GAME 23 | WED., JAN. 25, 2023 | 5 P.M. ET | TULSA, OKLA. | REYNOLDS CENTER
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Online: ESPNU
Maura Sheridan (PxP), Aja Ellison (Color)
Audio: Bulls Unlimited (TuneIn App/GoUSFBulls.com)
Darek Sharp (PxP)
Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com
Series: South Florida leads the series, 10-0
Twitter Updates: @USFWBB
Tickets: Tulsahurricane.com
RV/25 USF BULLS | 18-4 (7-0, AAC)
Last Game: Jan. 22 vs. Central Florida, W, 83-51
Next Game: Jan. 28 at Memphis, 3 p.m. ET
Head Coach: Jose Fernandez
Alma Mater: FIU, 1994
Career Record: 434-289 (23rd season)
at South Florida: Same
AP/USAT/Net/SOS (Through Jan. 23): RV/25/30/12
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE | 15-4 (5-1, AAC)
Last Game: Jan. 21 at Tulane, L, 77-72
Next Game: Jan. 28 vs. SMU, 2 p.m.
Head Coach: Angie Nelp
Alma Mater: Colorado State, 2002
Career Record: 32-15 (Second season)
at Tulsa: Same
AP/USAT/Net/SOS (Through Jan. 23): -/-/80/219
TAMPA (January 24, 2023) – The University of South Florida women's basketball team hits the road for its lone swing trip of 2022-23 beginning on Wednesday when the Bulls travel to Tulsa to face the Golden Hurricane. Game time is at 5 p.m. ET and the game can be seen live on ESPNU. South Florida will also face Memphis on the trip on Saturday 8 at 3 p.m. ET. (ESPN+).
The Bull, who finally cracked the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Top 25 Poll on Tuesday, comes into Wednesday's game 18-4 overall and 7-0 in The American – good enough for first place in the AAC standings. The Green and Gold look for their ninth straight win and their 12
th victory in their last 14 games.
Elena Tsineke is averaging a conference-best 17.2 points per game on the year and leads three players on the Bulls' roster in double figures after her 21-point effort against Central Florida on Jan. 22.
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu is not that far off the pace dropping in 16.3 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per outing, with her rebounding average tops in the conference. She is coming off an impressive 18-point, 13-rebound performance against the Knights.
Sammie Puisis rounds out the double-digit scorers netting 16.1 points per contest while
Carla Brito falls just shy averaging 8.8 points per game.
Aerial Wilson is second in the conference in assists (100) and assists per game (4.5).
Tulsa comes into its game against the Bulls with a 15-4 record and a 5-1 mark in The American – and sitting in sole possession of second in the conference standings – following its 77-72 loss to Tulane on Jan. 21. The Golden Hurricane had won seven straight games before the setback to the Green Wave.
Temira Poindexter is one of four players averaging double-figures on the season for Tulsa, netting 15.9 points per game. She is followed by Maya Mayberry and Maddie Bittle who are averaging 11.9 and 11.3 points per contest, respectively. Delanie Crawford rounds out the double-digit scorers averaging 11.0 points per outing.
Poindexter is also leading the Golden Hurricane on the glass, grabbing 5.9 rebounds per contest.
Following its meeting with Tulsa, South Florida heads to Memphis to face the Tigers on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+). The Bulls will return to the Yuengling Center on Jan. 31 when they take on East Carolina at 7 p.m. (ESPN+).
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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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