Smith Ties Season High With 18 Points in Loss

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Smith Ties Season High With 18 Points in Loss

Team 1st 2nd OT Final
USF 20 41 -- 61
SU 39 37 -- 76

By Tom Zebold
USF Communications

TAMPA – Andrell Smith led three USF players in double figures with 18 points, but the Bulls failed to contain the Orange offense in a 76-61 loss at Syracuse on Saturday.

Kaneisha Saunders posted 10 points, while senior Jasmine Wynne extended her double-digit scoring streak to 20 games with 10 points in the Bulls' third straight loss. USF (12-12, 4-6) trailed by a 31 with 7:10 remaining and made the final result somewhat close by closing the game on a 24-8 run.

“I was pleased with the effort,” head coach Jose Fernandez said. “They brought it back and it was a respectable score, but we never gave ourselves a chance in the second half.”

Smith's 18 points tied her season high set on Nov. 13 against Minnesota and the junior finished one shy of her top single-game rebounding mark with eight.

“I think she played with no pressure,” said Fernandez of Smith, who shot 50 percent from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.

USF forced Syracuse (15-9, 4-6) into 26 turnovers, but turned the ball over 20 times itself and got outrebounded, 46-35 on the boards. The Orange grabbed 28 of those on the defensive end.

One bright spot for USF was the fact that its bench outscored Syracuse's 38-14 led by Smith, Saunders and six points from Akila McDonald.

The Bulls remain on the road to face St. John's 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Queens, N.Y.

 

 

 

 

 

USF FG-A 3FG-A FT-A  Pts. 
Andrell Smith 5-10 1-4 7-8 18
SU FG-A  3FG-A  FT-A Pts. 
Iasia Hemingway 9-14 0-0  6-8  24 
USF Off. Def. Total
Andrell Smith 3 5 8
SU Off. Def. Total
Shakeya Leary 4 5 9
USF Asst. Stl.  Blk. 
Jasmine Wynne 3 3 0
SU Asst. Stl. Blk.
Rachel Coffey 5 4 0
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Players Mentioned

Jasmine Wynne

#1 Jasmine Wynne

G
5' 7"
Senior
Akila McDonald

#32 Akila McDonald

C
6' 4"
Junior
Kaneisha Saunders

#3 Kaneisha Saunders

G
5' 7"
Senior
Andrell Smith

#12 Andrell Smith

G
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jasmine Wynne

#1 Jasmine Wynne

5' 7"
Senior
G
Akila McDonald

#32 Akila McDonald

6' 4"
Junior
C
Kaneisha Saunders

#3 Kaneisha Saunders

5' 7"
Senior
G
Andrell Smith

#12 Andrell Smith

5' 8"
Senior
G