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1 USF Women s Basketball USF Sports Information 4202 E. Fowler Avenue ATH 100 Tampa, FL Michael Hogan Assistant Director of Athletics Communications mhogan@admin.usf.edu Phone (813) Cell (813) Fax (813) SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date (AP/ESPN USA Today) Oppt. (TV) Time/Results N12 Jacksonville W, N14 at Middle Tennessee State L, N17 Stetson W, N20 Morgan State L, N22 Auburn W, N26 vs. UAB# W, N27 at Samford# L, N30 Florida Atlantic W, D2 No. 1/1 Connecticut* (CPTV/BHSN) L, D12 North Florida (BHSN) W, D14 Wake Forest (BHSN) W, D18 at UNLV^ W, (ot) D19 vs. SMU^ W, D20 vs. RV/RV Texas^ L, D30 at -/RV Nebraska L, J5 Cincinnati* L, J8 at Providence* L, J11 at DePaul* (CBS C) 9 p.m. J16 Marquette* (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. J22 at West Virginia* 4 p.m. J25 Seton Hall* 7 p.m. J29 at Syracuse* 1 p.m. F5 Notre Dame* 7 p.m. F8 at Georgetown* (CBS C) 9 p.m. F12 at Pittsburgh* 2 p.m. F16 St. John s* 7 p.m. F19 Louisville* 2 p.m. F23 at Rutgers* 7:30 p.m. F26 at Villanova* (BETV) 12 p.m. F28 Georgetown* (BHSN) 7 p.m. M4-8 BIG EAST Conference Tournament$ TBA # Samford Thanksgiving Classic, Birmingham, Ala. ^ Basketball Travelers Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. * BIG EAST Conference Game $ BIG EAST Conference Tournament, Hartford, Conn. All times are Eastern and are subject to change USF CLOSES OUT TWO-GAME, FIVE-DAY ROAD TRIP TRYING TO END FOUR-GAME SKID AS IT HEADS TO WINDY CITY TO FACE DE PAUL The University of South Florida women s basketball team closes out its two-game, five day road trip on Tuesday night, Jan. 11, when it travels to the Windy City to face No. 16/23 DePaul... Tip-off at McGrath Arena is slated for 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT... Tuesday s game - and all games this season - can be heard on 1010 AM CBS Sports Radio with Ronan O Shea calling the action... In addition, fans can follow the action via the world wide web by logging onto GoUSFBulls.com and selecting the BullsVision option to get live audio and video streaming (when available)... Tuesday s contest will be televised live on CBS College Sports with Brent Stover handling play-by-play and Debbie Antonelli providing color commentary... Tuesday s meeting with the Blue Demons is the second of a two-game, five-day road trip for the Bulls... USF started it s travel odyssey facing Providence on Saturday (L, 64-57)... USF is also currently in the midst of a nine game stretch in which seven of the games will be played on the road... The contest with DePaul is the seventh game of the nine-game span... Following Tuesday s tilt with the Blue Demons, the Bulls will return home on Sunday, Jan. 16 to face Marquette continued on page 2 USF Bulls (9-8, 0-3) vs. DE PAUL Blue Demons (15-2, 3-0) Game 18 Jan. 11, p.m. ET McGrath Arena (3,000) Chicago, Ill. Television: CBS College Sports with Brent Stover (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (color commentary. Radio: CBS Sports Radio WQYK AM 1010 with Ronan O Shea (play-by-play). Internet Audio: Tickets: For information, call the DePaul Athletic Ticket Office at (312) The Records: USF comes into Tuesday s game with a 9-8 record (0-3 BIG EAST). DePaul is 15-2 on the year and is 3-0 in the BIG EAST. Rankings: USF is not ranked or receiving votes in either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls. DePaul is ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Series: Tuesday s game is the 18th meeting all-time between USF and DePaul, with the Blue Demons holding an 11-6 series lead. Last Time Out: USF is coming off a loss to Providence on Jan. 8. The Blue Demons defeated St. John s, 69-54, on Jan. 8 in New York. A Look Ahead: Following Tuesday s game with DePaul, USF will face Marquette in Tampa on Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU). DePaul travels to Villanova on Jan. 16 at for a 2 p.m. game. Tonight s Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Eric Brewton, Cameron Inouye A QUICK LOOK AT THE BULLS No. Name P Ht. Yr. Hometown Ppg Rpg Noteable 1 Jasmine Wynne G 5-7 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla Had a season high 10 pts. vs. Stetson; 5 stls. vs. Middle Tennessee 2 Leondra Doomes-Stephens F/C 5-10 Sr. Charlotte, N.C Season-high 13 pts. vs. Samford; 8 rbs. vs. Nebraska; 10.3 ppg in last 3 3 Kaneisha Saunders G 5-7 So. Delray Beach, Fla Dished out a career-high 9 asts. vs. FAU; 12 pts. and 8 rbs. vs. UNLV 4 Tiffany Conner F 5-9 So. Teaneck, N.J Career-high 14 pts. against Morgan State with career-best 4 threes 5 Sasha Bernard G 5-6 So. Delray Beach, Fla Transfer from Indiana; 5 pts., 4 asts. vs.nebraska; 4 pts. vs. Texas 11 Porche Grant C 6-2 Sr. Oxon Hills, Md Career-high 20 rbs. vs. UNLV; Avg. 11 pts., 10.8 rbs. in last 9 GP 12 Andrell Smith G 5-8 Jr. Lakeland, Fla Career-high 23 pts. vs. FAU; 13 pts.,12 rbs. vs. SMU 13 Tahira Johnson F 6-1 So. Cambria Heights, N.Y. - - Out for the season with a torn ACL 21 Andrea Smith G 5-8 Jr. Lakeland, Fla or more points 4 times this year; 33 pts. vs. Auburn 22 Aleshia Flowers F 6-1 So. Converse, Texas Role player for the Bulls off the bench 24 Emily Dutton G 5-5 Fr. Niceville, Fla Walk on who recorded her first career stat vs. UNF with 1 stl. 30 Salla Ekstrom C 6-2 Fr. Turko, Finland Member of the Finland National Team; Inside-outside scorer 32 Akila McDonald C 6-4 Fr. Decatur, Ga Career-highs 11 rbs. vs. FAU; 3 blks. vs. No. 1 UConn; 8 pts. vs. UNF 33 Daleisha Carn F 6-0 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla pts., five rbs. and three stls. vs. Jacksonville Probable starters USF Bulls Women s Basketball

2 USF Basketball News & Notes 2 THE DE PAUL SERIES Series record DePaul leads the series 11-6 USF at home DePaul leads the series 6-3 USF at DePaul DePaul leads the series 5-2 USF at neutral site USF leads the series 1-0 First meeting DePaul (Jan. 4, 1986) Last meeting DePaul (March 1, 2010) Last USF win (March 24, 2009) Last DePaul win (March 1, 2010) Current streak DePaul one win STATISTICAL COMPARISON USF Category DU 9-8 Overall Record % Field Goal% % 3-Pt. Field Goal% % Free Throw% % Oppt. Field Goal% % Oppt. 3-Pt. Field Goal% % Oppt. Free Throw% Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Assists/Gm Turnovers/Gm Blocks/Gm Steals/Gm Points/Gm Points Allowed/Gm USF CAREER STATS VS. DE PAUL No. Name G Ppg Rpg 1 Jasmine Wynne Leondra Doomes-Stephens Kaneisha Saunders Tiffany Conner Sasha Bernard Porche Grant Andrell Smith Tahira Johnson Andrea Smith Aleshia Flowers Emily Dutton Salla Ekstrom Akila McDonald Daleisha Carn USF STREAKS/RECORDS Overall Record 9-8 USF at Home 6-3 USF on the Road 1-4 Neutral Site 2-1 W/L Streak Lost four games Overall Record after 17 games after 18 games after 19 games 11-8 JOSE FERNANDEZ HEAD COACH 11th Year (.517) Hired at USF: April 2000 as an assistant coach... Named head coach Dec. 14, Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1971 in Miami, FL... Attended Miami Southwest Senior High School (1989)... Fernandez and his wife Tonya live in Tampa with their daughters Sydnie (16), Alex (15), Taylor (13), Brianna (9) and Brooke (6). Education: B.S. in physical education, Florida International University (1994). Coaching File: Student Assistant Coach, Miami-Dade CC Kendall (men) ( )... Assistant Coach, Miami- Dade CC Kendall (men) ( )... Assistant Coach, Sunset HS (boys), Miami, FL ( )... Assistant Coach, Barry University (men) ( )... Head Coach, Lourdes Academy (women), Miami, FL ( )... Assistant Coach, Barry University (women) ( )... Assistant Coach, USF (women) (Apr Oct. 2000)... Interim Head Coach, USF (women) (Oct Dec. 2000)... Head Coach, USF (women) (Dec present). Highlights: Has guided the Bulls to seven straight postseason appearances, including last year taking part in the 2010 WNIT... Won the 2009 postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament, giving the school its first-ever Division I postseason title... Set a school record with 27 wins during the campaign... Has guided USF to three 20-win seasons at USF ( , and )... Became USF s all-time leader in career wins surpassing former head coach Trudi Lacey in the Bulls game vs. Vermont (Dec. 28, 2006)... At the conclusion of the season, he guided the Bulls to their sixth straight postseason appearance in the 2009 WNIT... Also coached USF s all-time scoring leader - male or female - in Jessica Dickson ( ; 2,402 career points)... Led the Bulls to their first-ever NCAA Tournament (2006)... Has recruited five Top 40 recruiting classes in his eight years at USF... Led USF to its first ever postseason appearance, taking part in the WNIT (2004)... Helped the program earn its second straight WNIT berth (2005), and its first ever postseason victory over Florida... The game was also USF's first ever postseason home contest. (3:30 p.m., ESPNU)... USF will close out the nine-game stretch at West Virginia on Jan. 22 (4 p.m.)