2017–18 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team will represent the University of South Florida in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his seventeenth season, play their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This will be USF's fifth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament for the fourth year in a row, where they lost to Connecticut for the fourth time. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they got upset by Buffalo in the first round.

2017–18 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 19
2017–18 record26–8 (13–3 The American)
Head coachJose Fernandez (17th season)
Associate head coachJeff Osterman
Assistant coaches
  • Michele Woods-Baxter
  • Jesyka Burks-Wiley
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .813  26–8  .765
UCF12–4 .750  22–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .625  19–13  .594
Houston9–7 .563  20–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .563  14–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .313  14–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .313  10–20  .333
SMU4–12 .250  10–20  .333
Temple3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .188  10–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2017–18 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 3 Jazzmaine Bond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBlackman Murfreesboro, TN
PG 4 Alba Prieto 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr  Seville, Spain
G 5 Vanessa Blagmon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNorcross Stockbridge, GA
G/F 10 Laura Ferreira 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrEscola Secundária De Santo André Lisbon, Portugal
F 12 Maria Jesperson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMarselisborg Hojbjerg, Denmark
G 13 Dorottya Nagy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPINKK-Pécsi Pécs, Hungary
F 21 Shea Leverett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrSouth Effingham HS Rincon, GA
G 22 Laia Flores 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrInstitut Municipal Biada Mataró, Spain
C 23 Tamara Henshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoFlagler Palm Coast HS Palm Coast, FL
G 24 Enna Penhadzic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrNone Denmark
F 33 Kitija Laksa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRigas Francu Licejs Riga, Latvia
F 34 Silvia Serrat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr  Banyoles, Spain
C 54 Alyssa Rader 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoHorizon Thornton, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017*
5:30 PM		 No. 23 LSU W 61–55  1–0
 USF Sun Dome (4,192)
Tampa, FL
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 23 Houston Baptist W 90–43  2–0
 USF Sun Dome (2,022)
Tampa, FL
11/17/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 22 Arkansas State W 98–55  3–0
 USF Sun Dome (2,276)
Tampa, FL
11/20/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 17 Butler W 71–55  4–0
 USF Sun Dome (2,223)
Tampa, FL
11/24/2017*
5:00 PM		 No. 17 vs. Washington State
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals		 W 82–45  5–0
 Germain Arena (1,207)
Estero, FL
11/25/2017*
7:30 PM		 No. 17 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals		 L 66–76  5–1
 Germain Arena (1,537)
Estero, FL
11/26/2017*
5:00 PM		 No. 17 vs. St. John's
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game		 W 68–59  6–1
 Germain Arena (1,707)
Estero, FL
12/02/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 17 at George Washington W 83–78  7–1
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,125)
Washington, D.C.
12/09/2017*
3:00 PM		 No. 16 at Oklahoma L 74–79  7–2
 Lloyd Noble Center (3,896)
Norman, OK
12/15/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 22 Southern W 108–48  8–2
 USF Sun Dome (2,047)
Tampa, FL
12/17/2017*
3:00 PM		 No. 22 vs. FIU W 82–52  9–2
 Rick Case Arena (350)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
12/20/2017*
8:30 PM		 No. 22 vs. Dayton
New Orleans Shootout		 W 93–87 OT 10–2
 Convocation Center (183)
New Orleans, LA
12/20/2017*
8:30 PM		 No. 22 vs. Michigan State
New Orleans Shootout		 L 73–83  10–3
 Convocation Center (420)
New Orleans, LA
12/31/2017
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 25 Tulane W 75–46  11–3
(1–0)		 USF Sun Dome (2,018)
Tampa, FL
01/03/2018
7:00 PM		 at Cincinnati W 69–46  12–3
(2–0)		 St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium (322)
Cincinnati, OH
01/06/2018
7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 1 Connecticut L 49–100  12–4
(2–1)		 USF Sun Dome (6,659)
Tampa, FL
01/10/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Temple W 89–73  13–4
(3–1)		 McGonigle Hall (702)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2018
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 UCF
Rivalry		 W 62–45  14–4
(4–1)		 USF Sun Dome (2,370)
Tampa, FL
01/17/2018
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Memphis W 81–62  15–4
(5–1)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (454)
Memphis, TN
01/21/2018
4:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Wichita State L 56–64  15–5
(5–2)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,462)
Wichita, KS
01/28/2018
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 Temple W 76–60  16–5
(6–2)		 USF Sun Dome (2,080)
Tampa, FL
01/31/2018
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Tulsa W 71–57  17–5
(7–2)		 Reynolds Center (157)
Tulsa, OK
02/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Tulane W 63–53  18–5
(8–2)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (775)
New Orleans, LA
02/07/2018
7:00 PM		 East Carolina W 88–49  19–5
(9–2)		 USF Sun Dome (2,009)
Tampa, FL
02/11/2018*
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 13 Ohio State W 84–65  20–5
 USF Sun Dome (2,852)
Tampa, FL
02/14/2018
7:00 PM, ADN		 No. 22 SMU W 64–54  21–5
(10–2)		 USF Sun Dome (2,004)
Tampa, FL
02/18/2018
12:00 PM, CBSSN		 No. 22 at UCF
Rivalry		 W 77–68 OT 22–5
(11–2)		 CFE Arena (3,550)
Orlando, FL
02/21/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 18 Houston W 81–65  23–5
(12–2)		 USF Sun Dome (2,223)
Tampa, FL
02/24/2018
5:00 PM		 No. 18 Cincinnati W 84–65  24–5
(13–2)		 USF Sun Dome (2,574)
Tampa, FL
02/26/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 20 at No. 1 Connecticut L 53–82  24–6
(14–3)		 Gampel Pavilion (9,115)
Storrs, CT
AAC Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
2:30 PM, ESPNU		 (2) No. 20 vs. (7) East Carolina
Quarterfinals		 W 80–44  25–6
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2018
4:30 PM, ESPNU		 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) UCF
Semifinals		 W 74–59  26–6
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,033)
Uncasville, CT
03/06/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN2		 (2) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game		 L 54–70  26–7
 Mohegan Sun Arena (7,501)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 (6 A) No. 19 vs. (11 A) Buffalo
First Round		 L 79–102  26–8
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,507)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
All times are in EST.

Rankings
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
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18		Week
19		Final
AP 23 22 17 17 16 22 22 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 18 20 19 19 N/A
Coaches 22 16 17 16 20 20 19 24 22 25 23 23 23 22 21 17 19 19 20 24
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References
  1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Media Guide by USF Bulls". issuu. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. "South Florida Bulls Women's Basketball - Bulls News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. South Florida Bulls. "South Florida Bulls on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  4. url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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