No. 19 Women of Troy Set to Face Cal in the 2025 Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic

Sunday, December 21

San Francisco, Calif.

5:30 p.m.

USC

California

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Malia Samuels drives to the basket with the ball

Photo by: Katie Chin/USC Athletics

No. 19 Women of Troy Set to Face Cal in the 2025 Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic

December 20, 2025 | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

Trojans seek 80th all-time win over the Golden Bears.

LOS ANGELES - USC looks to close out nonconference play with a win this weekend over former conference foe Cal on Sunday, Dec. 21 as the Trojans take on the Golden Bears at the Chase Center for the 2025 Invisalign Bay Area Classic. The game will air on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. PT.

USC is fresh off a dominant 86-39 victory over Cal Poly and looks to keep the momentum going on Sunday evening.

SERIES RECORD: 44-35
LAST MEETING: W, 79-69 (February 4, 2024) • Berkeley, Calif. // Haas Pavillion
HEAD COACH: Charmin Smith (6th season at Cal)
CONFERENCE: ACC
STREAK: W, 1-0
TV/STREAM: ESPN (PxP - Beth Mowins, Analyst - Andraya Carter)
LISTEN: ESPN LA 710 AM / USC Gameday App / ESPNLA App

ABOUT THE INVISALIGN BAY AREA WOMEN'S CLASSIC
Chase Center will host its second annual Invisalign® Bay Area Women's Classic on Sunday, December 21, 2025. The women's college basketball doubleheader will feature Stanford University facing the University of Oregon, followed by California (Cal) taking on the University of Southern California (USC). Tickets are available at Chasecenter.com.

A WIN WOULD

Be the 885th win in program history (884-569)
Be head coach Lindsay Gottlieb's 102nd win at USC (101-39)
Be head coach Lindsay Gottlieb's 336th win as a head coach (335-167)
Help USC finish 8-3 in nonconference play
Be USC's 80th win over California and bring the Women of Troy's neutral site record against Cal to 2-2 all-time

SCOUTING CAL

Cal, 8-4, has had its worst start to a season since the 2020-21 season
During Cal's last outing, the Golden Bears fell 69-78 to Stanford on Dec. 14
The Golden Bears are ranked 7th overall in the ACC
USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb spent eight seasons (2012-19) at California, where she led the Golden Bear women to seven NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four. Prior to that, she also served as an assistant coach for two seasons (2006-07) and then as associate head coach in 2008

NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE

As a squad, USC is fifth nationally and leads the Big Ten in blocks per game (6.8)
USC is 2-0 when playing on Sundays this season and 1-0 when wearing black uniforms
FR Jazzy Davidson currently leads the Trojans in every major statistical categories (16.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.0 spg and 2.4 bpg)
The freshman also leads USC in minutes played, averaging 32.14
Davidson has recorded 10 double-figuring scoring games this season, including eight straight games since Nov. 18
Davidson ranks 15th nationally and leads the Big Ten in blocks (26). Standing at 6'1", she is also the shortest in the top-20 with such numbers. The freshman is 12th nationally and leads the Big Ten in blocks per game (2.36).
SO Kennedy Smith ranks 14th nationally and is tied for 4th in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio at 3.08 (40-13)
SR Londynn Jones has led USC in scoring during four games this season, coming off the bench in each of those four outtings.

LAST TIME OUT

USC recently downed Cal Poly 86-39 on Thursday, Dec. 18
The 47-point margin of victory marked the largest this season. The Trojans also recorded a season-high 34 made field goals and matched their season low in turnovers with seven
USC's 45 bench points marked a new season-high and was the third time the bench has scored over 40 points this season
Davidson notched a career-high six steals and contributed 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists with a game-high +46 rating
SR Londynn Jones scored a career and game-high 28 points and made field goals with 11. The guard also tallied a season-high four steals to surpass 100 career steals
JR Malia Samuels recorded a career-high seven assists. She also had six points, three rebounds and two steals
JR Yakiya Milton tallied a career-high four blocks and matched her career-high in made free throws with four
R-FR Laura Williams scored a career-high eight points and four made field goals. The forward also tallied a career-high five rebounds

