Sammie Puisis Shines Bright as AAC Player of the Week in South Florida!

Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 23, 2024 – Graduate guard Sammie Puisis of South Florida’s women’s basketball has been awarded the title of American Athletic Conference (AAC) Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
 
Puisis topped all competitors with 23 points, shooting 3-3 from beyond the arc and 8-8 from the charity stripe, in South Florida’s unexpected 65-56 victory over No. 9/10 Duke at the Yuengling Center on Saturday afternoon. This triumph marked the Bulls’ first victory against a Top-10 team since defeating No. 7/5 Stanford, 57-54 in November 2021. Puisis becomes the third Bull in the program’s history to score over 20 points in a victory against an AP Top-10 opponent and the second Bull to achieve a 100% shooting record from 3-point distance in a win against an AP Top-10 adversary.
 
Earlier in the week, Puisis also contributed 12 points and a steal in USF’s convincing 71-36 win over Northwestern State.

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NEXT UP

South Florida is set to travel to Houston, Texas to initiate AAC Conference play against Rice on Sunday, Dec. 29. The tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. eastern and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

 

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ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The South Florida women’s basketball program has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and secured nine NCAA Tournament berths over head coach Jose Fernandez‘s 25 seasons. As the all-time winningest coach in the program’s history, Fernandez has led the Bulls to 11 seasons with over 20 wins, two WNIT Final Four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, achieved over 450 career victories, and stands as the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.

 

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