... USF is 5-5, coming into Tuesday s game, in its 10 previous games... USF has also won seven of its last 13 games, and eight of their last The Bulls have forced their opponents into 24 or more turnovers in seven of their 17 games this season, and double-digit miscues in 16- JOSE FERNANDEZ MILESTONE GAMES First Career Game Nov. 19, 2000 at Arizona State, loss First Career Win Nov. 21, 2000 vs. UCF, th Career Win Jan. 7, 2005 vs. Louisville, th Career Win March 19, 2007 vs. Coppin State, th Career Win Dec. 13, 2009 vs. Jacksonville, th Career Game Dec. 20, 2008 vs. Northern Arizona, win 300th Career Game Feb. 17, 2010 at Georgetown, loss of-17 outings... The Bulls are coming off tough loss to Providence on Saturday afternoon... The loss was USF s fourth straight - a season-high - after winning four consecutive, also a season best... Andrea Smith led the Bulls in scoring netting a game-high 20 points and shared team-high rebounding honors with four... Daleisha Carn also hit double figures in the First Conference USA Win Feb. 11, 2001 vs. Southern Miss, First C-USA Tournament Win March 3, 2005 vs. Southern Miss, First BIG EAST Win Dec. 7, 2005 vs. DePaul, (ot) First BIG EAST Tournament Win March 3, 2007 vs. Seton Hall, First Postseason WNIT Win March 17, 2005 vs. Florida, First NCAA Appearance March 19, 2006 vs. USC, loss First Postseason Championship WNIT, April 4, 2009 at Kansas, 75-71, win UP NEXT FOR USF USF vs. Marquette Tampa, Fla. USF Sun Dome (10,411) January 16, :30 p.m. WQYK 1010 AM ESPNU Following its game with DePaul the Bulls will return home to face Marquette on Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m. That game will be carried live on ESPNU. WE ARE USF When referring to the University please be aware of the following policies regarding usage. First references to the school and its intercollegiate athletics program should always be University of South Florida. The only secondary references used should be USF or Bulls. Please refrain from using South Florida, S. Florida, South Fla. or any other similar combination USF Bulls Women s Basketball

3 USF Basketball News & Notes 3 scoring column with 12 points... Akila McDonald joined Smith sharing team-high rebounding honors with four... On the year, the Bulls are being led by Smith - who is the team s only double-digit scorer - averaging 16.5 points per game - while Porche Grant and Kaneisha Saunders are second and third averaging 8.1 and 7.8 points per game, respectively... Grant also continues to lead the team - and is second the BIG EAST - in rebounding grabbing 10.1 rebounds per game. The Series vs. DePaul Tuesday will mark the 18th meeting all-time between USF and DePaul with the Blue Demons leading the series The Bulls, however, hold a 3-2 lead in the series since both schools joined the BIG EAST Conference. After winning their inaugural BIG EAST match-up for both schools against DePaul, (ot) on Dec. 7, 2005, the Bulls dropped a decision in Chicago on Feb. 6, USF then pulled out a victory on Feb. 5, 2008 in the Sun Dome... The Bulls won their second straight game - and their third game in their last four outings - with a victory on Feb. 24, 2009 in the "Windy City"... That win sent USF into a nine-win-in- 10-game stretch en route to the WNIT title... Last season, DePaul handed the Bulls a setback in Tampa on March 1, 2010 in the regular season finale. Despite the Blue Demons leading the all-time series 11-6, the two teams have always played close games... In the last nine outings between the two schools, the average margin of victory has been 7.4 points. USF S LARGEST IN Lead 38 vs. Stetson/Florida Atlantic Deficit 31 vs. Connecticut Margin of victory 38 vs. Stetson Margin of defeat 26 vs. Connecticut Halftime lead 23 vs. Florida Atlantic Halftime deficit 19 at Nebraska Deficit in win 11 vs. Jacksonville Halftime deficit in win 5 vs. Jacksonville Lead in loss 10 at Providence Halftime lead in loss 6 vs. Samford USF AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD Category Home Away Neutral Record Field Goal% 37.7% Pt. Field Goal% 27.1% Free Throw% 65.8% Oppt. Field Goal% 32.0% Oppt. 3-Pt. Field Goal% 24.5% Oppt. Free Throw% 70.4% Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Assists/Gm Turnovers/Gm Blocks/Gm Steals/Gm Points/Gm Points Allowed/Gm Scouting The Blue Demons DePaul comes into Tuesday s game with a stellar 15-2 record and a perfect 3-0 slate in BIG EAST Conference play... The Blue Demons are coming off a win at No. 18/18 St. John s on Saturday afternoon... The win over the Red Storm was DePaul s its second straight following a loss at Arizona State on Dec Prior to the loss to the Sun Devils the Blue Demons won 10 consecutive. Keisha Hampton is one of four players on DePaul s roster scoring in double figure and leads the team netting 15.9 points per game... Sam Quigley and Felicia Chester are tied for second in scoring averaging 11.4 points apiece, while Anna Martin is netting 11 points per game... Taylor Pikes leads the team in rebounding grabbing 6.5 boards per contest. Last Year vs. DePaul In the only meeting of the season last year between USF and DePaul, the Blue Demons handed the Bulls a loss in the regular season finale for both schools at the Sun Dome in Tampa on March 1, Leondra Doomes-Stephens led the way for the Bulls with 17 points while Tiffany Conner added a careerhigh 13 points in the loss... Jessica Lawson and KaNeisha Saunders also chipped in with 11 and 10 points apiece. In addition to her 11 points, Lawson grabbed a gamehigh 13 rebounds for her BIG EAST leading 17th doubledouble of the season. USF shot 36.4 percent (24-66) from the field on the night while the Blue Demons hit 49.1 percent (27-55) of their shots. Last Time Out The Bulls are coming off a tough loss at Providence on Saturday afternoon... The loss was the fourth consecutive for USF, a season high. The Bulls trailed by nine points (21-12) with 7:29 left in first half, however came back to take the lead and a advantage into the locker room at the break... USF would then extend its advantage to 10 points (35-25) on a jumper by Daleisha Carn... The Bulls, however could not hold onto the lead as the Friars closed out the final 10 minutes of the contest on run to ice the game. Andrea Smith led the Bulls with a game-high 20 points on 7-18 shooting from the field and 6-9 from the free throw line... It was Smith s first 20-point outing since netting 20 points against No. 1/1 Connecticut on Dec. 2, and the four 20-poinnt outing of her career. USF S RECORD WHEN... Leading at halftime 6-5 Trailing at halftime 2-3 Tied at halftime 1-0 Overtime 1-0 USF shoots 50% or better from field 1-0 USF shoots 40-49% from field 3-0 USF shoots under 40% from field 5-8 Opp. shoots 50% or better from field 0-3 Opp. shoots 40-49% from field 0-3 Opp. shoots under 40% from field 9-2 USF outrebounds opponent 5-3 Opp. outrebounds USF 4-5 Tied in rebounds 0-0 USF records 10 or more steals 6-1 USF records 15 or more assists 4-0 USF commits less than 15 turnovers 3-2 USF commits 15 or more turnovers 5-4 USF commits less turnovers than opp. 7-4 USF commits more turnovers than opp. 2-3 USF shoots 70% or better from the line 2-3 USF shoots under 70% from the line 7-5 USF scores 59 points or less 2-7 USF scores between points 4-1 USF scores between points 0-0 USF scores between points 3-0 USF scores between points 0-0 USF scores more than 100 points 0-0 Two or less Bulls score in double figures 5-6 Three Bulls score in double figures 2-2 Four or more Bulls in double figures 3-0 USF plays at the Sun Dome 6-3 USF plays on the road 1-4 USF plays at a neutral site 2-1 Playing in November 5-3 Playing in December 4-3 Playing in January 0-2 Playing in February 0-0 Playing in March 0-0 Playing on Saturday 1-3 Playing on Sunday 2-1 Playing on Monday 1-1 Playing on Tuesday 2-0 Playing on Wednesday 1-1 Playing on Thursday 0-2 Playing on Friday 2-0 Playing during the afternoon 3-3 Playing during the evening 6-5 On television 2-1 In-season tournament games 3-2 Postseason tournament games 0-0 Games decided by three points or less 0-2 Games decided by four to 10 points 4-1 Games decided by points 1-4 Games decided by more than 20 points 4-1 SCORING MARGINS Points: Margin of victory Points: Margin of defeat USF Bulls Women s Basketball

