FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 20, 2022) — The University of South Florida women’s basketball team got 21 points from Elena Tsineke, 11 points and 10 rebounds from Carla Brito and 10 points from Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu as the Bulls handed TCU a 66-59 loss at Schollmaier Arena in the Maggie Dixon Classic. The win is South Florida’s fifth-straight to start the season while the Horned Frogs pull even at 2-2.
After going into the half tied with the Horned Frogs at 27-all, and holding a slight four-point edge at the end of the third quarter, 49-45, the Bulls opened the game up in the fourth quarter extending their lead to as many as 13 points, 58-45, midway through the final stanza on the second of two back-to-back layups by Fankam Mendjiadeu.
TCU, however, battled its way back cutting the South Florida lead down to two points, 58-56, with just over a minute left in the contest. That was as close as the Horned Frogs got as the Bulls closed out the game on an 8-3 run.
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South Florida returns to the Yuengling Center on Tuesday night when it hosts New Hampshire at 7 p.m. (ESPN+).
After going into the half tied with the Horned Frogs at 27-all, and holding a slight four-point edge at the end of the third quarter, 49-45, the Bulls opened the game up in the fourth quarter extending their lead to as many as 13 points, 58-45, midway through the final stanza on the second of two back-to-back layups by Fankam Mendjiadeu.
TCU, however, battled its way back cutting the South Florida lead down to two points, 58-56, with just over a minute left in the contest. That was as close as the Horned Frogs got as the Bulls closed out the game on an 8-3 run.
Notable
- Sunday's starters for the Bulls were: G Elena Tsineke, G Aerial Wilson, G Sammie Puisis, F Carla Brito and F Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu … The Bulls are 5-0 with this lineup.
- South Florida’s win over TCU improves the Bulls’ record against the Horned Frogs to 2-4 all-time … Sunday marked the first meeting between the two schools since March 4, 2005 (TCU W, 65-57).
- Elena Tsineke’s 21 points against the Horned Frogs mark her 62nd career double-figure scoring game in her 85th career game with the Bulls.
- Carla Brito tied her career-high with 19 rebounds.
South Florida returns to the Yuengling Center on Tuesday night when it hosts New Hampshire at 7 p.m. (ESPN+).
