No. 16 USC women have poor shooting night but still get past No. 21 Washington

"It took 25 minutes Saturday just to see one three-pointer drop, and only two had dropped the entire night. But the mere threat of the freshman pulling up from range, even on a night defined by defensive struggle, was enough to give Davidson the space she needed. She raced past her defender and toward the basket, lifting up for a finger roll lay-in that would propel USC past Washington for good in a 59-50 victory."

"All game long, No. 16 USC (7-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) and No. 21 Washington (8-1, 0-1) had battled, neither team ever managing to mount a double-digit lead. The Trojans seized the lead in the third quarter, but every effort to pull away was squashed by the Huskies. A late flurry from a familiar face in former Trojan guard Avery Howell, who scored 11 points after the half, would keep Washington within striking distance until the final minutes."

USC won a defensive, low-scoring Big Ten opener against Washington, 59-50, marking coach Lindsay Gottlieb's 100th victory with the Trojans. Both teams traded possessions and neither managed a double-digit lead; USC seized control in the third quarter but Washington repeatedly closed the gap. Jazzy Davidson led USC with 22 points and delivered the decisive finger-roll lay-in with under two minutes remaining. Kennedy Smith added 13 points. USC shot 23 of 60 overall and just 2 of 17 from three. A late run featured Londynn Jones forcing a turnover and Kara Dunn finishing a breakaway, while former Trojan Avery Howell scored 11 second-half points for Washington.

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