The Bulls put four players in double figures while handing the Green Wave their first conference loss.
Game Details
USF 63, Tulane 56
USF (12-8, 4-2 in AAC), Tulane (11-9, 6-1 in AAC)
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 | 2 p.m. | BullsVision
Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center
TAMPA (Jan. 25, 2020) – On a day that is reserved for pirates, beads and parades along Bayshore Boulevard in downtown Tampa, the University of South Florida women’s basketball team celebrated Gasparilla Day with an impressive 63-56 win over Tulane, on Saturday in the Yuengling Center, in front of 2,207 raucous loyal fans. The win, the Bulls’ second-straight and fourth in their last six games, improves the Green and Gold to 12-8 on the year and 4-2 in The American. The Green Wave suffered their first conference loss of the year (6-1) while falling to 11-9 overall.
Sydni Harvey (Nashville, Tenn.) led four players in double figures with a game-high 16 points while Elena Tsineke (Thessaloniki, Greece) added 14 points. Elisa Pinzan (Murano, Italy) and Kristyna Brabencova (Brno, Czech Republic) chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the win.
After trailing at the end of one quarter, USF outscored Tulane 15-9 in the second to take a 27-25 lead into the locker room at the half when Tsineke capped a 5-1 run with a driving layup just before the break.
The Bulls came out in the second half and extended their lead to double-digits, leading by as many as 11 points midway through the fourth quarter. USF bent, but did not break, as the Green Wave battled back and cut the double-figure advantage to a one possession game four times in the final four minutes. Pinzan, however, iced the game for the Bulls, scoring nine of the final 10 points – on 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line to go along with a big three-point shot to put USF up seven – securing the win down the stretch.
The Bulls finished the game shooting 37.7 percent (20-for-53) from the field, however 41.7 percent (10-for-24) from behind the arc. They also shot a season-high 92.9 percent (13-for-14) from the charity stripe in the win.
Score By Quarters
1 2 3 4 F
USF 12 15 18 18 63
Tulane 16 9 12 19 56
Key Stats
92.9 – USF shot a season-high 92.9 percent (13-for-14) from the free-throw line on the afternoon, which is its best shooting percentage from the charity stripe since hitting 93.3 percent (14-for-15) against Cincinnati on Feb. 24, 2018.
13 – Coming off a season-high 25 turnovers at Wichita State, the Bulls were much more careful with the ball against Tulane, recording just 13 miscues. On the flip side, USF forced the Green Wave into 14 turnovers that led to 16 points for the Green and Gold, and a 19-6 points off turnover advantage.
Notable
- Today’s starters for the Bulls were: G Elisa Pinzan, G Elena Tsineke, F Beatriz Jordao, W Kristyna Brabencova and F Bethy Mununga … The Bulls are 2-0 with this lineup.
- With USF’s win, the Bulls improve in the all-time series, against Tulane, to 22-19.
- The win also improves USF to 33-12 all-time in AAC games at home.
- Sydni Harvey’s 16 points is her fourth double-figure scoring game in her last six outings, and the 22nd of her collegiate career, spanning just 42 career games.
- Elisa Pinzan’s 12 points today is her fourth double-figure scoring performance of the season and the eighth of her career … She also had six assists, her sixth-straight game of five or more handouts.
- Pinzan played 40 minutes against Tulane on Saturday, her second 40-minute game in her last three outings and the third of the season … She has logged eight career complete games in the Green and Gold.
- Tamara Henshaw grabbed two rebounds against Tulane and is now tied with Nalini Miller (2003-07) in seventh all-time with 823.
- Henshaw played in her 121st career game on Saturday against Tulane … She is now currently in sole possession of 11th place all-time in school history … She is one game shy of tying Laura Ferreira (2014-19) for 10th all-time at USF.
Up Next
The Bulls will close out the month of January with Houston on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. (ADN). Get your seats 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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