The winner will advance to the B4A championship game on Monday; The loser to the third-place game.
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (Nov. 20, 2021) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team continues its seven-game road stretch when it hits the hardwood against UConn on Sunday on day two of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Tipoff is slated for noon with the game being broadcasted on FloHoops.
The winner of the Bulls and Huskies will face the winner of the Oregon and South Carolina game on Monday at noon in the title game. The losers will play at 2:30 p.m. for third place.
The championship game and third-place game will air on ESPN2 and ESPNU, respectively.
GAME FIVE | SUN., NOV. 21 | NOON | BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 2ND RND. | PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Online: FloHoops ($)
Zeland Shannon (PxP), Ali Jaques (Color), Dani Wexelman (Sideline)
Audio: Bulls Unlimited (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com/StatBroadcast
Series: UConn leads series, 32-0
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
NO. 23 USF BULLS | 3-1
Last Game: Nov. 20 vs. Syracuse, W, 77-53
Next Game: Nov. 21 vs. UConn, Noon
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 395-277 (22nd season)
at USF: Same
NO. 2 UCONN HUSKIES | 3-0
Last Game: Nov. 20 vs. Minnesota, W, 88-58
Next Game: Nov. 21 vs. USF, Noon
Head Coach: Geno Auriemma
Alma Mater: West Chester, 1981
Career Record: 1,121-144 (37th season)
at UConn: Same
QUICK HITS
– South Florida is 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 convincing 77-53 win over Syracuse on Nov. 20 … The Bulls led the Orange by as many as 24 points … Bethy Mununga poured in a season-high 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds … Elena Tsineke and Sydni Harvey each had 17 points.
– 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.
A LOOK AT UCONN
– UConn comes into its game with South Florida with a 3-0 record, and ranked No. 2 in the recent Associated Press poll and tied for No. 2 – with Stanford – in the preseason USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.
– The Huskies are coming off an 88-58 win over Minnesota on Saturday in their first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis … Christyn Williams poured in 31 points while Evina Westbrook added 16 points.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE HUSKIES
– Sunday is the first meeting between South Florida and UConn and since the 2019-20 season, UConn’s last in The American … The Huskies hold a 32-0 lead in the all-time series.
– The Bulls and Huskies last met in the American Athletic Conference semifinals in Uncasville, Conn. on March 8, 2020, South Florida’s final game before the NCAA shut down the season due to Covid-19.
UP NEXT FOR USF
– Following the meeting with UConn on Sunday, the Bulls will face either No. 9/9 Oregon or No. 1/1 South Carolina … Should South Florida defeat the Huskies, it will advance to the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game at noon on Monday (ESPN2) … The losers will meet in the third-place game at 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU).
– South Florida closes out its stay in the Bahamas against defending national champion Stanford on Nov. 26 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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