LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — The USC women's basketball team made it a memorable home opener under head coach Mark Trakh, with the Women of Troy going big for a 98-47 victory over visiting Montana State today at Galen Center. Behind a career-high 30 points from Sadie Edwards, USC had five Trojans hit double digits while the team hit program records with 13 3-pointers made and only two turnovers committed. The win puts USC at a 1-0 mark out of the gates for this 2017-18 season.

USC had Sadie Edwards and Kristen Simon in double digits by halftime as the Trojans shot 59 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes of action to lead the Bobcats 50-26 at the break. Montana State was hitting at a 37-percent clip and had landed six 3-pointers, but USC's production and defensive interruptions were too much for the Bobcats out of the gates. The Trojans were able to heat up further in the second half, shooting 61.5 percent from the floor to finish out the game at a hot-handed 60.3 percent. That well outpaced MSU's 35 percent shooting. USC also eclipsed the Bobcats from beyond the arc, landing a program-best 13 threes in the game — sparked by career-highs of six and five 3-pointers landed by Aliyah Mazyck and Sadie Edwards, respectively. 

USC wrapped the game with five Trojans in double digits, led by Edwards' career-high 30 points. Mazyck was next with 18 points, with Minyon Moore close behind with 17 points to go along with nine assists. Also joining the double-digit club for the Trojans were Kristen Simon and Jordan Adams with 13 and 11, respectively. Montana State had one player hit double digits, with Madeline Smith scoring 13 for the Bobcats. USC also outrebounded MSU 35-28 while committing only two turnovers — a program single-game record. USC's 13 three hit in the game also was a record, matching the program's single-game best. 

USC fired off on an 11-0 scoring surge to turn a one-point game into a 21-6 USC advantage during the first quarter of action. Senior Sadie Edwards clicked off 12  points in that first 10-minute stretch to help boost the Women of Troy to a 25-12 lead at the first break. In the second period, Edwards dumped in another bucket, then assisted on a score by fellow senior Kristen Simon. Minyon Moore struck next for the Trojan cause, and USC gripped a 31-12 lead on the Bobcats early in the second period. While Montana State proved to be a threat from 3-point range, USC kept mixing up its attack and continued to produce. By halftime, Simon and Edwards were both in double digits with 11 and 18 points, respectively, leading six Trojan scorers in the half to push USC to a 50-26 halftime advantage. 

Montana State made some early noise with points in the paint, but USC would click back into gear as Aliyah Mazyck knocked down two more 3-pointers and Jordan Adams worked her way into double digits. Adams nabbed a steal and took it the other direction for the finish and a 63-36 USC lead before Mazyck's third splash of the game came to make it 66-34 USC with 4:30 on the clock in the third. Moments later, Mazyck matched her career best with her fourth bomb of the day. In the final stretch of the third, Edwards worked her way to career bests with her fourth and fifth 3-pointers of the day while climbing to 30 points in the game. Minyon Moore, meanwhile, joined the double-digit party, and USC was up 83-38 at the end of the third. MSU managed just five points in the first five minutes of the fourth while USC continued to pile on the points, finishing out a final 98-47 victory to mark a powerful home opener for the Women of Troy.

USC's next action takes the Trojans to Riverside for a road trip to take on UC Riverside at 7 p.m. on Monday (Nov. 13).

GAME NOTES:
- Sadie Edwards scored a career-high 30 points
- Edwards also hit a new career high with five 3-pointetrs made
- Aliyah Mazyck hit a new career-high  six 3-pointers.
- USC's two turnovers in the game set a new single-game record for the program
- USC's 13 threes made matched the program best.