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1 USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC University of Southern California Women s Basketball USC Sports Information Heritage Hall 3501 Watt Way Los Angeles, CA WBB Sports Information Director: Darcy Couch dcouch@usc.edu Office: (213) Cell: (213) FAX: (213) Release #1 Nov. 10, 2016 USC Women Kick Off Campaign At Galen Center Women of Troy host Hope International on Friday and Santa Clara on Monday to start official season action SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result NOVEMBER 8 CSU San Marcos (exhibition) 2 p.m. 13 Hope International 12 p.m. 16 Santa Clara 4 p.m. Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge (Campus Rounds: Spokane, Wash.) 22 vs. Grand Canyon 4 p.m. 23 vs. West Virginia 8 p.m. 24 at Gonzaga 6 p.m. Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge (Final Round: Mohegan Sun Arena) 29 Iona 12 p.m. ET DECEMBER 4 Southern Utah (@ North Gym) 7 p.m. 6 UNLV 2 p.m. 13 Long Beach State 4 p.m. Women of Troy Classic (Galen Center) 18 USC vs. Florida A&M 6 p.m. Albany vs. UC Davis 8 p.m. 20 Consolation Game 1 p.m. Championship Game 3 p.m. 28 UC Irvine 7 p.m. 30 at UCLA* (P12) 7 p.m. JANUARY 2 Oregon State* (P12) 4 p.m. 4 Oregon* (P12) 5 p.m. 10 UCLA* (P12) 6 p.m. 15 at Washington State* (P12) 8 p.m. 17 at Washington* (P12) 2 p.m. 22 Stanford* (P12) 8 p.m. 24 California* (P12) 2 p.m. 29 at Utah* (P12) 7 p.m. MT 31 at Colorado* (P12) 7 p.m. MT FEBRUARY 5 at Arizona* (P12) 8 p.m. MT 7 at Arizona State* 2 p.m. MT 12 Washington* 7 p.m. 14 Washington State* (P12) 4 p.m. 19 at Oregon State* (P12) 8 p.m. 21 at Oregon* 2 p.m. 26 Arizona State* (P12) 6 p.m. 28 Arizona* 2 p.m. MARCH Pac-12 Tournament (KeyArena Seattle) 3-6 Pac-12 Tournament (P12) Seattle NCAA Tournament NCAA First & Second Rounds TBD NCAA Regionals TBD APRIL 3 & 5 Women s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) * Pac-12 Conference game. Home games in bold at Galen Center (P12) - televised by Pac-12 Networks Friday, Nov. 13 USC vs. Hope International Galen Center 12 p.m. Stream: pac-12.com/live/usc COMING UP... Monday, Nov. 16 USC vs. Santa Clara Galen Center 4 p.m. Stream: pac-12.com/live/usc Media Guide & Record Book: usctrojans.com/sports/w-baskbl/201516mediaguides.html THIS USC puts an official stamp on the start of action as the Women of Troy set up to host two teams at Galen Center. USC s season opener brings Hope International to town for a 12 p.m. contest on Friday (Nov. 13) before the Trojans turn to face Santa Clara in a 4 p.m. matchup on Monday (Nov. 16). FOLLOW ALONG Both games will be streamed live online, with Caroline Diesley and Carey Noakes on the call. Go to pac-12.com/live/usc to access the stream. Live stats also will be available through links on the USC women s basketball schedule page at usctrojans.com. IN THE NATION The Trojans are unranked in the USA Today and Associated Press preseason polls. Hope International and Santa Clara also are unranked. EXHIBITION ACTION USC put forth a dominating effort in its exhibition matchup against Cal State San Marcos last weekend at the Galen Center. Nine different Women of Troy scored in the hot-handed outing, as USC forged a path to a powerful victory over the visiting Cougars. Leading the charge in USC s first work of was newcomer Temi Fagbenle, who eclipsed the team scoring mark of USC s opponents all by herself. The transfer made a statement with a decisive double-double in tallying 28 points along with 11 rebounds. Sophomore Kristen Simon also rang up a double-double in her day s work, delivering 17 points to go with a game-high 15 boards. Also hitting double digits on the day was redshirt junior Jordan Adams with 12 points. For Cal State San Marcos, its scoring effort was topped out with five points apiece from