The University of South Florida women's basketball team ended last season by cutting down the nets after defeating Kansas in the WNIT championship game.
The Bulls (15-15) learned late Monday night they will have an opportunity to repeat as WNIT champions. The Bulls will face Florida in Gainesville in the first round Thursday.
The WNIT berth marks USF's seventh consecutive postseason trip under Coach Jose Fernandez.
"Any time you can continue to play after your regular season and conference tournament, it's a credit to the staff and the players' hard work," Fernandez said. "There are a lot of teams that would like to be playing late into March and into April."
Fernandez said the goal is to "put another banner up," but with only eight players available due to injuries and suspensions, the Bulls know they face a tough task.
"We had a lot of ups and downs," senior Melissa Dalembert said. "It's not the NCAA, but it's a tournament and something we could win just like last year."
FSU MAKES NCAA: Third-seeded Florida State (26-5) is set to face 14th-seeded Louisiana Tech (23-8) on Saturday afternoon in a first-round Dayton Regional game in Tallahassee. The Seminoles are hosts, and will be preceded by sixth seed St. John's (24-6) vs. 11th seed Princeton (26-2) at 12:21 p.m.
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