Tuesday, December 10
Los Angeles, CA
6 p.m.
Fresno State
7-4,0-0Mountain West
40
at
89
USC
9-1,1-0Big Ten
1
2
3
4
F
Fresno St.
12
8
6
14
40
Southern California
22
24
24
19
89
Photo by: Khon Saysamongdy
'Dogs fall to ranked Trojans
12/10/2024 10:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES - Fresno State suffered their second road loss of the season against No. 5 USC at the Galen Center on Tuesday night, 89-40.Â
The Australian duo led the scoring charge, Mia Jacobs and Holly Griffiths. Each logged 11 points for the night. Griffiths double-figure game marks her first of the season and a new season-high.Â
How it happenedÂ
Fresno State got it started inside the Galen Center as Mia Jacobs let rip a three-pointer for the Bulldogs first basket of the night. 'Dogs largest lead of the night was brought by Jacobs with a pull up jumper off a her own steal. Trojan's Watkins responded with a three pointer jumper and held the lead from then on. USC saw a 8-0 scoring run with three trips to the line (1-1) all within a minute of play. Kylee Fox had the next basket on deck on a pull up jumper outside the paint. Another Trojan 8-0 caps off the first ten, 22-12.
The start of a season-high game for Griffiths arrived as the Bulldogs worked to chip a twenty point Trojans lead. Griffiths connected back-to-back shots from the perimeter on her first points of the night. Avery Watkins was the other Bulldogs able to get a basket in. USC neared a thirty point lead after a 10-0 run going into the half, 46-20.Â
At the half Fresno State shot 28% (8-28) from the field, 40% from the three (4-10) with no trips to the charity stripe.Â
Trojans saw their success on the court with double-digit scoring runs in between Fresno State baskets. Griffiths had her eye on the target, hitting the deep three tonight. The forward went 3-of-3 from beyond the arc to see a season high 11 points. Griffiths snapped a USC 9-0 run with her third three-pointer of the night.Â
Jacobs jumps back into a scoring groove with the teams seventh three-pointer of the night. A shooting foul on USC"s Iriafen sent Jacobs to the line (1-1). Saga Ukkonen and Fox held on for the final points of the night, from no other place then beyond the arc.Â
NotableÂ
The Australian duo led the scoring charge, Mia Jacobs and Holly Griffiths. Each logged 11 points for the night. Griffiths double-figure game marks her first of the season and a new season-high.Â
How it happenedÂ
Fresno State got it started inside the Galen Center as Mia Jacobs let rip a three-pointer for the Bulldogs first basket of the night. 'Dogs largest lead of the night was brought by Jacobs with a pull up jumper off a her own steal. Trojan's Watkins responded with a three pointer jumper and held the lead from then on. USC saw a 8-0 scoring run with three trips to the line (1-1) all within a minute of play. Kylee Fox had the next basket on deck on a pull up jumper outside the paint. Another Trojan 8-0 caps off the first ten, 22-12.
The start of a season-high game for Griffiths arrived as the Bulldogs worked to chip a twenty point Trojans lead. Griffiths connected back-to-back shots from the perimeter on her first points of the night. Avery Watkins was the other Bulldogs able to get a basket in. USC neared a thirty point lead after a 10-0 run going into the half, 46-20.Â
At the half Fresno State shot 28% (8-28) from the field, 40% from the three (4-10) with no trips to the charity stripe.Â
Trojans saw their success on the court with double-digit scoring runs in between Fresno State baskets. Griffiths had her eye on the target, hitting the deep three tonight. The forward went 3-of-3 from beyond the arc to see a season high 11 points. Griffiths snapped a USC 9-0 run with her third three-pointer of the night.Â
Jacobs jumps back into a scoring groove with the teams seventh three-pointer of the night. A shooting foul on USC"s Iriafen sent Jacobs to the line (1-1). Saga Ukkonen and Fox held on for the final points of the night, from no other place then beyond the arc.Â
NotableÂ
- Fresno State drops to 7-4 on the season and 1-2 on the roadÂ
- Fresno State is 0-2 against top 5 ranked opponents this seasonÂ
- For the first time this season, Holly Griffiths was the team's leading scorer with 11 pointsÂ
- Bulldogs bench produced 21 points; Holly Griffiths (11), Avery Watkins (5), Saga Ukkonen (3) and Laney Amundsen (2)Â
- For the second time this season Fresno State shot less then 30% from the field (13-of-48) at 27%Â
Team Stats
Fresno
USC
FG%
.271
.476
3FG%
.450
.389
FT%
.833
.880
RB
20
48
TO
21
12
STL
3
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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