4 USF Basketball News & Notes 4 BIG EAST STANDINGS (THROUGH JAN. 9) BE Pct. Over. Pct. Connecticut West Virginia DePaul Louisville Notre Dame Rutgers Syracuse Marquette Georgetown St Johns Cincinnati Providence Pittsburgh Villanova USF Seton Hall PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES POLL 1. Connecticut (15) 9. Syracuse 2. West Virginia (1) 10. Marquette 3. Georgetown 11. USF 4. Notre Dame 12. Providence 5. St. John s 13. Pittsburgh 6. DePaul 14. Villanova 7. Rutgers 15. Cincinnati 8. Louisville 16. Seton Hall COMING UP IN THE BIG EAST January 11 Rutgers at Syracuse West Virginia at Marquette USF at DePaul January 12 Villanova at Penn Pittsburgh at Seton Hall Louisville at Notre Dame Connecticut at St. John s January 15 Louisville at Connecticut Rutgers at Cincinnati Notre Dame at Pittsburgh St. John s at Seton Hall Georgetown at Providence Syracuse at West Virginia January 16 DePaul at Villlanova Marquette at USF January 17 Connecticut at North Carolina January 18 Cincinnati at St. John's Georgetown at Notre Dame January 19 Marshall vs. West Virginia Providence at Villanova January 22 Cincinnati at Louisville Providence at Rutgers Villanova at Georgetown Syracuse at Marquette USF at West Virginia Pittsburgh at Connecticut Seton Hall at DePaul 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Noon 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. USF Starting Lineups (W-L) Forward Forward Center Guard Guard W-L Doomes-Stephens Carn McDonald Smith, Andrea Smith, Andrell 1-1 Doomes-Stephens Carn Grant Smith, Andrea Smith, Andrell 1-1 Conner Wynne Grant Smith, Andrea Saunders 2-1 Doomes-Stephens Smith, Andrell Carn Smith, Andrea Saunders 1-1 Doomes-Stephens Smith, Andrell Grant Smith, Andrea Saunders 4-2 Doomes-Stephens Bernard Grant Smith, Andrea Saunders 0-1 Doomes-Stephens Carn Grant Smith, Andrea Saunders 0-1 Daleisha Carn added 12 points in the loss, marking her first double-figure contest since recording 11 points at UNLV on Dec. 18. Bulls Disruptive On D USF has been extremely disruptive and has wreaked havoc on the defensive end of the floor for its opposition... In their 17 games this season, the Bulls have forced their opponents into no fewer than 24 turnovers in seven of the 17 outings... Samford had the fewest turnovers this season with seven on Nov. 26, followed by Auburn with 10 on Nov. 22, and MISCELLANEOUS USF STATISTICS DOUBLE FIGURE SCORERS Andrea Smith 15 Andrell Smith 6 Daleisha Carn 6 Kaneisha Saunders 5 Porche Grant 5 Leondra Doomes-Stephens 4 Jasmine Wynne 1 Tiffany Conner 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Porche Grant 4 GAMES LEADING (SHARING) SCORING HONORS Andrea Smith 13 (1) Tiffany Conner 1 Andrell Smith 1 Leondra Doomes-Stephens 1 Porche Grant (1) Daleisha Carn (1) Kaneisha Saunders (1) GAMES LEADING (SHARING) REBOUNDING HONORS Porche Grant 11 Akila McDonald 1 (2) Daleisha Carn 1 Andrell Smith 1 Leondra Doomes-Stephens 1 Andrea Smith (2) USF VS. THE CONFERENCES The following records indicate how the Bulls did this season against non-conference foes Atlantic Coast (Wake Forest) 1-0 Atlantic Sun (Jacksonville, Stetson, North Florida) 3-0 Big 12 (Texas, Nebraska) 0-2 Conference USA (UAB, SMU) 2-0 Mid Eastern Athletic (Morgan State) 0-1 Mountain West (UNLV) 1-0 Southeastern (Auburn) 1-0 Southern (Samford) 0-1 Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic) 1-1 Connecticut with 12 on Dec. 2 and... Middle Tennessee State had the most turnovers against USF with 30 on Nov. 14. Last year, the Bulls only forced their opponents into 25 or more miscues on two occasions against Washington (27) on Dec. 4, and North Carolina Central (30) on Dec. 19. During the WNIT title year, USF forced its opponents into 25 or more turnovers nine times, including six games of 30 or more. Give Me That USF has recorded double figure steals in seven of its 17 games this season, and in three of its last 10 games... The Bulls recorded a season-high 18 steals on Nov. 17 vs Stetson and 17 against North Florida in Dec. 12. Tiffany Conner and Andrea Smith are tied for the team lead in steals with 27 steals each on the year (1.7 spg)... Andrell Smith is third on the team in steals on the year with 23 (1.3 spg). Andrea Smith Notes 2010 National Junior College Player of the Year Andrea Smith comes into the DePaul game as USF s leading scorer averaging 16.5 points per game, and is third in rebounding grabbing 4.4 rebounds per contest... She has scored double figures in 16-of-17 games this season and has also either led or tied for the team lead in scoring in 13-of-17 games. Smith has hit 42 percent or better from the field in four-of-17 games, including a career-high 66.7 (6-9) vs. North Florida on Dec. 12 in 13 minutes. Smith has made an impact for the Bulls early on this season, however, she had her coming out party on Nov. 22 against Auburn... Smith poured in a career-high 33 points on (54.5 percent) shooting from the field and 8-13 (61.5 percent) from three-point range. Smith s 33 points against the Tigers was the most scored by a USF player since former Bull Jessica Lawson poured in the same amount vs. Rutgers on Feb. 6, In addition, her eight three-point shots made equals the second most in a single game in school history USF Bulls Women s Basketball

5 USF Basketball News & Notes USF WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name P Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School/High School 1 Jasmine Wynne G 5-7 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian H.S. 2 Leondra Doomes-Stephens F/C 5-10 Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Fort Scott C.C. (Kan.)/Independence H.S. 3 Kaneisha Saunders G 5-7 So. Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic H.S. 4 Tiffany Conner F 5-9 So. Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S. 5 Sasha Bernard G 5-6 So. Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana/Atlantic H.S. 11 Porche Grant C 6-2 Sr. Oxon Hills, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross 12 Andrell Smith G 5-8 Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson H.S. 13 Tahira Johnson F 6-1 So. Cambria Heights, N.Y./Christ the King H.S. 21 Andrea Smith G 5-8 Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson H.S. 22 Aleshia Flowers F 6-1 So. Converse, Texas/Judson H.S. 24 Emily Dutton G 5-5 Fr. Niceville, Fla./Niceville H.S. 30 Salla Ekstrom C 6-2 Fr. Turko, Finland/Aurajoen Iukio School 32 Akila McDonald C 6-4 Fr. Decatur, Ga./Columbia H.S. 33 Daleisha Carn F 6-0 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Alabama/Englewood H.S. Head Coach: Jose Fernandez (Florida International 94, 11th year at USF) Associate Head Coach: Jeff Osterman (Siena 92, Sixth year at USF) Assistant Coaches: Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher '87, Third year at USF), Carrie Banks (Detroit Mercy '00, First year at USF) Director of Basketball Operations: Andy Alwood (Florida Gulf Coast, 99, Second season) Smith had her first 20-plus point outing - since she scored 33 points vs. Auburn - when she poured in a game-high 20 points vs. No. 1/1 Connecticut on Dec. 2 in the BIG EAST opener for both schools. Smith s 20-point outing against Providence on Jan. 8 was her first game of 20 or more points since netting 20 against No. 1/1 Connecticut on Dec. 2. Smith had a pretty decent USF debut in the team s season opener against Jacksonville on Nov The 5-8 junior guard scored a team-high 21 points in USF s win while also grabbing eight rebounds. Smith s 21 points vs. the Dolphins is the most scored by a USF player in a debut since Jessica Dickson tallied 27 points vs. Wagner in the season opener. ANDREA SMITH S STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN Category PPG RPG APG SPG Overall BIG EAST Games Non-Conf. Games Last Five Games vs. Ranked Teams At Home BIG EAST Home Games On The Road BIG EAST Road Games Neutral In November In December In January In February In March In Wins In Losses USF S SINGLE GAME 3-PT FIELD GOAL LEADERS Janae Stokes vs. Grambling (Dec. 18, 2008) T2. 