Elisa Pinzan leads three Bulls in scoring with a game-high 19 points.
Game Details
Cincinnati 60, USF 55
USF (13-9, 5-3 in AAC), Cincinnati (14-7, 5-3 in AAC)
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Cincinnati, Ohio | Fifth Third Arena
CINCINNATI (Feb. 2, 2020) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team had three players score in double figures, and held a 13-point lead late in the second quarter, however the Bulls couldn’t hold on down the stretch as Cincinnati came from behind and handed the Green and Gold a 60-55 loss Sunday afternoon at Fifth Third Arena. The loss ends USF’s three game winning streak.
Elisa Pinzan (Murano, Italy) led the way with a game-high 19 points, while Elena Tsineke (Thessaloniki, Greece) and Sydni Harvey (Nashville, Tenn.) added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The Bulls led by as many as 13 points, 32-19, on a three-pointer by Pinzan with just under two minutes left in the half. USF led at the break, 32-23, shooting 40 percent (12-of-30) from the field during the first 20 minutes of play.
Cincinnati trailed for most of the second half until taking its first lead of the contest, 53-52, with 4:32 left in the game. The Bulls regained a one-point advantage on the next possession, and tied the game with just over to minutes left, but could not stop the Bearcats down the stretch.
Cincinnati outscored USF, 15-5, in the final quarter while also forcing the Bulls into a season-high 30 turnovers for the game.
Score By Quarters
1 2 3 4 F
USF 19 13 18 5 55
Cincinnati 13 10 22 15 60
Key Stat
30 – USF committed a season-high 30 turnovers in the game that led to 16 Cincinnati points.
Notable
- Today’s starters for the Bulls were: G Elisa Pinzan, G Elena Tsineke, F Beatriz Jordao, W Sydni Harvey and F Bethy Mununga … The Bulls are 0-1 with this lineup.
- Today’s starters for the Bulls were: G Elisa Pinzan, G Elena Tsineke, F Beatriz Jordao, W Sydni Harvey and F Bethy Mununga … The Bulls are 0-1 with this lineup.
- With its loss at Cincinnati on Sunday, USF fell to 19-17 in the all-time series against the Bearcats … The setback is also just the third in the last 15 meetings against UC.
- USF outrebounded its opponent, 44-30, for the 21st time in 22 games this season.
- With 10 points, Sydni Harvey posted her sixth double-figure scoring game in her last eight outings, and the 24th of her collegiate career, spanning just 44 career games.
- Tamara Henshaw grabbed 11 rebounds against Cincinnati and now has 845 for her career.
- Henshaw’s 11 boards marked her seventh double-figure rebounding performance of the season, and the 29th of her career.
- Henshaw played in her 123rd career game on Sunday against Cincinnati … She is currently one shy of joining Jessica Lawson (2007-10) for ninth all-time in school history in games played.
- Shae Leverett (Rincon, Ga.) grabbed 11 rebounds against the Bearcats for her second double-figure rebounding performance of the season.
Up Next
Following a well-deserved week off from games, USF will return home to the Yuengling Center on Feb. 9, for the second of two meetings against Temple (ESPNU). Tip-off against the Owls is slated for noon. Get your tickets at USFBullsTix.com.
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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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