USF will play eight of the 16 conference tilts in the Yuengling Center and will operate at 100 percent capacity.
TAMPA (July 29, 2021) – The American Athletic Conference announced on Thursday the home and away opponents for the 16-game, 2021-22 women’s basketball conference slate.
Conference teams will play six of their 11 conference opponents twice and four opponents once each.
Coming off the program’s first-ever AAC regular-season and conference tournament title, USF will play home and away dates against conference tournament runner-up – and War On I-4 rival – UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, Tulane, and Wichita State. All except Cincinnati and Wichita State finished in the top five of the conference in 2020-21.
The Bulls will play only home dates against Memphis and Tulsa and will play only road dates at ECU and SMU.
Game dates, tip times, and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
Fans are encouraged to visit USFBullsTix.com or Ticketmaster or call 1-800-GoBulls to purchase their season tickets. Season tickets will be available for purchase by the general public on Aug. 1.
2021-22 Conference Home & Away Opponents: UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, Tulane & Wichita State
2021-22 Conference Home Only: Memphis & Tulsa
2021-22 Conference Away Only: East Carolina & SMU
This past season, USF posted a 19-4 overall record, and a 12-2 mark in The American, and capped off an unprecedented season with its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance, and its sixth trip to the Big Dance in the last nine years. The Green and Gold finished the year ranked No. 19 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll, and rose to as high as No. 12 in the AP poll on Feb. 15, USF’s highest ranking ever.
Included in their 19 wins are a thrilling 67-63 overtime victory over No. 6 Mississippi State, the highest-ranked team the Bulls have ever defeated, and two victories over rival UCF. The first win against the Knights secured the regular-season crown on March 2 (W, 65-62) and the second the AAC Tournament crown on March 11 (W, 64-54).
USF defeated Washington State, 57-53, in the NCAA Tournament first round for its first tournament win since March 19, 2016, when it defeated Colorado State, 48-45.
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USF has 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 conference regular-season and tournament titles, and posted their highest ranking in the Associated Press Top25 poll, reaching as high as No. 12.
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 more than 380 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.
Also, 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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