Jasmine Matar and Ashley Jenkins. The only category that USC came up empty in today was from the 3-point line, but the Trojans made up that ground in spades in shooting 52 percent from every other spot on the floor. The Women of Troy also put forth a stifling defensive effort that hauled in a grand total of 29 steals, with Courtney Jaco and Brianna Barrett nabbing six steals apiece. USC got out of the gates with an 8-0 scoring run, but it was a smothering 23-0 scoring rally that put the Trojans decisively in the driver s seat as USC worked out to a 35-5 advantage early in the second quarter. USC would hold a lead by halftime, and remained in complete control the rest of the way, up at the close of the third before closing things out as an final. Today s exhibition action offered Trojan fans their first glimpse of five USC newcomers. In addition to Fagbenle s dominant double-double effort, USC also got significant contributions from true freshmen Khaedin Taito (6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals), Maguerite Effa (6 points, 3 rebounds), Aliyah Mazyck (9 points, 7 rebounds) and Candela Abejón (3 points, 3 rebounds) USC Women s BasketbalL Page 1

2 USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC Quick Facts University Information Location:... Los Angeles, Calif. Founded: Enrollment:.. 43,000 ( undergrad) President:...C.L. Max Nikias Athletic Director:... Pat Haden Sr. Woman Administrator:... Donna Heinel National Affiliation:...NCAA Division I Conference:...Pac-12 Nickname:...Trojans / Women of Troy Fight Song:... Fight On Colors:... Cardinal and Gold Home Court:...Galen Center Capacity:... 10,258 Press Row: Basketball Staff Head Coach:...Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Alma Mater:... USC, 1986 Current Season at USC:...Third Record at USC: (.569), 2 seasons Pac-12 Record at USC: (.500), 2 seasons Current Overall Season:... 11th Overall Record: (.583) Overall Conf. Record: (.651) Associate Head Coach:... Beth Burns Assistant Coaches:... Jualeah Woods... Taja Edwards Dir. of Operations:... Becky Adams Video Coordinator:...Chris Koclanes Admin. Assistant:... Jessika Carrington WBB Office Phone:... (213) (866) USC-WBB1 Athletic Trainer:... Rachel Schlachet Training Room Phone:... (213) Team Information Starters Returning / Lost:... 3 / 2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost:... 5 / 6 Newcomers:... 7 Basketball History First Season of Basketball: All-Time Record: (.611) Conference Record: (.598) National Championships:...2 (1983, 1984) Conference Championships:.5 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1994) Conference Tournament Titles...1 (2014) NCAA Appearances (record): (29-14) AIAW Appearances (record):... 2 (2-4) WNIT Appearances (record):... 3 (7-3) Postseason Record: (.644) Record: / 7-11 (t-7th) Home Record: Away Record: Neutral Record: Longest Win Streak:...5 (11/17-29) Longest Losing Streak:... 5 (1/18-2/2) Current Streak:...4 losses Pac-12 Tournament:... First Round NCAA Tournament:... None Sports Information Women s Basketball SID:... Darcy Couch Office Phone:... (213) Office Fax:... (213) Cell Phone:... (213) dcouch@usc.edu USC Ticket Office:...(213) 740-GO SC Series RecordS USC vs. HOPE INT L FIRST MEETING USC vs. SANTA CLARA (2-0) Away W Away W TROJANS AT A GLANCE Cynthia Cooper-Dyke and her returning staff of associate head coach Beth Burns and assistants Jualeah Woods and Taja Edwards have constructed a group of Women of Troy with great potential to improve on last year s finish. USC graduated its top scorers and rebounders Kaneisha Horn and Alexyz Vaioletama -- who provided 12.0 and 10.3 points per game, respectively, along with 6.9 rebounds per game apiece from last year s squad. Replacing those veterans may not be easy, but Cooper-Dyke is happy with her new