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USC Women Open Season Tuesday At CSUN, Host Virginia On Saturday
November 04, 2019 | Women's Basketball, Features
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USC will retire the jersey of Trojan great Tina Thompson in home opener on Saturday at Galen Center.
USC (0-0) at CSUN (0-0)
The Matadome | Northridge, Calif.
Tuesday, Nov. 5 | 7 p.m.
Series Record: USC leads 17-10
Last Meeting: W, 58-42 (Dec. 16, 2018 • Galen Center)
Current Streak: USC won 2
USC vs. Virginia
— TINA THOMPSON JERSEY RETIREMENT —
Galen Center | Los Angeles, Calif.
Saturday, Nov. 9 | 2 p.m.
Series Record: UVA leads 2-1
Last Meeting: L, 78-68 (Dec. 30, 1995 • Westwood)
Current Streak: UVA won 1
THIS WEEKÂ
USC knocks down the starting gates of the 2019-20 season this week with a young roster raring to go. The new-look Trojans open season on the road with a visit to CSUN at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 5) in Northridge. The true feature event this week, though, takes place at USC's home opener. On Saturday (Nov. 9), the Women of Troy welcome home Trojan great Tina Thompson — now head coach at Virginia — to retire her No. 14 jersey in a pregame ceremony at Galen Center. Once her jersey is hung, Thompson will rejoin her Virginia team for a 2 p.m. clash against the Trojans. The USC-Virginia clash also brings back former Trojan Karleen Shields Thompson, who is associate head coach for the Cavaliers. The last time USC and Virginia met, Thompson was a junior at USC and scored 25 points in a 78-68 loss to then-No. 7 UVA.
IN THE NATION
USC is unranked in the AP and Coaches preseason polls, but is receiving a vote in the Coaches Poll.Â
USC is unranked in the AP and Coaches preseason polls, but is receiving a vote in the Coaches Poll.Â
SCOUTING CSUN
The Matadors went 16-15 overall last season, going 10-6 in the Big West Conference. De'Jionae Calloway is CSUN's top returning scorer, having averaged 6-2 points per game last season. Eliza Matthews is CSUN's top returning rebounder with 5.6 rebounds per game last season. USC is 17-10 all-time against CSUN with wins in the last two meetings after a 58-42 USC win last season at Galen Center.Â
SCOUTING UVA
The Cavaliers went 12-19 overall last season, going 5-11 in the ACC. Last year's top scorer and rebounder, Jocelyn Willoughby, returns for her senior year having averaged 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game last season. USC is 1-2 all-time against Virginia. The last meeting was in 1995 when Tina Thompson was a junior at USC. Ranked #7 in the nation at the time, Virginia beat USC 78-68 at an event in Westwood, Calif. In Thompson's freshman season and Karleen Shields' junior season, USC beat Virginia 85-66 in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, with Thompson scoring 18 points in that Trojan victory.
THE "VETS"Â
Of USC's three seniors on the roster, only post Kayla Overbeck has logged minutes in Cardinal and Gold. Overbeck joined the Trojans as a transfer from Vanderbilt last season. Now, she's flanked by two other transfers — guards Stephanie Watts (from North Carolina) and Aliyah Jeune (from Morehead State) — who are playing out their remaining eligibility as Trojans. Overbeck, Shalexxus Aaron and sophomore guard Desiree Caldwell are USC's three returners from the 2018-19 season that saw the Trojans come up just shy of a postseason push with a 17-13 overall record. Â
YOUNG GUNS
Nine new faces are on the roster for 2019-20. In addition to grad transfers Aliyah Jeune and Stephanie Watts, USC has seven true freshmen in the mix — all wildly talented and all ready to hit the floor for their first minutes as Women of Troy. They include two state Gatorade Players of the Year in forward Alissa Pili (Alaska) and guard Endyia Rogers (Texas), as well as McDonald's All-American center Angel Jackson. Watts, too, was a McDonald's All-American coming out of high school in North Carolina before signing on with the Tar Heels. A bevy of talented freshmen guards are also locked in, with Madison Campbell, Alyson Miura, India Otto and Kyra White bringing extra punch to the USC backcourt as true freshmen.Â
STEPH SCORES A WATCH LIST SPOT
As she sets up for her first season as a Trojan, grad transfer Stephanie Watts has earned a place on the Preseason Watch List for the prestigious Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. Watts is one of 20 candidates on the Preseason Watch List, as announced Oct. 22 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Watts joins the Women of Troy this season as a grad transfer from North Carolina, where she was the 2016 ACC Freshman of the Year and later led the team in 3-pointers made as a redshirt junior last season. In her three seasons as a Tar Heel, she scored 1,320 points. In her final season, she averaged 15.2 point, 5.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while knocking down 82 threes. 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 third year — recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
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!
LAST SEASONÂ
USC finished up the 2018-19 season with a 17-13 overall record after going 7-11 in Pac-12 play and with a loss in the Pac-12 Tournament first round. Seniors Aliyah Mazyck and Mariya Moore and junior Minyon Moore earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, with Mazyck and Minyon Moore both also landing on the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. •
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