8 Andrea Smith vs. Auburn (Nov. 22, 2010) 8 Allyson Speed vs. Louisville (Feb. 27, 2010) 8 Jazmine Sepulveda vs. Cincinnati (March 7, 2009) 8 Shantia Grace vs. Coppin State (Nov. 23, 2008) T6. 6 Shantia Grace vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 19, 2008) 6 Jessica Dickson vs. FIU (Nov. 30, 2006) 6 Jessica Jackson vs. Georgetown (Feb. 28, 2006) 6 Alana Tanksley vs. Jacksonville (Dec. 30, 2001) 6 Angie Snyder vs. FIU (Dec. 8, 1990) Smith was well on her way for another big game on Dec. 12 vs. North Florida, with 19 points in just 13 minutes of play before spraining her ankle in the first half... Smith was 6-9 (66.7 percent) from the field, including 3-4 from behind the three-point arc (75.0 percent), and 4-6 from the free throw line (66.7 percent). Smith, and her twin sister Andrell, led Gulf Coast Community College to a 32-1 record and an 11-1 slate in the Panhandle Conference, en route to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship during the season. Smith tallied double figures in 29-of-33 games during the season... She averaged 16.9 points per game in her first 26 contests... She stepped that up a notch the postseason pouring in 22.4 points per outing in the last seven games of the season during the junior college district and national tournaments. USF S DOUBLE-DOUBLE PERFORMANCES Porche Grant 10 pts./10 rbs. vs. Stetson (Nov. 17, 2010) 14 pts./14 rbs. vs. Wake Forest (Dec. 14, 2010) 11 pts./20 rbs. at UNLV (Dec. 18, 2010) 10 pts./10 rbs. vs. SMU (Dec. 19, 2010) TOP 25 RANKINGS Associated Press (Jan. 3) 1. Baylor Connecticut Duke Stanford Tennessee West Virginia Texas A&M North Carolina Xavier Kentucky Michigan State UCLA Notre Dame Maryland Georgetown DePaul Iowa State St. John's Oklahoma Ohio State Iowa Texas Syracuse Florida State Arkansas 12-1 Other teams of interest receiving votes: None ESPN/USA Today (January 4) 1. Baylor Connecticut Duke Stanford Texas A&M Tennessee West Virginia North Carolina Xavier Kentucky UCLA Notre Dame Michigan State Georgetown Maryland Iowa State Oklahoma St. John s Florida State Wisconsin-Green Bay Ohio State Iowa DePaul Texas Oklahoma State 11-1 Other teams of interest receiving votes: Syracuse, Marquette, Nebraska Opponents are in italics USF Bulls Women s Basketball

6 USF Basketball News & Notes 6 USF IN THE BIG EAST STATISTICS Overall Team Statistics (through January 9) Category Leader USF Scoring Offfense ND (84.1) 12th (62.8) Scoring Defense WVU (46.4) 10th (58.8) Scoring Margin UConn (+32.6) 12th (+3.9) Free Throw % UConn (79.7) 13th (63.9) Field Goal % UConn (49.8) 13th (36.7) Field Goal % Def. SU (31.3) 8th (36.4) 3-pt FG % UL (37.4) 14th (29.7) 3-pt FG% Def. ND (23.0) 2nd (27.0) 3-pt FG Made VU (8.1) 13th (4.4) Rebounding Offense SU (50.7) 5th (42.2) Rebounding Defense UConn (28.7) 15th (39.8) Rebounding Margin SU (+18.9) 11th (+2.4) Blocked Shots WVU (7.4) 10th (4.1) Assists UConn (19.8) 12th (12.6) Steals ND (15.2) 10th (9.6) Turnover Margin ND (+7.9) 6th (+3.6) Assist/TO Ratio UConn (1.4) 10th (0.8) Offensive Rebounds SU (21.2) 3rd (16.9) Defensive Rebounds SU (29.5) 9th (25.2) Individual Statistics (through January 9) Category Player, Rank (Avg/Pct) Scoring Andrea Smith, 4th (16.5) Rebounding Porche Grant, 2nd (10.1) Field Goal % - Assists Kaneisha Saunders, 8th (4.3) Free Throw % - Steals - 3-pt FG % - 3-pt FG Made Andrea Smith, 9th (1.9) Blocked Shots Porche Grant, T15th (1.2) Assist/TO Ratio Kaneisha Saunders, 4th (2.0) Offensive Rebounds Porche Grant, 3rd (3.7) Defensive Rebounds Porche Grant, 2nd (6.4) Minutes Played - USF OVERTIME GAMES UNDER FERNANDEZ Western Kentucky (Dec. 18, 2000) L, Memphis (Jan. 28, 2001) L, Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 30, 2002) W, No. 18 TCU (Feb. 2, 2004) Smith scored 30 or more points four times, including back-to-back 34-point efforts against Tallahassee Community College on Jan. 23 and Chipola College on Jan In that game against Chipola, Smith was (80.0 percent) from the field and a blistering (83.3 percent) from behind the three-point arc. Porche Grant Notes W, (2ot) Cincinnati (Feb. 6, 2004) W, No. 8 Connecticut (Dec. 1, 2004) L, No. 11 DePaul (Dec. 7, 2005) W, No. 22 Notre Dame (Jan. 28, 2006) W, Fifth-year senior Porche Grant has given the Bulls the lift they ve needed in the frontcourt... In her 15 games played this season, Grant has been her usual dominating self grabbing 152 rebounds for an average of 10.1 boards per game... She is also second on the team in scoring netting 8.1 points per game. Of her five double-figure scoring games, four of them have come in the past seven games... During that seven-game stretch, Grant is averaging 9.6 points per game. Grant has hauled down double figure rebounds in seven games this season, in 27 for her career, and in five of the past nine outings... In addition, Grant has recorded nine rebounds in three games this year. Grant had a big debut this year - in her first game back since the campaign - recording the Bulls first double-double of the year against Stetson with a 10-point, 10-rebound effort in 23 minutes of action Saint Joseph s (Dec. 29, 2006) W, Notre Dame (Jan. 13, 2007) W, Syracuse (Mar. 8, 2008) W, Iowa (Nov. 28, 2008) W, St. John s (Jan. 10, 2009) W, Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 21, 2009) W, Florida A&M (Nov. 13, 2009) L, 73-68* Loyola Marymount (Nov. 28, 2009) W, UNLV (Dec. 18, 2010) W, * Not credited towards Fernandez record Miller grabbed the same amount on Nov. 25, 2003 against Miami (Fla.). Grant had her first double-figure rebounding game since Morgan State when she hauled down a game-high 13 rebounds vs. No. 1/1 Connecticut on Dec. 2. Against Auburn, Grant may not have put up big numbers, but she did have a major part in the Bulls win... Grant scored eight points on 4-5 (80.0 percent) shooting from the field - her best shooting night of the year - grabbed seven rebounds and blocked four shots which ties a career-high for her. Grant returns after missing the season after giving birth to her son Chance William McDonald... Her fiance, Will McDonald, is a former USF men s basketball player ( ) who currently plays professionally in Spain... Grant was the leading rebounder on USF s 2009 WNIT championship team, averaging 7.7 rebounds per game. Grant Reaches Career Milestone... With her final rebound against Samford on Nov. 27, Porche Grant became the 11th player in school history to reach the 600-career rebound plateau... Grant came into the game needing nine rebounds and grabbed her milestone board with 8:48 left in the game against the Bulldogs. Grant had one of her best game - statistically - of the season on Dec. 14 vs. Wake Forest netting a careerhigh tying 14 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in the Bulls win over the Demon Deacons in 34 minutes. Grant tied her career-high with 15 rebounds against Morgan State on Nov. 20. Grant finally established a new career-high for rebounds, and did it in a big way, grabbing 20 rebounds against UNLV on the first day of the BTI Classic on Dec The 20 boards was in addition to 11 points, two assists and a steal in 39 minutes of action... Her 20 boards are tied for the 10th most in school history, and are the most rebounds in a single game since Nalini Grant comes into the DePaul game with 703 career rebounds, eighth on the career rebounding list, and is 26 rebounds shy of tying, and 27 from passing, former USF S CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS 1. Wanda Guyton (1985, 87-89) 1, Mary Klinewski ( ) Jessica Lawson ( ) Nalini Miller ( ) Keira Rozier ( ) Jessica Dickson ( ) Ezria Parsons ( ) Porche Grant (2006-present) Joyce Lewis ( ) Renee Bellamy ( ) Kristi Poore ( ) USF Bulls Women s Basketball

