2018–19 USC Trojans women's basketball team


The 2018–19 USC Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second year head coach, 7th overall Mark Trakh, play their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Arizona.

2018–19 USC Trojans women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–13 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Glover
  • Aarika Hughes
  • Blanche Alverson
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Oregon 16 2   .889 33 5   .868
No. 6 Stanford 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 11 Oregon State 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 20 UCLA 12 6   .667 22 13   .629
No. 22 Arizona State 10 7   .588 22 11   .667
Utah 9 9   .500 20 10   .667
California 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Arizona 7 11   .389 24 13   .649
USC 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Washington State 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Washington 2 15   .118 11 21   .344
Colorado 2 16   .111 12 18   .400
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

2018–19 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shalexxus Aaron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Martin Luther King HS Apple Valley, CA
F 1 Kayla Overbeck   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Newbury Park
Vanderbilt
Newbury Park, CA
G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Salesian HS Rodeo, CA
G 4 Mariya Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Salesian HS
Louisville
Hercules, CA
F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr University Christian Jacksonville, FL
F 10 Cheyanne Wallace 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sierra Canyon
Loyola Marymount
Woodland Hills, CA
F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
F 14 Jillian Archer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Alemany HS Santa Monica, CA
G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Myers Park HS Charlotte, NC
G 22 Kyerstin Galloway (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So San Pedro HS Los Angeles, CA
F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Woodmont HS Piedmont, SC
G 24 Desiree Caldwell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Byron P. Steele II HS Cibolo, TX
F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Blacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
5:00 pm
UC Riverside W 73–55  1–0
Galen Center (412)
Los Angeles, CA
11/11/2018*
2:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 86–50  2–0
Walter Pyramid (884)
Long Beach, CA
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 82–39  3–0
Galen Center (304)
Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2018*
2:00 pm
Santa Clara W 77–46  4–0
Galen Center (512)
Los Angeles, CA
11/23/2018*
4:30 pm
vs. Utah State
Nugget Classic
W 55–46  5–0
Lawlor Events Center (1,070)
Reno, NV
11/25/2018*
2:00 pm
at Nevada
Nugget Classic
W 72–51  6–0
Lawlor Events Center (982)
Reno, NV
11/28/2018*
5:00 pm
Fresno State W 62–61  7–0
Galen Center (286)
Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2018*
5:00 pm
at UNLV W 86–72  8–0
Cox Pavilion (1,579)
Paradise, NV
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 58–42  9–0
Galen Center (1,194)
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2018*
3:00 pm
at No. 23 Texas A&M L 51–71  9–1
Reed Arena (3,269)
College Station, TX
12/22/2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 73–61  10–1
College Park Center (844)
Arlington, TX
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2018
2:00 pm, P12N
UCLA
Rivalry
L 65–72  10–2
(0–1)
Galen Center (1,173)
Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 6 Stanford L 64–72  10–3
(0–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,557)
Stanford, CA
01/06/2019
3:00 pm, P12N
at No. 18 California L 59–66  10–4
(0–3)
Haas Pavilion (2,212)
Berkeley, CA
01/11/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 Oregon L 53–93  10–5
(0–4)
Galen Center (647)
Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oregon State L 52–76  10–6
(0–5)
Galen Center (641)
Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2019
4:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA
Rivalry
W 72–67  11–6
(1–5)
Pauley Pavilion (6,103)
Los Angeles, CA
01/25/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 68–71  11–7
(1–6)
McKale Center (1,684)
Tempe, AZ
01/27/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 16 Arizona State L 59–68  11–8
(1–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,701)
Tempe, AZ
02/01/2019
7:00 pm
Washington W 82–57  12–8
(2–7)
Galen Center (662)
Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2019
2:00 pm
Washington State W 81–73  13–8
(3–7)
Galen Center (172)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 17 Utah W 84–80  14–8
(4–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,003)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/10/2019
12:00 pm
at Colorado L 76–81  14–9
(4–8)
CU Events Center (2,215)
Boulder, CO
02/15/2019
8:00 pm, P12N
California W 86–76  15–9
(5–8)
Galen Center (412)
Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Stanford L 67–69  15–10
(5–9)
Galen Center (922)
Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Oregon State L 61–68  15–11
(5–10)
Gill Coliseum (5,084)
Corvallis, OR
02/24/2019
11:00 am, P12N
at No. 2 Oregon L 78–96  15–12
(5–11)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,232)
Eugene, OR
03/01/2019
7:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 84–77  16–12
(6–11)
Galen Center (377)
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2019
12:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 83–77 OT 17–12
(7–11)
Galen Center (2,786)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
2:00 pm, P12N
(9) vs. (8) Arizona
First Round
L 48–76  17–13
MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,012)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings edit

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2018–19 USC Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com.