South Florida Tops Tulane, 69-59; Bulls Face North Texas Tomorrow Night In AAC Tournament Semifinals
FORT WORTH, Texas – March. 10, 2025 – Junior forward Carla Brito (15 points, career-high 17) collared her seventh double-double of the season in South Florida women’s basketball’s (21-10), 69-69, win against Tulane (17-13) at Dickies Arena on Monday night. The Bulls advanced to the AAC Tournament Semifinals and will face Two Seed North Texas tomorrow night at 9 p.m. EST.
Sophomore guard Vittoria Blasigh (16 points) led the Bulls and logged her 15th game of the season in double-digit points. Graduate guard Mama Dembele (season-best 15 points, seven assists) collected her 21st game of the season with five or more assists. Senior forward L’or Mputu grabbed a career-best 13 boards, which marked her 11th game of the season with double-figure rebounds.
Kendall Sneed led the way for Tulane with 18 points.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
After Tulane made the first basket of the game, South Florida went on a 14-0 run. The Green Wave (17-13) fought back to tie the game at 23 with a 7-0 run in the second quarter, holding South Florida scoreless for a stretch of 3:44. The Bulls then went on a run and led 32-25 at halftime, with Carla Brito scoring 8 of her 10 first-half points in the second quarter.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- The Bulls now hold a record of 19-10 in the AAC Tournament.
- South Florida now advances to the AAC Tournament Semifinals for the 10th time (USF is 6-2 in the AACT Semifinals).
- USF is the winner of 10 of their last 12 contests.
- South Florida collected its 33rd all-time victory against Tulane.
- Blasigh (16 points) led the Bulls and logged her 15th game of the season in double-digit points.
- Dembele (season-best 15 points, seven assists) collected her 21st game of the season with five or more assists.
- Mputu grabbed a career-best 13 boards, which marked her 11th game of the season with double-figure rebounds.
- Graduate guard Sammie Puisis (nine points, three 3-pointers) crossed the 1,500 career-point threshold and has logged three or more 3-pointers in 18 games this season.
- 50 rebounds is a new season-high for USF and the first time 50-plus rebounds have been grabbed since 11/30/23 vs. Charleston Southern (56).
- The last time South Florida played and beat Tulane in the AAC Tournament (2020-21), the Bulls went on to win the Conference Tournament (64-54, W, UCF).
The American Athletic Conference has contributed to this story.
UP NEXT
South Florida will face Two Seed North Texas in the AAC Tournament Semifinals on Tuesday, Mar. 11. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. EST, and the action will stream live on ESPN+ and Bulls Unlimited.
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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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