Washington 50, at Southern California 59

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — In a defensive struggle defined by prolonged scoring droughts, the Southern California Women of Troy used a dominant second-quarter surge to overcome a slow start and hand the Washington Huskies their first loss of the season, 59-50, in a nonconference women’s basketball game Sunday at Galen Center. A crowd of 6,137 watched as the Huskies, who entered the game with an 8-0 record, controlled the opening period but could not sustain their offense against Southern California’s length and defensive pressure. The Women of Troy improved to 7-2. The game’s decisive stretch came in the second quarter,… Read more...