Houston, Texas – Jan. 10, 2024 – South Florida women’s basketball (11-7, 3-2) dropped a close, 67-64 matchup to Rice (9-6, 3-1) on Sunday afternoon inside Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas.
Freshman guard Vittoria Blasigh led all scorers with a 26-point performance while knocking down four 3-pointers and 8-of-9 shots at the charity stripe. Redshirt junior forward Romi Levy added 10 points, eight boards, three assists, and a single steal. Sophomore forward Daniela Gonzalez (10 points) rounded out the Bulls who finished the day in double-figures.
Malia Fisher led the Owl’s with 23 points.
COACH FERNANDEZ SAID
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Blasigh now has a trio of 20-point performances on the year.
- Levy has collected nine double-digit scoring games on the season.
- Gonzalez logged her second 10-plus point game of the campaign.
- For the fifth time this season, three Bulls scored double-digits, and USF is now 4-1 when three performers hit double-digit points.
- Malia Fisher led the Owl’s with 23 points.
UP NEXT
South Florida closes out its Texas swing trip on Tuesday (Jan. 16) night in San Antonio, as the Bulls face UTSA. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
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South Florida women’s basketball recorded its 11th 20-win season during the 2022-23 campaign. USF has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 23 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, has won over 400 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
In 2022-23, the Bulls had four players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Sammie Puisis (AAC Newcomer of the Year, All-Conference Second Team) and Carla Brito (AAC All-Freshman Team).
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