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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | GAME 28 | HOUSTON OVERALL RECORD: 15-12 USF Bulls at Houston Cougars AMERICAN 6-7 Houston, Texas, Fertitta Center NON-CONFERENCE 9-5 Broadcast: ESPN3 HOME 10-4 Talent: David Raymond, Kelly Stewart AWAY 4-4 Live Stats: UHCougars.com 15-11 Overall, 9-4 AAC NEUTRAL 1-4 Head Coach: Jose Fernandez Radio: Bulls Unlimited (in progress) & AM 1040 Head Coach: Ronald Hughey Coaching Record: 350-255 Talent: Darek Sharp Coaching Record: 59-90 2018-19 SCHEDULE Last Game: W, 59-57, at Memphis DATE OPPONENT TIME Last Game: W, 55-46 vs. Wichita State NOVEMBER Nov. 6 at Ohio State W, 71-47 LAST TIME OUT Nov. 9 Albany W, 74-37 Nov. 15 Bethune-Cookman W, 88-39 • Sophomore guard Enna Pehadzic (Horsens, Denmark) set new career highs with 35 points and six Nov. 18 Oklahoma W, 87-70 three-pointers in her first 30-plus point outing as a Bull. She was named to The American Honor Roll U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam for her performance. Nov. 22 vs. Kentucky L, 85-63 Nov. 23 vs. North Carolina L, 61-59 • Head coach Jose Fernandez earned his 350th career victory on Saturday night at the Yuengling Nov. 24 vs. UCLA W, 60-56 Center. Nov. 30 vs. New Hampshire W, 79-36 • The 35-point total is the most of any American Athletic Conference women’s basketball player this season. DECEMBER • Pehadzic has scored at least 20 points in three straight games. Dec. 9 George Washington W, 63-30 Dec. 15 Grambling State W, 67-50 • USF is without star Kitija Laksa (knee), Beatriz Jordao (leg) and Silvia Serrat (knee) for the season. Dec. 17 vs. Vermont W, 102-55 The Bulls also have been without Laura Ferreira (illness) for the past 11 games. Freshman guard Florida Sunshine Classic Sydni Harvey missed her second straight game (concussion protocol). Dec. 20 vs. Creighton L, 76-83 • Freshman guard Elisa Pinzan has burst back into the starting lineup with the absence of Harvey, and Dec. 21 vs. Virginia L, 67-74 leaves the sixth man role to Alyssa Rader. Dec. 30 at LSU L, 49-78 JANUARY • Sydni Harvey missed the last contest against ECU due to concussion protocol. She was the lone Bull Jan. 5 at TEMPLE* W, 63-53 to play and start in all 24 contests. She is USF’s active leading scorer with 12.3 points per game. Jan. 8 vs. UCF* L, 49-62 • Sydni Harvey is leading the Bulls with 3.0 assists per game. Jan. 13 at UCONN* L, 46-63 • Sydni Harvey leads the conference in free-throw percentage with 87.3 percent efficiency. Jan. 19 TULANE* W, 73-46 • USF has now sampled ten different starting lineups this season, dating back to the loss of Kitija Jan. 23 MEMPHIS* L, 47-40 Jan. 26 at SMU* L, 46-40 Laksa, who is out for the season following a torn ACL/meniscus. Jan. 30 CINCINNATI* L, 57-56 FEBRUARY PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 3 at UCF* L, 63-66 Feb. 6 at TULANE* W, 50-45 Elisa PINZAN Enna PEHADZIC Luize SEPTE Shae LEVERETT Tamara HENSHAW 4 - Point Guard 0 - Guard 14 - Wing 21 - Center 23 - Post Feb. 10 HOUSTON* L, 52-54 Feb. 16 TULSA* W, 59-48 Feb. 20 at ECU* W, 63-50 Feb. 23 WICHITA STATE* W, 55-46 Feb. 27 at HOUSTON* 8 p.m. MARCH Mar. 2 at CINCINNATI* 12 p.m. Mar. 4 UCONN* 7 p.m. PPG RPG APG PPG RRG SPG PPG RPG APG PPG RRG BPG PPG RPG APG 2.3 1.4 3.1 11.5 5.1 0.85 5.8 3.9 2.0 7.4 7.9 1.7 6.2 7.9 1.5 EXPERIENCE THE ACTION RADIO TELEVISION LIVE STATS • Bulls Unlimited (in progress) & AM 1040 ESPN3 • UHCougars.com Darek Sharp Dave Raymond @USFWBB USF Women’s usfwbb @CoachJFernandez Basketball Kelly Stewart Communications Contact: LORIE GARNETT E: [email protected] // O: (813) 974-5755 // C: (209) 993-1417 USF WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | GAME 28 | HOUSTON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PEHADZIC EARNS FOURTH HONOR ROLL HARVEY NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK, PEHADZIC TO HONOR School University of South Florida Pehadzic scored a career-high 35 points in USF’s victory at ECU, ROLL Location Tampa, Fla. including 16 fourth-quarter points to seal the win, earning her a spot USF women’s basketball player Sydni Harvey, a freshman from Founded 1956 on The American Weekly Honor Roll. The 35 points is the highest Nashville, Tenn., has been named the American Athletic Conference Enrollment 50,577 by any American Athletic Conference player this season in a single Freshman of the Week on Jan. 21 after leading the Bulls over Tulane Nickname Bulls game, outscoring fellow teammate Laura Ferreira who scored 34 in (receiving votes) in a stunning 73-46 victory. School Colors Green & Gold November. Prior