Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 23, 2024 – South Florida women's basketball graduate guard Sammie Puisis has been named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Player of the Week, announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Puisis led all scorers with 23 points, shooting 3-3 from 3-point land and 8-8 at the free-throw line, in South Florida's 65-56 upset win against No. 9/10 Duke in the Yuengling Center on Saturday afternoon. The win was the Bull's first Top-10 win since knocking off No. 7/5 Stanford, 57-54 in November of 2021. Puisis is the third Bull in program history to have 20+ points in a win against an AP Top-10 opponent and the second ever Bull to shoot 100% from 3-point range in a win against an AP Top-10 opponent.