Tampa, Fla. Dec. 16, 2023 – South Florida women's basketball (7-4) lost, 66-54, to No. 3/4 NC State on Saturday night inside the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla.
 
Redshirt junior forward Romi Levy led the Bulls with a season-high 11-point output and two assists. Sophomore wing Carla Brito (10 points) rounded out the USF performers who finished the night in double figures. Senior forward Evelien Lutje Schipholt grabbed a season-best 12 boards and added eight points.
 
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Midway through the second quarter, the visiting Wolfpack put up 10 unanswered points. River Baldwin and Madison Hayes evenly split eight points in the scoring stretch. NC State would see its advantage swell up to 17 later on in the final quarter.
 
COACH FERNANDEZ SAID
 
NOTABLE NUMBERS

• USF dropped its fourth home nonconference matchup since the 2014-15 season. South Florida's home nonconference record shuffled to 58-4.
• Tonight marked Levy's third game of the season with 10-plus points.
• Brito has finished in double figures for the fifth time this campaign.
• NC State has captured all three pairings with South Florida.
• The Wolfpack saw four players finish in double figures, led by River Baldwin and Aziaha James, the pair had 16 points apiece.

 
UP NEXT
South Florida heads east for the West Palm Classic on Dec. 20-21. The Bulls will face IUPUI on Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. and No. 10 Baylor on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. on the campus of Keiser University. Fans can purchase tickets here and the action can be streamed on FloHoops.
 
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 11^th 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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