2013-14 USF BULLS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Mark Heise, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications USF Athletics UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 4202 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa, Fla., 33620 O: (813) 974-5755 / C: (320) 333-2647 / E: [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL www.GoUSFBulls.com / Twitter: @USFWBB 2013-14 SCHEDULE THE GAME Date Opponent Location Time (EST)/ResuLlts Date: March 21, 2014 Fri, Nov 08 No. 6/8 Maryland Sun Dome L, 78-70 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Sun, Nov 10 Central Connecticut State Sun Dome W, 81-47 TV: NA Wed, Nov 13 Jacksonville Sun Dome W, 82-53 Radio: CBS 1010 AM Sun, Nov 17 Bradley Peoria, Ill. W, 87-63 Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com Wed, Nov 20 North Carolina Central Sun Dome W, 93-35 Live Audio: Bullscast Sun, Nov 24 Clemson Sun Dome L, 68-63 Wed, Dec 04 FGCU Ft. Myers, Fla. L, 60-55 Sun, Dec 08 Stetson Sun Dome W, 72-68 North Carolina A&T AGGIES USF BULLS Sat, Dec 14 No. 14/18 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 75-56 (24-6, 13-3 MEAC) (19-12, 13-5 The American) Wed, Dec 18 Middle Tennessee State Sun Dome L, 68-62 Sat, Dec 21 College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. L, 71-64 Sat, Dec 28 Rutgers* Sun Dome L, 66-53 Tues, Dec 31 Houston* Houston, Texas W, 77-54 THE TEAM Sat, Jan 04 SMU* Dallas, Texas W, 76-62 » USF opponents are shooting .356 from the field this season, the lowest opponent FG percentage in Bulls’ history. Tues, Jan 07 Temple* Sun Dome W, 64-51 » In the 30 games coached by Jose Fernandez this season, USF has allowed 70+ points just four times (UConn, Maryland, Sun, Jan 12 No. 5/5 Louisville* Sun Dome L, 62-54 OK St., College of Charleston) (Louisville also scored 70+ when Fernandez was in the hospital) Sat, Jan 18 UCF* Orlando, Fla. W, 63-38 » Of USF’s losses, six have been by single digits, including the opening day loss to No. 6/8 Maryland and an 8-point loss Tue, Jan 21 Cincinnati* Sun Dome W, 57-48 Sun, Jan 26 No. 1/1 Conneticut* Hartford, Conn. L, 81-53 to No. 5/5 Louisville. Wed, Jan 29 Houston* Sun Dome W, 71-53 » Inga Orekhova made 37 consecutive free throws between Jan. 12 and Mar. 9, and is averaging a team-leading 18.2 ppg Sun, Feb 02 No. 5/5 Louisville* Louisville, Ky. L , 79-59 over the last five games. Wed, Feb 05 Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. W, 71-58 » Alisia Jenkins is nearly averaging a double-double (9.6 ppg , 10.3 rpg) this season, and has a team-high Sat, Feb 08 UCF* Sun Dome W, 89-54 12 double-doubles. She also leads the conference in rebounding, and is 4th in USF’s single season rebounding records. Sat, Feb 16 No. 1/1 Conneticut* Sun Dome L, 63-38 Wed, Feb 19 Cincinnati* Cincinnati, Ohio W, 62-43 » Jenkins grabbed her 300th rebound of the season at Rutgers, becoming the third player in USF history to have a Sat, Feb 22 Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. W, 72-69 300-rebound season. Wanda Guyton did it twice (87-88, 88-89) and Jessica Lawson did it once (09-10) Tues, Feb 25 Memphis* Sun Dome W, 91-68 » Courtney Williams notched her eighth double-double of the season March 3, racking up 26 points and 13 rebounds at Sat, Mar 01 SMU* Sun Dome W, 72-51 No. 24 Rutgers. The 5-8 guard leads the team in 20-point games, with ten. Mon, Mar 03 Rutgers* Piscataway, N.J. W, 60-51 » USF is now 19-3 lifetime when McDonald has eight or more rebounds (9-2 this season, 6-0 in 2012-13). American Athletic Conference Tournament Sat, Mar 08 #6 Temple Uncansville, Conn. W, 72-44 » USF is 9-2 in conference play when Inga Orekhova scores at least 10 points. The Bulls are 11-4 this year when she hits Sun, Mar 09 #2 (No. 3/4) Louisville Uncansville, Conn. L, 60-56 10+. Orekhova has 996 career points. » The Bulls are 14-0 this year when scoring more than 70 points. USF started the season 0-7 when scoring 70 points or * Denotes an American Athletic Conference game less, and are now 5-12 in that situation. Home games in BOLD » McDonald will have played in the 2nd-most games (126) in USF history when she takes the floor in the opening round » Senior guard Inga Orekhova underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee Monday, Dec. 2. USF-IMG Sports Network Orekhova