University Southern California Trojans
USC
8-3,1-0Big Ten
Cal Poly
2-9,0-2Big West
No. 19 USC Women's Basketball Rolls Past Cal Poly 86-39
December 18, 2025 | Women's Basketball
Trojan senior Londynn Jones drops a career high 28 points.
With the win, the Trojans moved to 5-0 all-time against Cal Poly and improved to 7-1 at home this year. USC's 47-point margin of victory marked its largest of the season, as the Trojans recorded a season-high 34 made field goals and matched a season low with just seven turnovers.
USC set the tone early, building a 25–10 advantage after the first quarter and extending the lead to 45–23 by halftime. The Trojans put the game out of reach in the third quarter, outscoring Cal Poly 26–5 behind a 19–0 run. USC forced 27 turnovers and converted them into 39 points, while also controlling the glass with a 44–29 rebounding advantage.
Senior Londynn Jones led all scorers with a career and game-high 28 points, shooting 11-for-16 from the field and knocking down five three-pointers. Jones also recorded a season-high four steals, surpassing 100 career steals.
Freshman Jazzy Davidson continued her strong start to the season, scoring 17 points to mark her eighth consecutive game in double figures and her 10th double-figure outing in 11 games. Davidson added nine rebounds, four assists and a career-high six steals, while also recording at least one block for the 11th straight game.
USC (8-3, 1-0) wraps up nonconference play on Sunday, Dec. 21 as the Trojans face Cal in the Invisalign Bay Area Classic at the Chase Center. The game will air on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. PT.
MAIN TAKEAWAYS
- With this win, the Trojans remain undefeated against the Mustangs with a 5-0 all-time record. USC is now 7-1 at home this season
- USC's 47-point margin of victory is the largest this season. The Trojans also recorded a season-high 34 made field goals and matched their season low in turnovers with seven
- USC's 45 bench points mark a new season-high, the third time the bench has scored over 40 points this season
- This match marks eight consecutive games where FR Jazzy Davidson has scored in double figures. The freshman has scored double figures in 10 of the 11 games this season and has also tallied at least one block in every game this season
- Davidson notched a career-high six steals and contributed 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists with a game-high +46 rating
- SR Londynn Jones scored a career and game-high 28 points and made field goals with 11. The guard also tallied a season-high four steals to surpass 100 career steals
- JR Malia Samuels recorded a career-high seven assists. She also had six points, three rebounds and two steals
- JR Yakiya Milton tallied a career-high four blocks and matched her career-high in made free throws with four
- R-FR Laura Williams scored a career-high eight points and four made field goals. The forward also tallied a career-high five rebounds
QUOTES:
Lindsay Gottlieb | Head Coach
On the team's performance against Cal Poly:
"I was proud of our team's response to obviously a tough one the other night. I thought we had a couple of good days of practice and then came out here and did what we needed to do. Particularly, in the third quarter, even having a lead, we felt like we could be even better. We played the way we wanted to for the majority of the game, and that's encouraging. Londynn Jones and Yakiya Milton had great games and we were just excited to keep it moving. Now we have another couple of days of practice, before getting to the Bay Area."
Londynn Jones | Sr. | Guard
On upcoming Big Ten play:
"I mean, honestly, I think that kind of motivates us. I think we have one of the best conferences in basketball. So I think just having that audience when we're going to sold out crowds, that's really fun.
That's super competitive. We can play an amazing team any night, so just having that mentality and just staying true to who we are. It doesn't really matter who we play as long as we're going out, executing the game plan, the scout, whatever it is that we need to accomplish. Then just building on that, getting better and communicating with each other. Communicating is something we've really been focusing on, so I think that will always help.
Yakiya Milton | Jr. | Forward
On her contribution towards Thursday's victory:
"It's really exciting. I try to capitalize on any opportunity I get. We try to play with as much energy and intensity as we can. Something that coach Lindsay has been talking about a lot is rim protection and I'm just glad I was able to bring it today."
