USC women’s basketball eats embarrassing loss to bad Penn State team
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Entering this week, it looked as though the USC women’s basketball team might have finally figured things out. While Sunday’s loss to Ohio State was disappointing, the Trojans had won six in a row prior to that, and put up a strong fight against a top ten opponent.
Hence, Wednesday’s matchup with Penn State, one of the worst teams in the Big Ten, was supposed to be an easy victory. The task at hand for the Women of Troy was simple: get in, win the game, get out without an my injuries, and get ready for Sunday’s massive rivalry matchup with No. 2 UCLA.
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Well, mission failed. USC let the matchup become a trap game and somehow fell 85-82 to a Penn State team that entered the contest with just three Big Ten wins.
USC’s season is not over. The Trojans will still get their shot at UCLA on Sunday, followed by the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. But how can we expect the Women of Troy to compete with some of the best teams in the country when they could not even beat one of the worst?
At this point in the season, time is not on USC’s side. Lindsay Gottlieb and company must go back to the drawing board and get things figured out quickly, or else the Trojans will not be playing very deep into March this year.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC women’s basketball falls 88-85 to Penn State