roster of players and expects to fill the statistical void that the departed players have left. In fact, she sees this group of Trojans as decidedly capable of making a strong run in the Pac-12 and beyond. Five Women of Troy return from last year s roster, with Jordan Adams, Brianna Barrett and Courtney Jaco standing out as the only players with at least two seasons of work under their belts at Troy, but they also boast winning experience as members of the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament Championship team. Returners Alexis Lloyd and Kristen Simon played their first seasons as Trojans last year. As the veterans of the bunch, that group is joined by a solid seven new Trojans set to hit the court this season. Two transfers, three international additions, one California product and one North Carolina native will all don Cardinal and Gold for the first time in WORLDLY WOMEN OF TROY The international flavor coming to Troy this season adds a new element to the USC gameplan. In the recent past, no more than one international player has been on a USC roster at a time. This year, USC welcomes Candela Abejón from Spain, Dani Milisic from Australia and Khaedin Taito from New Zealand. Two more Trojan newcomers also have strong ties overseas. A 2012 Olympian for Great Britain, Temi Fagbenle was raised in London and her family now lives in Nigeria. She joins the Trojan Family with one year of eligibility left after finishing her degree at Harvard. True freshman Marguerite Effa, meanwhile, also has roots in Africa, having lived in Cameroon before moving to California, where she attended high school. STICKING STATESIDE USC s two homegrown newcomers are true freshman Aliyah Mazyck from Charlotte, N.C. and Connecticut transfer Sadie Edwards, who joined the Women of Troy in January 2015 and will be eligible for competition after this fall stretch of KEY FORCE Temi Fagbenle will preside over the paint for the Trojans along with returning sophomore post Kristen Simon. Newcomers Marguerite Effa and Dani Milisic also will loom large down low to help deepen the USC inside presence. Milisic is set as a Spring 2016 enrollee, joining the Trojans after the fall semester. GUARD PLAY In the backcourt, USC returns a set of three starting guards. Jordan Adams and Brianna Barrett combined forces as USC s assist leaders last season. The redshirt junior and senior, respectively, will both be called upon to help drive the USC offense. Adams boasts the ability to fit in at any spot on the court, while Courtney Jaco will likely be called upon to step back into her sniper position beyond the arc. Jaco was USC s top 3-point shooter last season, and as she enters her junior year she s again primed for her key role in the USC attack. True freshman Aliyah Mazyck can also step in at the point, and Khaedin Taito brings additional power to the plan of attack. Meanwhile, Candela Abejón, Sadie Edwards and Alexis Lloyd add further depth to the USC backcourt. Page USC Women s BasketbalL

3 USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC SCOUTING HOPE INTERNATIONAL The Royals went overall last season. Senior Alexis Perry is Hope International s top returning scorer and rebounder having provided 12.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in her junior season. Bill Crammer is in his sixth season as the Royals head coach. This will be USC s first-ever meeting against Hope International. SCOUTING SANTA CLARA The Broncos went overall last season. Junior Marie Bertholdt is Santa Clara s top returning scorer and rebounder having provided 9.