Bulls look to extend their program-record 10-game winning streak as the Bearcats visit the Yuengling Center.
TAMPA (Feb. 16, 2021) – The No. 12/15-ranked University of South Florida women’s basketball team returns to action on Wednesday when it welcomes Cincinnati to the Yuengling Center, for the second of three-straight games at home. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen live on ESPN+.
The Bulls (11-1, 9-0* American Athletic Conference) look for their 11th consecutive victory, which would extend its record for their longest winning streak in program history.
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GAME 13 | WED., FEB. 17 | 7 P.M. | TAMPA, FLA. | YUENGLING CENTER
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Stream: ESPNU+ ($)
Jim Louk (PxP), Leah Secondo (Analyst)
Audio: Bulls Unlimited 2 (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP), Brigid Merenda (Analyst)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com/StatBroadcast
Series: USF leads series, 20-17
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
Tickets: (800) Go-Bulls; USFBullsTix.com
No. 12/15 USF BULLS | 11-1, 9-0* AAC
Last Game: Feb. 13 vs. Tulsa (W, 67-46)
Next Game: Feb. 20 vs. Tulane, 7 p.m.
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 384-273 (21st season)
at USF: Same
CINCINNATI BEARCATS | 4-13, 3-10 AAC
Last Game: Feb. 13 vs. UCF (L, 70-51)
Next Game: Feb. 20 vs. Houston, 2 p.m.
Head Coach: Michelle Clark-Heard
Alma Mater: Western Kentucky, 1990
Career Record: 228-114 (11th Season)
at Cincinnati: 50-33 (Third 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 returns to action on Wednesday, for the second of three-straight games at home, when the Bulls welcome Cincinnati to the Yuengling Center … Tipoff is at 7 p.m. (ESPN+) … USF looks to extend its program-record 10-game winning streak.
– USF is in the midst of a nine-game conference winning streak, also a program record, and their second-best 12-game start ever, behind only the 2016-17 and 2008-09 teams, that were each 13-1.
– USF returned to the hardwood on Feb. 13 and defeated Tulsa, 67-46 … Bethy Mununga led four players in double digits, with 19 points along with 15 rebounds … Sydni Harvey (14), Elisa Pinzan (13), and Mihaela Lazic (10) also netted double figures.
– Elena Tsineke leads four players in double figures, averaging 12.0 points per game, while Bethy Mununga (10.9), Sydni Harvey (10.8), Maria Alvarez (10.2), round out the double-figure scorers.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE BEARCATS
– Wednesday’s game marks the 38th meeting between USF and Cincinnati with the Bulls leading the all-time series, 20-17 … USF has won 13 of the last 16 games, and is 18-7 in the last 25 meetings against the Bearcats.
– The Bearcats leads the all-time series, 11-8, in games played in Tampa.
– USF defeated Cincinnati, 73-61, on Dec. 22 at Fifth/Third Arena in Cincinnati.
UP NEXT FOR USF
– Following the Cincinnati game, USF closes out its three-game homestand when it returns to the Yuengling Center on Feb. 20, to butt heads with Tulane … Game time is slated for 7 p.m. with the game being streamed live on ESPN+.
– 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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