EAST LANSING, Mich. — Coming off a recent home win against Purdue at the Galen Center, the USC Women of Troy would immediately bounce back into Big Ten play as they traveled to East Lansing to play the No.13 Michigan State Spartans, but they would not bring their winning attitude with them, as they would drop their fifth Big Ten loss, 74-68.
Kara Dunn would make her presence known early as she notched 13 first-half points on 6-11 shooting, and by the end of the contest, she would lead the Trojans with 23 points and 6 rebounds. With yet another 10-point performance, this marks her fifth straight game with
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The Trojans found themselves in an early deficit as they trailed as many as 14 points in the first quarter, but quickly turned the tables and rallied back to take a 37-36 lead by halftime. Jazzy Davidson would contribute on her end offensively as she racked up 12 points on 4-8 shooting and added 3 blocks, plus a steal, to her credit.
The Women of Troy shot particularly better from the floor than the Spartans did, with USC shooting 50% compared to Michigan State’s 36%. Despite USC outbidding the Spartans on the shooting side, Kennedy Blair and company held their efforts steady in securing the win.
USC tried to change their fortunes late in the game as they proceeded to go on a 10-0 run to pull within two points behind Michigan State, but the Women of Troy would hit a cold streak in the final 2 minutes of the game and were unable to pull ahead. With this loss, USC falls to 11-8 on the season and now set their sights on another tough matchup against the No.7 Michigan Wolverines.
