Through its first 11 games of the season, No. 14 USF women’s basketball (10-1, 7-0 AAC) has exceeded the lofty expectations that pundits and fans had for them when the Bulls were selected as the preseason favorite to win the AAC. USF has yet to lose a conference game, boasting […]
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Bulls move up to No. 16 in this week’s AP Poll
Following a pair of dominant wins over two more conference opponents, USF women’s basketball (9-1, 6-0 AAC) has risen two spots in Monday’s AP Top 25 Poll going from No. 18 to No. 16. The Bulls have been on an upward trajectory in the polls for several weeks now. Since […]
Pinzan drops career-high 14 assists in blowout victory
The Bulls have extended their win streak to eight games and remain undefeated in the AAC. Junior guard Elisa Pinzan dropped a career-high 14 assists Saturday as the Bulls (9-1, 6-0) defeated the Houston Cougars (5-4, 2-3) 80-51. Of Pinzan’s 14 assists, 11 came in the first half, and she […]
Bulls ranked No. 23 in latest AP Poll
The Bulls have opened their season with a handful of encouraging performances, securing the team a spot in the latest AP poll rankings that came out Monday. USF is slotted in the No. 23 spot, sandwiched between No. 22 Texas (4-1) and No. 24 DePaul (2-2). The Bulls have hit […]
USF upsets No. 6 Mississippi State 67-63 in overtime
It wasn’t pretty, but one can argue overtime wins are never perfect. The Bulls didn’t need perfect. They just needed it to work, and in the end, it got the job done. To add the icing on the cake, USF took down a top-10 ranked team for the first time […]
USF keeps up with No. 4 Baylor in 67-62 loss
Maybe it was the sound of “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” playing throughout the Yuengling Center that rattled No. 4 Baylor before the game. Most likely it was because USF was running the game in the first half. The Bulls ran the court in the first 10 minutes until […]
Bulls to face a couple of the best teams in the nation this week
USF women’s basketball tipped off its season Saturday evening by beating the Jacksonville Dolphins 84-46 in a blowout victory. A convincing win and quality performance across the board. While any win is gratifying, the fact of the matter is that things are going to ratchet up rather quickly for the […]
Bulls rout Dolphins 84-46
USF women’s basketball had never lost to Jacksonville through 13 games spanning back to 1999, and on Saturday, the Bulls (1-0) added another game to the streak with a dominant 84-46 win over the Dolphins (0-2). A 14-2 run at the end of the first quarter put the game out […]
Against all odds, basketball seasons set to begin this week
The USF basketball seasons are quite literally days away, and while it wasn’t the easiest road to get there, the teams are itching to play. “Yesterday was our 29th practice,” women’s coach Jose Fernandez said Tuesday. “We had about 18, 19 team workouts for about an hour and a half, […]
Women’s basketball season preview
The 2020-21 USF women’s basketball season is finally set to begin, and the Bulls will now embark on the most unprecedented college basketball season ever. While there will be a lot of focus on the logistics of playing a full schedule while keeping all those involved healthy and safe, the […]