Dec. 31, 1996
The Week in Review/Preview
Sport Record Conf. Record Nat'l Rank Last Week
Men's Basketball 5-3 0-0 --- lost to UNLV, 80-75
Women's Basketball 6-3 0-0 --- def. New Orleans, 97-73
lost to Western Kentucky, 85-82 (2OT)
Men's Golf --- 5th (Golfweek) none
Women's Golf --- --- 29th (Rolex) none
Men's Swim/Dive 2-0 2-0 6th (Speedo) none
Women's Swim/Dive 3-0 2-0 4th (Speedo) none
Season Complete Rec Conf. Finish Nat'l Finish Notes
Women's Cross Country --- 6th --- Emebet Shiferaw an All-American
Football 6-6 3-5 (t5th) --- def. Notre Dame, 27-20 (OT)
Women's Soccer 15-5 4-3 (t4th) --- Isabelle Harvey Pac-10 scoring champ
Women's Volleyball 21-9 12-6 (t3rd) 13th (AVCA) Reached Round of 16 in NCAAs
Men's Water Polo 23-3 7-1 (1st) 2nd Williams, Vavic MPSF Coaches of Year
This Week
Thursday: Men's Basketball, vs. Washington, Sports Arena, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball, at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday: Men's Basketball, vs. Washington State, Sports Arena, 5 p.m. -- FOX Sports West
Women's Basketball, at Washington State, 7 p.m.
Weekly Wrap-Up
Men's Basketball
After falling behind by 12 with 6:26 to play, USC put on a
furious rally but fell just short, losing at UNLV, 80-75, on
Saturday. Sophomore guard Elias Ayuso hit a 3-pointer as
USC went from a 68-56 deficit to 72-71 with 3:07 left.
However, the Trojans weren't able to surpass the Runnin'
Rebels.
Ayuso and senior forward Rodrick Rhodes each had a
team-high 15 points and junior forward Gary Williams and
senior forward Jaha Wilson each had 11.
Women's Basketball
USC finished 1-1 at the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge over the
weekend at the Sports Arena, beating New Orleans, 97-73,
on Saturday and then falling to No. 9 Western Kentucky,
85-82, in double overtime on Sunday. Co-host UCLA
defeated both Sun Belt squads.
The Women of Troy made comebacks to send the Western
Kentucky game into both overtimes, and even had 2 chances
to beat the Lady Toppers. At the end of the second half,
sophomore guard Kristin Clark made 1 free throw and
sophomore forward Jodi Parriott made a layup to tie the
game, 64-64, with a little more than a minute to play. A
Clark jumper was just off at the end of regular time. Then,
with USC trailing by 2 at the end of the first overtime,
Parriott made a layup and was fouled with 3.8 seconds left.
Her basket tied the game, 76-76, but she missed the free
throw.
In the second overtime, Western Kentucky broke an 80-80
tie with 2 baskets to go up 84-80 with 56 seconds left, and
the Women of Troy would get no closer than 2 points.
Altogether, though, it was a strong effort by the Women of
Troy, who were led by senior center Michelle Campbell's
career-high 25 points and 12 rebounds. Parriott also hit a
career high with 22 points and senior forward Tina
Thompson had 21 points and 9 boards before fouling out at
the end of the first overtime.
Against New Orleans, Thompson (the Challenge MVP)
scored 30 points, Clark had 19, Campbell had 16 and
sophomore forward Adrain Williams had 11 in an easy win.
Athlete of the Week
Michelle Campbell, Women's Basketball -
Campbell, a senior center, scored a career-high 25 points
against Western Kentucky on Sunday. Over the 2 games,
she scored 41 points and had 19 rebounds, 11 blocked
shots, 5 assists and 3 steals. She was named to the
All-Tournament team.