Hours after the USC Women’s Basketball team climbed up two spots in the AP Women’s Basketball Top 25, the Trojans (3-0) jumped all over Seton Hall in the night cap of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Nov. 20.
JuJu Watkins and Rayah Marshall led the way with 15 points a piece for USC, who went on a 14-0 run in the first quarter to take a commanding lead it never lost. The Trojans led by as many as 20 in the second half before Seton Hall was able to cut the lead to 10 points in final minute.
No. 8 USC, who along with No. 15 Ohio State, is one of two ranked team in the Bahamas this week. Ironically, it’s USC’s win over the then-ranked Buckeyes to start that season that has propelled the Trojans in the rankings.
While neither USC or No. 2 UCLA are playing in Los Angeles this week – the Bruins will play UConn in at Cayman Islands Classic on Friday, Nov. 24 – L.A. and the Pac-12 are well-represented in the top 25. No.3 Colorado, No. 4 Stanford and No. 10 Utah give the conference, in what is likely the final year of what most fans know of the Pac-12, five teams in the top 10.
USC looked the part against Seton Hall. Shooting 44 % from the field and out-rebounding Seton Hall 39 to 28.
Former Duke and Virginia Tech transfer Azana Baines continued to be a bright spot for the Pirates. After scoring 25 in a win over Rutgers on Nov. 15, Banks scored 16. The senior was named to the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll On Monday.
The nightcap in the Bahamas began when Penn State faced Oklahoma State. Shay Ciezki nailed seven 3-pointers in the 89-80 win over the Cowgirls.
The Nittany Lions sophomore finished with 27 points.
USC will play Penn State on Nov. 22 at 9 p.m.
Seton Hall will play ECU on Nov. 22 at 11 a.m.
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The teams are:
Here is the Nov. 20 schedule:
Here is the Nov. 22 schedule:
Others receiving votes: Maryland 48, Creighton 10, Marquette 6, Princeton 6, UNLV 1, Davidson 1, Michigan 1
Dropped from rankings: Maryland 20, Creighton 22
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