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USC Women Are Off To Oregon For Two Top-10 Tilts
February 19, 2019 | Women's Basketball, Features
Women of Troy visit No. 8 Oregon State on Friday and square off at No. 3 Oregon on Sunday in more Pac-12 play.
USC (15-10, 5-9) at #8 Oregon St. (21-5, 11-3)
Corvallis, Ore.
Friday, Feb. 22 | 6 p.m.
Series Record: USC leads 43-28
Home: 25-10 |Â Away: 16-16 |Â Neutral: 2-2Â
Last Meeting: L, 76-52 (Jan. 13, 2019 • Galen Center)Â
Current Streak: OSU won 2
TV: Pac-12N/LA/ORÂ (PbB: Ann Schatz; Analyst: Elise Woodward)
USC (15-10, 5-9) at #3 Oregon (24-2, 13-1)
Eugene, Ore.
Sunday, Feb. 24 | 11 a.m.Â
Series Record:Â USC leads 45-24
Home:Â 25-10Â |Â Away:Â 19-14Â |Â Neutral:Â 1-0
Last Meeting: L, 93-53 (Jan. 11, 2019 • Galen Center)Â
Current Streak:Â Oregon won 6
TV: Pac-12N/LA/ORÂ (PbB: Krista Blunk; Analyst: Mary Murphy)
THIS WEEKÂ
The Women of Troy have two more top-10 opponents on tap with a trip through Oregon ahead. USC (15-10, 5-9 Pac-12) will pay a visit to No. 8 Oregon State (21-5, 11-3) for a 6 p.m. faceoff on Friday (Feb. 22) in Corvallis first. Then, the Trojans will tangle with No. 3 Oregon (24-2, 13-1) at 11 a.m. on Sunday (Feb. 24) in Eugene.
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IN THE NATION
USC is not ranked in the national polls this week. On Dec. 18, USC climbed into the USA Today Coaches rankings, weighing in at No. 25 in the land last week. It was USC's first time back in the rankings since the final AP poll of the 2013-14 season, which had USC at No. 25. The Trojans' last appearance in the USA Today poll had been Nov. 15, 2011, at No. 22.Â
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LAST ACTION
USC avenged one loss and almost had a big top-10 upset in the books last week. First, in a week's battle against the Bay Area schools, USC received season-high efforts from Aliyah Mazyck and Minyon Moore en route to an important 86-76 Pac-12 win over visiting California on Friday night at Galen Center.  USC shot 56.7 percent from the floor and was outrebounding Cal 17-15 by halftime to grip a 43-39 lead on the visiting Golden Bears, who had shot 47.2 percent in those first 20 minutes. With three first-half assists, junior Minyon Moore had made a move to No. 6 all-time on the USC career charts, passing up Cheryl Miller and pulling even with Jamie Hagiya. USC would fall behind by seven in the third but had it at a one-point game entering the fourth. There, the Trojans found another hot streak and left the Golden Bears behind, finishing out the game shooting 51.6 percent from the floor while Cal dropped to 46.2. The Trojans also won out on the boards 39-32. USC was paced by two season-bests from Mazyck and Moore. Mazyck had the final bucket to bump her to a team-high 28 points on the night, while Moore wound up with 27 to go along with seven rebounds and five assists, solidifying her as USC's No. 6 all-time assist provider. She's now three away from the No. 5 spot. The Trojans also received a double-digit night from Kayla Overbeck, who scored 15 while pulling down six rebounds. Ja'Tavia Tapley led USC on the boards with eight rebounds. Cal, meanwhile, saw Kristine Anigwe finish with 30 points and 14 rebounds, with Recee' Caldwell adding 15 points and Asha Thomas scoring 11 for the Golden Bears. Two days later, USC had No. 10 Stanford on the ropes at Galen Center until the Cardinal got the buckets it needed to edge into a late lead, winning it 69-67. The Trojans received a heroic double-double from Minyon Moore with a team-high 18 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals, but it was Stanford that grabbed the spotlight in pulling off the victory over host USC. USC forced 12 first-half turnovers out of the Cardinal while Stanford shot 32.3 percent from to floor to fall behind the Trojans' 48 percent outing as USC led it 36-26 by halftime. A more sluggish third quarter by USC would open the door for the Cardinal, although the Trojans gripped a six-point lead entering the fourth. There, Stanford found its scoring touch from beyond the arc, nailing three straight 3-pointers to steal into the lead. By the final buzzer, USC had shot 36.8 percent from the floor, and Stanford was a 37.1. The Cardinal outrebounded the Trojans 45-33 and hit seven 3-pointers to just three from USC. USC scored 21 points off of Stanford's 17 turnovers on the day, but the Cardinal benefited from a 17-8 advantage on the offensive boards.Minyon Moore's double-double let the way for USC, with Mariya Moore adding 14 points and Aliyah Mazyck scoring 13. All three Trojans knocked down six free throws apiece as USC went 22-of-29 from the line. Stanford was 16-of-25 from the stripe, with two Cardinal finishing with double-doubles. Alanna Smith had a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Dijonai Carrington scored 18 and also pulled in 12 boards. Kiana Williams added in 16 points for Stanford's winning effort. added one more bucket for good measure, and the Trojans had an 86-76 win over Cal in the books by the buzzer..Â
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SCOUTING OSU
The No. 8 Beavers are  21-5 overall and 11-3 in Pac-12 play after splitting with Oregon last week, falling 77-68 in Eugene and winning 67-62 in Corvallis. Destiny Slocum leads OSU in scoring with 17.1 points per game, and Mikayla Pivec leads on the boards with 8.9 rebounds per game. In series records dating back to 1976, USC is 43-28 all-time against OSU. USC's last win was a 65-61 decision at Galen Center last season. Earlier this season, USC lost 76-52 to the Beavers in Los Angeles.
