Tampa, Fla. – Jan. 18, 2025 – Junior forward Carla Brito (14 points, 15 rebounds, six assists) collared a double-double in the first half of South Florida women’s basketball (12-8, 5-2 AAC), 85-59, victory against Florida Atlantic (9-10, 1-5 AAC) in the Yuengling Center on Saturday night.
Brito’s double-double performance marked her fourth of the campaign. Graduate guard Sammie Puisis (15 points) connected on five 3-pointers, which noted her 12th game of the season with 3 or more triples. Senior forward L’or Mputu (13 points) logged her seventh game of the year in double digits. Graduate guard Mama Dembele added 10 points and a team-high five assists.
Florida Atlantic was led by Mya Perry with 14 points.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
In the third frame South Florida put together a 19-7 scoring run, which put the Bulls up 18 points, 61-43. Puisis led the charge with nine of her 15 points coming in the stretch. In the final frame of action, USF’s lead ballooned to as many as 27 points.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Brito (14 points, 15 rebounds, six assists) collared a double-double in the first half, which marked her 4th double-double of the season.
- Puisis (15 points) connected on five 3-pointers, which noted her 12th game of the season with 3 or more triples.
- Mputu (13 points) logged her seventh game of the year in double digits.
- Dembele has dished out 5 or more assists in 12 games so far this season.
- South Florida holds a 11-8 advantage against Florida Atlantic in the all-time series.
- The Bulls are 10-2 at home this season.
- For the second time this campaign, USF has connected on 30 or more field goals (first was 34 vs. Bethune-Cookman, Nov. 4).
- Tonight’s attendance (DH) was 8,636 and the Bulls have played in front of four crowds of over 8,000 this season.
UP NEXT
South Florida heads to the Big Easy for a showdown with Tulane on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. and the action will stream live on ESPN+.
TICKETS
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ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
South Florida women’s basketball has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 25 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided the Bulls to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, has won over 450 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
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