No. 25 South Florida girls win eleventh straight, 72-48 over ECU

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sammie Puisis made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 23 factors, Carla Brito added 20 factors and 7 rebounds and No. 25 South Florida beat East Carolina 72-48 on Tuesday night time for its eleventh straight victory.

USF coach Jose Fernandez recorded his 118th victory in American Athletic Convention play, tying UConn coach Geno Auriemma for essentially the most in league historical past.

Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu had 13 factors and 14 rebounds for South Florida (21-4, 10-0), which has reached 20 wins 11 instances in program historical past. Elena Tsineke, USF’s main scorer at 17.6 factors per sport, was held to 6 factors on 3-of-10 capturing.

Puisis was 7 of 14 from 3-point vary and ECU was simply 1 of 12. Puisis made three 3-pointers within the first quarter as USF constructed a 19-6 lead and the Bulls closed the third quarter on a 13-4 run to go forward by double-figures for the remainder of the sport.

Amiya Joyner had 13 factors and 13 rebounds for East Carolina (14-8, 5-4). Danae McNeal added 10 factors. ECU shot simply 31% from the sphere.

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