Jespersen, Laksa lead No. 23 USF women past LSU 61-55
Maria Jespersen scored 20 points, Kitija Laksa added 16 and No. 23 South Florida held off LSU 61-55 in the season opener on Friday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
LSU Tigers
55
South Florida Bulls
61
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| USF | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Texas Southern Tigers | W 131-22 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs SE Louisiana Lady Lions | W 129-35 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 55-61
Laia Flores made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 55-60
Foul on Raigyne Louis.
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LayUpShot 0:33 55-60
Maria Jespersen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 55-58
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 54-58
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 53-58
Foul on Maria Jespersen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 53-58
Tamara Henshaw made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 53-57
Tamara Henshaw made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 53-56
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 53-56
Maria Jespersen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 53-55
Foul on Raigyne Louis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 53-55
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 52-55
Foul on Laia Flores.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 52-55
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 52-55
Foul on Khayla Pointer.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 52-55
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 51-55
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 50-55
Foul on Laia Flores.
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JumpShot 2:55 50-55
Raigyne Louis made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:21 48-55
Laia Flores made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 48-53
Foul on Shae Leverett.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 48-53
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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LayUpShot 6:50 48-53
Faustine Aifuwa made Layup. Assisted by Raigyne Louis.
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JumpShot 7:05 46-53
Kitija Laksa made Jumper. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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PersonalFoul 7:15 46-51
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:32 46-51
Faustine Aifuwa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:32 45-51
Foul on Tamara Henshaw.
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LayUpShot 7:46 45-51
Alba Prieto made Layup. Assisted by Maria Jespersen.
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LayUpShot 8:08 45-49
Laia Flores made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:30 45-47
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:04 43-47
Tamara Henshaw made Jumper. Assisted by Alba Prieto.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:14 43-45
Jailin Cherry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaelyn Richard-Harris.
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PersonalFoul 9:27 40-45
Foul on Maria Jespersen.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 40-45
Foul on Jaelyn Richard-Harris.
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LayUpShot 0:19 40-45
Jailin Cherry made Layup. Assisted by Chloe Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 38-45
Chloe Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 37-45
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 37-45
Laia Flores made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 37-44
Laia Flores made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 37-43
Foul on Jailin Cherry.
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JumpShot 1:29 37-43
Jailin Cherry made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 35-43
Laura Ferreira made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 35-42
Laura Ferreira made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 35-41
Foul on Khayla Pointer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:55 35-41
Raigyne Louis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khayla Pointer.
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PersonalFoul 3:29 32-41
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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LayUpShot 3:29 32-41
Ayana Mitchell made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:45 30-41
Maria Jespersen made Layup. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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LayUpShot 4:28 30-39
Kitija Laksa made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 30-37
Maria Jespersen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 30-36
Maria Jespersen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:00 30-35
Foul on Faustine Aifuwa.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 30-35
Raven Farley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:26 29-35
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:46 29-35
Shae Leverett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:46 29-34
Shae Leverett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:46 29-33
Foul on Faustine Aifuwa.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 29-33
Foul on Raven Farley.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:26 29-33
Laura Ferreira made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:26 29-32
Laura Ferreira made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 55-61
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 55-61
Tamara Henshaw Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 55-61
Chloe Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:16 55-61
LSU Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 55-61
Laia Flores made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 55-60
South Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 55-60
Laia Flores missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 55-60
Foul on Raigyne Louis.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 55-60
Tamara Henshaw Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:23 55-60
Raigyne Louis missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:33 55-60
Maria Jespersen made Layup.
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RegularTimeOut 0:51 55-58
South Florida Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 55-58
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 54-58
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 53-58
Foul on Maria Jespersen.
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 53-58
LSU Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 53-58
Tamara Henshaw made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 53-57
Tamara Henshaw made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 53-56
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 53-56
Tamara Henshaw Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:57 53-56
Faustine Aifuwa missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 53-56
Maria Jespersen made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:08 53-55
South Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 53-55
Maria Jespersen missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 53-55
Foul on Raigyne Louis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 53-55
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:14 52-55
LSU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 52-55
Raigyne Louis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 52-55
Foul on Laia Flores.
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Steal 1:15 52-55
Ayana Mitchell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:16 52-55
Kitija Laksa Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 52-55
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 52-55
Foul on Khayla Pointer.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:49 52-55
Raigyne Louis Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:51 52-55
Raigyne Louis Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:53 52-55
Chloe Jackson Block.
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JumpShot 1:53 52-55
Kitija Laksa missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 52-55
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 51-55
Raigyne Louis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 50-55
Foul on Laia Flores.
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Team Stats
LSU
USF
20-57
FG
19-63
35
Field Goal %
30
3-8
3PT
6-25
38
Three Point %
24
12-19
FT
17-22
63
Free Throw %
77
39
Rebounds
47
17
Offensive Rebounds
23
22
Defensive Rebounds
24
11
Assists
10
4
Steals
3
8
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
1
15
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
17
6
Fast Break Points
2
18
Points in Paint
20
23
Fouls
19
3
Largest Lead
11
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