FINALLY! After Over A Month on Pause, the Bulls Return to Action on Saturday Against Tulsa

The Bulls look for their 10th-straight win, which would mark the longest winning streak in program history, as they return to action in the Yuengling Center.

TAMPA (Feb. 12, 2021) – The No. 14/15-ranked University of South Florida women’s basketball team returns to action on Saturday when it welcomes Tulsa to the Yuengling Center. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m. and the game can be seen live on ESPN+. Saturday will mark 31 days since the USF has played a game.

The Bulls (10-1, 7-0 American Athletic Conference) look for their 10th consecutive victory, which would set a record for their longest winning streak in program history.

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GAME 12 | SAT., FEB. 13 | 4 P.M. | TAMPA, FLA. | YUENGLING CENTER

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

TV/Stream: ESPNU+ ($)

Jim Louk (PxP), Leah Secondo (Analyst)

Audio: Bulls Unlimited (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)

Darek Sharp (PxP), Brigid Merenda (Analyst)

Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com/StatBroadcast

Series: USF leads series, 8-0

Twitter Updates: @USFWBB

Tickets: (800) Go-Bulls; USFBullsTix.com

NO. 14/15 USF BULLS | 10-1, 7-0 AAC

Last Game: Feb. 7 at UCF (Postponed)

Next Game: Feb. 17 vs. Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Head Coach: Jose Fernandez

Alma Mater: FIU, 1994

Career Record: 383-273 (21st season)

at USF: Same

TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE | 5-8, 4-8 AAC

Last Game: Feb. 10 at Tulane (L, 64-47)

Next Game: Feb. 17 vs. Temple, 7 p.m.

Head Coach: Matilda Mossman

Alma Mater: Western Kentucky, 1979

Career Record: 266-263 (18th Season)

at Tulsa: 119-170 (10th Season)

QUICK HITS

– No. 14/15 USF finally gets back to work on Saturday when the Bulls return home to face Tulsa in the Yuengling Center … Tipoff is at 4 p.m. (ESPN+) … USF looks for a program-record 10th straight win and its second-best 12-game start in its history.

– USF’s hasn’t played since Jan. 13 at Tulane … Entering Tulsa, it has been 31 days since the Bulls have taken the court for a game … During that stretch USF will have had just three days of team practice.

– USF’s last game was a 72-53 win at Tulane on Jan. 13 … Elisa Pinzan scored a game-high 22 points – and dished out her 300th career assist – while Elena Tsineke and Maria Alvarez added 12 points apiece, and Sydni Harvey had 10 points.

– Elena Tsineke leads four players in double figures, averaging 12.0 points per game, while Sydni Harvey (10.5), Maria Alvarez (10.2), and Bethy Mununga (10.2) round out the double-figure scorers.

THE SERIES AGAINST THE GOLDEN HURRICANE

– Saturday’s meeting with Tulsa marks the ninth meeting between USF and the Golden Hurricane with the Bulls holding an 8-0 series lead, dating back to the inaugural meeting in February of 2015.

UP NEXT FOR USF

– Following the Tulsa game, USF returns to the Yuengling Center on Feb. 17, when the Bulls face Cincinnati in the second of two-straight games at home … The contest is rescheduled from the postponed game on Jan. 30 … Tipoff against the Bearcats is slated for 7 p.m. with the game being streamed live on ESPN+.

About USF Women’s Basketball

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USF notched its ninth consecutive 19-win season and was poised for its ninth straight postseason appearance in 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the end of the college basketball season. The Bulls celebrated two all-conference honorees in Elena Tsineke and Elisa Pinzan. Tsineke was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, in addition to The American All-Freshman Team and Third Team All-Conference; while Pinzan was named a Third Team All-Conference selection.

USF has made 15 postseason tournament appearances and had six NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 20 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to nine 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship and won more than 350 games.

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