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The ninth-seeded Trojans take on the eighth-seeded Bears at Seattle's KeyArena with a clash against No. 1 seed Oregon State on the line.
USC enters the tournament with a 14-15 record (5-13 Pac-12), which includes a close loss to Cal earlier this season. The Bears and Trojans battled in a Berkeley matchup that featured 12 lead changes, but Cal came out on top, 63-56. Forward Kristen Simon led all scorers with 24 points in that game, and hopes to have another big game tomorrow. Simon was recently named first team All-Pac-12 this season, as was Cal forward Kristine Anigwe.
Should Simon and the Trojans top the 18-12 (6-12 Pac-12) Golden Bears, they'll square up with the Oregon State Beavers, whom they split games with this season. USC fell to OSU at home in January, but pulled off a 20-point upset over the Beavers in Corvallis just a month later.
Last year, the Trojans were the higher seed in the 8-9 game, and beat Washington State to advance to the quarterfinals against top seed Oregon State, where they fell to end their season. Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke and the Trojans are working to write a different story this year.
Catch USC vs. Cal tomorrow on Pac-12 Network at 11:30 a.m. and follow the Trojans on Twitter to stay up-to-date.
