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After two convincing wins over Howard and VCU, the South Florida Bulls women’s basketball team moved up three spots to No. 22 in the latest AP Women’s basketball poll, released on Monday.
POLL ALERT: Notre Dame out of women’s AP Top 25, ending run of 234 straight weeks; Oregon No. 1, South Carolina up to No. 5.
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) November 18, 2019
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Powered by two double-doubles from JUCO transfer Bethy Mununga, and a 20-point outburst from freshman guard Maria Alvarez against VCU, the Bulls are 4-0 to begin the season for the fourth consecutive year.
USF's @mariacamalvarez tabbed @American_WBB ROW; @Bethy_Mng named to Honor Roll. https://t.co/YEkSdZfcf5#HornsUp pic.twitter.com/lwim1K3so7
— USF W. Basketball (@USFWBB) November 18, 2019
Alvarez was named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, while Mununga was tabbed to the honor roll for last week’s performances.
No. 2 Baylor Becomes USF’s first of three 2019 Final Four Opponents
Happy Birthday Jose Fernandez! Your gift is facing reigning NCAA national champion and 2nd-ranked Baylor.
The Lady Bears are destroying their competition so far this year, winning by an average margin of 70.7 points per game. That’s not a misprint. Baylor has six players scoring in double figures, led by NaLyssa Smith’s 19.3 PPG.
Baylor hasn’t taken many three’s so far this season (10-for-20), so Mununga, Beatriz Jordao, Tamara Henshaw, and Shae Levertt will all have to contribute to defending the post, boxing out, and grabbing every rebounds.
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