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USC Women Kick Off 2018-19 Campaign This Week
November 05, 2018 | Women's Basketball, Features
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Women of Troy host UC Riverside in a USC doubleheader on Tuesday before visiting Long Beach State on Sunday.
USC (0-0) vs. UC Riverside (0-0)
Galen Center | Los Angeles, Calif.
Tuesday, Nov. 6 | 5 p.m.
Series Record: USC leads 2-0
Last Meeting: W, 64-46 (Nov. 13, 2017 • Riverside)
USC at Long Beach State
Walter Pyramid | Long Beach, Calif.
Sunday, Nov. 11 | 2 p.m.
Series Record: LBSU leads 28-24
Last Meeting: W, 75-60 (Nov. 20, 2017 • Galen Center)
Current Streak: USC won 8
THIS WEEKÂ
USC kicks off its 2018-19 campaign on home turf this week, unveiling a Trojan roster packed with fresh faces to go along with returning talent. USC opens with a matchup against UC Riverside at 5 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 6) at Galen Center. It'll be a doubleheader of competition that evening, as the USC men hit the court for the first time at 8 p.m.  Then, the Women of Troy will head to Long Beach State to take on the 49ers in a 2 p.m. matchup on Sunday (Nov. 11).
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IN THE NATION
USC is is unranked in the AP preseason poll.Â
SCOUTING UCR
The Highlanders went 11-22 overall last season, going 6-10 in the Big West Conference. Jannon Otto is UC Riverside's top returning scorer, having averaged 8.7 points per game. Skyler Lewis returns as UCR's top rebounder last season with 6.9 rebounds per game. USC is 2-0 all-time against UC Riverside after a 64-46 win last season in Riverside.Â
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SCOUTING LBSU
The 49ers went 8-23 overall last season, going 6-10 in the Big West Conference. Last year's top scorer, Shanaijah Davison, returns for her sophomore season having averaged 13.8 points per game last year. USC is 24-28 all-time against Long Beach State with wins in the past eight meetings, including a 75-60 Trojan win last season at the Galen Center.Â
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CULTURE SHIFTÂ
As the Women of Troy enter a new season of action, the energy and excitement generated by USC's combination of Trojan veterans and fresh faces is palpable. Along with the return of Pac-12 honorees Aliyah Mazyck and Minyon Moore, there are six Women of Troy who will be seeing their first game action in a USC jersey this year. Transfers Mariya Moore, Kayla Overbeck and Cheyanne Wallace are three of those six Women of Troy set to log their first minutes at USC. Shalexxus Aaron, meanwhile, is finally off the sidelines and in full force after sitting out the 2017-18 season with injury, and will add athleticism to the back court. The other two newbies are true freshmen. Forward Jillian Archer and guard Desiree Caldwell are USC's two true freshmen this season.Â
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SENIOR STRENGTH
USC's senior class offers a window into the new formula that head coach Mark Trakh is working with this season — a blend of players with diverse talents and diverse experience. Aliyah Mazyck is USC's record-holder for single-season 3-pointers made and is coming off a junior season where she averaged 16.5 points per game. She and fellow senior Marguerite Effa enter their fourth and final seasons at USC, standing out as the vets of the group. Seniors Mariya Moore and Cheyanne Wallace, meanwhile, bring another angle of experience to the picture. Moore was a decorated player at Louisville, then transferred to USC last season. This year will mark her first game action as a Trojan. Wallace also opted to change course to USC, coming across town from Loyola Marymount to get in the mix this season as a grad transfer.Â
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POWER AT THE POST
USC has two standout juniors lined up for duty as veterans on the post. Ja'Tavia Tapley was the sixth man last year, and her 6-3 frame and incredible athleticism will be back for more this season. Newly crowned for her junior season at USC is Vanderbilt transfer Kayla Overbeck, whose waiver to compete immediately as a Trojan was granted by the NCAA. An All-SEC honoree as a freshman, Overbeck adds yet another valuable depth charge to the post for USC this season. Forward Danijela Milisic and guard Kyerstin Galloway round out the USC roster.
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MAZYCK MAKES THE LIST
USC senior Aliyah Mazyck's notable junior season has attracted national attention, as she has been selected as one of the country's top 20 shooting guards recognized on the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Preseason Watch List. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced the list today (Oct. 23). A finalist for the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year last year, Mazyck was a 2018 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention pick as a junior. That year, the Charlotte, N.C., native set a USC single-season record with 86 threes made. A full-time starter, she averaged 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. Now a senior captain for the Women of Troy, Mazyck has stepped into a leadership role that will help the speedster's upward trajectory on the Pac-12 and the national radars this season.  Named after the first player, male or female, named to the All-America Team in four straight college seasons, the annual Ann Meyers Drysdale Award — in its second year — recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
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CLEAR BAGS, PLEASE!
At Galen Center, the safety of our guests is of paramount importance.  With that in mind, beginning January 1, 2018, Galen Center has implemented enhanced security measures including a clear bag policy. To review the policy and to ensure you come to your next event at Galen Center fully prepared please go to: www.galencenter.org/assets/img/Clear-Bag-Policy-0b9d0e3076.jpg.  Thank you and Fight On!
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LAST SEASON
USC finished up the 2017-18 season with a 20-11 overall record in head coach Mark Trakh's return to the helm of the program. In Pac-12 play, USC finished in seventh place at 7-7 and fell in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Senior Kristen Simon picked up a place on the All-Pac-12 Team, while junior Aliyah Mazyck earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and was a finalist for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. She and sophomore Minyon Moore both landed on the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. Along the way, Mazyck also set a new USC record for single-season 3-pointers made with 86.
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