2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball team


The 2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball team will represent University of Southern California during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, play their home games at the Galen Center and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 22–13 overall, 11–7 in Pac-12 play for a tie for 4th place. They won the 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament for the first time in school history. They earn an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament which they lost in the first round to St. John's.

2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–13 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandy Manning
  • Jualeah Woods
  • Evan Unrau
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Stanford171 .944334 .892
No. 24 California135 .7222210 .688
Oregon State135 .7222411 .686
Arizona State117 .6112310 .697
USC117 .6112213 .629
Washington108 .5562014 .588
Washington State99 .5001717 .500
UCLA711 .3891318 .419
Colorado612 .3331915 .559
Oregon612 .3331616 .500
Utah414 .2221219 .387
Arizona117 .056525 .167
2014 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 6 April 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Jordan Adams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoMater Dei HSIrvine, Calif.
F2Deanna Calhoun6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SoAlbany HSAlbany, Calif.
F3Desireé Bradley6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrCarl Albert HSOklahoma City, Okla.
G5Rachel Totten (W)5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrLACESLos Angeles, Calif.
F10Kate Oliver6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SrLake Ginninderra College/MaristBeaumont Hills, NSW, Australia
F11Cassie Harberts6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrSan Clemente HSSan Clemente, Calif.
G12Courtney Jaco5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrWindward SchoolCompton, Calif.
F13Kaneisha Horn6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrRamsay HS/AlabamaBirmingham, Ala.
G14Ariya Crook5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrLong Beach PoiyLos Angeles, Calif.
F21Alexyz Vaioletama6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMater Dei HSFountain Valley, Calif.
G22Destinie Gibbs5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoMcEachern HSOxford, Ga.
G23Brianna Barrett5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoOaks Christian HSWinnetka, Calif.
F24Drew Edelman6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrMenlo SchoolSunnyvale, Calif.
G25Alexis Lloyd5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoWhitney Young HS/Virginia TechChicago, Ill.
G32Kiki Alofaituli6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMater Dei HSTustin, Calif.
F43Thaddesia Southall6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS JrLong Beach PolyLong Beach, Calif.
Head coach

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

Assistant coach(es)

Brandy Manning
Jualeah Woods
Evan Unrau


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

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm
Westmont CollegeW 73–38 
Galen Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
at UC DavisW 64–55 1–0
The Pavilion (1,702)
Davis, CA
11/10/2013*
2:00 pm
at Fresno StateW 63–54 2–0
Save Mart Center (2,240)
Fresno, CA
11/22/2013*
5:00 pm
at No. 20 Oklahoma StateL 51–82 3–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,414)
Stillwater, OK
11/25/2013*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 South CarolinaL 50–70 3–2
Galen Center (897)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. Iowa
Cancún Challenge
L 65–78 3–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (507)
Cancún, MX
11/29/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. UNC Wilmington
Cancún Challenge
W 85–59 4–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
11/30/2013*
3:00 pm
vs. Boston College
Cancún Challenge
W 79–52 5–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
12/10/2013*
6:00 pm
at Cal State NorthridgeL 64–65 5–4
Matadome (406)
Northridge, CA
12/19/2013*
6:00 pm
Saint Mary'sL 55–71 5–5
Galen Center (294)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm
HawaiiW 66–55 6–5
Galen Center (900)
Los Angeles, CA
12/28/2013*
2:00 pm
Long Beach StateW 89–72 7–5
Galen Center (1,132)
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2013
7:00 pm, P12N
at UCLAW 56–54 8–5 (1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (3,297)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2014
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 ColoradoW 55–45 9–5 (2–0)
Galen Center (372)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2014
4:00 pm, P12N
UtahW 55–47 10–5 (3–0)
Galen Center (743)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2014
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 23 Arizona StateL 86–94 OT10–6 (3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,558)
Tempe, AZ
01/12/2014
1:00 pm
at ArizonaW 54–45 11–6 (4–1)
McKale Center (N/A)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
Oregon StateW 81–60 12–6 (5–1)
Galen Center (409)
Los Angeles, CA
01/19/2014
2:00 pm, P12N
OregonW 109–85 13–6 (6–1)
Galen Center (1,020)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2014
2:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 CaliforniaW 77–70 14–6 (7–1)
Haas Pavilion (1,699)
Berkeley, CA
01/27/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 4 StanfordL 59–86 14–7 (7–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,360)
Stanford, CA
01/31/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington StateL 75–79 14–8 (7–3)
Galen Center (358)
Los Angeles, CA
02/02/2014
11:00 am, P12N
WashingtonL 55–63 14–9 (7–4)
Galen Center (423)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2014
3:00 pm, P12N
UCLAW 68–54 15–9 (8–4)
Galen Center (4,254)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2014
7:30 pm, P12N
at OregonW 88–78 16–9 (9–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (994)
Eugene, OR
02/16/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon StateL 48–58 16–10 (9–5)
Gill Coliseum (1,224)
Corvallis, OR
02/21/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 StanfordL 59–64 16–11 (9–6)
Galen Center (1,055)
Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 CaliforniaL 67–76 16–12 (9–7)
Galen Center (1,060)
Los Angeles, CA
02/27/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
at UtahW 67–57 17–12 (10–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,133)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/02/2014
11:00 am, P12N
at ColoradoW 66–59 18–12 (11–7)
Coors Events Center (5,631)
Boulder, CO
2014 Pac-12 Conference women's tournament
03/06/2014
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (12) Arizona
First Round
W 59–54 19–12
KeyArena (2,449)
Seattle, WA
03/07/2014
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (4) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
W 59–57 20–12
KeyArena (3,282)
Seattle, WA
03/08/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (1) No. 4 Stanford
Semifinals
W 72–58 21–12
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
03/09/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN
(5) vs. (3) Oregon State
Championship Game
W 71–62 22–12
KeyArena (4,785)
Seattle, WA
2014 NCAA women's tournament
03/22/2014*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 L) vs. (8 L) St. John's
First Round
L 68–71 22–13
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,128)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time; L = Louisville regional.

Source[3]

See also

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2013–14 USC Trojans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 USC Trojans women's basketball Schedule". USC Athletics. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.