University of Southern California 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL USC Sports Information Heritage Hall • 3501 Watt Way • Los Angeles, CA 90089 WBB Sports Information Director: Darcy Couch email: [email protected] • Office: (213) 740-8480 • Cell: (213) 725-3447 2021 PAC-12 TOURNAMENT | MARCH 3-7 | LAS VEGAS USC Women Carry No. 8 Seed To Vegas For Pac-12 Tourney Trojans open up with a first-round game against ASU on Wednesday in Las Vegas. 2021 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS March 3-7 | Michelob ULTRA Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) USC OVERALL: 10-11 TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/womens-basketball-tournament USC PAC-12: 8-10 (No. 8 seed) Wednesday, March 3 • Pac-12 Network Date Opponent Time/Result Game 1: [5] Oregon State vs. [12] California — 11 a.m. Game 2: [8] USC vs. [9] Arizona State — 2 p.m. NOVEMBER Game 3: [7] Washington State vs. [10] Utah — 5 p.m. 25 LMU W 85-55 Game 4: [6] Colorado vs. [11] Washington — 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4 • Pac-12 Network DECEMBER Game 5: [4] Oregon vs. 5/12 Winner — 11 a.m. 4 at Arizona State* (P12) L 63-58 Game 6: [1] Stanford vs. 8/9 Winner — 2 p.m. Game 7: [2] Arizona vs. 7/10 Winner — 5 p.m. 6 at #7 Arizona* L 78-77 Game 8: [3] UCLA vs. 6/11 Winner — 8 p.m. 13 #11 UCLA* (P12) L 73-52 Friday, March 8 • Pac-12 Network 19 #1 Stanford* (P12) L 80-60 Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner — 5 p.m. Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner — 8 p.m. 21 California* (P12) W 77-54 23 Long Beach State W 71-65 Sunday, March 7 • ESPN2 Game 11: Championship game — 5 p.m. JANUARY 1 at #8 Oregon* (P12) L 92-64 USC LAST GAME STARTERS (STATS AS OF 3/1) 3 at Oregon State* (P12) Postponed # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP-GS ppg FT% rpg apg spg mpg 4 Endyia Rogers G 5-7 So. Dallas, Texas 21-21 15.2 .850 4.4 4.1 0.8 32.5 (P12) 8 Utah* W 60-59 All-Pac-12 Team; 7th in Pac-12 in scoring (15.2 ppg); 2nd in FT% (85.0%); Pac-12 POW (2/1); Pac-12 Preseason HM 11 Colorado* (P12) W 56-52 5 Jordan Sanders F 5-11 Sr. Springfield, Mo. 18-12 11.9 .818 3.5 0.8 0.9 11.9 15 #25 Washington St.* (P12) W 81-77 (ot) All-Pac-12 HM; 2nd in Pac-12 in 3PFG% (46.8%); 7th in blocks (1.4 bpg); Pac-12 POW (12/28); Grad transfer from UCI 24 Desiree Caldwell [C] G 5-8 Jr. San Antonio, Texas 21-21 6.5 .900 2.1 3.1 0.7 30.4 17 Washington* (P12) Postponed Season-high 13pts vs. Colorado 1/11; Tied career-high 7 asts vs. Cal 12/21; Career-high 4 threes made at Utah 1/12 17 UC Riverside L 54-52 32 Jordyn Jenkins F 6-2 Fr. Kent, Wash. 13-7 5.3 .552 3.5 0.2 1.3 18.0 22 at California* Postponed Set career highs w/ 12pts, 9 rebs vs. WSU 1/15; Had 4pts in debut vs. Utah 1/8; 3-time all-state 1st team (Kentridge HS) 24 at #5 Stanford* (P12) L 86-59 35 Alissa Pili [C] F 6-0 Fr. Anchorage, Alaska 11-8 11.1 .800 4.1 0.9 1.1 21.4 All-Pac-12 HM; Returned from injury 1/15 vs. WSU; Pac-12 POW (2/8); 2020 Pac-12 FOY; 11 career double-doubles 29 #10 Arizona* (P12) Postponed 31 Arizona State* W 65-57 TROJANS OFF THE BENCH (STATS AS OF 3/1) # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP-GS ppg FT% rpg apg spg mpg FEBRUARY 0 Shalexxus Aaron [C] G 6-0 RS So. Apple Valley, Calif. 10-1 6.8 .667 2.8 0.6 0.2 22.2 13 threes made in last 5 games; Season-high 4 threes at WSU; 1st appearance since 2018-19 season vs. UCR 1/17 5 at Washington* W 63-54 1 Zayla Tinner G 5-10 Fr. Amarillo, Texas 8-0 1.0 .000 1.0 0.3 0.0 7.1 7 at Washington State* W 81-71 1st pts w/ 3pter vs. Stanford 12/19; Scored over 2,300 points in her HS career (Amarillo High); 2x Texas State champ 12 at Colorado* L 66-56 2 India Otto G 5-9 So. Los Angeles, Calif. 3-0 2.0 .000 0.7 0.7 0.0 5.9 14 at Utah* W 66-49 Hit career-high 2 threes in season opener vs. LMU 11/25; Walk-on who earned full scholarship as a freshman 10 Amaya Oliver F 6-2 Fr. Richmond, Calif. 19-11 5.2 .568 4.3 0.3 0.6 18.1 19 Oregon State* (P12) L 77-52 Pac-12 All-FR HM; double-double in USC debut; 2020 Best of the Record Preps Stockton Girls Basketball POY (St. Mary’s HS) 21 #13 Oregon* (P12) L 72-48 15 Angel Jackson C 6-5 So. Richmond, Calif. 