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SCOUTING OREGON
The No. 2 Ducks are 24-2 overall and 13-1 in Pac-12 play after splitting with Oregon State last week, winning 77-68 in Eugene and falling 67-62 in Corvallis. Sabrina Ionescu leads Oregon in scoring with 19.8 points per game, and Satou Sabally leads on the boards with 8.9 rebounds per game. In series records dating back to 1980, USC is 45-24 all-time against Oregon with losses in the last six meetings. USC's last win was a 74-67 decision at Galen Center in the teams' first meeting of the 2015-16 season. Earlier this season, USC lost 93-53 to the Ducks in Los Angeles.
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INJURY REPORT
Aliyah Mazyck (ankle) and Kayla Overbeck (knee) missed USC's Nov. 23 game vs. Utah State due to injury.  Mazyck and Minyon Moore (wrist) were sidelined by injury on Nov. 25 at Nevada. Mazyck also sat out the Dec. 1 game at UNLV. Cheyanne Wallace missed the Jan. 6 game at Cal (knee). Asiah Jones and Minyon Moore missed the Jan. 11 game vs. Oregon with injuries. Wallace also has been sidelined for the past several games with injury.
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1,000 POINT CLUB
In a span of two weeks, two Trojans broke the 1,000-point barrier. On Jan. 13, USC senior guard Aliyah Mazyck clocked in with her 1,000th career point. Now with 1,158 points, Mazyck ranks No. 21 all-time in career scoring at USC.  USC junior guard Minyon Moore also joined the club, notching her 1,000th career point on Jan. 27. She now grips 1,128 points as a Trojan to her name, putting her at No. 22 all-time in career scoring. In all, 28 Women of Troy have scored 1,000 points while at USC.
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MORE FOR MINYON
Junior guard Minyon Moore stands out as USC's top scorer, leading rebounder, assists leader and tops in steals so far this season. She's also on a steady rise on the USC career charts, already in the top-10 for career free throws made, free-throw percentage and career assists. With 207 career steals, she's now three picks away from the top-10 in that category as well. Moore is also in esteemed company on the career assists chart, having passed up Trojan great Cheryl Miller and now standing at No. 5 with 427 assists in her Trojan career to date. She also recently took over Pam McGee on the USC career free throws list, now having landed 378 to rank No. 8 on that list.
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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. Hampered a bit by early-season injury, Mazyck has started 18 games this season to date, averaging 14.7 points and 2.6 steals per game along with 3.4 rebounds per game. She's also climbed the career 3-point list to now rank No. 5 all-time with 163 to date.
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MARIYA ON NAISMITH WATCH LIST
As USC senior Mariya Moore engages in her first and final season of competition with the Women of Troy, the talented guard has earned national acclaim as one of 50 women's basketball players selected to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List. A transfer from Louisville last year, Moore sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules. At Louisville, Moore earned 2016 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention, was a 2016 All-ACC First Team honoree and a 2015 and 2017 All-ACC Second Team selection. The Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List was released today (Nov. 12) by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. In February, a midseason 30 list will be release, followed by 10 semifinalists for the award to be named on March 4, 2019. Four finalists will be revealed on March 22, with the winner of the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year to be announced on April 6, 2019. The last USC player to be named to a Naismith Watch List was Cassie Harberts in 2013-14. Prior to Harberts, Jacki Gemelos and Briana Gilbreath were both selected to the Naismith Early Season Watch List at the start of the 2011-12 season. In 2006-07, Shay Murphy was on the preseason watch list, and Ebony Hoffman was a preseason candidate in 2002-03. USC already boasts two Naismith Trophy winners in three-time honoree Cheryl Miller (1984, 1985, 1986) and Lisa Leslie (1994). To date, Moore is USC's third leading scorer with 12.7 points per game, having set a new career high with 36 points scored at Cal on Jan. 6. In that game, Moore matched the USC record with seven 3-pointers made. She is currently averaging 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as USC's only full-time starter this season.
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CULTURE SHIFTÂ
As the Women of Troy progress in this 2018-19 season, 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 have seen their first game action in a USC jersey. Transfers Mariya Moore, Kayla Overbeck and Cheyanne Wallace are three of those six Women of Troy having logged 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 adds a deft shooting hand to the back court. The other two newbies are forward Jillian Archer and guard Desiree Caldwell, who have been USC's two true freshmen this season. Altogether, USC's six newcomers have averaged a combined 33.7 points per game to date.
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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. 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 marks 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. Currently, Mazyck, Moore and Wallace currently stand as USC's second, third and seventh leading scorers, respectively.
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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 have helped her into a full-time starting role 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. Redshirt sophomore Asiah Jones also is back in the lineup after a year sidelined by injury, and the athletic post brings length and serious leaping ability to the paint for the Trojans.  Freshman Jillian Archer also is in regular rotation at the post, helping USC boast important depth down low.
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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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