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- The University of South Florida women's basketball won its sixth straight game with a 76-64 victory over Jacksonville Sunday afternoon at the Sun Dome, as USF moved to 7-2 on the year.
- Senior Jessica Lawson had a career-high 26 points along with 16 rebounds to lead USF on the offensive end.
- Freshman Jasmine Wynne had a solid all-around game with 18 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals.
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Jacksonville
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40 |
24 |
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64 |
| USF |
40 |
36 |
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76 |
| Scoring Leaders |
| Player |
FG-A
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3FG-A
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FT-A
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TP
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| Jacksonville - Grable |
6-14 |
0-0 |
6-6 |
18 |
| USF - Lawson |
12-19 |
0-0 |
2-4 |
26 |
| Rebounding Leaders |
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| Jacksonville - Grable |
7 |
6 |
13 |
| USF - Lawson |
5 |
11 |
16 |
| Misc. Leaders |
| Player |
Steals
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Assists
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Blocks
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| Jacksonville - Johnson |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| USF - Wynne |
5 |
6 |
0 |
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TAMPA - The University of South Florida women's basketball team overcame a 13-point first half deficit to win its sixth straight game, defeating Jacksonville 76-64 Sunday afternoon at the Sun Dome.
Jessica Lawson scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, while Jasmine Wynne and Sequoyah Griffin chipped in with 18 points and 10 points respectively.
The Bulls (7-2) jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead just 1:20 into the game when Wynne scored four of the games first six points.
The Dolphins (1-6), however, would get things going cutting the lead to one-point four times before finally taking their first advantage of the game, 17-16, on a jumper by Desarae Johnson with 10:02 left in the half.
Jacksonville would continue its offensive flurry using a 22-8 run to push its lead to the largest of the game, 39-26, on a layup by Crystal Grable with 2:48 left in the first stanza.
After a motivating time out by USF head coach Jose Fernandez, USF would put together a 12-1 run to close out the half and entered the locker room with the scored tied at 40-all.
After the break, the Dolphins would get their lead back to six points, 49-43 on two Grable free throws with 16:44 left in the contest.
Both teams would go back-and-forth with neither leading by more than five points.
The Bulls would take the lead - and not relinquish it - when Janae Stokes hit her first and only three-pointer of the game with 4:54 left to make the score 64-62.
USF would close out the game, after Stokes' trey, on a 12-2 run leading to its biggest margin of the contest, 12 points, at the buzzer.
USF shot 44.8 percent (26-58) from the field while holding Jacksonville to just 29.6 percent (23-78) from the floor.
The Bulls dominated the paint outscoring the Dolphins 44-20 in the lane.
In addition to her 18 points, Wynne also recorded six assists and five steals in 36 minutes of play.
Lawson was 12-19 from the field in 33 minutes of play in the victory.
USF will return to action on Thursday, Dec. 17 when it faces Tulane at 7 p.m. in the Sun Dome. For ticket information contact 1-800-GoBulls.
USF vs. Jacksonville Postgame Notes
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009
USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla.
Team Notes
- A win today over Jacksonville improves the Bulls' all-time record over the Dolphins to 7-0.
- USF's current six-game winning streak is the longest since winning nine straight from Nov. 28 to Dec. 30, 2009.
Individual Notes
- Jessica Lawson recorded a career-high 26 points surpassing her previous mark of 25 scored against Saint Peter's on Nov. 28.
- Lawson's 26 points today against Jacksonville marks the eighth time this season - in nine games - that she has netted double figures ... In addition, her 20-plus point output is the second time this year that she reached the 20-point plateau ... She scored 24 points against Saint Peters on Nov. 16.
- Lawson also grabbed 16 rebounds, along with her 26 points for her fifth double-double of the season, and her first since 15-point, 15-rebound outing against Montana on Nov. 27 ... In addition it was her 15th double-double as a Bull and the 16th of her collegiate career.
- Dominique English scored a career-high six points while also playing a career-high 14 minutes.
- Jasmine Wynne's 18 points marks her third double-figure scoring game in her last four games, after recording 10 or more points in her first five outings.
- Sequoyah Griffin's 10 points marks her fifth consecutive double-figure scoring game of the season after scoring just five points in the first three games.