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in her sophomore season. JR Payne is in his second season as the Broncos head coach. USC is 2-0 all-time against Santa Clara since first meeting in In their most recent meeting, USC posted a win over the Broncos in the season in Santa Clara. TUNE IN TO THE TROJANS The Women of Troy have 14 televised regular-season games this season, with Pac-12 Networks also planning to broadcast games at the Pac-12 Tournament. All of USC s regular-season televised appearances will air on Pac-12 Los Angeles, with some games also airing nationally or in other regions. Check the USC schedule at usctrojans.com for more info. Also check with your local cable provider for channel information. All told, USC will potentially cross paths with seven teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last year. All non-televised USC home games will be streamed live at INFO ZONE Interviews/Credentials: To arrange an interview with a USC player or coach, or to request credentials, please contact Darcy Couch in the USC Sports Information Office by phone ( ) or (dcouch@usc.edu). Pac-12 Tournament: Tickets are available for the 2016 Pacific Life Pac- 12 Women s Basketball Tournament. In its 13th year, the tournament runs March 3-6 at KeyArena in Seattle. Visit pac-12.com/sports/basketballw/ tickets.aspx for more information and for tickets. Every game at the tournament will be televised this year. LIVE STREAMING BROADCASTS: All non-televised USC home games will be streamed live online at pac-12.com/live/usc with Carey Noakes and Caroline Diesley on the call. Many of USC s road games will also be streamed live by the hosts. Go to com/live for links. LIVE STATS: Live stats will be provided for almost every USC game. Visit the women s basketball schedule page at usctrojans.com for links. Trojans On The Web: Current women s basketball information can be found at usctrojans.com. For Pac-12 information go to pac-12.com. associated press Poll (Preseason Nov. 2) Rank Record Pts Prev 1. Connecticut (32) South Carolina Notre Dame Tennessee Baylor Ohio State Florida State Louisville Maryland Oregon State Mississippi State Texas NR 13. Texas A&M Duke Arizona State Stanford Oklahoma NR 18. Kentucky Northwestern South Florida George Washington North Carolina Syracuse NR 24. Michigan State NR 25. Chattanooga First-place votes in parentheses USC opponents highlighted Others receiving votes: Princeton 58, DePaul 45, Florida Gulf Coast 37, Rutgers 34, Iowa 17, California 14, Dayton 13, Arkansas 8, Western Kentucky 6, Vanderbilt 5, West Virginia 4, UCLA 4, Iowa State 4, Missouri 3, Gonzaga 2, Miami (FL) 1. USA Today/COACHES Poll (Preseason Nov. 2) Rank Record Pts Prev 1. Connecticut (32) South Carolina Notre Dame Tennessee Baylor Maryland Florida State Louisville Oregon State Ohio State Texas Duke Mississippi State Stanford Arizona State Texas A&M NR 17. Kentucky Oklahoma NR 19. South Florida North Carolina George Washington DePaul NR 23. Iowa Northwestern NR 25. Princeton First-place votes in parentheses USC opponents highlighted Others receiving votes: Michigan State 79, Dayton 76, Florida Gulf Coast 68, Gonzaga 63, Rutgers 44, Syracuse 42, Chattanooga 41, St John s 33, California 28, UCLA 22, Iowa State 17, LSU 17, Miami (FL) 11, Nebraska 9, Seton Hall 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Washington 4, West Virginia 3, Villanova 2, Virginia 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Arkansas State 1, Green Bay 1, Albany 1, BYU 1, James Madison 1. Television Broadcasts: USC has 14 televised regular-season games this season. Pac-12 Networks will be televising all but four USC regular-season games this season. All of USC s televised appearances will air on Pac-12 Los Angeles, with some games also airing nationally or in other regions. Check the USC schedule at usctrojans.com for more info. Also check with your local cable provider for channel information, and mark your calendars to watch the following USC games on TV: Dec. 30 at UCLA* 7 p.m. Jan. 2 