On Sunday, the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 74-17 on the boards and Aliyah Boston picked up her 73rd career double-double.
With two of the best distributors in the country (Elisa Pinzan and Aerial Wilson) and one of the best rebounders in the country (Bethy Mununga), the No. 21 South Florida Bulls are poised to make noise nationally. Bulls Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Elena Tsineke join Mununga on the preseason All-AAC First Team and another Bull, Sydni Harvey, joins Pinzan on the Second Team.
2021/03/10 06:22 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Sydni Harvey scored 14 points and No. 20 South Florida, the top seed in the American Athletic Conference tournament, avoided a major upset on Tuesday with a 48-44 win over ninth-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals. Elena Tsineke added 12 points for the Bulls (16-3), who overcame 24.6% shooting (15 of 61) and 16 turnovers. They will play fourth-seeded Temple in the semifinals on Wednesday. Bethy Mununga, who averages 11.2 points, was limited to three points on three shots, but she grabbed 15 rebounds, seven on the offensive end where the Bulls had an 18-9 advantage for a 14-5 difference in second-chance points. It was South Florida s worst shooting game of the season and they barely avoided a season-low in points from the regular-season finale when they lost to UCF 58-45, shooting 25.5%.
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