Bulls look to extend their program-record 11-game winning streak as the Bearcats visit the Yuengling Center.
TAMPA (Feb. 19, 2021) – The No. 12/15-ranked University of South Florida women’s basketball team closes out its three-game homestand when it welcomes Tulane on Saturday to the Yuengling Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen live on ESPN+.
The Bulls (12-1, 10-0* American Athletic Conference) look for their 12th consecutive victory, which would extend its record for their longest winning streak in program history. USF’s 11-game winning stretch is also tied for the eighth longest in the nation.
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GAME 14 | SAT., FEB. 20 | 7 P.M. | TAMPA, FLA. | YUENGLING CENTER
Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
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, 25-19
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
Tickets: (800) Go-Bulls; USFBullsTix.com
No. 12/15 USF BULLS | 12-1, 10-0* AAC
Last Next Game: Game: Feb. 17 vs. Cincinnati (W, 69-65 ot)
Next Game: Feb. 24 at Temple, 3:30 p.m.
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 385-273 (21st season)
at USF: Same
TULANE GREEN WAVE | 14-6, 10-5 AAC
Last Game: Feb. 17 vs. UCF (L, 63-61)
Next Game: Feb. 23 at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.
Head Coach: Lisa Stockton
Alma Mater: Wake Forest, 1986
Career Record: 599-324 (30th season)
at Tulane: 536-297 (27th season)
* The American Athletic Conference declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17. See page 8 for more details.
QUICK HITS
– No. 12/15 USF closes out its three-game homestand on Saturday when it faces Tulane in the Yuengling Center … Tipoff is at 7 p.m. (ESPN+) … USF looks to extend its program-record 11-game winning streak and program-record 10-game AAC streak.
– Should the Bulls win against Tulane, the victory would equal the best start in program history (13-1), joining the 2008-09 and 2016-17 teams … USF is also looking for its 17th straight win against Tulane.
– USF is coming off a hard-fought 69-65 (ot) win against Cincinnati on Wednesday … Sydni Harvey poured in 23 points and Bethy Mununga added 19 points and 14 rebounds in the win … Elisa Pinzan chipped in with 11 points and nine assists.
– Elena Tsineke leads three players in double figures, averaging 12.0 points per game, while Sydni Harvey (11.7) and Bethy Mununga (11.5) are netting 11.7 and 11.5 points per game, respectively.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE GREEN WAVE
– Saturday marks the 45th meeting between USF and Tulane, with the Bulls holding a 25-19 series lead, dating back to Feb. 3, 1992 … USF has won 16 straight and 19 of the last 20 games played … The all-time series is tied at 11-all in games played in Tampa.
UP NEXT FOR USF
– Following the Tulane game, The Bulls will close out their regular season with three of the final four games on the road, starting at Temple on Feb. 24 (3:30 p.m., ESPN+) and Houston on Feb. 27 (3 p.m. ET, ESPN+).
– USF ends the regular season with back-to-back War on I-4 tilts against UCF on March 2 (7 p.m., ESPN+) in the Yuengling Center, and then two nights later in Orlando on March 4 (6 p.m., ESPNU).
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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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