7 WOMEN S FINAL FOUR RETURNS TO TAMPA BAY IN 2015 Tampa Bay & Company is proud to announce that the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee has selected Tampa Bay, and the University of South Florida, to host the 2015 NCAA Division I Women s Final Four Championship. This announcement serves as tremendous validation for all of the hard work that went into the 2008 Women s Final Four, said Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission Rob Higgins. Hosting an event like this is usually a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but our great community will fortunately experience the Women s Final Four a second time through the efforts of numerous organizations, countless volunteers, and the entire hospitality industry that comprises Team Tampa Bay. After submitting an intent-to-bid form in November 2007, representatives of 12 cities attended a pre-bid seminar in January 2008 and met with NCAA staff for individual planning and progress updates in April and June After selecting eight finalist cities in August 2008, women s basketball committee members made site visits to each finalist city in September and October Following the site visits to each city, potential hostcity representatives made final presentations to the committee on Nov in Indianapolis, IN. When evaluating prospective host cities, the committee reviewed each city s competition venue, convention center, hotel community, transportation plans, legacy programs and financial commitment, as well as the community s and prospective host institution/conference s overall commitment to the event. With the dedication and support that the University of South Florida (USF) showed for the efforts in 2008, the University will once again fill the role of Host Institution in I am extremely excited about USF again serving as the host institution for another NCAA Women s Basketball Final 4. We are fortunate to have some committed community partners in securing this bid, said Doug Woolard, director of athletics for USF. The Women s Final Four has become one of the NCAA premier championship events, and the 2008 Championship in Tampa Bay proved to be an outstanding experience for all of the student-athletes USF Basketball News & Notes 7 that participated, as well as coaches and fans from across the United States. The most recent event, which was held last April, ran to rave reviews in all areas and filled the area's hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers pumping $19 million dollars into the local economy while also securing new fans of the game. Just as with the 2008 Championship, the 2015 Women s Final Four will be played at Tampa s St. Pete Times Forum, in the heart of downtown Tampa. 20-PLUS REBOUND GAMES AT THE THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NEV Kebu Stewart UNLV vs. UC Irvine (Feb. 19, 1994) Armon Gilliam UNLV vs. Utah State (Jan. 2, 1986) T3. 21 Kawhi Leonard San Diego State vs. UNLV (March 13, 2010) 21 Louis Amundson UNLV vs. Hawaii (Nov. 22, 2005) 21 Shawn Marion UNLV vs. TCU (Feb. 22, 1999) 21 Warren Rosegreen UNLV vs. Fresno State (Feb. 17, 1997) Porche Grant USF vs. UNLV (Dec. 18, 2010) Bull Ezria Parsons ( ) and moving into seventh on USF s career rebounding list... Parsons finished her career with 729 career boards. On Dec. 18 vs. UNLV, Grant came into the meeting with the Lady Rebels with 642 career rebounds and passed Renee Bellamy ( ), who was in ninth place with 650, and eighth place Joyce Lewis ( ) who had 658 boards, when she grabbed 20 rebounds. Grant Reaches Another Mark Grant became just the eighth women s player in school history to reach the 700- career rebound plateau... She came into the game against Cincinnati on Jan. 5 with 688 rebounds for her career, and grabbed 12 against the Bearcats to reach the mark. Grant Grabs T&MC Record Porche Grant s career-high 20-rebound effort on Dec. 18 vs. UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas also marked a women s basketball single game record for the arena... In addition, the 20-boards is the seventh most recorded in a men s or women s regular season college game at the T&MC. Kaneisha Saunders Notes Kaneisha Saunders, who was a member of the 2010 BIG EAST Conference All- Freshmen Team, had a solid season opener against Jacksonville on Nov The Delray Beach, Fla., native poured in 18 points and tied her career-high with seven assists... Saunders was 7-11 from the field in the win over the Dolphins. Saunders has scored in double figures in five-of-17 games this season - and in two of the past six games - with the most recent being a 12-point outing vs. UNLV on Dec. 18. Saunders is averaging 2.4 rebounds per game from her backcourt position and has hauled down six or more boards twice this season... She fell one rebound shy of tying her career-high for rebounds when she had eight against UNLV on Dec. 18. Saunders currently leads the team in assists, handing out 4.3 per contest... She has dished out at least five assists in nine-of-17 games this year - and a career-high nine against Florida Atlantic on Nov In addition, Saunders is third on the team in scoring netting 7.8 points per game. Saunders recorded a pretty good stat line on Dec. 14 vs. Wake Forest in USF s win... Despite scoring just seven points, Saunders dished out five assists, had a careerhigh four blocked shots and had two steals in 36 minutes all while just turning the ball over two times from her backcourt position. Andrell Smith Notes Andrell Smith has started to come on in the past 10 games averaging 9.8 points per game during that stretch, as opposed to 7.5 points per game on the year... Included in that 10-game stretch is a career-high 23 points vs. Florida Atlantic on Nov. 30. Smith has scored 98 points in the last 10 games shooting better than 44 percent from the field four times percent (10-15) against Florida Atlantic, 50.0 percent (6-12) against Nov. 1/1 Connecticut on Dec. 2, 44.4 percent (4-9) vs. Wake Forest on Nov. 14 and 100 percent (1-1) at Providence on Jan. 8 - after netting just 30 points and averaging 4.3 points per contest in her first seven games. Daleisha Carn Notes Daleisha Carn, a transfer from Alabama, scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds in 22 minutes for the Bulls in the season opener against Jacksonville on Nov She was 5-9 from the field and 6-7 from the charity stripe USF Bulls Women s Basketball

8 USF Basketball News & Notes 8 Carn had a solid outing against North Florida on Dec. 12 when she scored 14 points on 6-11 shooting (54.5 percent) from the field and 2-2 (100.0 percent) from the charity stripe... She did so in 25 minutes of action off the bench... She also had five rebounds - all on the offensive glass - and tied her season-high with three steals. Carn followed up her outing with North Florida with one of her best games at USF... Carn tallied 14 points - on 5-9 shooting from the field (55.6 percent) - and nine rebounds vs. Wake Forest on Dec. 14 in 21 minutes off the bench. picked second and Georgetown chosen third... Notre Dame and St. John s were picked to finish fourth and fifth, respectively, while DePaul, Rutgers, Louisville, Syracuse and Marquette round out the top The rest of the poll is as follows: 12. Providence, 13. Pittsburgh, 14. Villanova, 15. Cincinnati, 16. Seton Hall. Dome Sweet Dome USF has fared well against its opposition on its home floor... The Bulls have turned in an impressive overall record and a mark in non-conference games at home dating back to the season. Carn had another double-figure scoring night when she was a perfect 5-5 from the field for 10 points in the Bulls win over Auburn on Nov. 22, including eight crucial points in the second half. Carn had her first double-figure scoring outing since Dec when she scored, 11 