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TAMPA, Fla. Feb. 20, 2025 \u2013 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. About South Florida Women’s Basketball
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\nThe 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.
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\nThe Bulls are tied for third place in the American Conference standings entering Saturday’s game.
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\nSetting the Stage
\nSouth 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.
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\nEdyn Battle<\/a> 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.
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\nCarla Brito<\/a> 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<\/a> and L’or Mputu<\/a> (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. \u00a0
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\nSeries History
\nUSF 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.
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\nNote-a-Bulls
\nStefanie Ingram<\/a> 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).\u00a0
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\nCarla Brito<\/a> ranks fourth in The American in rebounding (9.4 RPG), while L’or Mputu<\/a> is tied for sixth at 8.1 RPG.
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\nAdditional Notes
\nThe 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.\u00a0
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\nUSF 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.
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\nSouth 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.
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\nThe Bulls lead The American shooting 44.1 percent from the field and rank third in three-point percentage (32.9 percent)
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\nUSF leads the league with 16.27 assists per game and a 1.03 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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\nSouth Florida ranks third in The American in rebounding, pulling down 40.2 boards per game.
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\nAmerican Conference Standings
\n1. Rice \u2013 23-3, 13-0
\n2. East Carolina \u2013 20-7, 12-2
\nT3. South Florida \u2013 16-11, 9-5
\nT3. North Texas \u2013 15-11, 9-5
\n5. Tulsa \u2013 16-9, 8-5
\n6. UTSA \u2013 12-12, 7-6
\n7. Charlotte \u2013 12-14, 6-7
\n8. Florida Atlantic \u2013 12-14, 6-8
\n9. Temple \u2013 11-14, 5-8
\n10. Tulane \u2013 9-16, 4-9
\n11. UAB \u2013 10-15, 3-10
\n12. Memphis \u2013 8-17, 2-10
\n13. Wichita State \u2013 5-21, 2-11
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