2021/03/10 06:22 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Sydni Harvey scored 14 points and No. 20 South Florida, the top seed in the American Athletic Conference tournament, avoided a major upset on Tuesday with a 48-44 win over ninth-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals. Elena Tsineke added 12 points for the Bulls (16-3), who overcame 24.6% shooting (15 of 61) and 16 turnovers. They will play fourth-seeded Temple in the semifinals on Wednesday. Bethy Mununga, who averages 11.2 points, was limited to three points on three shots, but she grabbed 15 rebounds, seven on the offensive end where the Bulls had an 18-9 advantage for a 14-5 difference in second-chance points. It was South Florida s worst shooting game of the season and they barely avoided a season-low in points from the regular-season finale when they lost to UCF 58-45, shooting 25.5%.
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UH women’s basketball senior guard Julia Blackshell-Fair battles through contact against Wichita State’s Seraphine Bastin on Dec. 30, 2020 at Fertitta Center. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar
Houston women’s basketball senior guard Julia Blackshell-Fair is out for the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL.
“Nobody expects this to happen to them and when I heard the news, I was devastated,” Blackshell-Fair said. “This is an extremely talented team and I know they’ll go far and do great things.”
The injury occurred during the game against Temple on Jan. 20 in the third quarter. Blackshell-Fair went down hard after a missed jumper.