SMU (9-6, 3-0 AAC) vs. USF (14-5, 4-1 AAC)
Moody Coliseum - Dallas, Texas
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 – 7 p.m.
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Game Notes: SMU | USF | The American
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SETTING THE SCENE
•    SMU is hosting USF on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.
•    This is the first time SMU has hosted the Bulls since a 46-44 win at home on Jan. 26, 2019. It was the Mustangs first win against USF.
•    SMU is playing its first game since Jan. 15 after a pair of postponements due to Covid protocols.

ABOUT SMU
•    The Mustangs are 9-6 overall and 3-0 in The American.
•    SMU is on a five-game win streak for the first time since winning seven straight to start the 2013-14 season.
•    SMU won its season opener, 75-63, in head coach Toyelle Wilson's debut on the Hilltop. 
•    SMU  won 79-53 at TCU in its last non-conference game.
•    Savannah Wilkinson is 10th in the NCAA with 11 double-doubles.
•    Wilkinson averages a double-double with 15.2 pts and 10.6 rebs. 
•    Jasmine Smith scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB, and tied the SMU single-game record with a career-high 11 assists at TCU.
•    Kayla White scored a career-high 34 against ECU, the most by a player in The American this season.

ABOUT USF
•    USF enters the contest with a 14-5 record, 4-1 in The American, and the Bulls are receiving votes in both polls.
•    Elena Tsineke leads the team with 15.2 points per game.
•    Bethy Mununga is the only other player in the league averaging a double-double with 10.5 pts and 11.4 rebs.
•    Elisa Pinzan leads the league and is in the top 15 nationally with 106 assists, averaging 5.6 per game.

SERIES HISTORY
•    SMU is 1-13 all-time against USF, including a 1-4 record in Moody Coliseum.
•    It's been two years to the day since SMU first defeated the Bulls, 46-44, in Moody Coliseum.
•    The series started on Nov. 18, 2001, when USF won 79-64 in the championship game of the Boston University Classic.
•    The Bulls won the last meeting, 85-62, on Feb. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. Paige Bayliss scored 11 points in the game.

SAVANNAH WILKINSON
Savannah Wilkinson recorded double-doubles in the first five games of the season, setting a program record for most consecutive double-doubles. She ranks sixth in the NCAA with 10 this season. She averages 10.1 rebounds per game, 30th in the NCAA, and is seventh in the country with 8.4 defensive rebounds per game. The Florida State transfer scores a team-best 15.6 points per game, reaching double digits in all 14 games this season with a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma. Wilkinson scored 20 points against both Arkansas and North Texas, and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Delaware and again at TCU. She played in more than 70 games in three seasons at Florida State with career highs of 14 points and nine rebounds.

SYDNE WIGGINS 
Sydne Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle in the South Point Shootout, and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 21.0 points in the event. She has scored at least 10 points in eight of 11 games on the Hilltop and 34 times in her career. Wiggins won a WNIT championship during her four-year career at Rice. This season at SMU, Wiggins is shooting 39.8 percent from the field and 32.0 percent with 16 made 3-pointers. 

JASMINE SMITH
Jasmine Smith leads the team in assists, 65, steals, 19, and 3-pointers made, 18. She scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB and tied the program single-game assists record with 11 at TCU. Smith averages 8.8 points and 4.6 assists per game. She totaled eight assists in the season opener, and now has at least eight assists in five game throughout her career. She tallied what was a career-high 10 assists during Rice's run to the 2021 WNIT championship. Smith's career high was 21 points during the 2019-20 season at Rice, the only other time in her career she scored at least 20 points.

KAYLA WHITE
Kayla White scored a career-high 34 points against ECU, the most by a Mustang since McKenzie Adams scored 35 on Nov. 26, 2017. She also scored what was a career-high 25 points against UAPB and finished with 21 at TCU. Over the past nine games, White is averaging 18.3 points per game. She is second on the team averaging 14.3 points overall. The returning starter's previous season-high was 20 points against Oklahoma, and White has reached double figures 10 times this season, including eight of the last nine games. She has scored more than 10 points 34 times in her career and eclipsed 20 eight times with a previous career-high 22 points twice. 

PAIGE BAYLISS
With 12 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts, Paige Bayliss posted her third career double-double. Bayliss posted the first double-double of her career as a sophomore with 14 points and 10 rebounds against UC-Irvine. She also had a double-double against Tulane in the same season, scoring 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds. This season, Bayliss is averaging 3.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game.

DANIELLE SANDERLIN
Danielle Sanderlin scored a game-high 20 points in the season opener. She averages 4.5 points, shooting 46.3 percent from the field. 

AMIRAH ABDUR-RAHIM
After missing the first game due to injury, Amirah Abdur-Rahim scored eight points against Oklahoma State in her first game on the Hilltop. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice prior to the game against Oral Roberts.

AMBER BACON
Three-year starter Amber Bacon suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the game against Oral Roberts. The senior scored eight points with four assists in 24 minutes off the bench this season. 

BOLD: Big Opportunities Live in Dallas
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announces the addition of its BOLD (Big Opportunities Live in Dallas) Program to its suite of student-athlete development tools, with the goal of helping student-athletes navigate and capitalize on new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) legislation.
 
BOLD will provide SMU student-athletes with the means to navigate the evolving NIL landscape. The BOLD program will incorporate INFLCR, a comprehensive NIL education and compliance solution, and campus resources from the Cox School of Business, the Dedman School of Law, and the Meadows School of the Arts.