No. 23 USF Gears Up for No. 9 Oregon in Battle 4 Atlantis Third Place Game

The Bulls look to close out the elite event 2-1.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (Nov. 21, 2021) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team closes out the Inaugural Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Monday when the Bulls take on No. 9/9 Oregon in the third-place game. Tip-off is slated for 2:30 p.m. with the game being aired live on ESPNU and ESPN+.

South Florida fell on Sunday, on day two of the Battle 4 Atlantis, to No. 2/2 UConn, 60-53, while No. 1/1 South Carolina defeated the Ducks, 80-63.

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GAME SIX | MON., NOV. 22 | 2:30 | BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 3RD PLACE GAME | PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

TV/Online: ESPNU

Eric Frede (PxP), Carolyn Peck (Color)

Audio: Bulls Unlimited (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)

Darek Sharp (PxP)

Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com/StatBroadcast

Series: Series tied, 1-1

Twitter Updates: @USFWBB

NO. 23/22 USF BULLS | 3-2

Last Game: Nov. 21 vs. No. 2/2 UConn, L, 60-53

Next Game: Nov. 26 vs. No. 7/2 Stanford, Noon

Head Coach: Jose Fernandez

Alma Mater: FIU, 1994

Career Record: 395-278 (22nd season)

at USF: Same

No. 9/9 OREGON DUCKS | 3-1

Last Game: Nov. 21 vs. South Carolina, L, 80-63

Next Game: Dec. 1 vs. UC Davis, 6:30 p.m.

Head Coach: Kelly Graves

Alma Mater: New Mexico, 1988

Career Record: 555-226 (25th season)

at Oregon: 173-64 (Eighth season)

QUICK HITS

– The Bulls are playing four games in the Bahamas, including three in the Battle 4 Atlantis … USF closes out its trip to the island at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship, against Stanford on Nov. 26.

– The Bulls are coming off a tough 60-53 loss to No. 2/2 UConn on Sunday … The seven-point loss to UConn was their first single-digit setback against the Huskies … Elena Tsineke and Bethy Mununga scored 17 and 15 points, respectively.

– USF is currently ranked No. 23 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, after debuting at No. 21 in the preseason ranking … In addition, they came into the season at No. 22 in the preseason Coaches Poll.

THE SERIES AGAINST THE DUCKS

– The matchup between South Florida and Oregon will be the third meeting all-time between the two cross-country opponents, with the series tied at 1-1.

– The Ducks and Bulls last met in the first round of the Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexico, on Dec. 18, 2007, with South Florida defeating Oregon, 68-58, en route to the tournament title.

UP NEXT FOR USF

– South Florida closes out its stay in the Bahamas against defending national champion Stanford on Friday in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship … Tip-off against the Cardinal, on Black Friday, is slated for noon.

– The Bulls close out their seven-game road stretch at UT Arlington on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. ET, and then at defending Atlantic 10 champion VCU on Dec. 12 at 1 p.m.

About USF Women’s Basketball

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USF recorded its best season in program history during the 2020-21 campaign, all while navigating the unpredictable COVID-19 landscape. In doing so, the Bulls won their first-ever American Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and posted their highest ranking in the Associated Press Top25 poll – reaching as high as No. 12 – and made their ninth straight postseason appearance, and sixth NCAA appearance in the last 10 years.

USF has made 16 postseason tournament appearances and had seven NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 21 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 nearly 400 career games. For his efforts on the sideline during the 2020-21 season, Fernandez was named a finalist for the WBCA and semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Awards. He was also tabbed the 2021 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

The Bulls posted a 19-4 record and had five players, during the 2020-21 campaign, the Bulls had five players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elisa Pinzan (Most Improved Player, All-Conference Second Team), Maria Alvarez (Co-Sixth Player of the Year), Bethy Mununga (All-Conference First Team), Elena Tsineke (All-Conference First Team), and Sydni Harvey (All-Conference Third Team).

In addition, Harvey was named the American Athletic Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player and to the All-Tournament Team, while Mununga and Tsineke were also All-Tournament selections.

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