Tampa, Fla. –Dec. 5, 2024 – South Florida women's Basketball (5-5) topped Merrimack (4-3), 62-43 on Education Day in the Yuengling Center on Thursday afternoon.
USF hosted a record-breaking crowd of 9,821 Bulls fans, resetting its home attendance record and is the second-highest home regular season women's basketball game in the state of Florida on record.
Sophomore guard
Vittoria Blasigh (13 points) and junior forward
Carla Brito (11 points) were the pair of USF performers to finish the day with double-digit points.
Paloma Garcia led the visiting Warriors with 11 points.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Midway through the third frame, the Bulls pieced together a 15-2 scoring run and Brito led the way with seven points within the stretch. Graduate guard
Mama Dembele also contributed four points in the run as USF cruised to victory.
COACH FERNANDEZ SAID
HIGHLIGHTS
Highest Attendance for Division I Regular-Season Home Game in the State of Florida – All-Time (Women)
| DATE |
TEAMS |
ATT |
ARENA |
| 02/11/2001 |
Tennessee at Florida |
12,222 |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| 12/5/2024 |
Merrimack at South Florida |
9,821 |
Yuengling Center |
| 11/30/2023 |
Charleston Southern at South Florida |
9574 |
Yuengling Center |
| 01/28/2018 |
Notre Dame at Florida State |
9,498 |
Donald L. Tucker Center |
| 01/29/2000 |
UConn at Miami (FL) |
9,276 |
Miami Arena |
| 02/08/2009 |
Tennessee at Florida |
8,060 |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- USF hosted a record-breaking crowd of 9,821 Bulls fans, resetting its home attendance record and is the second-highest home regular season women's basketball game in the state of Florida on record.
- The Bulls are now 63-5 in nonconference home games since the 2014-15 season.
- Dembele (1 assist) is a single assist away from hitting the 500-assist milestone.
UP NEXT
South Florida will face the defending national champions South Carolina on Sunday, Dec. 15 in Columbia, S.C. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. and the game will air live on the SEC Network.
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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