South Florida Bulls at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Women's Basketball
76 - 66
Laksa scores 34, No. 22 South Florida tops E Carolina 76-66
Laksa made 14 of 22 shots, including half of her eight 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds, finishing four points shy of her career best. Maria Jespersen added 16 points and Henshaw had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls (19-4, 8-2 American), who bounced back from a loss at Memphis on Sunday.
A 13-2 run carried the Pirates to a 20-14 lead after one quarter and they led 39-37 at the half. South Florida scored the last 10 points of the third quarter, six by Laksa, to pull ahead 56-52. A Laksa 3, followed by a basket by Henshaw and a Jespersen trey pushed the lead to 66-56 with 6:30 left and the Pirates never got closer than nine.
South Florida, beaten inside 36-20 by Memphis, had a 38-26 advantage and shot 52 percent.
Kristen Gaffney had 25 points and 12 rebounds for East Carolina (10-14, 1-10), who lost their eighth straight.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 76 - 66 |
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Laia Flores Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 66 |
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Khadidja Toure missed Layup. | 76 - 66 |
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Antoinette Bannister Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 66 |
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Laia Flores missed Free Throw. | 76 - 66 |
Statistics
 USF |
ECU |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-60 | FG | 26-58 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 8-13 | FT | 9-16 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 1,210 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |