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Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls ended the season with 27 wins and the 27th win of the season for the Bulls was the best in USF history - for men or women - and the highest win total by any Division I team in the state of Florida. USF capped their sixth postseason appearance by winning the 2009 WNIT Tournament.[ 2]
Date Opponent Location Irish Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 1/08
Miami Sun
Tampa, FL
91
67
1-0
Nov. 5/08
DT3
Tampa, FL
81
55
2-0
[ 3]
Number Name Height Position Class
1
Wynne Jasmine Wynne1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Guard
1 Freshman
2
Doomes-Stephens Leondra Doomes-Stephens1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Guard/Forward
3 Sophomore
5
English Dominique English1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Guard
3 Sophomore
10
Griffin Sequoyah Griffin1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Forward
3 Sophomore
11
Grant Porche Grant1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Forward
5 Junior
15
Speed Allyson Speed1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Guard
5 Junior
21
Stokes Janae Stokes1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Guard
5 Junior
23
Lawson Jessica Lawson1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Center
5 Junior
33
Carn Daleisha Carn1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Guard
3 Sophomore
42
Dalembert Melissa Dalembert1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Forward
5 Junior
The Bulls participated in the USF Shootout on November 15 and 16.
The Bulls participated in the Paradise Jam from November 27 to 29. The Bulls finished second in the Reef Division.[ 4]
Date Opponent Location Irish Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 15/08
Central Connecticut
Tampa, FL
100
41
1-0
Nov. 16/08
Loyola, MD
Tampa, FL
94
46
2-0
Nov. 18/08
Stetson
Tampa, FL
103
55
3-0
Nov. 23/08
Coppin State
Tampa, FL
97
43
4-0
Nov. 27/08
California
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
55
85
4-1
Nov. 28/08
Iowa
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
82
79
5-1
Nov. 29/08
Texas Tech
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
71
61
6-1
Dec. 5/08
Florida International
Tampa, FL
99
71
7-1
Dec. 14/08
North Florida
Tampa, FL
90
44
8-1
Dec. 18/08
Grambling
Tampa, FL
126
62
9-1
Dec. 20/08
Northern Arizona
Tampa, FL
82
43
10-1
Dec. 21/08
Southern
Tampa, FL
100
47
11-1
Dec. 28/08
Jackson State
Tampa, FL
110
51
12-1
Dec. 30/08
Tulane New Orleans, LA
80
66
13-1
Jan. 3/09
Marquette
Milwaukee, WI
60
68
13-2
Jan. 6/09
Connecticut Tampa, FL
37
83
13-3
Jan. 10/09
St. John’s
Tampa, FL
81
71
14-3
Jan. 14/09
Louisville
Tampa, FL
60
76
14-4
Jan. 17/09
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
47
79
14-5
Jan. 20/09
Providence
Providence, RI
86
62
15-5
Jan. 24/09
Georgetown
Tampa, FL
68
86
15-6
Jan. 31/09
Rutgers
New Brunswick, NJ
59
58
16-6
Feb. 3/09
Marquette
Tampa, FL
56
71
16-7
Feb. 8/09
Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
88
79
17-7
Feb. 14/09
Seton Hall
Tampa, FL
80
51
18-7
Feb. 17/09
Notre Dame
Tampa, FL
79
86
18-8
Feb. 21/09
West Virginia
Morgantown, WV
75
90
18-9
[ 3]
Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Shantia Grace
37
1165
163
64
160
117
175
7
58
550
Janae Stokes
36
878
153
116
30
91
53
2
25
452
Jazmin Sepulveda
37
1143
150
68
71
125
136
11
96
439
Jessica Lawson
36
797
151
0
79
240
9
44
31
381
Brittany Denson
37
966
105
0
68
248
45
100
33
278
Alexis Givands
12
258
38
3
4
37
24
1
20
83
Jasmine Wynne
36
694
92
13
46
65
83
5
57
243
Porche Grant
37
765
93
0
42
284
20
30
33
228
Melissa Dalembert
31
287
46
0
25
87
1
9
5
117
Allyson Speed
27
223
17
10
5
24
19
1
7
49
Ashley Sanders
34
257
19
0
19
59
16
5
16
57
Crystal Ayers
6
24
2
1
0
3
1
0
2
5
Erin Moody
5
14
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
Kelsey Varney
2
5
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
[ 5]
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(January 2011 )
Quarterfinal (Sunday, March 29)
South Florida 80, St. Bonaventure 66
Semifinal (Wednesday, April 1)
South Florida 82, Boston College 65
Championship (Saturday, April 4)
South Florida 75, Kansas 71 [ 6]
Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Shantia Grace
5
181
21
7
29
14
29
2
7
78
Jasmine Wynne
5
151
21
3
16
10
12
0
4
61
Jessica Lawson
5
128
26
0
9
54
1
6
5
61
Janae Stokes
5
116
21
12
3
5
5
1
0
57
Brittany Denson
5
162
21
0
13
41
7
14
4
55
Jazmin Sepulveda
5
167
18
10
6
12
9
2
10
52
Porche Grant
5
105
13
0
3
39
2
6
3
29
Melissa Dalembert
4
7
2
0
0
3
0
0
1
4
Allyson Speed
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Ashley Sanders
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
[ 7]
In the WNIT championship, the stat leaders were as follows:
Player Category
Sepulveda
Points (18)
Grant
Rebounds (10)
Grace
Assists (5)
Sepulveda
Steals (2)
Denson
Blocks (4)
[ 2]
Alexis Givands, USF Shootout All-Tournament Team
Shantia Grace, All-Big East point guard,
Janae Stokes, USF Shootout Most Valuable Player
Jasmine Wynne, USF Shootout All-Tournament Team [ 8]
Team players drafted into the WNBA [ edit ] No one from the Bulls was selected in the 2009 WNBA draft .[ 9]
^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.^ a b "Bulls Capture First WNIT Title with 75-71 Win over Kansas" .^ a b "Women's Basketball" .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Women's NIT Results" . Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009 .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Loyola HTML" .^ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board" . Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009 .
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