TAMPA, Fla. Feb. 20, 2025 – The USF women's basketball team (16-11; 9-5 American) hosts Florida Atlantic (12-14; 6-8 American) on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Yuengling Center.
 
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Sean Sailsbury and Brigid Meranda on the call. It will also be available on Bulls Unlimited Digital Radio.
 
The Bulls are tied for third place in the American Conference standings entering Saturday's game.
 
Setting the Stage
South Florida is coming off a 79-72 loss against first-place Rice on Feb. 17 after earning three straight victories over Tulane, Tulsa, and UTSA.
 
Edyn Battle led the Bulls with 20 points against Rice, all in the second half, and she was 8-8 from the free throw line. She has made all 20 of her free-throw attempts in USF's five games played in February, which is the most attempts without a miss by any Division I player this month.
 
Carla Brito recorded her fifth straight double-double against Rice (10 pts, 14 rebs), being one of five Bulls to accomplish this feat since 1999. Tuesday's game against Rice was the third time this month that Carla Brito and L'or Mputu (12 pts, 10 rebs) each recorded a double-double in the same game. That is the most such games by any Division I teammate duo in February.  
 
Series History
USF leads the all-time series against FAU, 12-9, but the Owls won the most recent meeting, 64-63, in Boca Raton on Jan. 24. The Bulls are 10-2 all-time at home against Florida Atlantic. In five of the last six meetings at home, USF has beaten FAU by at least 20 points.
 
Note-a-Bulls
Stefanie Ingram leads The American, posting 5.8 assists per game, and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 1.8 mark. In February, she tallied 31 assists, 24 rebounds, and 12 steals. No other player in Division I has reached all three of those stats this month. Ingram is one of four DI players this season with at least 250 points, 150 assists, and 100 rebounds. The redshirt junior is one of three American Conference players this season averaging at least 9.0 points and 5.0 assists per game. The only USF players this century to finish a campaign with such marks are Elisa Pinzan (2020-21, 2021-22), Shantia Grace (2005-06), and Anerdra Gilmore (2004-05). 
 
Carla Brito ranks fourth in The American in rebounding (9.4 RPG), while L'or Mputu is tied for sixth at 8.1 RPG.
 
Additional Notes
The Bulls are 6-0 at home in 2026, winning those games by an average of 17.5 points. South Florida and Rice are the only two American Conference teams that are undefeated at home since New Year's Day. 
 
USF has nine different players this season with at least 75 points and 35 rebounds. That is most in the American Conference and tied for third most in Division I.
 
South Florida's active roster has played in a combined 997 games at the Division I level. That is the most among all American Conference teams and tied for 11th most among all Division I teams.
 
The Bulls lead The American shooting 44.1 percent from the field and rank third in three-point percentage (32.9 percent)
 
USF leads the league with 16.27 assists per game and a 1.03 assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
South Florida ranks third in The American in rebounding, pulling down 40.2 boards per game.
 
American Conference Standings
1. Rice – 23-3, 13-0
2. East Carolina – 20-7, 12-2
T3. South Florida – 16-11, 9-5
T3. North Texas – 15-11, 9-5
5. Tulsa – 16-9, 8-5
6. UTSA – 12-12, 7-6
7. Charlotte – 12-14, 6-7
8. Florida Atlantic – 12-14, 6-8
9. Temple – 11-14, 5-8
10. Tulane – 9-16, 4-9
11. UAB – 10-15, 3-10
12. Memphis – 8-17, 2-10
13. Wichita State – 5-21, 2-11
 
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Michele Woods-Baxter was named the 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.