South Florida Bulls vs SMU Mustangs
No. 20 South Florida women eliminate SMU from AAC 73-60
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Courtney Williams scored 29 points and No. 20 South Florida eliminated SMU from the American Athletic Conference tournament, 73-60, on Saturday.
Second-seeded USF (22-8) will face No. 3-seed Temple (20-10), winners over sixth-seeded Tulsa, in the semifinals on Sunday.
Williams was 12 of 26 from the field with four 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds. Ariadna Pujol scored 16 points for the Bulls.
South Florida (22-8) got up big early. The Bulls led 23-15 after the first quarter, then limited SMU to eight points in the second and led 39-23 at the break.
SMU rallied a bit in the second half, but got no closer than 10 points.
Morgan Bolton led SMU (13-18) with 15 points and seven rebounds. Stephanie Collins had 14 points, while Gabrielle Wilkins and Dai'ja Thomas added 11 points apiece.
The Mustangs were just 2 of 10 from beyond the arc and had 22 turnovers.
Game Information
Uncasville, CT
Referee:Rachelle Jones
Referee:Ron Ledington
Referee:Luis Gonzalez
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
| 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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