USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC University of Southern California 2014-15 Women’s Basketball USC Sports Information 3501 Watt Way • Heritage Hall 103 • Los Angeles, CA 90089 Phone: (213) 740-8480 • FAX: (213) 740-7584 WBB Sports Information Director: Darcy Couch • email: [email protected] Release #2 — Nov. 18, 2014 USC Women Stay Local, Visit Long Beach State & Host Fresno State Women of Troy visit the 49ers on Friday before setting up for home opener vs. the Bulldogs on Sunday at 2 p.m. 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Friday, Nov. 21 Sunday, Nov. 23 Date Opponent Time/Result USC (1-1) USC (1-1) NOVEMBER at Long Beach State (2-0) vs. Fresno State (1-0) 9 Concordia (exhibition) 2 p.m. Long Beach, Calif. — 4:30 p.m. Galen Center — 2 p.m. 15 at #2 South Carolina L 70-61 Live stream: bigwest.org Live stream: usctrojans.com 17 at Davidson W 99-64 21 at Long Beach State 4:30 p.m. 2014-15 Media Guide & Record Book: usctrojans.com/sports/w-baskbl/201415MediaGuides.html @USCWBB 23 Fresno State 2 p.m. THIS WEEK The USC women’s basketball team is back on the West Coast to set up for two more nonconference matchups. The SMU Tournament (Dallas, Texas) Women of Troy (1-1) will journey down to Long Beach State first, taking on the 49ers (2-0) in Long Beach on Friday (Nov. 28 vs. Sam Houston State 5 p.m. CT 29 vs. SMU/Florida A&M 5 or 7 p.m. CT 21) at 4:30 p.m. From there, USC will settle in for its home opener, with Fresno State coming to town for the Trojans’ first official game at Galen Center this season. USC and the Bulldogs (1-0) will tangle at 2 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 23). DECEMBER 6 at Saint Mary’s 5 p.m. FOLLOW ALONG 9 Cal State Northridge 6 p.m. 14 Sacramento State 2 p.m. USC’s game at Long Beach State will be streamed live through bigwest.org. The Trojans’ home opener against Fresno 18 Loyola Marymount 4 p.m. State will be streamed live at http://pac-12.com/videos/university-southern-california. Both games have live stats 21 Oklahoma State (P12) 12 p.m. via Gametracker available through links on the USC women’s basketball schedule page at usctrojans.com. 30 UCLA * (P12) 6 p.m. IN THE NATION JANUARY 3 Oregon * (P12) 3 p.m. USC received votes in the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll, but does not appear in either of week’s national polls. 5 Oregon State * (P12) 7 p.m. Long Beach State and Fresno State both are unranked in this week’s national polls. 9 at Colorado * (P12) 8 p.m. MT 11 at Utah * (P12) 12 p.m. MT USC PROJECTED STARTERS 18 at UCLA * (P12) 7:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP-GS ppg rpg apg bpg spg 23 California * 7 p.m. 1 Jordan Adams G 6-1 So. Irvine, Calif. 2-2 9.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 1.5 25 Stanford * (P12) 5 p.m. Team captain; Career high 12 points and 7 assists at Davidson on 11/17 31 at Oregon State * (P12) 2:30 p.m. 10 Courtney Jaco G 5-8 Fr. Compton, Calif. 2-2 9.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 Started first games of her career; Hit a career-high 5 threes at Davidson on 11/17; 2014 Pac-12 All-Freshman HM FEBRUARY 13 Kaneisha Horn F 6-1 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 2-2 10.5 3.5 0.5 0.0 3.0 2 at Oregon * (P12) 5 p.m. Set career high with 11 pts and 4 steals at No. 2 South Carolina on Nov. 15 6 Utah * (P12) 7 p.m. 21 Alexyz Vaioletama F 6-1 Jr. Fountain Valley, Calif. 2-2 10.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 8 Colorado * (P12) 12 p.m. Team captain; 2014 Pac-12 All-Defensive HM 13 at Stanford * (P12) 6 p.m. 23 Brianna Barrett G 5-7 So. Winnetka, Calif. 2-2 9.0 4.5 2.5 1.0 4.0 Led team with 7 steals at Davidson on 11/17; 2014 Pac-12 All-Defensive HM 15 at California * (P12) 6:30 p.m. 20 Arizona * 7 p.m. TROJANS OFF THE BENCH 22 Arizona State * (P12) 3 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP-GS ppg rpg apg bpg spg 26 at Washington * (P12) 6 p.m. 3 Chyanne Butler G 5-6 Fr. Costa Mesa, Calif. 1-0 2.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 28 at Washington State * (P12) 3 p.m. irst pts scored at Davidson on 11/17; 2014 Daily Breeze Co-Player of the Year; 2014 All-State First Team 5 McKenzie Calvert G 5-9 Fr. Schertz, Texas 2-0 8.