points at UNLV - with a 12-point outing at Providence on Jan. 8. On the year, Carn is fifth on the team in scoring averaging 6.9 points per game, and fifth in rebounding grabbing 3.6 boards per contest... She has grabbed 62 rebounds on the year with 32 of them coming on the offensive glass. Carn has scored in double figures six times this season, including in four of the last seven games, with those three coming against North Florida (14), Wake Forest (14), UNLV (11) and providence (12). Akila McDonald Notes McDonald comes into the game with the Blue Demons averaging 2.4 points per game, however, she is fourth on the team in rebounding grabbing 3.9 rebounds per outing... In addition, McDonald is tied for second on the team in offensive rebounds with 32 and second in blocked shots with 17 (1.0 bpg) on the year. Although she didn t have big numbers, freshman Akila McDonald had an impressive collegiate debut for the Bulls against Jacksonville on Nov In just 23 minutes of play, McDonald scored seven points - on 3-3 shooting from the field - and shared team-high rebounding honors with eight... Of her eight rebounds, five came on the offensive glass. McDonald established a new career-high for rebounds with 11 in USF s win over Florida Atlantic on Nov She surpassed her previous career-best of eight against Jacksonville on Nov. 12 and Morgan State on Nov. 20. McDonald rejected a career-high three blocked shots vs. Florida Atlantic on Nov. 30, and then tied that mark on Dec. 2 against No. 1/1 Connecticut... McDonald has recorded at least one blocked shot in 12-of-17 games this year, and multiple blocks in three of those 12 games. Tiffany Conner Notes Tiffany Conner, widely considered by the coaching staff as one of the hardest working players on the team, recorded a career-high 14 points against Morgan State on Nov Conner was the only player on the roster, that night, that had a decent shooting game... She was 5-8 from the field, including 4-7 from behind the threepoint arc... Her four treys against the Bears also marked a career-high. Conner is tied for the team lead in steals with 27 on the year... She has recorded at least one steal in 12 of the 17 games she has played in this year, and has had multiple steals in 10 games. USF Tabbed 11th In Preseason BIG EAST Coaches Poll USF was selected to finish 11th in the preseason BIG EAST Conference coaches poll at the league s annual media day in New York City... Defending National Champion Connecticut picked up all but one first place vote... West Virginia was USF is in BIG EAST games at home - since joining the conference for the season - and in league games dating back to the campaign. Jose Fernandez - USF s Career Leader In Wins USF head coach Jose Fernandez is already the program s all-time winningest coach, now he has made his mark as the all-time winningest coach in USF basketball history... On Dec. 28, 2008, with the Bulls win over Jackson State, Fernandez surpassed former men s coach Bobby Paschal with 128 career wins... Paschal logged 127 wins in 10 seasons (286 games)... Fernandez is currently USF is one of six BIG EAST schools where the winningest basketball coach is a women's basketball coach... It joins Connecticut (Geno Auriemma), Notre Dame (Muffet McGraw), Rutgers (Theresa Grentz), Seton Hall (former head coach Phyllis Mangina) and Villanova (Harry Perretta). Fernandez Etches His Name In USF s Record Book To say that being the head women s basketball coach at USF has been a work in progress is certainly an understatement... Jose Fernandez boasts a career coaching record... Fernandez reached the mark despite having to include a 4-24 campaign in his first year at USF ( )... Fernandez, however, has really left his mark on the program with what he has done over the past seven seasons... Fernandez has led the Bulls to seven-straight postseason appearances - the WNIT in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the NCAA Tournament in Against Vermont on Dec. 28, 2006, Fernandez became the USF women s basketball program s all-time leader in career wins, surpassing former head coach - and current general manager and head coach of the Washington Mystics of the WNBA - Trudi Lacey ( ) who held the top spot with 88 career wins. Fernandez surpassed Lacey, who held the mark since 1996, accomplishing the feat in his 186th game, while Lacy took 215 games for 88 wins. Fernandez vs. The Top 25 USF is 6-38 vs. teams ranked in the Top 25 of either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today polls since Jose Fernandez took over prior to the season. The Bulls faced their first nationally ranked foe of the campaign on Dec. 2 when No. 1/1 Connecticut visited the Sun Dome... The Huskies handed USF a loss... The 5,144 fans that filed into the Sun Dome marked the second largest crowd to even see a USF women s basketball game. The Bulls meet their second Top 25 foe of the year on Tuesday when it butts heads with DePaul. The Bulls faced their sixth top 25 team of the season on Feb. 20, 2010 when they dropped a tough decision to No. 9/8 West Virginia at the Sun Dome... One-game prior to that, USF was handed a decision to No. 14/12 Georgetown on Feb. 17 in Washington USF Bulls Women s Basketball

9 USF Basketball News & Notes 9 Early on during the campaign, USF faced its fourth consecutive ranked team on Jan. 16 when it took on RV/No. 25 Syracuse at home... The Bulls handed the Orange a loss marking USF s first win over a top 25 ranked team since Feb. 5, 2008 when it defeated No. 25/25 DePaul, 78-73, in the Sun Dome. Prior to its game with the Orange, USF was handed a loss to RV/No. 25 Georgetown in Tampa on Jan. 9; and then dropped an decision at No. 3/3 Notre Dame. USF kicked off its BIG EAST Conference slate on Jan. 4, 2009 when it faced No. 1/1 Connecticut at the XL Center in Hartford... The Huskies handed USF an loss in front of 9, That game marked the fourth consecutive contest, dating back to the season, that the Bulls have faced UConn while it was No. 1 in the nation in both polls. USF has defeated five of its last 13 Top 25 teams that it played in the Sun Dome (No. 18/18 TCU, No. 11/13 DePaul, No. 15/15 Louisville, No. 25/25 DePaul and RV/No. 25 Syracuse) with all four victories being conference wins (TCU, Conference USA; DePaul, Louisville and Syracuse, BIG EAST)... The eight losses came against No. 13/15 Michigan State (81-66) on Dec. 10, 2005, No. 10/9 Rutgers (66-65) on Jan. 11, 2006, No. 6/6 LSU (60-48) on Jan. 3, 2007, No. 3/3 UConn (81-67) on Feb. 20, 2007, No. 17/16 West Virginia (79-73) on Jan. 5, 2008, No. 5/4 Rutgers (71-50) on Feb. 16, 2008, No. 1/1 Connecticut (83-37) on Jan. 6, 2009, No. 7/11 Louisville (76-60) on Jan. 14, 2009 and RV/No. 25 Georgetown (66-52) on Jan. 9, The Bulls are 3-1 in overtime games against Top 25 teams since Jose Fernandez took over for the season... They ve defeated No. 18/18 TCU (89-84, 2ot) on Feb. 2, 2004, No. 11/13 DePaul (79-77) on Dec. 7, 2005, and No. 21/22 Notre Dame (68-64) on Jan. 28, The only setback came at the hands of No. 8/8 Connecticut (75-65) on Dec. 1, 2004 in Storrs... The UConn game was the first overtime game that the Huskies ever played in Gampel Pavilion and was played when USF was in its last year as a member of Conference USA. On Dec. 7, 2005, DePaul - who was ranked No. 11 in the AP Top 25 and No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll - was the highest ranked team that the Bulls have ever defeated handing the Blue Demons a loss (ot)... The game was the inaugural BIG EAST opener for both schools... USF s win against No. 15/15 Louisville on Jan. 16, 2007 marked the second highest ranked team that the Bulls defeated. Working Overtime USF is all-time in overtime games during the program s 39-year history... The Bulls played in their first extra session affair this season when it faced UNLV in the first game of the BTI Classic in Las Vegas on Dec USF handed the Lady Rebels a setback. The Bulls played in two overtime games last season, with the first coming in the season opener, a setback to Florida A&M on Nov. 13, The loss snapped an eight-game overtime winning streak dating back to Dec. 1, 2004 when