South Florida Bulls @ Tulane Green Wave
Williams, No. 19 South Florida women beat Tulane 71-67
NEW ORLEANS -- Courtney Williams scored 16 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter to rally the No. 19 South Florida women past Tulane 71-67 on Wednesday night.
South Florida (11-4, 4-1 American) led 62-56 after Williams scored the first 13 points of a 15-6 run to start the fourth quarter.
Tulane (12-5, 3-2) fought back and forced a late turnover with a half-court trap that led to Leslie Vorpahl's 3-pointer, tying it at 67 with 16 seconds left.
Shalethia Stringfield answered quickly with a coast-to-coast layup for the Bulls, Kitija Laksa stole it from Tulane's Kolby Morgan as she was driving to the basket and Laura Ferreira clinched it on a pair of free throws with two seconds left.
Laksa scored 17 points for the Bulls and Williams grabbed 13 rebounds.
Vorpahl made 6 of 9 from 3-point range for Tulane and finished with 26 points. Morgan added 12 points.
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Wesley Dean
Referee:Carla Fountain
Referee:Metta Roberts
2025-26 Standings
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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