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South Florida
Owls Hit the Road to Take on South Florida
1.3.25 | Women's Basketball
Game Info:Â Saturday, January 4, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, January 4, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Yuengling Center - Tampa, Fla.
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OPENING TIP
Following a thrilling 63-58 victory over ECU on Wednesday, the Owls head down to Tampa to take on USF in a pivotal matchup.
News & Notes
• Tarriyonna Gary had a career-high 26 points; she shot 10-18 from the field and 4-8 from three.
• ECU had 23 free throw attempts, the most attempts the Owls have allowed all season.
• Jaleesa Molina dropped another double-double after scoring 10 points and picking up 10 rebounds against ECU.
• The Owls' defense forced a season-high 18 steals against ECU on Sunday.
• Tristen Taylor ranks 26th in the country in Assist/Turnover ratio (2.58).
• Tarriyonna Gary (10.3 points) and Tiarra East are averaging double-digit points for the Owls.
• The Owls continue the road trip by traveling to Boca Raton, Fla., to take on FAU on January 8.
Scouting the Bulls
• South Florida is currently on a four-game win streak, which started against Northwestern State on December 17.
• During the four-game win streak, the Bulls defeated Northwestern State (71-36), No. 9 Duke (65-56), Rice (74-64), and Charlotte (69-68).
• South Florida has an 8-1 record at home, with their only loss being to Vanderbilt, where the Bulls lost 49-62.
• Sammie Puisis (15.1 points) and Vittoria Blasigh (10.5 points) are averaging double-digit points for South Florida.
• Against Charlotte, USF went 25-69 from the field and 4-16 behind the arc. At the line, the Bulls went 15-29. The Bulls' defense forced 17 turnovers against Charlotte.
• South Florida has played five Top-25 teams this season: UConn, Louisville, TCU, Duke, and South Carolina.
• In the 2023-24 season, South Florida finished with a 19-14 record and a conference record of 10-8.
T-MAC MOVES UP ALL-TIME THREE-POINT LEADERBOARD
• Fifth-year Tarriyonna Gary, nicknamed "T-Mac," has been a sharpshooter from the moment she stepped foot on campus just over two years ago.
• Gary has led the team in three-point field goals made in each of the last two seasons and connected on four more threes in a 79-72 loss to Richmond on November 4.
• Gary is now fifth on the all-time three-point made list for Temple. She also ranks 4th in Temple's school history with a 37.0% three-point shooting percentage.
New Milestones
• Tarriyonna Gary moves into fifth place in Temple's career three-pointers list, with over 200 threes made.
• Tiarra East is now 23rd in Temple's all-time scoring list with 1,050 points; East is 25 points away from 22nd.
