SAN FRANCISCO — The way forward for girls’s basketball was on full show at Chase Middle on Sunday night time.
And Cal had no reply for her.
Regardless of a valiant effort, Cal couldn’t cease Freshman sensation Jazzy Davidson as she scored 24 factors in a 61-57 win for USC.
Sakima Walker completed with 13 factors and 10 rebounds for Cal. Taylor Barnes additionally had 13 factors and Lulu Twidale added 11 factors.
Cal did simply sufficient to path by simply three factors at halftime.
However Cal shortly took again the momentum popping out of the halftime break. The Bears scored seven unanswered factors to begin the third quarter to take a three-point lead and power USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb to name a timeout.
After scoring 14 factors within the first half, Cal held Davidson to only three factors within the third quarter.
Cal’s lead ballooned to as giant as 9 within the third quarter, however USC ended the quarter on a 10-3 run to return inside two factors of Cal’s lead heading into the fourth quarter.
USC took a four-point lead with below 90 seconds left on a jumper from Kara Dunn. Two free throws from Gisella Maul minimize the Trojans’ result in simply two on the 1:15 mark.
However a pricey turnover down two and a missed free throw trailing by Walker was the distinction late as USC hit each clutch shot on the line to seal the win.
Regardless of a hot-scoring begin from Davidson, Cal stored up with the high-powered USC offense.
The Bears shot 41% from the sector and didn’t permit USC to discover a secondary scorer within the first half. Davidson scored 14 factors by the primary two quarters, however no different USC participant scored greater than seven.
USC pressured 11 Cal turnovers that led to 9 factors, serving to the Trojans construct a 31-28 benefit by halftime.
Cal will host Cal Poly subsequent Sunday.
