South Florida Bulls @ Florida International Panthers
Flores scores 19, No. 22 USF women defeat FIU 82-52
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Laia Flores scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Maria Jespersen had a double-double and No. 22 South Florida rolled to an 82-52 win over Florida International on Sunday.
Jespersen had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Laura Ferreira scored 16 for the Bulls (9-2), who went 15 of 15 from the foul line.
South Florida had no problem despite a subpar performance from Kitija Laska, who missed all seven of her 3-pointers and was 2 of 11 overall for four points. Laksa had made at least a trey in 25 straight games and at least two in her last 18 and was coming off a 40-point performance where she set an NCAA record by making 11-straight 3s. She leads the country with 4.90 treys a game.
Kiandre'a Pound scored 17 points with nine rebounds for the Panthers (2-8).
Due to FIU's on-campus graduation, the game was played at Rick Case Arena on the campus of Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Marc Merritt
- Kylie Galloway
- Marla Gearhart
2024-25 American Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTSA | 17-1 | - | 26-5 |
| North Texas | 15-3 | 2 | 25-9 |
| South Florida | 13-4 | 3.5 | 23-11 |
| Temple | 13-5 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Tulane | 9-8 | 7.5 | 17-13 |
| East Carolina | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 10 | 17-17 |
| UAB | 7-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 5-13 | 12 | 7-23 |
| Charlotte | 4-14 | 13 | 11-21 |
| Wichita State | 4-14 | 13 | 10-22 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-15 | 14 | 11-21 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 16-2 | - | 26-9 |
| Western Kentucky | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Louisiana Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 7-11 | 9 | 13-18 |
| Florida International | 7-11 | 9 | 11-19 |
| Sam Houston | 5-13 | 11 | 13-17 |
| UTEP | 4-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Jacksonville State | 4-14 | 12 | 10-20 |

