The Bulls will face No. 3 Ohio State in the first round of the San Diego Invitational and either No. 16 Oregon or No. 17 Arkansas on day two.
GAME 14 | TUE., DEC. 20, 2022 | 6:30 P.M. ET | SAN DIEGO, CALIF. | PECHANGA ARENA
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-/RV USF BULLS | 10-3
Last Game: Dec. 17 vs. La Salle, W, 75-50
Next Game: Dec. 21 vs. Oregon/Arkansas, TBA
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 426-288 (23rd season)
at South Florida: Same
NO. 3/4 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES | 11-0, 2-0 BIG 10
Last Game: Dec. 16 vs. Albany, W, 82-57
Next Game: Dec. 21 vs. Oregon/Arkansas, TBA
Head Coach: Kevin McGruff
Alma Mater: St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 1992
Career Record: 410-191 (21st season)
at Ohio State: 155-92 (10th season)
TAMPA (December 19, 2022) – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team closes out its 2022-23 nonconference schedule with a pair of top 25 opponents as it takes part in the San Diego Invitational, Dec, 20-21, at Pechanga Arena. The Bulls will face No. 3-ranked, and undefeated, Ohio State on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET and then either No. 16 Oregon or No. 17 Arkansas on Wednesday. Both games can be seen live on FloHoops ($).
South Florida, who is 10-3 on the year, comes into the San Diego Invitational set to face its fifth and sixth top-25 opponents in its last eight games.
Elena Tsineke and Florida State transfer and former McDonald’s High School All-American, Sammie Puisis, lead the Bulls in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per game through their 75-50 win over La Salle on Dec. 17 in their nonconference home finale.
Preseason First Team selection Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu is a close third, netting 15.6 points per outing, while Carla Brito is just shy of double figures, averaging 9.8 points per outing.
Fankam Mendjiadeu leads the Bulls – and is second in The American and ninth in Division I – in rebounding, grabbing 11.5 boards per game. In addition, her 150 total rebounds lead The American and are second in the nation. Brito is second, averaging 6.5 rebounds per outing.
Ohio State comes into its game against the Bulls with an 11-0 record and a 2-0 mark in the Big 10. The Buckeyes are coming off an 82-57 win against Albany on Friday in Columbus.
Taylor Mikesell is one of six players on the Ohio State roster averaging double figures in the scoring column, netting 18.4 points per game followed by Jacy Sheldon and Rebeka Mikulasikova netting 16.0 points per outing. Taylor Thierry is fourth on the team averaging 11.5 points per outing, with Madison Greene and Cotie McMahon scoring 10.6 and 10.4 points per game, respectively.
The Bulls close out the nonconference portion of their schedule when they face either No. 16 Oregon or No. 17 Arkansas on Wednesday to conclude the San Diego Invitational.
Following the San Diego Invitational, South Florida begins American Athletic Conference play following the holiday break when it travels to New Orleans to face Tulane on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+), and then returns to the Yuengling Center on Jan. 3 to take on Temple at 5 p.m. (ESPNU).
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South Florida recorded its 10th 20-win season during the 2021-22 campaign while playing in its sixth American Athletic Conference championship game in its nine years in the conference. The Bulls achieved their highest national ranking of the season when it checked in at No. 13 in the Nov. 30 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and advanced to their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine years.
USF has made 17 postseason tournament appearances and had eight NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 22 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 10 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, and has won over 400 career games. Fernandez was named a finalist for the WBCA and semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Awards. He was also tabbed the 2021 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign.
In 2021-22, the Bulls had three players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (All-Conference First Team), Bethy Mununga (All-Conference Second Team) and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (All-Conference Second Team).
In addition, Tsineke and Mununga were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.
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