The Bulls look for their seventh win in the last 10 games, and their 13th win at the Yuengling Center.
TAMPA (Feb. 24, 2020) – USF starts a two-game homestand on Tuesday to close out the month of February – and its regular season home slate – when the Bulls face East Carolina at the Yuengling Center. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. (ADN). USF, which looks for its lucky 13th win at home, also aims for its seventh win in its last 10 games.
USF’s game against East Carolina on Tuesday, will be the Bulls’ annual Play4Kay game to raise awareness of supporting innovative ways of fighting ALL cancers affecting women and providing support through giving strength, courage, and hope.
GAME 28 | FEB. 25, 2020 | 7 P.M. | TAMPA, FLA. | YUENGLING CENTER | ADN
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: American Digital Network
Kit McConnico (PxP), Claire Coggins (Analyst)
Audio: Bulls Unlimited (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP), Brigid Merenda (Analyst)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com
Series: Series tied, 7-7
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
Tickets: (800) Go-Bulls; USFBullsTix.com
USF BULLS | 16-11 (8-5, AAC)
Last Game: Feb. 22 at Memphis, W, 68-47
Next Game: Feb. 29 vs. SMU, 7 p.m.
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 370-270 (20th season)
at USF: Same
EAST CAROLINA PIRATES | 8-18 (5-8, AAC)
Last Game: Feb. 22 vs. Temple, W, 56-50
Next Game: Feb. 29 vs. Tulane, 6 p.m.
Head Coach: Kim McNeill
Alma Mater: Richmond, 2000
Career Record: 67-56 (Fourth season)
at East Carolina: 8-18 (First season)
QUICK HITS
– Tuesday’s game between USF and East Carolina will pit twin sisters against each other … The Bulls’ Elena Tsineke will go against her twin, Katerina, for bragging rights in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece.
– USF is coming off a convincing 68-47 win at Memphis on Feb. 22, snapping its two-game skid … Tamara Henshaw led four players in double figures with 13 points, while Sydni Harvey and Bethy Mununga added 12 points and Elisa Pinzan had 11.
– USF has two players – Elena Tsineke (12.0) and Sydni Harvey (10.8) – averaging double-figure points, and four others netting 7.5 points per game or better on the year.
TICKET & PROMOTION INFORMATION
– For ticket questions or to purchase tickets, please visit USFBullsTix.com or call 1-800-Go-Bulls … Single-game tickets are available; however; courtside seats are sold out for the 2019-20 season.
– The Bulls’ regular season home finale, on Saturday against SMU at 7 p.m., will be Senior Night and Fan Appreciation Night … In addition to honoring USF’s lone senior, Tamara Henshaw, Hillsborough and Pasco County Schools can get upper sideline seats for $15 or baseline seats for $10 where a portion of each ticket sale goes back to Hillsborough County Public Schools and Pasco County Schools … Call 1-800-Go-Bulls for more information.
UP NEXT FOR USF
– Following their meeting with East Carolina the Bulls will close out the regular season portion of their home schedule against SMU on Saturday at 7 p.m. (BullsVision) … The game with the Mustangs will be Senior Night as the Green and Gold recognize their lone senior, Tamara Henshaw.
– USF closes out the regular season on March 2 at 7 p.m., when it travels to Hartford to face UConn at the XL Center as part of Big Monday on ESPN2.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE BULLS
– In just 22 collegiate games, Elena Tsineke has made her presence felt for the Bulls after being cleared to play by the NCAA … Tsineke missed the first five games of the season after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA … Tsineke leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.0 points per game … She has scored double figures in 14 of the 22 games she has played in, including career-high 25 points against Temple on Feb. 9, and two 20-point efforts, at Temple on Jan. 16 and against Houston on Jan. 29 … Tsineke was 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from the field, including 3-for-7 (42.9 percent) from behind the arc, and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line against the Owls … She also netted 19 points, twice, against Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 29 in the Cancun Challenge and against Cincinnati in The American opener on Jan. 5 … She is shooting 38,5 percent (87-for-226) from the field, including 32.7 percent (33-for-101) from behind the arc, and 87.9 percent (51-for-58) from the free-throw line.
