In Game In Game Thread: Women's Basketball at Memphis Tigers - 3 PM - ESPN+

[Mike Stuben]

3 hours ago, Doc said:

Still here. Don’t post much, though. Been to plenty of women’s games and the crowd here isn’t too bad, comparatively speaking. 

Doc! I was trying to get someone to say hi to you today from me. I didn't know you were on here. Great to see you from a distance today. 

[BDYZR]

Just my opinion, but I thought this was a pretty good win today. IIRC Tulsa was picked to win the conference. And after crushing them I thought this could be a trap game. Congrats to the ladies for taking care of business.

[USFBulls12]

9 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

Just my opinion, but I thought this was a pretty good win today. IIRC Tulsa was picked to win the conference. And after crushing them I thought this could be a trap game. Congrats to the ladies for taking care of business.

Your USF Bulls were picked to win the conference. Tulsa was the only other team to receive any preseason first place votes besides us.

[CousinRicky]

14 hours ago, USFBulls12 said:

The men play where the Grizzlies play but this arena is probably for women's basketball and anything else requiring an arena.

You mean the men play in an off Campus stadium?  What about their football team? 

[MikeG]

• Box Score

67

South Fla. 20-4,9-0 AAC

62

Memphis 12-9,4-4 AAC

Score By Periods

Team	1	2	3	4	F
South Fla.	18	16	18	15	67
Memphis	10	14	17	21	62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | January 28, 2023

South Florida Wins Its 20th Game of the Season In a 67-62 Victory at Memphis

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Game Details
RV/25 USF 67, Memphis 62
USF (20-4, 9-0 AAC), Memphis (12-9, 4-4 AAC)
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Memphis, Tenn. | Elma Roane Fieldhouse
 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Jan. 28, 2023) — The University of South Florida women's basketball team won its 20^th game in a season for the 11^th time in program history with a 67-62 victory at Memphis in Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Bulls to 20-4 on the year and 9-0 in the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers fall to 12-9 overall and 4-4 in league play.
 
The win is also the 10^th straight for South Florida and its 13^th win in the last 15 games.
 
Elena Tsineke poured in a game-high 23 points and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu had 17 points and 13 rebounds in the win. Fankam Mendjiadeu hit another impressive milestone, grabbing her 1,000^th career rebound with her ninth of the game.
 
Sammie Puisis also made her way into double figures in the scoring column with 14 points.
 
The Bulls led 34-24 at the half and by 11 points, 52-42, at the end of the third quarter.
 
South Florida extended its lead to a game-high 14 points, 57-43, with 8:23 left in the game on a three-point shot by Sammie Puisis. Despite holding that same margin twice over the next two minutes, Memphis battled back to cut the Bulls' lead to five points in the final two minutes but couldn't get any closer.

Fankam Mendjiadeu hit a layup with just over a minute left and Tsineke hit two free throws with under 30 seconds left to secure the win. 
 
With the win, South Florida Head Coach Jose Fernandez recorded his 117^th career conference win in The American, just one shy of tying UConn Head Coach Geno Auriemma's 118 league wins in the AAC, and two from becoming The American's all-time leader in conference wins.
 
Notable

• Saturday's starters for the Bulls were: G Elena Tsineke, G Aerial Wilson, F Sammie Puisis, F Carla Brito and F Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu … South Florida is 17-4 with this lineup.
• The win over Memphis improves the Bulls' record against the Tigers to 16-15 in the all-time series … The win for South Florida is the fifth straight over Memphis and the 14^th in the last 17 games.    
• Elena Tsineke's 23 points against Memphis mark her 80^th career double-figure scoring game in her 103^rd career game with the Bulls ... It is also her third-straight 20-point game.
• Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu's 17 points and 13 rebounds mark her 50^th career double-double and her 25^th in a South Florida uniform.
• With her ninth rebound of the afternoon, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu reached the 1,000-rebound plateau between her time with Memphis and South Florida.

Up Next
The Bulls will return to the Yuengling Center for two out of their next three games, beginning on Jan. 31 when they take on East Carolina at 7 p.m. (ESPN+) for Team Tykes Night. South Florida will also face Houston at home, on Feb. 12 (2 p.m. ESPN2) during the three-game stretch. The Bulls' lone road game during that time will be at SMU on Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+).

[MikeG]

how the heck does this score make any sense?

[USFBulls12]

51 minutes ago, MikeG said:

how the heck does this score make any sense?

That Houston defense against us was pretty tough. Not looking forward to our rematch.

[BullyPulpit]

On 1/29/2023 at 4:44 PM, USFBulls12 said:

That Houston defense against us was pretty tough. Not looking forward to our rematch.

If they shoot better, it could be a nail-biter. We shot well from the field against them, but were abysmal from the FT line and turned the ball over like crazy (23). It was a very weird game, for sure. I don't see the sequel playing out the same way. Houston will shoot better, but we won't be as careless with the ball....I hope. 

[BullyPulpit]

On 1/29/2023 at 3:51 PM, MikeG said:

how the heck does this score make any sense?

Houston was picked to finish second in the conference in the pre-season. They have lost a bunch of games by single-digit margins. Houston hit 12 of 24 from 3 point range against Tulane....that is highly unlikely to happen again. They shot 4 of 20 against us and they are only 26% on the season from 3, so this was definitely an outlier. 

[DELdaBull]

Just keep winning women Bulls