Kristy Curry was just 10 years old, growing up in Olla, La., the last time the South Florida women’s basketball team beat the Florida Gators in Gainesville. The date was November 20, 1977, qnd the Bulls were handed a 42-point thrashing that night.
Since then, USF made the 120-mile trip up I-75 18 times without success as the Gators treated the Bullsmore like little cousins than a respected opponent.
However, all that changed Thursday night when USF — in Curry;’s first game against the Gators as USF’s head coach — rode back to Tampa with a 72-70 win over the previously unbeaten Gators. It was just USF’s win ever over the Gators in 42 tries.
#USF women’s hoops goes on the road to Florida and beats the Gators. https://t.co/EK9Xs2fXFZ
— Mark Skol, Jr. (@markskoljrTV) November 13, 2026
Curry was brought in this season after a long career that included stops at Purdue, Texas Tech, and Alabama to bring precisely this kind of mojo to USF. She knows how to handle the moment. Thursday’s win evened her all-time record against the Gators to 10-10…