DAVIDSON'S DOMINANCE

ESPN named Davidson No. 1 in the Dec. 18 women's college basketball freshman impact rankings (Davidson was also No. 1 preseason)
Davidson currently leads the Trojans in every major statistical categories (16.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.0 spg and 2.4 bpg)
Davidson has recorded ten double figure scoring games this season (seven straight games)
The newcomer put up 14 points (second leading scorer), had five rebounds, four assists, 1 steal and 1 block in USC's season opener. She also shot 6-7 from the free throw line and drew a team-leading five fouls.
Against NC State, Davidson put up a career high 21 points, had five blocks, four assists, three steals and was perfect from the free throw line (2-2). Davidson delivered the winning basket in USC's victory over NC State as the freshman made a fast break driving layup with 8 seconds remaining in the game.
Davidson posted a breakthrough performance versus Tennessee Tech, recording her first double-double as she finished with 20 points (9-of-14 FG) and a career-high 16 rebounds. Her 16 boards not only led all players but also marked the most by a USC freshman since Rayah Marshall's performance against Texas Southern on Dec. 18, 2021. Davidson also chipped in four assists and two blocks to round out the effort.
Davidson stayed hot on Nov. 28, tallying 18 points along with four rebounds, five assists, and a game-high three blocks in the win over Pepperdine.
Against Washington, Davidson notched her second career double-double with a career and game-high 22 points and team-high 12 rebounds. The freshman guard also contributed four assists, two blocks and a team-high two made three-pointers. Her 10 made field goals also marked a new career high

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT DAVIDSON

"She plays well with the ball in her hands, and she makes good decisions, she makes great shots. Just a high-level player. Like, a really high-level player that doesn't really play like a freshman." - South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley
"Jazzy Davidson has no weaknesses in her game and she's just a freshman. USC has another superstar." - NFL Network/SI.com, Kendell Hollowell
"Jazzy Davidson was the No. 1 overall recruit for a reason. She can do everything. An instant star for USC." - NFL Network/SI.com, Kendell Hollowell
"It was a big night for freshman Jazzy Davidson, who's currently my frontrunner for NFOY." - On3 reporter Talia Goodman after USC defeated Washington
"She's probably the best freshman in the country at this point based on what has happend on the court, not the hype part." - UConn head coach Geno Auriemma

JONES OFF THE BENCH Appearing in her first ever game as a Trojan, UCLA transfer Londynn Jones led USC in scoring, putting up 16 points off the bench. The senior came off the bench for 18 minutes and had three rebounds, three assists and two steals. She was also 4-4 from the charity stripe.

Making her Trojan debut, UCLA senior transfer Londynn Jones has been an offensive powerhouse for USC off the bench. Against New Mexico State, Jones led USC in scoring, putting up 16 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. On Sunday, Jones' 19 points off the bench were crucial in USC's 69-68 victory over No. 9 NC State. The senior also had three rebounds and three assists.

Against Cal Poly, Jones put up a career high 28 points, while also contributing 2 rebounds and four steals in just 23 minutes played.

Through 11 games (ten coming off the bench), Jones averages 12.9 points, 1.6 RBG and 1.9 APG in 22.9 minutes/game (avg).

The senior got her first start as a Trojan against Pepperdine on Nov. 28, recording six points, five assists and one rebound. Against Saint Mary's, Jones put up a team-high 17 points.

WNBA SUCCESS

USC women's basketball's Kiki Iriafen followed up an All-American season as a Trojan with All-Star and All-Rookie Team efforts in the WNBA. The No. 4 recruit in the 2025 WNBA Draft to the Washington Mystics, Iriafen wrapped her first season in the league with selection to the Associated Press All-Rookie Team. That followed a rare rookie inclusion to the 2025 WNBA All-Star game for Iriafen.

With her No. 4 overall pick by the Washington Mystics, Iriafen became USC's first top-10 WNBA Draft selection since Ebony Hoffman was No. 9 in 2004. She is the fourth overall top-10 pick out of USC and highest since 1997 when Tina Thompson was No. 1 and Pam McGee was No. 2. Rayah Marshall scored the 25th overall selection, picked in the second round by the Connecticut Sun.

USC X USA WBB TRAINING CAMP

USC's Juju Watkins and Kiki Iriafen were selected to participate in the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp, Dec. 12-14 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Trojans Watkins and Iriafen capped landmark seasons with major national honors in 2025. Both earned spots on the WBCA Coaches' All-America Team, underscoring their dominance in leading USC to a No. 2 national ranking and its first regular-season conference title since 1994.

Watkins previously won gold medal with Team USA at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup (was named MVP) and the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

THE PLACE TO BE.

The University of Southern California is the undeniable, unequaled and unquestioned top destination for student-athletes. USC is both home to 136 national team championships and one of the top-ranked private research institutions in the world. Located in the heart of the thriving Los Angeles metropolitan area, it is situated in one of the most diverse and visible media markets in the world.