to December, Pehadzic had never scored in double The freshman earned 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the Mascot Rocky the Bull figures and has since done so 16 times. From sleeper to darling, field and three free throws. Harvey teamed up with Enna Pehadzic, Arena (Capacity) Yuengling Center (10,411) Pehadzic has stepped up to help USF in its time of need, with up who scored a career-high 21 points, to combine for 46 Bulls’ points. Affiliation NCAA Division I to six Bulls missing games throughout the season due to injury in Pehadzic was also named to the American Honor Roll for her Conference American Athletic 2018-19. contribution. Her career-high 21 points came from a career-high five President Dr. Judy Genshaft 3-pointers alongside grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out three Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly FERNANDEZ WINS 350 assists. Sr. Associate AD/SWA Marquita Armstead Head Coach Jose Fernandez won his 350th game on Saturday night Athletic Department Phone 813-974-2125 against Wichita State in the Yuengling Center. Fernandez owns a 350- HONOR ROLLED BULLS Ticket Office Phone 1-800-GoBulls 255 all-time coaching record, all coming at USF over 19 seasons. Shae Leverett (Rincon, Ga.) and Sydni Harvey (Nashville, Tenn.) Website GoUSFBulls.com were named to the American Honor Roll after leading the Bulls over Twitter @USFWBB PEHADZIC EARNS THIRD HONOR ROLL Temple. Leverett posted a near triple-double with 10 points, 10 Instagram @USFWBB Enna Pehadzic earned her third AAC Honor Roll of the season on rebounds and six blocks while Harvey had a game-high 19 points. Facebook /USF Women’s Basketball Monday, Feb. 18 after her fifth career 20-point outing in USF’s win over Tulsa. JORDAO OUT FOR THE SEASON TEAM INFORMATION Beatriz Jordao, 6-foot-3 freshman center, is out for the rest of the 2017-18 Record 26-8 PLAY4KAY NATIONAL FREE THROW CHALLENGE season due to a leg injury announced Jan. 3. The Pombal, Portugal Breakdown (H) 13-1 | (A) 8-3 | (N) 5-4 USF is participating in the Play4Kay National Free Throw Challenge, native averaged 11.3 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Bulls in 12 American Athletic Record 13-3 where fans have the opportunity to pledge per free throw made by games. The injury onset in late November and Jordao played through Non-conference Record 13-5 USF during the month of February. Help USF get to the top of the until the decision to forego the remainder of the season came when Final Ranking AP/Coaches 24 leaderboard by visiting KayYow.com and donating to USF’s team page. her injury progressed in late December/early January. Postseason The American Championship NCAA Tournament First Round RADER RETURNS HARVEY’S HOT FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 Rader returned to the Bulls healthy roster on Sunday Feb. 3, after Sydni Harvey is hitting 87.3 percent of her shots from the free-throw Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/4 suffering a concussion and missing five games in January. She line, a conference leading statistic. Newcomers 5 boosted USF with 18 points in 25 minutes of play against UCF and ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS sparked multiple momentum swings for the Bulls, keeping USF SEPTE JOINS BULLS ROSTER fighting for the win until the final minute. She is one of nine healthy Lorie Garnett On Dec. 30, USF announced the addition of Luize Septe, a 5-foot-11 Bulls, comprised of five freshmen, available to USF currently. Assistant Director of Communications wing five-star recruit out of Ventspils, Latvia. She immediately made Women’s Basketball Contact an impact for USF, playing 20 minutes against LSU later that day. The O: (813) 974-5755 C: (209) 993-1417 HENSHAW’S DOUBLE-DOUBLES injury riddles Bulls desperately needed depth at wing, and the long, Tamara Henshaw had two consecutive double-doubles and set career [email protected] heralded Latvian is a neat addition to USF’s depleted roster. highs in points and rebounds in one week. She had a career high 16 points and 11 rebounds against Memphis, and then had a career Brian Siegrist SHARP SHOOTER high 15 rebounds and 13 points against SMU. She had her fourth Associate AD/Communications Beatriz Jordao (Pombal, Portugal), before she was sidelined for the double-double of the year against Tulsa when she added 10 rebounds O: (813) 974-4086 C: (813) 239-3897 season, was a presence in the paint for the Bulls and an expert in and 12 points in the victory. [email protected] getting to the rim, she owned a 64.8 percent field goal efficiency.