LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The highest-seeded USC ladies’s basketball group exerted its defensive energy within the first and fourth quarters and held No. 8 seed Kansas to a season-low 55 factors because the Trojans punched their ticket to the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in 30 years with a 73-55 win over the Jayhawks tonight at Galen Middle. In entrance of a crowd of 8,941, USC’s JuJu Watkins recorded a double-double whereas McKenzie Forbes landed six of USC’s season-high 13 3-pointers on the evening. USC now carries a 28-5 general document on to Portland, Ore., the place the Trojans will face No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen.
The Trojans by no means trailed, however did should fend off the Jayhawks after they closed to inside one level late within the third quarter. USC responded with a 10-0 run that stretched into the fourth to create house, and the Trojans held Kansas to simply 9 factors within the ultimate body whereas pouring out 20 of their very own to press on to victory.
USC rode a wave of eight first-half 3-pointers to guide issues 33-24 by halftime. The Trojans by no means trailed in these first 20 minutes, additionally benefiting from 16 factors off of 12 Jayhawk turnovers. USC was capturing higher from 3-point vary (42.1 p.c) than from the ground general (35.3 p.c) within the first half, whereas Kansas was a 34.6 p.c general and had landed one 3-pointer. The Jayhawks had been successful the battle of the boards by the break, forward 23-16. By the ultimate buzzer, Kansas was nonetheless forward on the rebounding entrance with a 40-39 lead, however USC had upped its offense to complete out the sport at 37.3 p.c, with 13 threes landed ultimately. Kansas completed at 35.7 p.c general, and had dedicated 18 turnovers that USC transformed into 25 factors.
Watkins supplied USC’s first and final factors of the evening, ending up with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds to tally her eighth double-double. Forbes completed with 20 factors for the Trojans, whereas Clarice Akunwafo served up a booming six blocks on the defensive finish. Kansas acquired 22 factors from S’Mya Nichols and a double-double from Taiyanna Jackson with 10 factors and 18 rebounds.
Watkins supplied USC’s first seven factors of the evening, opening up issues with a 3-pointer for the Trojan trigger. Kansas received on the board with a pair of free throws at 7:58 and hit its first rating from the ground son after, however Watkins had USC forward 7-4 not 15 seconds later. Rayah Marshall slipped in a rating as nicely, and McKenzie Forbes drilled a 3 after a Watkins steal, lifting USC forward 12-5. Kansas would near inside three at 12-9, prompting the Trojans to dial up the protection. Clarice Akunwafo issued a block and later nabbed a steal, sending USC on the assault. Marshall scored subsequent, and after forcing a Jayhawk shot clock violation, Kayla Padilla drained USC’s third 3-pointer of the body to make it a 17-9 USC lead after 10 minutes of motion. USC continued its momentum and made that 5-0 run right into a 12-0 surge thanks partially to second-quarter threes from Forbes and Watkins to go up 24-9. The Jayhawks landed their first 3-pointer of the evening with 4:43 on the clock, making it 27-17. Forbes would wrap two extra threes round a bucket by Kansas, and USC was up 33-19 with 2:05 to go within the half, though the Jayhawks scored the ultimate 5 factors to make it a 33-24 halftime margin.
It was a shootout within the third because the groups traded scores for the primary 4 minutes. Kansas broke the pattern with a 6-0 rally to chop the scoreline to 43-37 at 5:15, and a 9-0 Kansas push adopted Forbes’ sixth 3-pointer to make it a one-point recreation with 1:20 to go within the body. Watkins coolly drained a 3-pointer 19 ticks later, then hit a pair of free throws to tug the Trojans forward 52-46 within the ultimate minute. Akunwafo had the final phrase of the quarter, attending to the road and sinking one to make it a 6-0 USC response for a 53-46 Trojan lead coming into the fourth. USC received some robust work down low from Akunwafo to assist spark the Trojans within the fourth. Her fifth block of the evening helped ship USC the opposite approach, with Kaitlyn Davis delivering her first factors with a rating within the paint to get USC out forward 62-48 at 6:12 as USC outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 in these first 4 minutes.
NEXT:
No. 1 seed USC faces No. 5 seed Baylor within the Candy Sixteen at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 30) in Portland, Ore..
NOTABLE:– USC is now making its eleventh journey to the Candy Sixteen and first since 1994 season
– USC is now 21-0 when scoring over 70 factors in a recreation, and 15-0 when holding an opponent to underneath 60 factors.
– USC tied its season-high of 3-pointers made with 13 tonight.
– GS McKenzie Forbes has hit at the least one 3-pointer in 30 video games this season.
– With six 3-pointers made tonight, Forbes tied her profession excessive..
– With 9 rebounds, Akunwafo beat her season excessive.
– With 28 factors and 11 rebounds FR JuJu Watkins recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
– With six free-throws made tonight, Watkins is now USC’s document holder in free-throws made in a single season with 261.
– With three 3-pointers immediately, GS Kayla Padilla has now hit at the least three 3-pointers in 12 video games this season
– Now 28-5 general, USC has recorded its most wins since going 31-5 in 1985-86 underneath head coach Linda Sharp.
– This win marks Lindsay Gotttlieb’s second journey to the Candy Sixteen as a head coach (Final look: 2013 season with California)
– USC held Kansas to a season-low 55 factors.