Friday, February 1
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
USC
82
vs
57
Washington
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2
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4
F
Washington
18
13
13
13
57
Southern California
17
17
25
23
82
Team Stats
F-756
F-657
FG%
.356
.593
3FG%
.276
.368
FT%
.778
.611
RB
30
28
TO
24
12
STL
6
17
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
10
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballPhoto by: Katie Chin
USC Women Go Big With 82-57 Victory Over Visiting Washington
February 01, 2019 | Women's Basketball, Features
Shalexxus Aaron fires off six 3-pointers and finishes with a career-high 28 points for the Trojan cause.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The USC women's basketball team turned a three-point lead at halftime into a 27-point blowout victory thanks in large part to a 28-point outing from redshirt freshman Shalexxus Aaron and a double-double from Minyon Moore, as the Trojans topped visiting Washington 82-57 tonight at Galen Center. A powerful second-half showing stoked USC to an important Pac-12 victory, breaking up a two-game skid and improving the Trojans to 12-8 overall and to 2-7 in Pac-12 play. Washington goes to 8-15, 1-9 with the road loss.
Washington nailed six first-half 3-pointers to put USC under pressure, but the Trojans countered with strong defensive pressure in forcing 16 turnovers out of the Huskies in the first half to help fuel a late push to a 34-31 halftime lead. USC shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half to outpace Washington's 42.9 percent effort. In the second half, USC exploded. The Trojans shot 67.9 percent from the floor in the second half while peeling out ahead of the Huskies. By the final buzzer, USC was hitting at a 59.3 percent clip, with 17 steals accumulated and 26 assists dished out. Washington won out on the boards 30-28, but finished up at 35.6 percent from the floor while committing 24 turnovers.
After being honored for hitting their 1,000th career points in a pregame ceremony, both Aliyah Mazyck and Minyon Moore went on to climb the Trojan career charts today. Mazyck's first 3-pointer of the night bumped her up to No. 5 all-time in career threes made at USC. And Moore's sixth assist pushed her into sole possession of the No. 8 all-time slot in career assists. Both Trojans went on to finish in double digits, although it was redshirt freshman Shalexxus Aaron who won the day with a career-high 28 points, including six 3-pointers made. Next in line was junior Kayla Overbeck, who scored her most points as a Trojan with 17. Moore added 13 points along with 12 assists for her eighth career double-double, and Mazyck had 11 points. Redshirt sophomore Asiah Jones also stepped up big, notching the second double-digit game of her career with 10 points.
Washington received a team-high 20 points from Darcy Rees, and 14 from Mai-Loni Henson, who hit three of the Huskies' eight 3-pointers on the night.
The Huskies came out of the gates firing, knocking down three 3-pointers in the first two minutes to stun USC with an early 11-2 lead. The Trojans answered right back, however, and manufactured an 11-0 run that took USC into the lead. After back-to-back buckets down low from Asiah Jones, Shalexxus Aaron drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer, and USC was up 13-11 with 4:05 on the clock. The lead would trade hands down the final stretch of the first frame, with Washington hitting a jumper to beat the buzzer and go up 18-17 entering the second quarter. There, the Huskies were hot-handed from beyond the arc once again in hitting two threes around a single bucket from USC's Kayla Overbeck. Washington worked ahead by six, up 28-22 until Aliyah Mazyck drained a USC three that was soon followed by a take from Minyon Moore to cut it to a one-point game with 3:30 left in the half. Washington padded out its lead to 31-27 with a three-point play at 3:09, but USC was undeterred. The Trojans worked their way to the free-throw line to carve down the deficit, and then Moore nabbed a steal and had the finishing touch to bump USC into the lead, up 32-31 in the final minute. A big defensive board from Aaron drew a foul that sent her to the stripe, and the redshirt freshman knocked down both to make it a 34-31 USC lead that held to the halftime buzzer.