18-12 7.9 .657 4.6 1.1 1.2 23.1 26 at #10 UCLA* (P12) L 93-51 2nd in Pac-12 in blocks (1.9 bpg); Career-high 19pts at Cal; 2 career double-doubles, last vs. CU 1/11 22 Kyra White G 5-10 So. Converse, Texas 21-11 2.4 .600 2.2 3.0 0.9 25.2 Career-high 8 asts vs. LBSU 12/23; Made career-high 2 threes vs. Stanford 12/19; Career-high 8 pts at WSU MARCH 23 Madison Campbell G 5-11 RS Fr. Fresno, Calif. 15-1 4.3 .375 1.9 0.3 0.7 13.6 Pac-12 Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) Game-high 19 pts & 5 threes made in USC debut vs. LMU; Missed 2019-20 season with back injury 25 Alyson Miura G 5-9 So. Clackamas, Ore. 7-0 5.6 1.000 1.1 0.4 0.1 15.8 3 vs. [9] Arizona State (P12) 2 p.m. Returned from injury at UW 2/5; Has made 9 threes in last 5 games; Career-high 15pts vs. UNLV 4 vs. [1] Stanford (P12) 2 p.m. 5 Semifinal (P12) 5 p.m. USC TEAM STATS (STATS AS OF 3/1) 7 Championship (ESPN2) 5 p.m. Record PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG APG TOPG BPG SPG 10-11 63.8 .418 .737 .359 31.1 13.4 12.9 4.5 6.9 * Pac-12 Conference game. 2020-21 Prospectus: Home games in bold — at Galen Center https://usctrojans.com/documents/2020/9/23/2020_21_WBB_PreseasonProspectus_v1.pdf Times listed are local to host site (P12) - televised by Pac-12 Networks 2020-21 Record Book: https://usctrojans.com/documents/2020/3/26/2020_21_USC_WBB_Record_Book.pdf 2020-21 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Page 1 https://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ THIS WEEK ————————————————————————————————————————————— USC QUICK FACTS USC shifts focus to tournament action this week, leveling its gaze at a winning run at the 2021 Pac-12 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Tournament. The No. 8 seeded Trojans (10-11) will open up with a first-round clash against No. 9 seed Location: ............................Los Angeles, Calif. Arizona State (11-9) at 2 p.m. on Wednesday (March 3) at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. A win there would put USC in the quarterfinals against top seed Stanford at 2 p.m. on Thursday (March Founded: .................................................. 1880 4) to vie for a place in a 5 p.m. semifinal on Friday (March 5). All those games will be televised on Enrollment: ........ 43,000 (19,000 undergrad) Pac-12 Networks. The Pac-12 Championship game is set for 5 p.m. on Sunday (March 7) on ESPN2. President: ................................. Dr. Carol L. Folt Athletic Director: ............................. Mike Bohn IN THE NATION ——————————————————————————————————————————— Senior Woman Administrator: Joyce Bell Limbrick USC is unranked in this week’s AP and Coaches polls. As of March 1, USC is No. 79 in the NET rankings. National Affiliation: ..................NCAA Division I THIS TIME LAST YEAR ——————————————————————————————————————— Conference: ............................................Pac-12 USC was the No. 7 seed in last year’s Pac-12 Tournament, having rounded out the regular season at Nickname: .................Trojans / Women of Troy 16-13 overall and 8-10 in Pac-12 play. The Trojans took on No. 10 seed Colorado in the first round in Las Fight Song: ...................................... “Fight On” Vegas, claiming a 69-54 win over the Buffs to advance. In the quarterfinals, USC was up against No. Colors: ..................................Cardinal and Gold 2 seed UCLA. The No. 8-ranked Bruins were able to edge out the Trojans 73-66 to put USC at 17-14 Home Court: ............................... Galen Center overall. USC was planning on a trip to the 2020 WNIT before competition was canceled around the Capacity: ............................................... 10,258 nation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Press Row: ..................................213-740-3900 USC’S ALL-PAC-12 FOUR-PACK —————————————————————————————————— BASKETBALL STAFF As the regular season comes to a close and postseason play appears on the horizon, four members of the USC women’s basketball team have landed spots on the All-Pac-12 honor roll for this 2020-21 Head Coach: ................................... Mark Trakh campaign. Leading the way for the Women of Troy is sophomore guard Endyia Rogers with her first Alma Mater: ................Long Beach State, 1981 appearance on the All-Pac-12 Team.