TAMPA, Fla., November 3, 2025 – The University of South Florida women's basketball team opened its season with an emphatic 81-56 win over FIU on Monday night at the Yuengling Center, giving interim head coach Michele Woods-Baxter her first career victory at the helm.
The win marked Woods-Baxter's debut as head coach for the Bulls, making her just the third coach in program history to win in her head coaching debut, joining Trudi Lacey (1988) and Joanne Rogers (1976).
Prior to tip-off, the Bulls were recognized for last season's American Athletic Conference championship with a special banner reveal that now hangs in the Yuengling Center rafters.