TAMPA, FLA. – Stefanie Ingram scored 15 points to lead a parade of six double figure scorers that powered South Florida to a 80-54 victory over Furman in the 2026-27 season opener for both teams Monday afternoon at the Yuengling Center.
Ingram, a 5-8 senior guard who began her collegiate career at Georgia, made 6-of-13 shots, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, and a free throw for her 15 points. She tacked on three rebounds, five assists, and pair of steals in the contest.
Hannah Kohn followed with 13 points, Kendal Puryear 12, and Fatou Diakite and Kate Novik with 11 points each for the Bulls, who also got 10 points from Amourie Porter to round out their double figure performers.
Clare Coyle paced Furman with 15 points, and
Alyssa Ervin tallied 14.
The Bulls led from wire-to-wire, grabbing a 9-0 lead before
Sophia Pearl connected with a 3-pointer from the right wing three minutes into the game.
USF reeled off the next eight points to go up 17-3 en route to a 27-12 first quarter lead,
Furman trailed 46-32 at the half and was outscored 23-9 in the third period.
The Bulls shot 52 percent for the game, hitting on 32-of-64 attempts, and dominated the Paladins on the boards, posting a 48-25 advantage that contributed significantly to 50-26 scoring differential in the paint.
Furman was limited to 33.3 percent shooting from the field (18x54) and just 4-of-18 makes from 3-point range (22.2%).
Furman tips off its home season on Wednesday when it plays host to Erskine in a 5:00 p.m. contest at Timmons Arena.
