2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
2008–09 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
USF Shootout
WNIT Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	27–10 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Jose Fernandez;
Assistant coaches	Jeff Osterman; Andrea Williams; Michele Woods-Baxter;
Home arena	USF Sun Dome
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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]

2008–09 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Connecticut†	16	–	0	1.000	39	–	0	1.000
No. 7 Louisville	14	–	2	.875	34	–	5	.872
No. 15 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 23 Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
DePaul	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	19	–	14	.576
Rutgers	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
South Florida	8	–	8	.500	27	–	10	.730
Georgetown	7	–	9	.438	20	–	14	.588
Marquette	7	–	9	.438	17	–	16	.515
Syracuse	5	–	11	.313	17	–	15	.531
West Virginia	5	–	11	.313	18	–	15	.545
St. John's	4	–	12	.250	19	–	15	.559
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	17	–	14	.548
Providence	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Cincinnati	3	–	13	.188	14	–	17	.452


† 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Exhibition

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

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Regular season

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
1	WynneJasmine Wynne	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	Guard	1Freshman
2	Doomes-StephensLeondra Doomes-Stephens	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Guard/Forward	3Sophomore
5	EnglishDominique English	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Guard	3Sophomore
10	GriffinSequoyah Griffin	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Forward	3Sophomore
11	GrantPorche Grant	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Forward	5Junior
15	SpeedAllyson Speed	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guard	5Junior
21	StokesJanae Stokes	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	Guard	5Junior
23	LawsonJessica Lawson	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Center	5Junior
33	CarnDaleisha Carn	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Guard	3Sophomore
42	DalembertMelissa Dalembert	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Forward	5Junior

Schedule

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

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Player stats

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

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Postseason

Big East Tournament

WNIT Tournament

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

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WNIT Player Stats

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

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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)

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Awards and honors

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

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

No one from the Bulls was selected in the 2009 WNBA draft.^[9]

References

^ "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.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.

[gousfbulls.com-2] "Bulls Capture First WNIT Title with 75-71 Win over Kansas".

[ReferenceA-3] "Women's Basketball".

[4] "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)

[5] "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)

[6] "Women's NIT Results". Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.

[7] "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)

[8] "Loyola HTML".

[9] "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.

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