TAMPA, Fla. (December 4, 2025) – The University of South Florida women's basketball team is back inside the Yuengling Center for a matchup with Houston Christian on Friday, December 5. The Bulls (5-4) and the Huskies (3-3) are slated for an 11 a.m. tip on ESPN+. Friday is our annual Education Day. The 2025-26 season is presented by TGH.
 
Earlier this week, Raina Tomasicka was named the American Conference Player of the Week. She averaged 17.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and dished out five assists. She recorded a career-high 21 points against New Orleans.
 
Setting The Stage:
The Yuengling Center has been one of the toughest places for visitors to play in since the beginning of the 2017-18 season. The Bulls are 54-4 in non-conference games, with a winning percentage of 93.1, the best in the American and tied for 15th in the NCAA.  
 
Series History:
South Florida and Houston Christian (formerly Houston Baptist) will meet for the second time on Friday. The Bulls won the only meeting 90-43 on November 12, 2017, in Tampa.
 
Note-A-Bulls:
L'or Mputu had 12 points, seven rebounds and only one turnover against No. 1 UConn. No other USF player has ever matched that stat line against the AP No. 1 team. Mputu is one of four DI players since the beginning of last season to have at least 1000 minutes played, eight rebounds per game, and a 59.0 field-goal percentage. Mputu has at least one offensive rebound and one made field goal in 32 straight games, the third-longest active streak among all Division I players. The only USF player with a longer streak this century was Courtney Williams, who had a 37-game run (2013-14 --2014-15).
 
Stefanie Ingram has accounted for 42.9 percent of the team's assists this season, the highest share in the American and 12th highest among all DI players. The last USF player to finish a season with a higher share of the category was Elisa Pinzan in 2020-21 (43.2%). Stefanie Ingram is one of six DI players this season who have at least 50 assists and 10 made 3-pointers. The only other USF players this century to reach those marks through nine games of a season are Elisa Pinzan (2020-21, 2021-22) and Shantia Grace (2005-06, 2006-07).
 
With one more steal, Carla Brito will be the third USF player this century to have at least 100 steals, 650 rebounds, 150 assists, and 850 points in her USF career. The other two are Courtney Williams (2012-16) and Jessica Dickson (2003-07).
 
Katie Davidson is the third USF player this century to have at least 100 points and 10 or fewer turnovers through their first nine career games with the Bulls, joining Tamara Taylor (2013) and Janae Stokes (2008).
 
Additional Notes:
The Bulls have made at least 10 free throws in 13 straight games dating back to last season, tied for the seventh-longest active streak in DI. That is the longest run for USF since a 13-game stretch between January and February 2018.
 
South Florida is a perfect 45-0 since 2000-01 when scoring at least 90 points. The Bulls are one of 12 DI teams with at least 40 wins without a loss in such games over that period.
 
USF's active roster has played in a combined 819 games at the Division I level. That is the most among all American Conference teams and seventh in Division I.
 
South Florida has had 90.4 percent of its assists this season come from upperclassmen. That is the second-highest share in the American (Wichita State – 100.0) and 30th in DI.
 
The Bulls have eight different players this season with a double-digit scoring game. That is tied for most in the American (Memphis, North Texas, Temple) and the same amount that USF had all last season.
 
About South Florida Women's Basketball
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Michele Woods-Baxter was named as USF women's basketball interim head coach. South Florida women's basketball has built a storied tradition over the past 25 seasons, highlighted by 19 postseason tournament appearances and 10 NCAA Tournament berths. The program has achieved 12 20-win seasons, two WNIT Final Four appearances, and captured the 2008-09 WNIT championship.
 
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