Tulsa, Okla. – Feb. 26, 2025 – South Florida women's basketball (20-9, 13-3 AAC) fell at Tulsa (15-13, 9-7 AAC), 66-58, at the Reynolds Center on Wednesday night.
 
Sophomore guard Vittoria Blasigh (17 points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal) logged her 14^th double-digit scoring performance of the campaign. Graduate guard Sammie Puisis (13 points) collected a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed a trio of steals. Junior forward Carla Brito (10 points, nine rebounds) finished one board shy of a double-double.
 
The Golden Hurricane was paced by Maddie Cartwright with 18 points.
 
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
The contest featured six ties and nine total lead changes. Tulsa used a 12-1 run, through the final minute of the third quarter and the first 3 minutes of the final frame. The stretch gave the Golden Hurricane a double-digit lead, which the Bulls couldn't recover from.
 
COACH FERNANDEZ SAID

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS

• The Bulls hold a 9-1 record in their last 10 contests.
• Tulsa collected its second ever win against USF in their series history.
• Blasigh (17 points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal) logged her 14^th double-digit scoring performance of the campaign.
• Puisis (13 points) collected a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed a trio of steals.
• Brito (10 points, nine rebounds) finished one board shy of a double-double.

 
UP NEXT
South Florida welcomes East Carolina to the Yuengling Center for Senior Night on Saturday, Mar. 1. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the action will stream live on ESPN+ and Bulls Unlimited.
 
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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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