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USF Closes Out Its Four Game Homestand With VCU on Friday Morning

November 14, 2019

TAMPA (Nov. 14, 2019) – USF closes out its four-game season-opening homestand on Friday with an 11 a.m. Elementary School Day tilt against VCU. The Bulls look to begin the season 4-0 for the fourth straight season and the fifth time since the 2012-13 campaign. USF looks to close out the home stretch on a winning note before heading out on its first road trip of the season to face defending NCAA champion, and No. 2 ranked, Baylor on Nov. 19 in Waco, Texas.
 
GAME FOUR | FRI., NOV. 14, 2019 | 11 A.M. | YUENGLING CENTER, TAMPA, FLA.
 
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25/RV USF BULLS | 3-0
Last Game: Nov. 12 vs. Howard, W, 82-53
Next Game: Nov. 19 at No. 2/2 Baylor, 8 p.m.
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 357-259 (20th season)
at USF: Same
 
VCU RAMS | 1-1
Last Game: Nov. 12 at Seton Hall, L, 53-33
Next Game: Nov. 20 vs. East Carolina, 11 a.m.
Head Coach: Beth O'Boyle
Alma Mater: Gettysburg College 1998
Career Record: 180-155 (11th season)
at VCU: 87-72 (Sixth season)
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: BullsVision (GoUSFBulls.com)
Jim Louk (PxP)
Audio: Bulls Unlimited (iHeartRadio/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP), Bridgit Merenda (Analyst)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com
Series: First meeting
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
Tickets: 1-800-GoBulls 
 
QUICK HITS
- Tuesday's meeting with the Bison is the fourth of five home games that USF will play in its first six outings ... Following the game against VCU, the Bulls will play at No. 2 Baylor on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. ET.
 
- USF comes into the game against VCU following a dominating 82-53 win over Howard on Nov. 12 ... Enna Pehadzic had 16 points to lead the Bulls, while Bethy Mununga had a career-high 14 points and 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the year.
 
- USF comes into this week as the newest team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, at No. 25 … USF collected nine votes in the preseason AP poll and five votes in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Top 25.
 
TICKET & PROMOTION INFORMATION
- For ticket questions or to purchase tickets, please visit USFBullsTix.com or call 1-800-GoBulls ... Season and single-game tickets are available, however, courtside seats are sold out for the 2019-20 season.
 
- The final game of the Bulls' four-game season-opening homestand, against VCU on Nov. 15, will be Elementary School Day ... Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. ... There will be free admission to elementary schools, poster giveaways and a poster signing following the game ... In addition, all elementary school children will get a USF athletics workbook.
 
- After the Bulls face Baylor, they will return home to take on Saint Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. ... That will be Go Green Day where fans will get $3 tickets for bringing in recyclable items.
 
UP NEXT FOR USF
- Following its game with VCU, USF will hit the road for the first time during the 2019-20 season when it travels to the Lone Star State to face defending national champion and second-ranked Baylor on Nov. 19 ... Tipoff in Waco is 8 p.m. ET with the game airing on ESPN+.
 
- The Green and Gold return to the Yuengling Center on Nov. 24 when they take on Saint Francis (Pa.) ... Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
 
A QUICK LOOK AT THE BULLS
- The Bulls lead The American (through Nov. 13) in rebounding margin (16.3), total rebounds (149), scoring defense (49.7) and scoring margin (22.3).
 
- Enna Pehadzic comes into Friday's game averaging a team-high 17.3 points per game on the year on 43.2 percent (16-for-37) from the field, including 48.1 percent (13-for-27) from behind the arc ... She has led the team in scoring in all three games this season, including a 20-point effort against Jacksonville on Nov. 5.
 
- Bethy Mununga is averaging a double-double to start the season ... She is currently netting 12.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest through three games ... In addition, she is shooting an impressive 68.0 percent (17-for-25) from the field ... Her field goal percentage is tops in the conference ... She scored 11 points and grabbed a career high 12 rebounds in her USF debut against Jacksonville on Nov. 5, and netter a career best 14 points and had 11 boards against Howard on Nov. 12 ... She is second in The American, and third in the nation, in double-doubles.
 
- Freshman Maria Alvarez is third in the team in scoring, and second in assists, averaging 10.0 points and 3.7 assists per game, respectively.
 
- Elisa Pinzan is fourth in the AAC in total assists (49) and fifth in assists per game, dishing out 4.7 per contest.
 
SCOUTING VCU
- VCU comes into the game with the Bulls with a 1-1 record following a 53-33 loss at UMBC on Nov. 12 ... The Rams opened the 2019-20 campaign with a 66-38 win over Appalachian State on Nov. 5.
 
- Friday is the first of two straight 11 a.m. games that VCU will play ... The Rams will also host fellow USF AAC foe, East Carolina, on Nov. 20 for an 11 a.m. tip.
 
- Madison Hattix-Covington is one of two VCU players averaging double figures, early on this season, netting 11.5 points per game ... She is followed by Danielle Hammond, averaging 10.5 points per outing ... Sydnei Archie leads the team on the glass, grabbing 8.0 rebounds per game
 
THE SERIES AGAINST THE BISON
- Friday's game marks the 18th meeting between USF and VCU dating back to the 1984-85 season, however, this is the first time since the 1996-97 season that the Bulls and Rams have met ... VCU comes into the contest with a 13-4 lead in the all-time series.
 
LAST TIME OUT
- USF got 16 points from Enna Pehadzic and a career high 14 points, along with 11 rebounds, from Bethy Mununga as the Bulls dominated Howard, 82-53, on Nov. 12.
 
- Joining Pehadzic and Mununga with double figures in the scoring column was Kristyna Brabencova with a career high 11 points and Maria Alvarez equaling her career best with 11.
 
- In addition, the Bulls got 33 points from their bench, in the win, as nine of the 10 players that saw the court found their way into the scoring column.
 
- USF shot 41.4 percent (29-for-70) from the field on the night, including an impressive 58.3 percent (7-for-12) in the fourth quarter, while holding Howard to just 28.8 percent (17-for-59) from the field.
 
PEHADZIC NAMES AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Enna Pehadzic was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 10, the league announced on Mov. 11 ... It is Pehadzic's first such weekly honor.
 
- Pehadzic picked up where she left off from last season, averaging 18 points per game in USF's 2-0 opening week, including a 64-57 win over No. 15 Texas … She led the Bulls in scoring in both games, dropping 20 points in the season opener, a 70-39 victory against Jacksonville on Nov. 5, on 6-of-12 shooting from the field … All of her field goals came from beyond the arc … Against the Longhorns on Nov. 8, Pehadzic scored 16 points that included another trio of three-pointers … USF's defeat of Texas marked the Bulls' first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 11, 2018, when it defeated No. No. 13 Ohio State, 84-65.
 
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USF notched its eighth consecutive 19-win season and eighth straight postseason appearance in 2018-19. The Bulls celebrated two all-conference honorees in Enna Pehadzic and Sydni Harvey.