USC Athletics The Week in Review / Preview

LAST WEEK
Sport                          Record   Conf.       Nat'l Rank              Last Week 
Men's Basketball                4-3      0-0                            lost to Ohio State, 79-73     
Women's Basketball              4-3      0-0                            def. Cal State Northridge, 67-60;lost to Boise State, 80-70       
Men's Golf                                          12th (Golfweek)         none
Women's Golf                                        20th (Rolex)            none
Men's Swimming and Diving       2-0      2-0        t2nd (Speedo)           none 
Women's Swimming and Diving     2-0      2-0        5th  (Speedo)           none 
Women's Volleyball             23-6     13-5(t2nd)  9th (AVCA)              Marinkovic All-American 1st team 
Season Complete         Record  Conf. Finish    National Finish     Notes 
Women's Cross Country               6th          30th (Coaches)     Penc 11th at District VIII Meet 
Football                 6-5        4-4 (t5th)                      Kelly, Claiborne All-Pac-10 1st team 
Women's Soccer          16-3-1      7-2 (2nd)    23rd (Soccer Buzz) Clark All-American 3rd team 
Men's Water Polo        21-7        5-3 (1st)    2nd                Cimerman All-American 1st team 

This Week

Tuesday: Men's Basketball, vs. Kansas, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m. (FOX Sports Net)

Saturday: Women's Basketball, vs. Seton Hall, at UCLA, 5:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball, at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday: Women's Basketball, vs. Rutgers, at UCLA, 3:30 p.m.

The Trojans couldn't stop Ohio State freshman Michael Redd, who scored 30 points, and lost to the host Buckeyes, 79-73, on Saturday. Junior forward Adam Spanich scored 21 points off the bench and made 5-of-11 three-pointers for USC, almost shooting the Trojans into a win. Junior guard Elias Ayuso scored 17 and senior guard Gary Johnson scored 16. USC tied the game, 57-57, with 6:45 left following a 7-0 run. But Ohio State went on an 11-0 run, making it 68-57 with 4:55 to go. The Trojans weren't done, going on an 11-2 run, thanks to two threes by Spanich, to get within 70-68 with 1:15 left. But Ohio State pulled away in the final minute.

The Women of Troy came in second at the Boise State Christmas Classic over the weekend, defeating Cal State Northridge, 67-60, but losing to the host Broncos, 80-70. Junior forward Adrain Williams and sophomore forward Tiffany Washington made the All-Tournament team. Williams, making her first start of the season, had 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Matadors and Washington had a then-career-high 16 points. With 6:17 to go, the game was tied, 57-57, but USC limited the Matadors to just three points the rest of the way and Washington scored eight of USC's last 10 points.

Washington then set a new career high with 21 points against the Broncos, but the Women of Troy lost a five-point halftime lead and were outscored, 48-33, in the second half. Sophomore guard Kim Clark also had a career high with 16 points.

Tiffany Washington, Women's Basketball

Washington, a sophomore forward, set new career highs for points in each of USC's games at the Boise State Christmas Classic, getting 16 against Cal State Northridge and 21 against Boise State.