Game Details: Saturday, Dec. 30, Tampa, Fla., 7:00 p.m.
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Tampa, Fla. Dec. 30, 2023 – South Florida women’s basketball (8-5) is to open AAC conference action against SMU (6-5) on Saturday, Dec. 30. Tipoff at the Yuengling Center is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the action will stream live on ESPN+.
SETTING THE STAGE
The Bulls are looking to cap off December with a victory and are winners of three of their last five games. The Mustangs enter Tampa on a three-game hot streak.
THE SOUTH FLORIDA-SMU SERIES
Saturday marks the 18th clash between the Bulls and the Mustangs and South Florida has won 16 of 17 meetings in the all-time series. The series extends back to the 2001-02 season and the Bulls captured the last paring, 70-62 (Feb. 18, 2023).
LAST TIME OUT
South Florida fell, 73-50, in a hard-fought battle to No. 10/13 Baylor last Thursday in its second game at the West Palm Beach Classic. Freshman guard Vittoria Blasigh led the Bulls with a 16-point performance, her eighth double-digit scoring game of the season. Redshirt junior forward Romi Levy followed with 13 points and is on a three-game double-figure scoring hot streak. Sophomore wing Carla Brito added a double-double performance of 11 points and 11 rebounds, her second of the season.
BULL LEADERS
Blasigh leads South Florida with a 13.8 scoring average. Blasigh (35 3PM) is ranked 18th nationally in total 3-pointers made. Brito (10.0 ppg.) leads on the glass with 7.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks sixth in the American. Redshirt senior guard Aerial Wilson dishes out a team-best 4.0 assists per contest. Wilson’s 52 total assists rank third in the American.
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ABOUT USF WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
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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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