2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach, 6th overall Mark Trakh, play their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round before losing to Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Stanford. They would have clinched the automatic berth to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament, but declined to participate, despite being the highest-ranked non-NCAA team in the Pac-12.

2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball
Rainbow Wahine Classic Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2017–18 record20–11 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coachMark Trakh (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Glover
  • Aarika Hughes
  • Blanche Alverson
Home arenaGalen Center
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon †16–2 .889  33–5  .868
No. 15 Stanford14–3 .824  24–11  .686
No. 9 UCLA14–4 .778  27–8  .771
No. 13 Oregon State14–4 .778  26–8  .765
California11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Arizona State10–8 .556  22–13  .629
USC9–9 .500  20–11  .645
Utah8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Colorado5–13 .278  15–16  .484
Washington State3–14 .176  10–20  .333
Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Washington1–17 .056  7–23  .233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to California. After that game, Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned.

Roster
2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shalexxus Aaron  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMartin Luther King HS Apple Valley, CA
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSMater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSalesian HS Rodeo, CA
G 4 Mariya Moore (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrLouisville Hercules, California
F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoUniversity Christian Jacksonville, FL
F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrFairfax Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBlair Academy
Connecticut		 Meriden, CT
G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMyers Park HS Charlotte, NC
G 22 Kyerstin Galloway (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrSan Pedro HS Los Angeles, CA
F 23 Asiah Jones  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWoodmont HS Piedmont, SC
G 30 Candela Abejón 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrUniv. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain
F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoBlacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia
F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrWindward School Gardena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
4:00 PM		 Montana State W 98–47  1–0
 Galen Center (614)
Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2017*
7:00 PM		 at UC Riverside W 64–46  2–0
 SRC Arena (694)
Riverside, CA
11/17/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Santa Clara W 64–43  3–0
 Leavey Center (395)
Santa Clara, CA
11/20/2017*
7:00 PM		 Long Beach State W 75–60  4–0
 Galen Center (790)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2017*
5:00 PM		 vs. Purdue
Rainbow Wahine Classic		 W 58–46  5–0
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/25/2017*
5:00 PM		 vs. Marist
Rainbow Wahine Classic		 W 78–57  6–0
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/26/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Classic		 W 71–60  7–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,700)
Honolulu, HI
12/01/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Loyola Marymount W 80–70  8–0
 Gersten Pavilion (445)
Los Angeles, CA
12/15/2017*
7:00 PM, P12N		 No. 19 Texas A&M L 74–75  8–1
 Galen Center (508)
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2017*
2:30 PM		 vs. Middle Tennessee
UTRGV Holiday Classic		 W 72–57  9–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (89)
Edinburg, TX
12/20/2017*
5:00 PM		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Holiday Classic		 W 71–64  10–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (528)
Edinburg, TX
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
6:00 PM		 at No. 20 California L 64–76  10–2 (0–1)
 Haas Pavilion (2,217)
Berkeley, CA
12/31/2017
1:00 PM, P12N		 at Stanford L 65–72  10–3 (0–2)
 Maples Pavilion (2,494)
Stanford, CA
01/05/2018
8:00 PM, P12N		 No. 9 Oregon L 66–70  10–4 (0–3)
 Galen Center (670)
Los Angeles, CA
01/07/2018
1:00 PM, P12N		 No. 16 Oregon State W 65–61  11–4 (1–3)
 Galen Center (592)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2018
5:00 PM, P12N		 at Colorado W 86–51  12–4 (2–3)
 Coors Events Center (1,533)
Boulder, CO
01/14/2018
11:00 AM, P12N		 at Utah W 58–47  13–4 (3–3)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,574)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/19/2018
8:00 PM, P12N		 Stanford L 55–59  13–5 (3–4)
 Galen Center (882)
Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2018
1:00 PM, P12N		 No. 21 California L 59–62  13–6 (3–5)
 Galen Center (1,728)
Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2018
7:00 PM		 at Washington State W 73–72  14–6 (4–5)
 Beasley Coliseum (803)
Pullman, WA
01/28/2018
2:00 PM		 at Washington W 72–61  15–6 (5–5)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,368)
Seattle, WA
02/02/2018
8:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 9 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 46–59  15–7 (5–6)
 Pauley Pavilion (6,057)
Los Angeles, CA
02/05/2018
6:00 PM, P12N		 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 70–84  15–8 (5–7)
 Galen Center (876)
Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 25 Arizona State W 77–62  16–8 (6–7)
 Galen Center (647)
Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2018
7:00 PM		 Arizona W 78–52  17–8 (7–7)
 Galen Center (572)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2018
6:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 9 Oregon L 74–80 2OT 17–9 (7–8)
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,494)
Eugene, OR
02/18/2018
1:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 15 Oregon State L 63–69  17–10 (7–9)
 Gill Coliseum (4,942)
Corvallis, OR
02/22/2018
6:00 PM, P12N		 Utah W 53–52 OT 18–10 (8–9)
 Galen Center (592)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018
1:00 PM		 Colorado W 65–53  19–10 (9–9)
 Galen Center (2,813)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
6:00 PM, P12N		 (7) vs. (10) Washington State
First Round		 W 47–44  20–10
 KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/02/2017
6:00 PM, P12N		 (7) vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford
Quarterfinals		 L 59–69  20–11
 KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
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12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "2017-18 USC WBB Quick Facts - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site" (PDF). Usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "USC Trojans Women's Basketball - Trojans News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. USC Trojans. "USC Trojans on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "2017–18 USC Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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