University of Oregon
USC
Trojans Remain On Winning Streak With Win Over Oregon
02/21/08 | Women's Basketball
The Trojans (17-9, 10-5) extend their winning streak to four games, and remain fourth in the Pacific-10 standings with the victory.
Each team shot 40.0 percent from the floor, and the Trojans
had just a slight 35-33 rebounding advantage, but it was
Off the bench for USC, Morghan Medlock recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds (5 offensive), while Nadia Parker had a game-high 17 points on a 6-of-10 shooting night. Kari LaPlante also added 10 off the bench for the Trojans.
For the second straight game, sophomore guard Taylor Lilley
led
For the fourth time in her last six starts, freshman Nicole Canepa reached double figures with 11, while Tamika Nurse added 10 points and six rebounds.
The Ducks made things interesting, beginning to foul and
slow down the game trailing 57-47 with
Sophomore Micaela Cocks hit a deep three-pointer with 34 seconds remaining to bring Oregon within seven, 55-62 and less than 10 seconds later, it was Lilley with a three-pointer of her own to make the score 64-58.
But USC was confident at the free-throw line, making 11 of their 14 attempts during the last stretch.
In the second half,
The Ducks trailed USC 31-23 at halftime, despite burying four three-pointers. The Ducks' major fault was their 12 first-half turnovers, compared to just six by the Trojans.
Allison Jaskowiak led all scorers with seven points at the
half, while it was Lilley who led
QUICK QUACKS: Taylor Lilley scored the 100th three-pointer of her career at the 8:31 mark of the first half, her career total is now at 102, ranking seventh in program history...Kaela Chapdelaine dished her 100th assist of the season on a feed to Victoria Kenyon with 13:44 in the first, Chapdelaine's total has now reached 337, ranking eighth all-time...Oregon has now lost its last three games at home...the Ducks' 16 losses this season are the most for the program since the 2002-03 season (12-16).
