Bulls Best Shockers In AAC Tournament Thriller, 69-62

Sunday, March 10

Fort Worth, Texas

3:00 PM ET/ 2:00 PM CT

University of South Florida

19-13,10-8AAC

Wichita State

10-22,5-13AAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Wichita St.	8	18	19	17	62
South Fla.	14	19	16	20	69

South Florida Bulls during a women's basketball game against the Wichita State University Shockers on March 10, 2024. (Mary Holt/South Florida Basketball)

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Bulls Best Shockers In AAC Tournament Thriller, 69-62

March 10, 2024 | Women's Basketball

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Fort Worth, Texas - March. 10, 2024 – South Florida women's basketball (19-13) saw four performers in double-figures for the third time this season in their 69-62 victory against Wichita State (10-22) on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the AAC Tournament.

Aerial had to update the board after that win!#HornsUp ?? | #RunWithUs pic.twitter.com/hplpABJfXC
— USF Women's Basketball (@USFWBB) March 10, 2024

Sophomore wing Carla Brito led the Bulls with a 14-point output and eight boards. Redshirt senior guard Aerial Wilson (13 points) and redshirt junior Romi Levy (13) combined for 26 points. Junior forward L'or Mputu (career-best 12 points and personal-high 11 rebounds) finished the night with her first career double-double.

The Bulls dished out 19 assists on 26 made baskets, Wilson had a hand on five of those assists.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
The game was tied 61-61 all with 68 seconds left to play. Mputu made a clutch layup to jumpstart a Bulls 8-1 run to close out the game. On the way to victory, Brito made five shots at the line in addition to one by Wilson.

COACH FERNANDEZ SAID

HIGHLIGHTS

NOTABLE NUMBERS

South Florida's all-time record against Wichita St. now sits at 9-3.
Wilson (495 career assists) has secured the sixth spot on the AAC Career Total Assists Ledger, she passed Kay Kay Wright (UCF, 2016-20, 490 career assists).
Freshman guard Vittoria Blasigh (74 3-pointers) is now tied in ninth place with Kitija Laksa (2015-16) on the program's single-season 3-pointers made index.
With the victory, Head Coach Jose Fernandez has now recorded his 17th 19-win season and 13th straight.
South Florida improved its all-time record in AAC Tournament games to 18-9.
Wilson knocked down a career-best four 3-pointers.
South Florida is 3-0 when four performers finish in double-figure points.
L'or Mputu (career-best 12 points and personal-high 11 rebounds) finished the night with her first career double-double.

UP NEXT
Fifth-seed South Florida moves on to face fourth-seed UTSA in the AAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Monday, Mar. 11. Tipoff is slated for 3:00 p.m. ET and the game will stream live on ESPN+.

TICKETS
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AAC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS
For the fourth consecutive year, The American's Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will be contested at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Both Championships expand to 14 teams this season with The Women's Championship running March 9-13. Ticket packages for the Women's Championship will be $85 per package. All tickets are for general admission seating. Bulls fans can purchase tickets here. All ticket packages are subject to Ticketmaster and facility fees.

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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 450 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.

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