University of San Francisco Athletics

USFDons.com will announce the new members of the 2019-20 USF Women's Basketball signing class throughout the spring. In this fifth release, the Dons announce the signing of another junior college All-American and successful international player.
 
SAN FRANCISCO — Another experienced, All-American junior college transfer will join the University of San Francisco women's basketball team for the 2019-20 season, as the Dons announced the signing of 6-foot, 2-inch forward Masha Vasilevko out of Weatherford (Texas) College and Minsk, Belarus.
 
Masha Vasilevko | Forward | 6-2 | Minsk, Belarus/Weatherford College
 
Vasilevko spent two years with the Lady Coyotes, earning National Junior College Athletics Association Third Team All-American recognition during her sophomore season of 2017-18. That year, she averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while leading Weatherford College to an appearance in the NJCAA Region V semifinals during a 20-9 campaign.
 
A prolific shooter and scorer for the Lady Coyotes, she posted 12 20-point games in 2017-18, including a career-high 31 at Blinn College on Nov. 18, 2017. She had impressive shooting percentages from all ranges, shooting 49.1% from the floor, 44.0% from 3-point range with 66 3s, and 88.5% from the free-throw line. She had two double-doubles during her All-American season, scoring 24 points and pulling down 13 rebounds versus the Dallas Diesel Basketball Club on Nov. 11, 2017, and had 17 points with 12 rebounds in the first round of the Region V Tournament versus Frank Phillips College to lead her team to an opening-round win.
 
Vasilevko was already proving her worth on the basketball court during her freshman season at Weatherford College in 2016-17, averaging 13.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 1.2 apg as a rookie. That season, she shot 86.0% from the free-throw line to go with a 36.2% clip from downtown and 38.5% overall from the field. She had 18 double-figure scoring games in 2016-17, including three 20-point performances.
 
Vasilevko's talents have also been featured on the international stage, where she's represented her home country of Belarus in numerous FIBA events. During the 2018 U20 FIBA European Championships, she was 10th in scoring with 13.6 ppg to go with 4.3 rpg, as Belarus finished second in the Division B Tournament to qualify for Division A. In 2017 during the FIBA U18 European Championships, she helped lead Belarus to a fifth-place Division B finish while averaging 13.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg and 2.0 apg.
 
USF Head Coach Molly Goodenbour on Masha Vasilevko
 
"Masha will give us a legitimate scoring threat on the perimeter with her excellent shooting ability. Her size makes her versatile enough to play wing or forward positions and her experience will be an asset to our young team."