2018–19 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

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2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	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

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 eighteenth 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.

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

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*		at Ohio State			Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
11/09/2018* 7:00 PM		Albany			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
11/15/2018* 7:00 PM		Bethune–Cookman			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
11/18/2018* 2:00 PM		Oklahoma			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
11/22/2018* 1:00 PM		vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division			Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/23/2018* 3:00 PM		vs. North Carolina Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division			Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/24/2018* 3:00 PM		vs. UCLA Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division			Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2018* 6:00 PM		New Hampshire			USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
12/09/2018* 2:00 PM		George Washington			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
12/15/2018* 3:30 PM		Grambling State			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
12/17/2018* 7:00 PM		Vermont			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
12/20/2018* 6:15 PM		vs. Creighton Florida Sunshine Classic			Warden Arena  Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2018* 4:00 PM		vs. Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic			Warden Arena  Winter Haven, FL
12/30/2018*		at LSU			Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
AAC regular season
01/05/2019 3:00 PM, CBSSN		at Temple			McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2019 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at UCF War on I-4			CFE Arena  Orlando, FL
01/13/2019 1:00 PM, ESPN		at Connecticut			Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
01/19/2019 2:00 PM, ADN		Tulane			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
01/23/2019 7:00 PM		Memphis			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
01/26/2019 1:00 PM		at SMU			Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
01/30/2019 7:00 PM, ADN		Cincinnati			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
02/03/2019 1:00 PM, ESPN2		UCF War on I-4			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
02/06/2019 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
02/10/2019 2:00 PM, ESPN2		Houston			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
02/16/2019 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Tulsa			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
02/20/2019 7:00 PM		at East Carolina			Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
02/23/2019 7:00 PM		Wichita State			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
02/27/2019 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at Houston			Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
03/02/2019 12:00 PM		at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
03/04/2019 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut			Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08–11/2019		vs.			Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
*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																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

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