began rehab immediately following surgery, and was lightly jogging three days later. Original expected return Broadcast can be heard on 1010 AM in Tampa, Fla. for Orekhova was 4-6 weeks, but Orekhova did not experience any swelling, and returned to the Bulls’ starting lineup Dec. 15 against Oklahoma State. Mike Lefko Radio Play-by-Play » Orekhova shot 14-54 (.259) from the field and 8-33 (.242) from three prior to surgery. She has shot 85-227 (.374) and 60-147 (.408) since coming back from surgery. Combined, her shooting percentages this year are all career highs. THE COACH » USF’s Jose Fernandez is 230-206 in his 14th season with the Bulls, and has led USF to the postseason nine times in the last 10 years. THE ROTATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. MPG PPG RPG APG Notes Point Guards 31 Laura Marcos Canedo PG 5-8 RFr. 10.9 1.2 0.9 1.5 Dished six assists vs. SMU March 1 23 Shalethia Stringfield PG 5-6 RSo. 22.4 4.7 2.6 3.3 Bulls 9-2 when Stringfield has 5+ assists Wings 10 Courtney Williams G 5-8 So. 29.6 16.4 7.2 2.3 Has 22 double-digit scoring games this year 13 Inga Orekhova G 6-2 Sr. 27.0 10.3 4.1 2.7 Shooting .897 from free throw line 11 Ariadna Pujol G 6-1 Fr. 15.9 5.7 2.1 1.3 DNP vs. Louisville 3/9 (Coach’s Decision) 3 Tamara Taylor G 5-10 Jr. 12.2 6.8 1.3 0.3 DNP vs. Louisville 3/9 (Concussion) Forwards 24 Alisia Jenkins F 6-1 So. 29.1 9.9 10.3 1.2 Grabbed at least nine rebs 21 times this year 15 Shavontae Naylor F 5-9 So. 12.3 3.0 2.4 0.4 Averaged 19 mpg in conference tournament Centers 32 Akila McDonald C 6-4 Sr. 22.7 6.1 6.1 0.2 4th and 5th on USF’s single-season blocks list 45 Katelyn Weber C 6-5 Fr. 11.4 2.5 2.0 0.2 Scored 12 pts vs. Middle Tennessee 14 Paige Cashin C 6-4 Fr. 4.8 0.6 1.4 0.0 Rated by HoopGurlz as a Top 150 Recruit 1 Ivana Vuletic C 6-3 Jr. 4.6 0.7 0.8 0.1 Scored season-high four points vs. Temple 3 2013-14 USF BULLS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Meet the 2013-14 USF Bulls Front Row (L-R): Neena Pacholke, Micah Kroll, Shalethia Stringfield, Laura Marcos Canedo, Shavontae Naylor, Trimaine McCullough, Courtney Williams. Back Row (L-R): Jayla King, Alisia Jenkins, Ivana Vuletic, Paige Cashin, Katelyn Weber, Akila McDonald, Inga Orekhova, Ariadna Pujol, Tamara Taylor. 2013-14 BULLS ROSTER No Player Pronounced Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Ivana Vuletic (EE-vah-nah Voo-leh-tich) F/C 6-3 Jr. Norrkoping, Sweden (Northeast C.C.) (Hagagymnasiet) 2 Micah Kroll (Mike-Ah KrOll) G 5-8 So. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic H.S.) 3 Tamara Taylor (Tah-mare-ah) G 5-10 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Gulf Coast State College) 4 Neena Pacholke (Pah-Hole-Key) G 5-7 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Freedom H.S.) 5 Trimaine McCullough (Treh-Maine Mc-Cull-uh) G 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater H.S.) 10 Courtney Williams G 5-8 So. Folkston, Ga. (Charlton County H.S.) 11 Ariadna Pujol (Are-E-ahd-nah Pooh-Joel) G 6-1 Fr. Mataro, Spain (GEM) 13 Inga Orekhova (Ing- guh Or-eh-cove-uh) G 6-2 Sr. Sevastapol, Ukraine 14 Paige Cashin (Cash-in) F/C 6-4 Fr. Newark, Oh. (Newark H.S.) 15 Shavontae Naylor (Shuh-Von-Tay, Nail-er) G 5-9 So. Ocala, Fla. (Southwest Atlanta Christian H.S.) 21 Jayla King G/F 6-0 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Forest H.S.) 23 Shalethia Stringfield (Shu-leath-ee-uh) G 5-6 RS So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Potters House Christian Acad.) 24 Alisia Jenkins (Ah-Lease-E-Ah) F 6-1 So. Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro H.S.) 31 Laura Marcos Canedo (Mark-os Can-A-Dough) G 5-8 RS Fr. Salamanca, Spain 32 Akila McDonald (Ah-keel-uh) C 6-4 Sr. Decatur, Ga. (Columbia H.S.) 45 Katelyn Weber (Webber) F/C 6-5 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. (Hall H.S.) Head Coach: Jose Fernandez Associate Head Coach: Jeff Osterman Assistant Coaches: Michelle Woods-Baxter, Desma Thomas-Bateast Video Coordinator: Tim Sylver 4 2013-14 USF BULLS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2013-14 USF BULLS 1 2 3 4 5 Ivana VULETIC Micah KROLL Tamara TAYLOR Neena PACHOLKE Trimaine McCULLOUGH Jr. | F/C So. | G Jr. | G Fr. | G Fr. | G 10 11 13 14 15 Courtney WILLIAMS Ariadna PUJOL Inga OREKHOVA Paige CASHIN Shavontae NAYLOR So.