least 65 points through the last four seasons.
UP NEXT
South Florida welcomes UAB to the Yuengling Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the action will stream live on ESPN+.
TICKETS
Fans can purchase women’s basketball tickets by calling 1-800-GoBulls or at USFBullsTix.com.
ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
South Florida women’s basketball has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 25 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided the Bulls to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, has won over 450 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
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