2018–19 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team will represent the University of South Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his nineteenth season, play their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This will be USF's sixth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. They finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They received at-large bid to the WNIT where defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

2018–19 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–16 (7–9 The American)
Head coach	Jose Fernandez (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Michele Woods-Baxter Jesyka Burks-Wiley Danny Hughes
Home arena	Yuengling Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 UConn †	16	–	0		1.000			35	–	3		.921
UCF	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Cincinnati	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Houston	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
South Florida	7	–	9		.438			19	–	16		.543
Temple	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
East Carolina	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Tulsa	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Tulane	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Wichita State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
SMU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
Memphis	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Media

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

2018–19 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) RS So   Denmark G 3 Sydni Harvey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brentwood Academy Nashville, TN G 4 Elisa Pinzan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr   Murano, Italy G 5 Vanessa Blagmon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Norcross Stockbridge, GA G/F 10 Laura Ferreira 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Escola Secundária De Santo André Lisbon, Portugal G 11 Makaela Kestner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Liberty Bealeton, VA F 21 Shea Leverett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So South Effingham HS Rincon, GA C 23 Tamara Henshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Flagler Palm Coast HS Palm Coast, FL G 24 Irida Tsafara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   Athens, Greece F 30 Janeta Rozentale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   Dobeles, Latvia C 31 Beatriz Jordao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Quinta dos Lombos Pombal, Portugal F 33 Kitija Laksa  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rigas Francu Licejs Riga, Latvia F 34 Silvia Serrat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So   Banyoles, Spain C 54 Alyssa Rader 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Horizon Thornton, CO	Head coach Jose Fernandez (Miami-Dade Kendall) Assistant coach(es) Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher College) Jesyka Burks-Wiley (Boston University) Danny Hughes (TCU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 22	at Ohio State	W 71–47	1–0	Value City Arena (3,472) Columbus, OH
11/09/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 22	Albany	W 74–37	2–0	Yuengling Center (2,269) Tampa, FL
11/15/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Bethune–Cookman	W 88–39	3–0	Yuengling Center (2,112) Tampa, FL
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm	No. 21	Oklahoma	W 87–70	4–0	Yuengling Center (2,804) Tampa, FL
11/22/2018* 1:00 pm	No. 17	vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam tournament Island Division	L 63–85	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (874) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/23/2018* 3:00 pm	No. 17	vs. North Carolina Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 69–71	4–2	Sports and Fitness Center (715) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/24/2018* 3:00 pm	No. 17	vs. UCLA Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	W 60–56	5–2	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2018* 6:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 79–36	6–2	USF Sun Dome (4,992) Tampa, FL
12/09/2018* 2:00 pm		George Washington	W 63–30	7–2	Yuengling Center (2,081) Tampa, FL
12/15/2018* 3:30 pm		Grambling State	W 67–50	8–2	Yuengling Center (5,117) Tampa, FL
12/17/2018* 7:00 pm		Vermont	W 102–55	9–2	Yuengling Center (2,116) Tampa, FL
12/20/2018* 6:15 pm		vs. Creighton Florida Sunshine Classic	L 76–83	9–3	Warden Arena (481) Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2018* 4:00 pm		vs. Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic	L 67–74	9–4	Warden Arena (373) Winter Haven, FL
12/30/2018* 4:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 49–78	9–5	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,270) Baton Rouge, LA
AAC regular season
01/05/2019 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Temple	W 63–53	10–5 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall (940) Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UCF War on I-4	L 49–62	10–6 (1–1)	Yuengling Center (2,902) Tampa, FL
01/13/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 3 Connecticut	L 46–63	10–7 (1–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,534) Storrs, CT
01/19/2019 2:00 pm, ADN		Tulane	W 73–46	11–7 (2–2)	Yuengling Center (2,616) Tampa, FL
01/23/2019 7:00 pm		Memphis	L 40–47	11–8 (2–3)	Yuengling Center (2,164) Tampa, FL
01/26/2019 1:00 pm		at SMU	L 44–46	11–9 (2–4)	Moody Coliseum (823) Dallas, TX
01/30/2019 7:00 pm, ADN		Cincinnati	L 56–57	11–10 (2–5)	Yuengling Center (2,472) Tampa, FL
02/03/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at UCF War on I-4	L 63–66	11–11 (2–6)	CFE Arena (2,566) Orlando, FL
02/06/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 45–40	12–11 (3–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (854) New Orleans, LA
02/10/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN2		Houston	L 52–54	12–12 (3–7)	Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
02/16/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Tulsa	W 59–48	13–12 (4–7)	Yuengling Center (2,403) Tampa, FL
02/20/2019 7:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 63–50	14–12 (5–7)	Williams Arena (762) Greenville, NC
02/23/2019 7:00 pm		Wichita State	W 55–46	15–12 (6–7)	Yuengling Center (2,663) Tampa, FL
02/27/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Houston	W 59–49	16–12 (7–7)	Fertitta Center (919) Houston, TX
03/02/2019 12:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 43–57	16–13 (7–8)	Fifth Third Arena (1,945) Cincinnati, OH
03/04/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 2 Connecticut	L 47–57	16–14 (7–9)	Yuengling Center (5,614) Tampa, FL
AAC Women's tournament
03/08/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (12) Tulane First Round	W 61–52	17–14	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
03/09/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Houston Quarterfinals	W 72–55	18–14	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
03/10/2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(5)	vs. (1) No. 2 Connecticut Semifinals	L 45–81	18–15	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019* 7:00 pm		Stetson First Round	W 84–50	19–15	Yuengling Center (1,357) Tampa, FL
03/24/2019* 6:00 pm		at James Madison Second Round	L 54–71	19–16	JMU Convocation Center (986) Harrisburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	22	21	17	RV	RV	RV	RV													N/A
Coaches	21-T	21-T^	17	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

• 2018–19 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

References

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