GoUSFBulls.com No. 16 USF Rolls Past Washington State

[Brad]

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No. 16 USF Rolls Past Washington State 
                
ESTERO, FLA., NOV. 24, 2017 – The University of South Florida women’s basketball team rolled past Washington State Friday night in the first round of the 2017 Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. The Bulls had three players score in double figures in route to an 82-45 victory. 
 
USF’s defense made a statement in the opening quarter, holding Washington State scoreless in the first quarter. The Bulls did not allow a basket until 9:34 of the second quarter. USF carried a 17-0 lead into the second quarter and only allowed eight points in the second frame. The Bulls took their largest lead into the half thanks to a 35-8 halftime score. 
 
Nine different players saw action for the Bulls. Led by Kitija Laksa (Riga, Latvia) with 23 points, the Bulls shot a season high 52 percent and 63 percent from long range. Laksa finished 9-for-16 (.562), including 5-of-9 (.555) from behind the arc. Maria Jespersen (Arhus, Denmark) followed with 15 points, 11 rebounds in her third Denmark double of the season. Laura Ferreira (Lisboa, Portugal) turned in a near perfect outing and finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Ferreira went 4-for-5 from the floor, 2-for-2 from behind the arc and 4-for-4 from the charity stripe. 
 
Making her first appearance in the green and gold was redshirt freshman Enna Pehadzic (Horsens, Denmark). Pehadzic returned to the court after an ACL injury sidelined her last season. Pehadzic scored seven points and grabbed one rebound in 11 minutes. 
 
KEY STATS:
0: The Bulls held Washington State scoreless through the first quarter, the first-time USF has held a team scoreless in a quarter since the NCAA switched to four quarters in 2015. USF’s defense limited the Cougars to eight first half points, a matching the third fewest points allowed in a half. 
 
NOTABLES: 
•    USF starts its season with a 5-0 record for the third time in the past six seasons. The Bulls have started 5-0 nine times in USF program history, six times under head coach Jose Fernandez. 
•    The last time USF held a team to eight points in a half was March 3, 2013 against Georgetown. The Bulls have also held Florida Atlantic (3/15/12), William & Mary (12/19/04) and Bethune-Cookman (1/31/90) to eight points in a half. 
•    USF assisted on 16 of its 29 field goals (55%) and have turned in 83 assists on 148 field goals this season (56%). 
•    USF has held all opponents under 55 points this season.
•    Maria Jespersen inches closer to 1,000 career points. The senior sits at 931 points and 614 rebounds. The forward is on pace to become only the 10th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and 600 rebounds. 
•    Kitija Laksa has made two-plus three-pointers in her last 13 outings and has gone 20-straight games with at least one trey. 
 
UP NEXT:
USF advances to the semifinals of the 2017 Gulf Coast Showcase. The Bulls will face the winner of Notre Dame/ETSU Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Germain Arena. 
 
 

[bullfan04]

Great job Lady Bulls! This is a very good team. I’m excited to see how far they can go. 

[Brad]

17-0 after first quarter...  that says something.

[Mama_Bull]

7 minutes ago, bullfan04 said:

Great job Lady Bulls! This is a very good team. I’m excited to see how far they can go. 

They have to play ND.

USF has a chance if they can replicate their hot 3-point shooting from tonight and can limit offensive rebounds by ND.

This would be a program defining win, if USF can pull it off.

[NewEnglandBull]

**** I would love to watch that ND game on tv 

Edited November 25, 2017 by NewEnglandBull

[Mama_Bull]

2 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

**** I would love to watch that ND game on tv 

You can watch it (and other games) on your computer if you subscribe to it. I do NOT know if there is currently a trial period which allows you to cancel within a certain time and get a full refund.

Buyer beware.

https://www.flohoops.com/live/3379-gulf-coast-showcase-2017-ncaa-womens-basketball/signup

 

[USFBulls12]

8 hours ago, Mama_Bull said:

You can watch it (and other games) on your computer if you subscribe to it. I do NOT know if there is currently a trial period which allows you to cancel within a certain time and get a full refund.

Buyer beware.

https://www.flohoops.com/live/3379-gulf-coast-showcase-2017-ncaa-womens-basketball/signup

 

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Edited November 25, 2017 by USFBulls12

[CousinRicky]

Maria and Laura crashed the boards like crazy in the 1st half last night. Will need to do that again vs ND to have a chance.

[Mama_Bull]

In case anyone is interested, UConn is playing Michigan St.

UConn is thought to have its BEST WBB team EVER this season.

You can watch it for free on ESPN3.

http://www.espn.com/watch/?gameId=400993670&sourceLang=en

This will give us some idea of what we will be up against.

[Triple B]

29 minutes ago, Mama_Bull said:

UConn is thought to have its BEST WBB team EVER this season

That is mind numbing ....