Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 17, 2024 – Sophomore guard Vittoria Blasigh scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter as South Florida women's Basketball (6-6) rolled to a 71-36 victory against Northwestern St. (3-7) in the Yuengling Center on Tuesday night.
 
Blasigh was joined by red-shirt senior guard Romi Levy (15 points) and graduate guard Sammie Puisis (12 points) to round out the Bulls in double-figure points. Tonight marked the second straight game that USF has had three Bulls finish in double-digit points. Graduate guard Mama Dembele stashed a season-best nine steals and had a hand on six assists, her second straight game of five or more assists.
 
The visiting Demons were paced by Vernell Atamah who finished the night with 10 points.
 
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
The Bulls opened the contest on a commanding 28-7 run, which ran through the six-minute mark of the second frame. South Florida went on to win the contest by 35 points, its largest margin of victory this season.
 
COACH FERNANDEZ SAID

 
HIGHLIGHTS

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS

• The Bulls are now 64-5 in nonconference home games since the 2014-15 season.
• For the second-straight contest, the Bulls had three performers finish with double-figure points.
• USF had a season-high 23 team steals, which is tied for the fifth-most team steals in a single game in program history.
• The Bull's 23 steals is the first time the team has had 20+ steals since 2012 vs. UNC Asheville (24).
• Freshman forward Yana Karamfilova (2 points) scored her first collegiate points.
• Dembele (eight points) grabbed a season-high nine steals (one shy of a career-high), which marked her second straight game of 5 or more steals. Dembele's nine steals is tied for the third most in a single game in program history.
• Junior guard Janette Aarnio collared a season-best 7 points (one point shy of career-high).
• Blasigh (18-points) has collected double-digit points in six games so far this season.
• South Florida led Northwestern St. in points off of turnovers (33-11), paint points (40-16), second chance points (21-6), fast break points (12-4), and bench points (28-15).

UP NEXT
South Florida welcomes No. 9 Duke to the Yuengling Center on Saturday, Dec. 21. Tipoff is slated for 12 p.m. and the action will air live on ESPN2.
 
TICKETS
Fans can purchase women's basketball tickets by calling 1-800-GoBulls or at USFBullsTix.com.
 
ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
South Florida women's basketball has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez's 25 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided the Bulls to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, has won over 450 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
 
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