Bethy Mununga records fourth double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds; Elisa Pinzan has 14 points.
Game Details
No. 2/2 Baylor 58, 22/RV USF 46
USF (4-1), Baylor (4-0)
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 | 8 p.m. ET
Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center
WACO, Texas (Nov. 19, 2019) – The No. 22/23 University of South Florida women’s basketball team came into its matchup with defending NCAA champion and No. 2/2-ranked Baylor looking to make a statement nationally, and despite the outcome, the Bulls did just that.
USF had the Lady Bears on the ropes in the fourth quarter, however, Baylor eventually toughed out a 58-46 win on Tuesday night in front of 7,485 fans at the Ferrell Center. The loss, the first of the year for the Bulls, drops USF to 4-1, while Baylor is now 4-0.
Bethy Mununga (Zellik, Belgium) poured in a career-high 16 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double in her first five games. Elisa Pinzan (Murano, Italy) had 14 points in USF’s first road test of the season.
The Bulls fell behind early and found themselves fighting an uphill battle the rest of the night. Baylor led by as many as 10 points during the contest, only to see USF fight back and get the Bears’ lead down to one on several occasions during the night. The Bulls tied the game at 15-all with just over eight minutes left in the first half, on a reverse layup by Tamara Henshaw (Palm Coast, Fla.), but could never find their way over the hump to take the lead.
USF, down eight in the fourth quarter, made one last run at the defending national champions, cutting the Lady Bears’ lead to three, but Baylor proved to be to much down the stretch.
Baylor came into the game averaging 109.7 points per game, and held a 70.7-point margin of victory in its first three games.
The Bulls shot just 28.2 percent (17-of-59) from the field on the night.
Score By Quarters
1 2 3 4 F
USF 10 11 16 9 46
Baylor 15 14 12 17 58
Up Next
USF returns to the Yuengling Center on Nov. 24 when they take on Saint Francis (Pa.) … Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
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USF notched its eighth consecutive 19-win season and eighth straight postseason appearance in 2018-19. The Bulls celebrated two all-conference honorees in Enna Pehadzic and Sydni Harvey.
USF has made 15 postseason tournament appearances and had six NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 19 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.