USC came to play in the second half. The Huskies hit just one field goal — a 3-pointer at 7:50 — while the Trojans poured out a pile of buckets, including three 3-pointers from Aaron in crafting a 53-34 lead entering the final three minutes. Washington managed a couple scores down low, but USC countered as Overbeck and Jones combined forces in the paint. Overbeck worked her way into double digits in taking USC ahead 57-39 with 1:30 to go in the third. Washington would score the last five points of the frame, and then nailed an early bucket to start the fourth to make it 59-46, but USC again fired back. The Trojans kept chugging, with Moore working her way into a double-double while Aaron scored seven straight points and later nailed her sixth 3-pointer of the night. One last bucket from Aaron got her to 28 points and gave USC an 80-54 lead with 2:45 to go, while freshman Jillian Archer wrapped the day's scoring with one final bucket to finish out the 82-55 USC victory.
USC now turns to host Washington State in a 12 p.m. clash on Sunday (Feb. 3) at Galen Center.
Washington nailed six first-half 3-pointers to put USC under pressure, but the Trojans countered with strong defensive pressure in forcing 16 turnovers out of the Huskies in the first half to help fuel a late push to a 34-31 halftime lead. USC shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half to outpace Washington's 42.9 percent effort. In the second half, USC exploded. The Trojans shot 67.9 percent from the floor in the second half while peeling out ahead of the Huskies. By the final buzzer, USC was hitting at a 59.3 percent clip, with 17 steals accumulated and 26 assists dished out. Washington won out on the boards 30-28, but finished up at 35.6 percent from the floor while committing 24 turnovers.
After being honored for hitting their 1,000th career points in a pregame ceremony, both Aliyah Mazyck and Minyon Moore went on to climb the Trojan career charts today. Mazyck's first 3-pointer of the night bumped her up to No. 5 all-time in career threes made at USC. And Moore's sixth assist pushed her into sole possession of the No. 8 all-time slot in career assists. Both Trojans went on to finish in double digits, although it was redshirt freshman Shalexxus Aaron who won the day with a career-high 28 points, including six 3-pointers made. Next in line was junior Kayla Overbeck, who scored her most points as a Trojan with 17. Moore added 13 points along with 12 assists for her eighth career double-double, and Mazyck had 11 points. Redshirt sophomore Asiah Jones also stepped up big, notching the second double-digit game of her career with 10 points.
Washington received a team-high 20 points from Darcy Rees, and 14 from Mai-Loni Henson, who hit three of the Huskies' eight 3-pointers on the night.
The Huskies came out of the gates firing, knocking down three 3-pointers in the first two minutes to stun USC with an early 11-2 lead. The Trojans answered right back, however, and manufactured an 11-0 run that took USC into the lead. After back-to-back buckets down low from Asiah Jones, Shalexxus Aaron drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer, and USC was up 13-11 with 4:05 on the clock. The lead would trade hands down the final stretch of the first frame, with Washington hitting a jumper to beat the buzzer and go up 18-17 entering the second quarter. There, the Huskies were hot-handed from beyond the arc once again in hitting two threes around a single bucket from USC's Kayla Overbeck. Washington worked ahead by six, up 28-22 until Aliyah Mazyck drained a USC three that was soon followed by a take from Minyon Moore to cut it to a one-point game with 3:30 left in the half. Washington padded out its lead to 31-27 with a three-point play at 3:09, but USC was undeterred. The Trojans worked their way to the free-throw line to carve down the deficit, and then Moore nabbed a steal and had the finishing touch to bump USC into the lead, up 32-31 in the final minute. A big defensive board from Aaron drew a foul that sent her to the stripe, and the redshirt freshman knocked down both to make it a 34-31 USC lead that held to the halftime buzzer.
USC came to play in the second half. The Huskies hit just one field goal — a 3-pointer at 7:50 — while the Trojans poured out a pile of buckets, including three 3-pointers from Aaron in crafting a 53-34 lead entering the final three minutes. Washington managed a couple scores down low, but USC countered as Overbeck and Jones combined forces in the paint. Overbeck worked her way into double digits in taking USC ahead 57-39 with 1:30 to go in the third. Washington would score the last five points of the frame, and then nailed an early bucket to start the fourth to make it 59-46, but USC again fired back. The Trojans kept chugging, with Moore working her way into a double-double while Aaron scored seven straight points and later nailed her sixth 3-pointer of the night. One last bucket from Aaron got her to 28 points and gave USC an 80-54 lead with 2:45 to go, while freshman Jillian Archer wrapped the day's scoring with one final bucket to finish out the 82-55 USC victory.
USC now turns to host Washington State in a 12 p.m. clash on Sunday (Feb. 3) at Galen Center.
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