BULLS HIT VEGAS FOR PLAY4KAY TOURNAMENT

[Mama_Bull]

BULLS HIT VEGAS FOR PLAY4KAY TOURNAMENT

December 18, 2016 
By  USF

 

 

 

Matchup: USF (8-0) vs. Long Beach State (7-4)
Date: Monday, Dec. 19
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena
Watch: bd Global
Radio: AM 1040 (Mike Lefko)
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TAMPA, DEC. 18, 2016 – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team will play in the inaugural Play4Kay Tournament in Las Vegas this week. The three-day event will take place at the brand-new T-Mobile Arena.

USF (8-0) looks to extend its win streak to nine straight games, and set a new best season start in program history. The Bulls are fresh off a 129-point performance Wednesday against Saint Francis U. USF shot a season high 65.8 percent from the floor, converting 48 of 73 attempts. The 48 field goals made ties the USF single game record. Seven Bulls scored in double figures led by junior Maria Jespersen (Arhus, Denmark). Jespersen played 27 minutes and collected 24 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. 

Sophomore Kitija Laksa (Riga, Latvia) continues to lead the country with 4.25 three-point field goals per game. As a team, the Bulls average 10.3 three-pointers per game, which ranks fifth in Division I.

The Tournament

The eight-team women’s tournament features seven teams that won 20+ games last season and supports the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, an organization that supports funding for women’s cancer research.

Opening Round Games

Monday, Dec. 19

12:30 p.m. PT – USF (8-0) vs. Long Beach State (7-4)

3:00 p.m. PT – New Mexico State (7-3) vs. Quinnipiac (7-2)

5:30 p.m. PT – Oklahoma State (8-0) vs. Santa Clara (4-4)

8:00 p.m. PT – UNLV (8-1) vs. Oregon State (7-1)

Consolation games will be played Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m./3:00 p.m. followed by the semifinals at 5:30 p.m./8:00 p.m. Wednesday’s championship game will be at 8:00 p.m. PT.

USF and the Long Beach State will meet for the first time in program history. LBSU is currently riding a four-game win streak, most recently defeating Biola 76-48 on Friday.

Notables

·      The Bulls are 2-0 in neutral site contests this season.   

·      The Play4Kay Tournament is the second multi-team event USF has played in this season. The Bulls went 2-0 in the Junkanoo Jam earlier this season, claiming the Lucaya Division.

·      USF is 8-0 for the third time in program history, the second under head coach Jose Fernandez. The Bulls have started 8-0 in 1976-77, 2012-13 and 2016-17.

·      The Bulls’ RPI is currently 22, and they are one of 11 remaining undefeated teams in the country. The list includes No. 1 UConn, No. 4 Maryland, No. 5 Mississippi State, No. 14 West Virginia, No. 15 Colorado, and No. 24 Virginia Tech.

·      The Bulls 129 points versus Saint Francis U (Dec. 14) is the second-most points scored by any team in Division I this season. Baylor turned in 140 points the next day, Dec. 15 against Winthrop.

·      In her 36th game as a Bull, Laksa reached 500 career points, joining Jessica Dickson, Wanda Guyton and Angie Snyder as the fastest players in program history to reach the mark. Dickson reached 500 points her freshman season in 29 games, while it took Guyton 32 games. Laksa tied Snyder with 36 games, both reaching 500 points as sophomores.

·      The Bulls have only let one team score more than 65 points in a single game this season.

·      USF’s 16 three-pointers against FIU (Nov. 30) are the most three-pointers of any team in the American Athletic Conference this season. The top mark in conference history is 18 set by UConn at UC Davis on Nov. 14, 2014. The 16 three-pointers list second in The American history.

·      USF is the only team in NCAA Division I with nine international players on its roster.

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[The Sheriff]

If anyone is wondering, USF would play the winner of undefeated Oklahoma State vs Santa Clara tomorrow at 5:30 PM assuming USF beats LBSU. We've had two common opponents - Georgia and Arkansas State. I would make the assumption OSU would be a slight favorite in a game versus USF. We've both had impressive wins versus these common opponents, however OSU obliterated ASU at home where USF took out ASU on the road. Need to win today first though. The game is on the net for anyone trying to break up the afternoon with a little Bulls action...

 

 

[Flowers4Heisman]

Interesting title...

[USFBulls12]

2 hours ago, The Sheriff said:

If anyone is wondering, USF would play the winner of undefeated Oklahoma State vs Santa Clara tomorrow at 5:30 PM assuming USF beats LBSU. We've had two common opponents - Georgia and Arkansas State. I would make the assumption OSU would be a slight favorite in a game versus USF. We've both had impressive wins versus these common opponents, however OSU obliterated ASU at home where USF took out ASU on the road. Need to win today first though. The game is on the net for anyone trying to break up the afternoon with a little Bulls action...

 

 

Been difficult to catch any of these games as I live very far from Tampa.  It's nice to see there will finally be a game available online, for free. 

[charsibb]

Bulls up 21-18 after 1Q.

[charsibb]

Bulls up 36-33 at the half. LBSU's defense can be very stifling.

 

[charsibb]

Man, it's hard to watch when you're team's being pressed and hasn't adjusted to break the press.

Watching LBSU is like watching a Shaka Smart team, joyful if it's yours, painful if you're a fan of the opponent. REALLY tough D

Bulls down 55-50 at the end of 3

 

[charsibb]

Absolutely HORRIFIC officiating. Three egregiously bad calls in the last minutes of the game costs the Bulls the game 73-68

Even so, we had a chance to tie with a few second remaining as we missed a trey down by three.

Bulls get OKSU-Santa Clara loser tomorrow at 12:30 PST

 

[BAMABULL]

If you want to stop the Bulls don't let them run.

[CousinRicky]

Does anyone have a link to today's game?