ON THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WE TAKE ON THE LADY BULLS OF SOUTH FLORIDA!!

On Friday, November 26, in the Bahamas we'll take on the University of South Florida after they finish their tournament four days earlier at the Atlantis resort, fifty miles away. Stanford will play them with no days rest, having battled Indiana, another strong NCAA Tournament team, the day before. 

The USF Bulls finished the season at 19 and 4, ranked 18th in the nation. They won the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships. In the NCAA Tournament USF defeated Washington State 57 to 53 in the first round, and then fell to N.C. State in the second round 69 to 57. 

During the off season they got two strong transfer players from Memphis - Aerial Wilson, a point guard, and Dulcy Mendjiadeu, a 6'-4" post player, both starters at Memphis.

I would expect we'll see a starting lineup for USF that looks something like this:

                                                                   REB       PTS

Dulcy Mendjiadeu    6'-4"    Grad    C        8.6        12.2

Bethy Mununga        6'-0"    Sr.        F      12.9        10.0

Elena Tsineke           5'-7"    So.        G       2.0        14.0

Sydni Harvey           5'-10"    Jr.        PG     3.0        12.0

Elisa Pinzan             5'-8"     Jr.         G.      3.0        10.3                  

Bethy and Elena were All Conference First Team

With no presumptions of anything but an exercise to make me feel better about our three games in three days in The Bahamas, I put together conceivable starters and backups for each game just to see who we could possibly start against Maryland on Saturday that would be as rested as the Maryland starters:

Possible Stanford Starters/Backups against Indiana on Thursday

Cameron Brink/Fran Belibi

Haley Jones/Ashten Prechtel

Lexie Hull/Lacie Hull

Anna Wilson/Jordan Hamilton

Hanna Jump/Alyssa Jerome

Possible Stanford Starters/Backups against USF on Friday

Ashton Prechtel/Kiki Iriafen

Alyssa Jerome/Elena Bosgana

Jordan Hamilton/Jana VanGytenbeek

Lacie Hull/Jzaniya Harriel

Brooke Demetre/Agnes Emma-Nnopu (or Jenna Brown, if ready)

Possible Stanford Starters/Backups against Maryland on Saturday

Cam Brink/Fran Belibi

Haley Jones/Ashten Prechtel

Lexie Hull/Lacie Hull

Anna Wilson/Jordan Hamilton

Hanna Jump/Alyssa Jerome

Anyway, now I feel better. Could be a lot of fun for everyone. And our starters on Saturday would be ready for a top ten team.

GO CARDINAL! BACK TO BACK TO BACK IN THE BAHAMAS AND HOPEFULLY WE COME OUT OF THERE WITH THREE BIG WINS AND TWENTY 3'S PER GAME!!

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