LOS ANGELES — The Troy USC women’s team may have been on a five-game winning streak, their longest streak of the season, with a 79-73 win over the Indiana Hoosiers, but they used every ounce of toughness and tenacity to push the game forward.
Jazzy Davidson once again led the Trojans with a team-high 24 points and six rebounds on 8-for-17 shooting.
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Kennedy Smith and Kara Dunn had similar numbers. Smith scored 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting, while Dunn scored 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting.
While Davidson, Smith and Dunn all scored, USC struggled overall, posting an abysmal 3-10 record against Big Ten opponents in conference play.
The Hoosiers entered the Galen Center on Thursday night without their best player – and the Big Ten’s leading scorer – senior guard Shay Ciezki, but in the end, freshman Maia Makaloski stepped up for Indiana, finishing with a whopping 29 points on 9-for-15 shooting and six rebounds.
Macaloski took over in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 points and spearheading the Indians’ failed comeback.
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USC, on the other hand, kept Indiana at bay long enough to secure the win but didn’t play their best game.
In this game, the Trojan women’s soccer team shot only 38% from the field, while the Indians shot 48% from the field.
The Trojan women’s soccer team dominated the boards, grabbing 38 of the team’s rebounds and stealing the ball 11 times from the Indians, making up for a tough shooting night defensively.
With the win, the Trojans improve to 16-9 on the season and 8-6 in the Big Ten.
The Trojan women’s soccer team has some time before its next game as it prepares to take on the Wisconsin Badgers next Thursday.
