Tampa, Fla. – Mar. 1, 2025 – South Florida women's basketball (20-10, 13-4 AAC) fell to East Carolina (16-13, 8-9 AAC), 66-57, at the Yuengling Center on Saturday night.
 
Graduate guard Sammie Puisis (15 points, three 3-pointers) collected her 17^th game of the season with three or more 3-pointers made. Redshirt senior guard Romi Levy (13 points) recorded her 10^th game of the season in double-digit points. Graduate guard Mama Dembele (six assists, three steals) recorded her 20^th five-plus assist game and 11^th three-plus assist game of the campaign.
 
The Pirates were led by 23 points from Amiya Joyner.
 
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
The game was decided by three-throws, as both teams made 22 field-goals, and four 3-pointers. ECU outshot USF at the line, 18 to nine.
 
COACH FERNANDEZ SAID

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS

• South Florida is 14-3 at home this season.
• The Bulls have won 9 of their last 11 games.
• For the first time in seven seasons, USF lost its Senior Day Game, and the Bulls are 9-2 in their last 11 Senior Day Games.
• East Carolina topped South Florida for the first time since 2015, but the Bulls still hold a 16-8 all-time series lead.
• Seniors Ines Piper, Mama Dembele, Romi Levy, and Sammie Puisis were honored in a pregame ceremony.
• Puisis (15 points, three 3-pointers) collected her 17^th game of the season with three or more 3-pointers made.
• Levy (13 points) recorded her 10^th game of the season in double-digit points.
• Dembele (six assists, three steals) recorded her 20^th five-plus assist game and 11^th three-plus assist game of the campaign.

 
UP NEXT
South Florida heads to the Big Easy for its final game of the regular season at Tulane on Thursday, Mar. 6. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST, and the action will stream live on ESPN+.
 
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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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