Women’s Basketball Midseason Report Card – Oracle

South Florida’s women’s basketball will need to maintain a steady pace throughout this season and remain consistent as the conference season progresses.

USF (14-4, AAC 3-0) is currently undefeated in conference games and is doing well against top teams.

The ratings placed them as the sixth seed in the Seattle bracket, according to ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections

Heartbreak midseason this year

Ohio wins USF 88-86

In the first round of the San Diego Invitational on December 20th, the Bulls had to face one of the highest-ranked opponents in the country.

Ohio State is currently undefeated and 3rd overall in the AP voting.

South Florida started the first quarter strong, trailing the Buckeyes (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) 21-11 points, but were unable to maintain that dominance for the remainder of the game. .

The Bulls fought hard, going into overtime against the Buckeyes and even tying at some point in the third quarter. USF ended up losing him in a close game, 88-86.

Midseason Game of the Year

USF beats Arkansas 66-65

The Bulls were able to face Arkansas, currently No. 15 in the AP voting, in Round 2 of the San Diego Invitational.

Despite a slow start to the first half and scoring only five points in the second quarter, the team picked up the pace in the second half and put pressure on Arkansas (16-3, 3-1 Sun Belt). rice field.

It was a close game for South Florida, but the Bulls persevered to win the close 66-65.

Midseason Surprise Player of the Year

Carla Brito

Freshman wing Carla Brito averaged 27.1 minutes per game in his debut season with the Bulls.

Brito received the Freshman of the Week award from the AAC on December 16 after her performance against Marshall and LaSalle.

Brito scored a career-high 26 points against New Hampshire on November 22 and is currently averaging 8.9 points per game.

Midseason Player of the Year

Sammie Puisis and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu

Redshirt senior forward Darcy Fankam Menjiadeu and junior guard Sammy Puisis have been a big force for the South Florida team this season.

Mendjiadeu’s performance against Ohio State proved her talent with 34 points, 17 rebounds and an 11-15 field goal percentage within 40 minutes of play.

Puissis is also an accurate three-pointer on the court.she averages 55-149
This season he has scored 291 points in 626 minutes played.

Puissis scored a career-high score with 26 points Saturday against the University of Wichita, helping his team to a 69-46 victory over the Wooshox (11-5, 1-2 AAC).

I’m looking forward to

South Florida needs to continue the mindset of winning the game if they want to secure the AAC Championship title.

Some challenging opponents the team will have to face are the University of Tulsa and East Carolina.

Senior guard Danae McNeill, the top points scorer for East Carolina (11-5, AAC 2-1), averages 14.7 shots per game. Tulsa’s (13-3, AAC 3-0) strong offense averages over 75 points per game.

USF’s next game is against the University of Memphis on Wednesday.

The Bulls then head to the NCAA Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas in early March. Opponents for these games have yet to be announced.

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