– Bethy Mununga comes into Tuesday’s game averaging just shy of a double-double in the 24 games she has played this season … She missed three games – Idaho, Mississippi State and UNLV – with a hamstring injury … Her 9.8 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per outing are third and first on the team, respectively, and her rebounds per game average is second in the AAC, and 34th nationally, through Feb. 23 … She has scored in double figures in 14 of the 24 games she has played in, including career highs of 16 points at Baylor (Nov. 19), against Brown (Dec. 30) and Cincinnati (Jan. 3) … She’s shooting 51.3 percent (97-for-189) from the field on the year.
– Mununga has recorded a double-double in eight of the 24 games she has played in … She has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 13 games, and in three of the last four.
– Sydni Harvey is back to her old self after missing the first 10 games of the season due to a leg injury … Harvey is second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.8 points per game, and has scored double figures in eight of the last 13 games played … She set a career high for three-point shots made in a game with seven against Temple (7-for-8) en route to a career-high tying 25 points on Feb. 9 … Harvey had a near perfect offensive night shooting 7-for-10 (70.0 percent) from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line to go along with her performance from long range.
– Elisa Pinzan, fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game, posted a career high tying 23-point effort against UCF on Jan. 19 … She shot 53.3 percent (8-for-15) from the field and 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from behind the three-point arc … She set career highs with eight field goals and seven three-point shots made against the Knights … Pinzan had back-to-back 18- and 15-point efforts against Tulane on Feb. 13 and No. 5/6 UConn on Feb. 16, respectively … She has netted double figures in three of the last four games, coming off an 11-point effort on Feb. 22 at Memphis … Pinzan also netted 14 points against No. 2/2 Baylor on Nov. 19 … Despite missing five games – Idaho, Mississippi State, UNLV, Brown and Cincinnati – due to an ankle injury, she continues to lead the team in assists per game, and is currently dishing out 4.6 per game, which is second in the AAC through Feb. 23 … Pinzan has handed out six or more assists in seven of the past 13 games – back to Dec. 6 – and in six-of-12 since returning from her ankle injury at Tulsa on Jan. 19.
– Tamara Henshaw, second on the team in rebounding, comes into the East Carolina game with 865 career boards, following her three-rebound effort at Memphis on Feb. 19 … She reached the 800-rebound plateau with her seven boards against Cincinnati on Jan. 5 … Against Memphis, Henshaw moved past Jessica Lawson (2007-10), and her 863 rebounds, into sixth on the all-time list … Next up, in fifth place, is Maria Jespersen (2014-18) with 891 career rebounds.
– Kristyna Brabencova is averaging 7.5 points per game on the year and 3.7 rebounds per contest … She missed three games – Cincinnati, Temple and Tulane – due to a sprained ankle suffered against Houston (Jan. 29), and one, against Memphis (Feb. 22) due to illness … She has scored double figures in eight games this season, in five of her last 10 played, and seven of her last 14 … Her double-figure outing at Tulsa on Jan. 12 was a career-high 17 points performance on 6-for-9 shooting (66.7 percent), including 2-for-3 (66.7 percent) from long range, and a perfect 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
SCOUTING EAST CAROLINA
– East Carolina comes into its game with USF with a 8-18 record and a 5-8 mark in The American … The Pirates have won their last three games following their 56-50 victory over Temple on Feb. 22 in Greenville, and three of their last four … ECU is 5-2 in its last seven games after starting the season just 3-16 through its first 19 outings.
– Lashonda Monk leads the East Carolina in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game … Taniyah Thompson and Raven Johnson are second and third on the team in scoring, netting 13.8 and 11.0 points per outing, respectively … Johnson also paces the team on the glass, grabbing 8.3 rebounds per contest.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES
– USF and East Carolina come into their meeting tied in the all-time series at 7-7 … East Carolina leads, 4-3, in games played in Tampa.
– The Bulls have won six of the last seven games in the series after going 1-6 in the first seven games.
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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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