The Bulls are hopeful for a bid to the WNIT
Game Details
No. 1 Seed UConn 79, No. 4 Seed USF 38,
USF (19-13), UConn (28-3)
Sunday, March 8, 2020 | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun Arena
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (March 8, 2020) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team fell in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Sunday, 79-38, to top-seeded, and No. 5/4 ranked, UConn at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The loss drops the Bulls to 19-13 on the year while the Huskies improve to 28-3 overall.
USF will now await an invitation to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The WNIT bracket will be announced following the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship bracket when it is revealed on Monday, March 16. The Bulls have advanced to the postseason 15 times (nine WNIT, six NCAA), while taking part in two WNIT Final Fours (2014, 2009) and winning the 2009 WNIT title
Elena Tsineke (Thessaloniki, Greece) led the way for the Bulls with nine points while Sydni Harvey (Nashville, Tenn.) added seven. Bethy Mununga grabbed a game-high tying seven rebounds.
Tamara Henshaw (Palm Coast, Fla.) grabbed five rebounds, against the Huskies, giving her 895 for her career, just five shy of becoming the fifth player in program history to reach the 900-rebound plateau.
Score By Quarters
1 2 3 4 F
USF 8 12 5 16 38
UConn 18 20 18 23 79
Notable
- Today’s starters for the Bulls were: G Elisa Pinzan (Murano, Italy), G Elena Tsineke, F Shae Leverett (Rincon, Ga.), W Sydni Harvey and F Bethy Mununga … The Bulls are 4-4 with this lineup.
- USF’s loss to UConn drops them to 12-7 all-time in The American women’s basketball tournament … In addition, the Bulls are 20-36 all-time in conference tournaments.
- USF outrebounded UConn, 40-39, which marks the 30th time in 32 games that the Bulls have outrebounded their opponent.
- Tamara Henshaw grabbed five rebounds Sunday against UConn and now has 895 for her career, surpassing Maria Jespersen (2014-18) and her 891 career boards … She is currently in fifth place on the school’s career rebounding list, 14 shy of tying Mary Klinewski (1982-85) for fourth all-tine in school history.
- Henshaw played in her 133rd career game on Sunday against UConn, surpassing Shantia Grace (2005-09) for fourth … She is now one game from tying Maria Jespersen (2014-18) in third.
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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.
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