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 MARCH No. 16 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz 100; four-time All-State and All-Region honoree Pac-12 Tournament (KeyArena • Seattle) 24 Drew Edelman F 6-4 Fr. Sunnyvale, Calif. 2-0 7.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5-8 Pac-12 Tournament (P12) Seattle Career high 10 pts & 5 rebs at No. 2 South Carolina on 11/15; With 14 pts in 1st 2 games, ties her freshman total 25 Alexis Lloyd G 5-10 RS So. Chicago, Ill. 1-0 5.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 NCAA Tournament Scored 5 pts in her debut at Davidson on 11/17, including first career 3-pointer at USC. 20-23 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBD 32 Kiki Alofaituli G 6-1 Sr. Tustin, Calif. 2-0 4.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 27-30 NCAA Regionals TBD Started 24 games last season, averaging 4.7 points per game. 35 Kristen Simon F 6-1 Fr. Gardena, Calif. 2-0 5.5 3.5 2.5 1.0 1.0 Had 4 pts & 6 rebs in debut at South Carolina; No. 47 recruit in the nation. APRIL 5 & 7 Women’s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.) 43 Amy Okonkwo F 6-2 Fr. Fontana, Calif. 2-0 3.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 First pts scored at Davidson on 11/17; No. 92 prospect in the nation; 2013 Inland Valley Player of the Year * Pac-12 Conference game. LAST WEEK All game times Pacific. Home games in bold — at Galen Center In its first official action of 2014-15, USC came up with a strong road split on a trip through the Carolinas. The Trojans (P12) - televised by Pac-12 Networks put up a fierce fight against No. 2 South Carolina, holding a slim lead before falling 70-61 to the highly ranked home — more — 2014-15 USC Women’S BASKETBALL Page 1 USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC • USC USC QUICK FACTS team. Two days later, USC was at Davidson, and the Trojans came to play once again. USC delivered a powerful 99- 64 victory over the Wildcats to bring a 1-1 record back to California. Against No. 2 South Carolina, USC had three UNIVERSITY Information new faces on the list with double digits as the Trojans pushed the No. 2 team in the nation to the edge on the road. Location: ................... Los Angeles, Calif. Founded: ...........................................1880 The Women of Troy had No. 2 South Carolina on notice in sneaking into a slim lead in the second half, only to see Enrollment: ................................. 33,000 the host Gamecocks respond with a 14-0 run that took back control of the game. USC would wind up with a 70-61 President: .........................C.L. Max Nikias loss to South Carolina in its season opener in Columbia, S.C. Up against a team with lots of height and power in the Athletic Director: .......................Pat Haden paint, USC had to battle down low and wound up with several players in foul trouble down the stretch. And still, the Sr. Women’s Administrator: . Donna Heinel Trojans kept fighting. By the final horn, USC had taken the loss to the No. 2 Gamecocks, but the Women of Troy could National Affiliation: ............NCAA Division I Conference: ....................................Pac-12 still boast a strong performance on the road. Standing out tonight were three Women of Troy who set career marks Nickname:...........Trojans / Women of Troy for themselves. Senior Kaneisha Horn had a career performance with 11 points while carrying four fouls deep into Fight Song: ................................“Fight On” the game. Freshman McKenzie Calvert also hit 11 points in her Trojan debut. And sophomore Drew Edelman went Colors: ..........................Cardinal and Gold big with a 10-point outing to hit a career high for herself. South Carolina, meanwhile, was led by a double-double Home Court: ........................Galen Center Capacity:.........................................10,258 by Alaina Coates with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Tiffany Mitchell also provided 18 points for the Gamecocks. USC Press Row: ..........................213-740-3900 shrugged off the referee’s whistles in the first half with a stalwart effort that kept the Trojans in stride with the highly touted Gamecocks. Even a 7-0 scoring surge by the hosts wasn’t enough to shake the Trojans, who finished up the BASKETBALL Staff half with six straight points to trail 27-24 at the break.