Portland at Southern California

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Two teams looking to rebound from their first loss of the season will meet Tuesday when the Portland Pilots face the Southern California Women of Troy in a nonconference women’s basketball game at Galen Center.

Both teams enter the contest with 2-1 records. Portland is coming off a dominant 107-26 victory over Warner Pacific on Nov. 11, where Aubrey Herrin (10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists) and Florence Dallow (14 points) led a balanced scoring effort. The Pilots’ lone blemish was an 86-72 home loss to Montana State on Nov. 7.

Southern California fell 69-52 to South Carolina in its last outing on Saturday. Kennedy Smith scored 12 points and Kara Dunn added 10 points and 5 rebounds for the Women of Troy, who opened the season with a narrow 69-68 road win over North Carolina State.

The game features a contrast in momentum, with Portland arriving after a blowout win and Southern California looking to regain its footing following a tough test against the nation’s top team. The matchup will be a final tune-up for both squads before each heads to a challenging multi-team event later in the week.