44
South Fla. USF 5-3,0-0 AAC
76
Winner Texas UT 7-0,0-0 Big 12
South Fla. USF
5-3,0-0 AAC
44
Final
76
Texas UT
7-0,0-0 Big 12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
South Fla. USF 6 7 7 24 44
Texas UT 21 17 26 12 76

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bulls Lose To Longhorns In Paradise Jam Finale

Tampa, Fla. Nov. 25, 2023 – South Florida women's basketball (5-3) lost, 76-44, to No. 12/12 Texas (7-0) in the Paradise Jam finale on Sunday night in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
 
Vittoria Blasigh (10-points) and Romi Levy (10-points) combined for a total of 20 points on the night, while Carla Brito added nine points.

COACH FERNANDEZ SAID
 
SCORING DOWN THE STRETCH
The Bulls attempted a comeback late in the contest. In the Last quarter South Florida outscored Texas, 24-12. Levy led USF with 10 points within the scoring spurt and Blasigh had six points.
 
NOTABLE NUMBERS
  • USF's all-time record in the Paradise Jam shuffled to 6-6.
  • IF LOSS: With the Bulls' defeat, the USF-Texas series is now even at 2-2.
  • L'or Mputu and Janette Aarnio earned their first stars of the season for USF.
  • Carla Brito was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament team.
UP NEXT
South Florida will host Charleston Southern at the Yuengling Center on Thursday, Nov. 30 for Education Day. Tipoff is slated for 11:00 a.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
TICKETS 
Fans can purchase women's basketball tickets by calling 1-800-GoBulls or at USFBullsTix.com.

ABOUT USF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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South Florida women's basketball recorded its 11th 20-win season during the 2022-23 campaign. USF has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez's 23 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, has won over 400 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
 
In 2022-23, the Bulls had four players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Sammie Puisis (AAC Newcomer of the Year, All-Conference Second Team) and Carla Brito (AAC All-Freshman Team).
 
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