The Bulls and Shockers get-together for the first of two meetings over three days.
TAMPA (Feb. 21, 2022) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team closes out its three-game homestand on Tuesday when it butts heads with Wichita State at 7 p.m. at the Yuengling Center (ESPN+). The contest is the first of two against the Shockers over three days with Thursday’s meeting taking place in Wichita, Kan. (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+).
Tuesday’s meeting is also the make-up game from the original contest scheduled for Jan. 9 that was postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Shockers’ program.
Elena Tsineke leads three players in double-digits in the scoring column, netting 14.5 points per game, and is fourth in The American in scoring after her 13-point performance against Cincinnati on Feb. 16. Tsineke is joined by Bethy Mununga (11.1 ppg) and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (11.1 ppg), while Elisa Pinzan is netting 7.8 points per game. Sydni Harvey is averaging 7.7 points per contest.
Mununga also leads The American and is 12th in the nation, averaging 11.6 rebounds per game, and is tops in the conference and ninth in the nation in total rebounds (289). Pinzan is first in the conference and 20th in the nation in assists per contest dishing out 5.6 per outing, and first in The American in total assists (135) which is good enough for 25th in the nation.
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GAME 26 | TUE., FEB. 22 | 7 P.M. | TAMPA, FLA. | YUENGLING CENTER
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Online: ESPN+ ($)
Jim Louk (PxP), Leah Secondo (Color)
Audio: 95.3/620 WDAE (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP), Brigid Merenda (Color)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com/StatBroadcast
Series: South Florida leads series, 4-2
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
Tickets: (800) Go-Bulls; USFBullsTix.com
-/RV USF BULLS | 18-7, 8-3 AAC
Last Game: Feb. 16 vs. Cincinnati, W, 54-45
Next Game: Feb. 24 at Wichita State, 7 p.m. ET
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 410-283 (22nd season)
at USF: Same
WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS | 13-12, 4-8 AAC
Last Game: Feb. 19 at Memphis, W, 68-61
Next Game: Feb. 24 vs. South Florida, 7 p.m. ET
Head Coach: Keitha Adams
Alma Mater: Southwestern, 1989
Career Record: 472-320 (26th season)
at Wichita State: 61-74 (Fifth season)
QUICK HITS
– South Florida is coming off a 54-45 win over Cincinnati on Feb. 16 … Bethy Mununga had game-highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season … Elena Tsineke added 13 points in the win.
– South Florida is currently receiving votes in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches (4) Top 25 poll.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
– Wichita State comes into its game with South Florida with a 13-12 overall record and a 4-8 mark in the American Athletic Conference … The Shockers have dropped five of their last seven games, however, have won two of their last three with wins over SMU (58-47) on Feb. 12 and Memphis (68-61) on Feb. 19 in their last outing.
– Mariah McCully is one of two Wichita State players averaging double figures in the scoring column, netting 12.0 points per game, followed closely by Asia Strong, averaging 10.4 points per contest … Jane Asinde leads the Shockers on the boards, grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE SHOCKERS
– Tuesday will mark just the seventh meeting between USF and Wichita State with the Bulls leading the all-time series 4-2, dating back to the 1982-83 season … USF, however, leads the series, 4-1, with both schools as members of The American … Tuesday is only the third time that the Shockers have visited Tampa to face the Bulls.
UP NEXT FOR USF
– Following its meeting with Wichita State, South Florida will head to America’s Heartland to face the Shockers for the second time in three days on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+) … After the game in Wichita, the Bulls will head directly to Greenville, N.C. to take on East Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m. (ESPN+) in their final regular-season road tilt of the season.
– South Florida will close out its regular season campaign on March 2 at 7 p.m. (ESPN+) against Houston on Senior Night.
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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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