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.
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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.
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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.
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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+.
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TICKETSÂ
Fans can purchase women's basketball tickets by calling 1-800-GoBulls or atÂ
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.
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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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