Laksa, No. 23 South Florida women beat SMU 52-51
Kitija Laksa scored nine of her 28 points in the fourth quarter and No. 23 South Florida overcame its second-worst shooting game of the season to beat SMU 52-51 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
South Florida Bulls
52
SMU Mustangs
51
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 52 |
| SMU | 12 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 51 |
Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · 831 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Rhode Island Rams | L 63-82 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Belmont Bruins | W 69-66 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Furman Paladins | W 80-54 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:01 52-51
Foul on Kiara Perry.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 52-51
Alicia Froling made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 52-50
Alicia Froling made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 52-49
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 52-49
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 51-49
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 50-49
Foul on Mikayla Reese.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 50-49
Foul on Alicia Froling.
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JumpShot 1:52 50-49
Ariadna Pujol made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:25 48-49
Stephanie Collins made Layup. Assisted by McKenzie Adams.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 48-47
Foul on Maria Jespersen.
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PersonalFoul 3:13 48-47
Foul on Laia Flores.
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PersonalFoul 4:10 48-47
Foul on Kamray Mickens.
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PersonalFoul 5:24 48-47
Foul on Kamray Mickens.
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PersonalFoul 5:41 48-47
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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JumpShot 6:34 48-47
Alicia Froling made Jumper. Assisted by Kamray Mickens.
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PersonalFoul 6:44 48-45
Foul on Tamara Henshaw.
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JumpShot 7:47 48-45
Kitija Laksa made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:41 46-45
Dai'ja Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Kamray Mickens.
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LayUpShot 8:57 46-43
Kitija Laksa made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:14 44-43
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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PersonalFoul 9:43 41-43
Foul on Mikayla Reese.
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LayUpShot 0:41 41-43
Maria Jespersen made Layup. Assisted by Kitija Laksa.
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JumpShot 0:57 39-43
McKenzie Adams made Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Reese.
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JumpShot 1:48 39-41
Kamray Mickens made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:07 39-39
Ariadna Pujol made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:17 37-39
Foul on Alicia Froling.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:06 37-39
Laia Flores made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:06 36-39
Laia Flores made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:06 35-39
Foul on Kiara Perry.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:29 35-39
Alicia Froling made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:29 35-38
Foul on Maria Jespersen.
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JumpShot 4:29 35-38
Alicia Froling made Jumper. Assisted by McKenzie Adams.
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LayUpShot 6:42 35-36
Stephanie Collins made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:06 35-34
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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JumpShot 7:14 32-34
Stephanie Collins made Jumper. Assisted by McKenzie Adams.
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LayUpShot 8:07 32-32
Kitija Laksa made Layup. Assisted by Maria Jespersen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:49 30-32
Maria Jespersen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ariadna Pujol.
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PersonalFoul 9:05 27-32
Foul on Kiara Perry.
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LayUpShot 9:17 27-32
Morgan Bolton made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 27-30
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 26-30
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 25-30
Foul on McKenzie Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 25-30
McKenzie Adams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 25-29
McKenzie Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 25-28
Foul on Laia Flores.
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JumpShot 1:23 25-28
McKenzie Adams made Jumper. Assisted by Morgan Bolton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 25-26
Morgan Bolton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alicia Froling.
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JumpShot 3:13 25-23
Maria Jespersen made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:47 23-23
Ariadna Pujol made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:51 21-23
Foul on Morgan Bolton.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 21-23
Foul on Klara Bradshaw.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 21-23
Foul on Tamara Henshaw.
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JumpShot 5:08 21-23
Tamara Henshaw made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 19-23
Klara Bradshaw made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 19-22
Klara Bradshaw made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 19-21
Foul on Katelyn Weber.
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PersonalFoul 6:10 19-21
Foul on Tamara Henshaw.
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LayUpShot 6:32 19-21
Kiara Perry made Layup. Assisted by Klara Bradshaw.
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PersonalFoul 7:14 19-19
Foul on Mikayla Reese.
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End Game 0:00 52-51
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 52-51
South Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 52-51
Laia Flores missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 52-51
South Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 52-51
Laia Flores missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 52-51
Foul on Kiara Perry.
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 52-51
Laia Flores Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 52-51
McKenzie Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:15 52-51
SMU Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:15 52-51
Tamara Henshaw Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 52-51
Alicia Froling made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 52-50
Alicia Froling made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 52-49
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 52-49
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 51-49
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 50-49
Foul on Mikayla Reese.
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Offensive Rebound 1:07 50-49
Ariadna Pujol Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:07 50-49
Kitija Laksa missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:09 50-49
South Florida Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:09 50-49
Alicia Froling Block.
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JumpShot 1:09 50-49
Maria Jespersen missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 1:22 50-49
SMU Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:22 50-49
Foul on Alicia Froling.
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Defensive Rebound 1:26 50-49
Maria Jespersen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:26 50-49
Mikayla Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:52 50-49
Ariadna Pujol made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:25 48-49
Stephanie Collins made Layup. Assisted by McKenzie Adams.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 48-47
Foul on Maria Jespersen.
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Steal 2:45 48-47
Mikayla Reese Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:46 48-47
Kitija Laksa Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:11 48-47
Ariadna Pujol Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:11 48-47
McKenzie Adams missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:13 48-47
Foul on Laia Flores.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 48-47
Kamray Mickens Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:21 48-47
Kitija Laksa missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:45 48-47
Laia Flores Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:45 48-47
Stephanie Collins missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:01 48-47
Stephanie Collins Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:04 48-47
Stephanie Collins Block.
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JumpShot 4:04 48-47
Kitija Laksa missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
USF
SMU
20-62
FG
20-57
32
Field Goal %
35
5-20
3PT
2-9
25
Three Point %
22
7-9
FT
9-9
78
Free Throw %
100
45
Rebounds
34
14
Offensive Rebounds
6
31
Defensive Rebounds
28
10
Assists
17
5
Steals
8
3
Blocks
8
18
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
10
6
Fast Break Points
6
20
Points in Paint
22
16
Fouls
18
7
Largest Lead
5
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