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Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 21, 2024 – Graduate guard Sammie Puisis topped all scorers with 23 points in South Florida women’s basketballs (7-6), 65-56 shocking victory over No. 9/10 Duke at the Yuengling Center on Saturday afternoon.
Senior forward L’or Mputu (career-high 17 points, 11 rebounds) recorded her second double-double this season and the third in her career. Junior forward Carla Brito (10 points) and sophomore guard Vittoria Blasigh (10 points) completed the roster of Bulls who achieved double-digit points. Brito’s six rebounds propelled her into the 500 career rebound club.
Duke was spearheaded by Toby Fournier with 11 points and seven rebounds.
RANKED VICTORY BY THE NUMBERS
HOW THE MATCH WAS DECIDED
A three-pointer by Duke’s Taina Mair to begin the fourth quarter cut the Bulls’ lead to three points, 42-39. This ignited an 11-4 run for South Florida, where Puisis scored nine of those points, keeping USF ahead, 63-53, with four minutes remaining, as the Bulls went on to clinch the win.
COACH FERNANDEZ EXPRESSED
HIGHLIGHTS
NOTABLE STATISTICS
UP NEXT
South Florida will travel to Houston, Texas to commence AAC Conference play at Rice on Sunday, Dec. 29. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. eastern and will be broadcast live on ESPN2.
TICKETS
Supporters can obtain women’s basketball tickets by calling 1-800-GoBulls or visiting USFBullsTix.com.
ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
South Florida women’s basketball has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and nine NCAA Tournament entries under head coach Jose Fernandez‘s 25-year tenure. The most successful coach in the program’s history, Fernandez has led the Bulls to 11 seasons with 20 or more victories, two WNIT Final Four finishes, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, achieved over 450 career wins, and is the all-time victories leader in the American Athletic Conference.
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