USF was handed a loss at Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs... It was the firstever women s basketball overtime game in the building for the Huskies. The Bulls second overtime game of the campaign game came on Nov. 28, 2009 when they defeated Loyola Marymount to win the Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic. USF is 14-3 in overtime games under Jose Fernandez (the FAMU overtime loss is not credited to Fernandez who was hospitalized due to severe abdominal pains. Associate head coach Jeff Osterman, filling in on an interim basis, gets credited with the loss)... The Bulls have won 13 of their last 15 overtime games. Construction Underway On The Pam And Les Muma Basketball Center Construction of the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center (photos on the right) began on March 3, 2010, a project that is part of a $3 million USF facility upgrade, which includes both a men s and women s basketball practice gymnasia as well as team support facilities including locker rooms and lounges, video/film rooms, offices, meeting rooms, athletic training, strength training and equipment management facilities. The footprint for the 50,000 square foot Muma Center is located on the south side of the Sun Dome... The basketball teams will continue to compete in the Sun Dome and practice in the Sun Dome and Corral while construction occurs on the facility... The Muma Center is part of a $30-million package of facility upgrades for USF s athletic district that includes facilities for football, baseball, softball and soccer. On March 26, 2008, USF alumni, civic leaders and local philanthropists Pam and Les Muma gave the University of South Florida athletics department a $3 million gift as the lead effort on a Basketball Center for the men s and women s programs USF Bulls Women s Basketball

10 USF Basketball News & Notes 10 USF WBB Inks Another Solid Recruiting Class University of South Florida head women s basketball coach Jose Fernandez announced another solid recruiting class during the Fall 2010 early signing period. Fernandez announced the signing of three players to National Letters of Intent. The Bulls have inked 6-4 center Caitlin Rowe from Canberra, Australia (Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Ginninderra College), 5-10 guard Tamara Taylor (St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega H.S.) and 5-7 guard Shalethia Stringfield (Jacksonville, Fla./Potter s House Christian H.S.). Rowe is a very mature student-athlete and has developed her skills on the hardwood at Gulf Coast Community College (GCCC) in Panama City, Fla. She carries her outstanding work ethic onto the floor, and competes at the highest level. Rowe played for Australia s under-20 national team and was among the leaders in the U- 20 world championships in points (2nd averaging 20.2 ppg), rebounds (1st averaging 13 rpg) and blocked shots (1st averaging 2.0 bpg). She has a great face up game, soft touch to about 16 feet and can catch and finish in traffic. At GCCC, Rowe averaged 3.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots per game second on the team while helping the Commodores to a 32-1 record and the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship with current USF standouts, and twin sisters, Andrea and Andrell Smith. So far this season, Rowe is netting 6.3 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per outing. She also leads the team in blocked shots (1.3 bpg) and is second in assists (1.7 apg). Caitlin will bring added depth to our front line and brings a wealth of experience from Gulf Coast Community College, said Fernandez. She won a national junior college championship as a freshman and her experience playing international basketball, and going up against high-level competition, will make her an immediate contributor to our program. She is able to guard interior post players because of her size and offensively she can create mismatch problems because she can step out and shoot the three. Taylor is an athletic off-guard who flourishes in an up-tempo style of offense, which will be ideal here at USF. Her biggest offensive threat is her ability to catch and shoot from very deep range. Tamara led her team to the 5A state championship game last year scoring a combined 39 points in the semifinals and finals. She is a back to back First Team All-Pinellas County selection. One thing that Tamara does extremely well is shoot the ball from the perimeter, said Fernandez. She scores points in bunches and it s always great to sign a player of her caliber especially being a local player from the bay area that can come in and help us with our perimeter shooting. That s one of the areas that we needed to address with this class. Stringfield is an extremely tough combo-guard that penetrates and finishes in traffic, a one-on-one creator with consistent offensive game, an excellent on-ball defender. In addition, goes well beyond the three-point arc. Stringfield came into her senior year at Potter s House Christian ranked as the 19th best guard in America and the 95th best player overall in America by ESPN HoopGurlz. Shalethia will fit into the way we play because she is an up-tempo guard, said Fernandez. She can defend all 94-feet. I really compare her to a player that we had a few years ago here, Anedra Gilmore. She has the same similar playing style and athleticism and she brings a lot of intensity on the floor. The good thing about Shalethia is that she is a freshman and we will have her for four years USF Bulls Women s Basketball

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12 USF Basketball News & Notes Career Highs 1 JASMINE WYNNE Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 2 LEONDRA DOOMES-STEPHENS Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 3 KANEISHA SAUNDERS Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 26 (3/21/09 vs. Florida Gulf Coast) 6 (11/16/09 vs. Saint Peter s) 10 (3/21/09 vs. Florida Gulf Coast) 19 (3/1/10 vs. Florida Gulf Coast) 3 (3/8/09 vs. Connecticut) 5 three times (last 1/16/10 vs. Syracuse) 8 (12/13/09 vs. Jacksonville) 7 two times (last 1/16/10 vs. Syracuse) 12 (12/31/09 vs. Saint Francis, Pa.) 5 four times (last 11/14/10 at Middle Tennessee State) 1 10 times (last 11/22/10 vs. Auburn) 39 (11/28/09 at Loyola Marymount) 22 (2/23/10 vs. Providence) 8 three times (last 12/30/10 vs. Nebraska) 8 (1/30/10 at Cincinnati) 19 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 3 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 8 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 8 (2/23/10 vs. Providence) 11 (2/23/10 vs. Providence) 4 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 6 (11/13/09 vs. Florida A&M) 2 two times (last 2/17/10 at Georgetown) 40 two times (last 3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 23 (2/23/10 vs. Providence) 9 (2/2/10 vs. Villanova) 8 (2/23/10 vs. Providence) 25 (2/20/10 vs. West Virginia) 3 two times (last 12/19/09 vs. North Carolina Central) 7 two times (last 3/18/10 at Florida) 10 (12/4/09 vs. Washington) 14 (12/4/09 vs. Washington) 9 (11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 5 (11/21/09 vs. North Florida) 4 (12/14/10 vs. Wake Forest) 40 (2/2/10 vs. Villanova) 5 SASHA BERNARD Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 11 PORCHE GRANT Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 12 ANDRELL SMITH Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 9 (11/22/09 vs. Missouri) 4 (12/9/09 vs. Tennessee-Martin) 3 (11/22/09 vs. Missouri) 6 three times (last 12/30/10 vs. Nebraska) 1 three times (last 12/30/10 vs. Nebraska) 5 (12/30/10 vs. Nebraska) 3 (11/22/09 vs. Missouri) 4 two times (last 12/6/09 at Michigan State) 7 (12/9/09 vs. Tennessee-Martin) 3 two times (last 11/27/09 vs. Charlotte) 1 (11/26/09 vs. Virginia) 26 (12/9/09 vs. Tennessee-Martin) 14 two times (last 12/14/10 vs. Wake Forest) 20 (12/18/10 at UNLV) 5 five times (last 12/18/10 at UNLV) 14 (12/20/08 vs. Northern Arizona) 1 (12/20/10 vs. Texas) 1 two times (last 12/20/10 vs. Texas) 10 (12/14/10 vs. Wake Forest) 14 (12/14/10 vs. Wake Forest) 2 six times (last 12/20/10 vs. Texas) 6 (11/23/08 vs. Coppin State) 4 four times (last 12/12/10 North Florida) 39 (12/18/10 at UNLV) 23 (11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 12 (12/19/10 vs. SMU) 10 (11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 15 two times (last 12/20/10 vs. Texas) 4 (12/19/10 vs. SMU) 7 (12/19/10 vs. SMU) 5 (12/12/10 North Florida) 7 (11/12/10 vs. Jacksonville) 4 three times (last 11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 5 (12/12/10 North Florida) 1 three times (last 12/19/10 vs. SMU) 34 (12/20/10 vs. Texas) 4 TIFFANY CONNER Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 14 (11/20/10 vs. Morgan State) 7 (11/21/09 vs. North Florida) 5 two times (last 11/20/10 vs. Morgan State) 9 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 4 (11/20/10 vs. Morgan State) 5 two times (last 3/18/10 at Florida) 5 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) 6 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) 4 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 4 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) 2 (1/20/10 vs. Pittsburgh) 33 (2/23/10 vs. Providence) 13 TAHIRA JOHNSON Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 6 two times (last 3/5/10 vs. Cincinnati) 11 (2/27/10 at Louisville) 3 two times (last 3/5/10 vs. Cincinnati) 6 (2/27/10 at Louisville) 3-Point Field Goals 0 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 (3/1/10 vs. DePaul) Free Throws 0 Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 3 (11/21/09 vs. North Florida) 4 (12/17/09 vs. Tulane) 2 two times (last 3/1/10 vs. DePaul) 1 five times (last 3/18/10 at Florida) 30 (2/27/10 at Louisville) USF Bulls Women s Basketball

13 21 ANDREA SMITH Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 33 (11/22/10 vs. Auburn) 8 (11/12/10 vs. Jacksonville) 12 (11/22/10 vs. Auburn) 29 (11/12/10 vs. Jacksonville) 8 (11/22/10 vs. Auburn) 13 (11/22/10 vs. Auburn) 6 (1/8/11 at Providence) 9 (1/8/11 at Providence) 3 four times (last 12/02/10 vs. Connecticut) 5 (11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 2 (11/26/10 vs. UAB) 40 (12/02/10 vs. Connecticut) USF Basketball News & Notes Career Highs 32 AKILA MC DONALD Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 8 (12/12/10 vs. North Florida) 11 (11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 3 three times (last 12/12/10 vs. North Florida) 7 (11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 3-Point Field Goals 0 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 0 Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 2 two times (last 12/12/10 vs. North Florida) 4 (11/12/10 vs. Jacksonville) 1 two times (last 11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 1 four times (last 1/5/11 vs. Cincinnati) 3 two times (last 12/02/10 vs. Connecticut) 23 (11/12/10 vs. Jacksonville) 22 ALESHIA FLOWERS Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 4 (2/13/10 at Seton Hall) 6 (12/13/09 vs. Jacksonville) 2 (2/13/10 at Seton Hall) 4 (2/13/10 at Seton Hall) 3-Point Field Goals 0 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 0 Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 2 (12/13/09 vs. Jacksonville) 3 (12/13/09 vs. Jacksonville) 1 three times (last 11/12/10 vs. Jacksonville) 1 three times (last 12/19/09 vs. North Carolina Central) 1 four times (last 2/27/10 at Louisville) 18 (12/13/09 vs. Jacksonville) 24 EMILY DUTTON Points 0 Rebounds 0 Field Goals 0 Field Goal Attempts 1 two times (last 11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) 3-Point Field Goals 0 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 two times (last 11/30/10 vs. Florida Atlantic) Free Throws 0 Free Throw Attempts 0 Assists 0 Steals 1 (12/12/10 North Florida) Blocked Shots 0 Minutes 30 SALLA EKSTROM Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 5 (12/12/10 North Florida) 2 two times (last 11/27/10 at Samford) 3 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) 1 two times (last 11/27/10 at Samford) 1 three times (last 11/27/10 at Samford) 3-Point Field Goals 0 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 0 Free Throws Free Throw Attempts 1 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) 2 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) Assists 0 Steals 1 (11/17/10 vs. Stetson) Blocked Shots 0 Minutes 14 two times (last 12/12/10 vs. North Florida) 33 DALEISHA CARN Points Rebounds Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes 20 (12/5/07 vs. Louisiana Tech) 13 (12/3/08 vs. UCF) 9 (12/5/07 vs. Louisiana Tech) 14 two times (last 12/18/10 at UNLV) 1 (12/9/07 vs. St. Mary s) 3 two times (last 11/28/08 vs. Louisville) 7 (12/22/08 vs. Alabama A&M) 11 (11/18/07 vs. Arkansas State 13 (12/7/08 vs. Sam Houston State) 4 (12/9/07 vs. St. Mary s) 2 three times (last 11/29/08 vs. Northern Iowa) 34 two times (last 12/5/07 vs. Louisiana Tech) USF Bulls Women s Basketball

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17 USF Basketball Box Scores USF vs RV/RV Texas :00 pm at Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center) USF Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 DOOMES-STEPHENS, L f GRANT, Porche c SAUNDERS, Kaneisha g SMITH, Andrell g SMITH, Andrea g WYNNE, Jasmine CONNER, Tiffany BERNARD, Sasha MC DONALD, Akila CARN, Daleisha Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 5 RV/RV Texas Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 Gayle, Ashley c Nash, Kathleen g Anderson, Yvonne g Fussell, Chassidy g Fontenette, Ashleigh g Moore, Tiffany Bass, Chelsea Nash, Kristen Hartung, Anne Marie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Maj Forsberg, Penny Davis, Michol Murray Technical fouls: USF-None. RV/RV Texas-None. Attendance: 648 BTI Classic, Day Three, Game One Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 5 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total USF RV/RV Texas Last FG - USF 2nd-04:23, UT 2nd-01:22. Largest lead - USF by 5 1st-16:48, UT by 18 2nd-00:23. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench USF UT Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 9 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics South Florida vs Nebraska 12/30/10 5:06 p.m. at Bob Devaney Sports Center- Lincoln, Neb. South Florida Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 DOOMES-STEPHENS, L f GRANT, Porche c SAUNDERS, Kaneisha g SMITH, Andrell g SMITH, Andrea g WYNNE, Jasmine CONNER, Tiffany BERNARD, Sasha MC DONALD, Akila CARN, Daleisha Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 5 Nebraska Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Leick, Katya f Hooper, Jordan f Redmon, Catheryn c Moore, Lindsey g Burke, Kaitlyn g McCann-Smith, Kellie Williams, Meghin Periago, Jessica Sidhu, Harleen Maurer, Adrianna Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Eric Brewton, Laurie Porter, Doug Miller Technical fouls: South Florida-None. Nebraska-None. Attendance: 3726 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total South Florida Nebraska Last FG - USF 2nd-00:41, NU 2nd-01:05. Largest lead - USF None, NU by 22 1st-01:13. Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench USF NU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Cincinnati vs USF p.m. at Tampa, Fla. Cincinnati (1-1) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 TURNER, Tiffany f BELLMAN, Shelly f CHISHOLM, Chanel g COOK, Kayla g ULIS, Shareese g REAVES, Bjonee BANKS, Lashay RANDOLPH, Jeanise Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 USF (0-2) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 DOOMES-STEPHENS, L f GRANT, Porche c SAUNDERS, Kaneisha g BERNARD, Sasha g SMITH, Andrea g WYNNE, Jasmine CONNER, Tiffany SMITH, Andrell MC DONALD, Akila CARN, Daleisha Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Ed Sidlasky, Bryan Brunette, Amy Bonner Technical fouls: Cincinnati-None. USF-None. Attendance: 531 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati USF Last FG - CIN 2nd-01:30, USF 2nd-00:11. Largest lead - CIN by 16 1st-06:23, USF by 5 2nd-07:22. Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench CIN USF Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 8 times USF Bulls Women s Basketball