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RHODE ISLAND vs. USF - series notes 

• Rhode Island returns to action in the Opening Statement Tournament hosted by Belmont in Nashville, Tenn.
• URI lost its first game of the Tournament, falling 76-62 to Columbia.
• Rhody had four players score in double-figures, led by Martina Borrellas'  game-high of 14 points.  
• The Rams are looking for their first win of the season and first under first-year head coach Colleen Mullen.
• Rhody faces USF for the first time in program history.
• USF head coach Kristy Curry is in her first season at the helm. A season ago, the Rams faced Curry and the Crimson Tide in the NCAA Tournament. 

SCOUTING THE BULLS

• USF enters the game Sunday undefeated, winning its last two games. 
• In their first game of the Opening Statement Tournament, the Bulls beat Belmont 69-66 after Amourie Porter scored on a layup and converted the free throw with three seconds remaining.
• South Florida opened their 2026-27 campaign with an 80-54 win over Furman.
• Head Coach Kristy Curry arrived in Tampa in March after 13 seasons at Alabama, where she led the Crimson Tide to the postseason in each of her final six seasons. 
• She enters her first season with the Bulls holding a 554-322 (.632) career record over 27 seasons as a head coach, with 21 postseason appearances (14 NCAA, 7 WNIT) and a trip to the 2001 national championship game with Purdue. She is one of 10 coaches in women's basketball history with at least 100 wins at three different programs.
• Curry was named Thursday to the preseason watch list for the 2027 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award.
• USF was picked to finish third in the American Conference preseason coaches' poll.