2019–20 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls were coached by Jose Fernandez in his twentieth season and played their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's seventh season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. They finished the season 18–12, 10–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut.

2019–20 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record18–12 (10–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michele Woods-Baxter
  • Jesyka Burks-Wiley
  • Danny Hughes
Home arenaYuengling Center
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn 16 0   1.000 26 3   .897
Cincinnati 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
UCF 11 5   .688 19 9   .679
South Florida 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Tulane 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Temple 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Wichita State 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
SMU 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
East Carolina 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Houston 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Memphis 4 12   .250 13 16   .448
Tulsa 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
2020 AAC tournament winner
As of March 4, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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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

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2019–20 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Enna Penhadzic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Horsens Statsskole Denmark
G 1 Maria Alvarez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Miami Country Day Bal Harbour, FL
G 2 Mihaela Lazic 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Klasicna Gimnazija Slavonski Brod, Croatia
G 3 Sydni Harvey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Brentwood Academy Nashville, TN
G 4 Elisa Pinzan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Istituto Tecnico Algarotti Venezia Murano, Italy
G 5 Elena Tsineke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, GR
F 12 Cristina Bermejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ins Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern, Spain
F 20 Bethy Mununga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Institut Sainte- Marie Jambes Zellik, Belgium
F 21 Shea Leverett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr South Effingham HS Rincon, GA
F 22 Kristyna Brabencova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr KŠPA KLADNO Brno, Czech Republic
C 23 Tamara Henshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Flagler Palm Coast HS Palm Coast, FL
C 31 Beatriz Jordao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Quinta dos Lombos Pombal, Portugal
F 34 Silvia Serrat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr   Banyoles, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 03/09/2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/05/2019*
5:30 pm
Jacksonville W 70–39  1–0
Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
11/08/2019*
7:00 pm
No. 15 Texas W 64–57  2–0
Yuengling Center (2,289)
Tampa, FL
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm
Howard W 82–53  3–0
Yuengling Center (2,006)
Tampa, FL
11/15/2019*
11:00 am
VCU W 77–55  4–0
Yuengling Center (3,520)
Tampa, FL
11/19/2019*
8:00 pm
at No. 2 Baylor L 46–58  4–1
Ferrell Center (7,485)
Waco, TX
11/24/2019*
2:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 62–23  5–1
Yuengling Center (2,076)
Tampa, FL
11/28/2019*
11:00 am
vs. South Dakota State
Cancun Challenge
L 50–61  5–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (235)
Cancun, MEX
11/29/2019*
1:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Cancun Challenge
L 77–81  5–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (198)
Cancun, MEX
11/30/2019*
11:00 am
vs. Notre Dame
Cancun Challenge
L 51–67  5–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (174)
Cancun, MEX
12/06/2019*
5:30 pm
Alabama State W 80–29  6–4
Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
12/15/2019*
1:00 pm
Idaho W 67–64  7–4
Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
12/19/2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Mississippi State
Duel in the Desert
L 61–86  7–5
Cox Pavilion (641)
Las Vegas, NV
12/21/2018*
3:00 pm
vs. UNLV
Duel in the Desert
L 51–61  7–6
Cox Pavilion 
Las Vegas, NV
12/30/2018*
5:30 pm
Brown W 70–60  8–6
Yuengling Center (2,062)
Tampa, FL
AAC regular season
01/05/2020
2:00 pm
Cincinnati W 76–68  9–6
(1–0)
Yuengling Center (2,204)
Tampa, FL
01/12/2020
6:00 pm
at Tulsa W 68–52  10–6
(2–0)
Donald W. Reynolds Center (998)
Tulsa, OK
01/16/2020
7:00 pm
at Temple L 66–69  10–7
(2–1)
McGonigle Hall (1,079)
Philadelphia, PA
01/19/2019
3:00 pm
UCF
War on I-4
L 57–64  10–8
(2–2)
Yuengling Center (3,017)
Tampa, FL
01/22/2020
7:30 pm
at Wichita State W 56–50  11–8
(3–2)
Charles Koch Arena (1,556)
Wichita, KS
01/25/2020
2:00 pm
Tulane W 63–56  12–8
(4–2)
Yuengling Center (2,207)
Tampa, FL
01/29/2020
7:00 pm
Houston W 74–45  13–8
(5–2)
Yuengling Center (2,262)
Tampa, FL
02/02/2020
12:00 pm
at Cincinnati L 55–60  13–9
(5–3)
Fifth Third Arena (1,141)
Cincinnati, OH
02/09/2020
12:00 pm
Temple W 99–51  14–9
(6–3)
Yuengling Center (2,209)
Tampa, FL
02/13/2020
8:00 pm
at Tulane W 53–43  15–9
(7–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (621)
New Orleans, LA
02/16/2019
2:00 pm
No. 5 Connecticut L 47–67  15–10
(7–4)
Yuengling Center (6,044)
Tampa, FL
02/19/2020
6:00 pm
at UCF L 48–56  15–11
(7–5)
Addition Financial Arena (3,992)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2020
5:00 pm
at Memphis W 68–47  16–11
(8–5)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (551)
Memphis, TN
02/25/2020
7:00 pm
East Carolina W 81–52  17–11
(9–5)
Yuengling Center (2,011)
Tampa, FL
02/29/2020
7:00 pm
SMU W 85–62  18–11
(10–5)
Yuengling Center (2,414)
Tampa, FL
03/02/2020
7:00 pm
No. 5 Connecticut L 39–80  18–12
(10–6)
XL Center (9,338)
Hartford, CT
AAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Tulane
Quarterfinals
W 64–50  19–12
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/08/2020
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (1) No. 5 Connecticut
Semifinals
L 38–79  19–13
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

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AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".