USC
3-1,0-0Big Ten
Portland
2-2,0-0WCC
No. 11 USC Women's Basketball Powers Past Portland 78-51
November 18, 2025 | Women's Basketball
Freshman Jazzy Davidson posted 19 points to lead the Trojans on Tuesday evening.
With the victory, the Women of Troy move to 4–0 all-time against the Pilots and improve to 3–1 on the season.
After trailing 14–10 at the end of the first quarter, USC blew the game open with a 21–0 run in the second period to build a 31–18 lead. Sixteen of those points came directly from the Trojans' defense, which forced 13 Portland turnovers during the stretch. USC outscored Portland 24–9 in the quarter and never looked back, dominating nearly every statistical category by final buzzer. The Trojans led the Pilots in points in the paint (40–26), bench points (34–19), second-chance points (23–13), fast-break points (18–7) and most notably, points off turnovers (33–8).
Freshman guard Jazzy Davidson continued her standout start to the season, posting 19 points, seven rebounds, a career-high five assists and five steals, while also setting new personal bests in field goals made, rebounds and assists. Davidson led USC in points, makes and assists.
For the second time this season, USC had four players in double figures as Kennedy Smith delivered a season-high 13 points and tied her season best with three made threes, adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals to her stat line. Londynn Jones knocked down a game-high four three-pointers to finish with 12 points, matching her season high from deep. Kara Dunn added 10 points and seven rebounds to round out the balanced scoring effort.
Junior forward Yakiya Milton made a major impact on the interior, pulling down a career-high and game leading 12 rebounds, surpassing 100 career boards in the process. She also contributed six points, two steals, an assist and a block, anchoring USC's advantage on the glass.
The Trojans closed out the night with their strongest offensive quarter of the season, scoring 26 points in the fourth while shooting 6-for-9 from three, pushing their lead to as many as 28.
USC now turns its attention to another AP ranked matchup as the Trojans head to South Bend, Ind. for a Friday night contest against No. 24 Notre Dame. The game will tip at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
NOTEWORTHY:- With this win, the Women of Troy are now 4-0 all-time against the Pilots
- USC led Portland in paint points (40-26), bench points (34-19), second chance points (23-13), fast break points (18-7) and points off turnovers (33-8)
- USC went on a 21-0 scoring run in the second quarter from the 8:50 to 2:45 mark to make the score 31-18, Trojans' advantage. 16 of the points from that run were a result of USC's defense forcing 13 turnovers from the Pilots
- The Trojans scored a season-high 26 points in the final quarter, going 6-for-9 from beyond the arc
- For the second time this season, four Trojans scored in double figures; Jazzy Davidson (19), Kennedy Smith (13), Londynn Jones (12) and Kara Dunn (10)
- FR Jazzy Davidson set her career high in made field goals with nine, rebounds with seven and assists with five. The guard's five assists and nine field goals were a game-high, along with her 19 points scored
- JR Yakiya Milton tallied a career-high and game-high 12 rebounds, surpassing 100 career rebounds in the third quarter. The forward also recorded her first block of the season and a season-high two steals, matching her season-high
- SO Kennedy Smith scored a season-high 13 points and three made three-pointers. She also tallied six rebounds, three assists and two steals
- SR Londynn Jones scored a game-high four made three-pointers, matching her season-high
QUOTES
Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb
On Tuesday's game against Portland and preparing for Notre Dame:
"I thought our players after that first quarter really figured out that we had to pick up the defensive intensity and the ball pressure to negate their size on the wings. I thought we did that pretty well. I thought ultimately, we found more of a rhythm on offense. It started at the defensive end. [We] saw some shots go down, and we're still a work in progress, but we'll take it. We'll learn from every game and keep moving with a big one on Friday in South Bend."
On the versatility of Jazzy Davidson and Kennedy Smith:
"We have multi-dimensional players, like I said, we're trying to get the ball to Ken [Kennedy Smith] in the high post or get to Jazzy in the high post. They can make the right play, they can reverse it and someone can knock down threes, or they can go to the rim, or maybe they're dumping it."
Kennedy Smith | Sophomore | Guard
On adjusting to a new role this season:
"Last year, my role was a little bit different with my shot selection…Coming in and trying to be the best version of myself is something that I'm trying to do this year."
Jazzy Davidson | Freshman | Guard
On her experience as a collegiate athlete thus far:
"It's really unique to be able to play all these amazing teams so early into my freshman season. I'm just learning from my teammates and my coaches who have been there before and just learning from every game."
