Pehadzic Named to American All-Tournament Team
UNCASVILLE, CONN., March 11, 2019 –Sophomore
Enna Pehadzic (Horsens, Denmark) was voted by the American Athletic Conference Coaches to the All-Tournament Team, announced by the conference Monday night following the championship game.
Pehadzic, who rose to fill the gaps left by injured Bulls, was named second team all-conference by the AAC coaches at the start of the tournament and added all-tournament honors to her resume Monday evening. She led USF in scoring in the Bull's first round victory against Tulane with 23 points, helping the Bulls advance to the quarterfinals. Against Houston, she again scored 16 points, firing away on 7-of-15 shooting from the field to advance USF to its sixth straight AAC semifinal. In the semifinals, Pehadzic added six points to USF's setback to top-seed and eventual champion UConn.
Just UConn players, and one Knight from UCF join Pehadzic on the six-person team. The All-Tournament team consisted of Napheesa Collier from UConn, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of The American tournament by a unanimous vote, averaging 28 points and 13 rebounds. Fellow Huskies Crystal Dangerfield, Megan Walker and Christyn Williams were each named to the All-Tournament team. UCF's Kay Kay Wright and USF's
Enna Pehadzic joined them in earning All-Tournament honors.
Among active players, Pehadzic leads USF in scoring with 11.8 points per game and in conference play with 15.4 points per game. On Feb. 20, Pehadzic exploded with a career-high 35 points, the highest point total by any AAC player this season. Pehadzic was named to the NCAA Starting Five and the AAC Honor Roll for the fourth time this season for her efforts. In 2017-18, Pehadzic had never scored in double figures, but with the chance of a lifetime at her fingertips, she had 19 double-digit outings including six 20+ point outings. She set career highs in every single category since the beginning of the year.
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USF notched its sixth consecutive 20-win season and fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017-18. It marked the ninth 20-win season in program history, with head coach Jose Fernandez at the helm for all nine. The Bulls posted 26 wins in 2017-18, just shy of the program record of 27 set in 2008-09 and 2014-15.
USF has made 14 postseason tournament appearances and had six NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez's 18 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to nine 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship and won more than 300 games.
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