Oregon State* 4 p.m. Jan. 4 Oregon* 5 p.m. Jan. 10 UCLA* 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at Washington State* 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Washington* 2 p.m. Jan. 22 Stanford* 8 p.m. Jan. 24 California* 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at Utah* 7 p.m. MT Jan. 31 at Colorado* 7 p.m. MT Feb. 5 at Arizona* 8 p.m. MT Feb. 14 Washington State* 4 p.m. Feb. 19 at Oregon State* 8 p.m. Practice Schedules: Practices are held at the Galen Center practice courts and are open to the media. Please contact Darcy Couch in the SID Office (213) prior to the date you plan to attend (times change frequently) USC Women s BasketbalL Page 3

4 USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC FINAL SEASON STATISCTICS USC Women's Basketball USC Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 Vaioletama, Alexyz Horn, Kaneisha Calvert, McKenzie Barrett, Brianna Adams, Jordan Alofaituli, Kiki Jaco, Courtney Simon, Kristen Okonkwo, Amy Butler, Chyanne Lloyd, Alexis Edelman, Drew Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USC OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals USC Opponents Page 4 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/14 at #2 South Carolina L /17/14 at Davidson W /21/14 at Long Beach State Wot /23/14 FRESNO STATE W /28/14 vs Sam Houston State W /29/14 at SMU W /06/14 at Saint Mary's (CA) L /9/14 CSUN Wot /14/14 SACRAMENTO STATE W /18/14 LMU W /21/14 OKLAHOMA STATE L * 12/30/14 UCLA L * 1/3/15 OREGON W * 1/5/15 OREGON STATE L * 1/9/15 at Colorado W * 1/11/15 at Utah W * 01/18/15 at UCLA L * 1/23/15 CALIFORNIA L * 1/25/15 STANFORD L * 1/31/15 at Oregon State L * 02/02/15 at Oregon L * 2/6/15 UTAH W * 2/8/15 COLORADO W * 2/13/15 at Stanford L * 2/15/15 at California W * 2/20/15 ARIZONA W * 2/22/15 ARIZONA STATELo * 02/26/15 at Washington L * 2/28/15 at Washington State L /05/15 vs Colorado L * - Conference game USC Women s BasketbalL

5 USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC Women s Basketball No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous Schools 1 Jordan Adams G 6-1 Jr.* 2V Irvine, Calif. Mater Dei HS 2 Khaedin Taito G 5-11 Fr. HS Hastings, New Zealand Palm Beach Currumbin HS 10 Courtney Jaco G 5-8 Jr. 2V Compton, Calif. Windward School 13 Marguerite Effa F 6-3 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. Fairfax HS 14 Sadie Edwards ^ G 5-10 So. TR Meridan, Conn. Blair Academy/Connecticut 21 Aliyah Mazyck G 5-9 Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park HS 23 Brianna Barrett G 5-7 Sr. 3V Winnetka, Calif. Oaks Christian HS 25 Alexis Lloyd G 5-9 Jr.* 1V Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young HS/Virginia Tech 30 Candela Abejón G 6-1 Fr. HS Gijon, Spain IES Univ. Laboral/Univ. de Ovideo 32 Dani Milisic & F 6-4 Fr. HS Sydney, Australia Blacktown Girls HS 35 Kristen Simon F 6-2 So. 1V Gardena, Calif. Windward School 41 Temi Fagbenle F 6-4 GS TR Ibadan, Nigeria Blair Academy/Harvard * utilized redshirt season ^ will not compete during the fall semester & Spring 2016 enrollee Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (3rd season), USC 1986 Associate Head Coach: Beth Burns (2nd season), Ohio Wesleyan 1979 Assistant Coaches: Jualeah Woods (3rd season), USC 1994 Taja Edwards (2nd season), Fresno State 2011 Director of Operations: Athletic Trainer: Video Coordinator: Administrative Assistant: Sports Information Director: Team Managers: Becky Adams (3rd season) Rachel Schlachet Chris Koclanes Jessika Carrington Darcy Couch Esichang McGautha, Natalie Hart, Jason Hill, Dorsa Mehrannia, Maryann Parsons PRONUNCIATION GUIDE CANDELA ABEJÓN...kahn-DAY-lah ah-bay-hone BRIANNA Barrett...bree-AH-nah TEMI FAGBENLE... TEM-ee FAG-ben-lay Courtney JACO... JAY-co ALIYAH MAZYCK...ah-LEE-yah mah-zeek Dani MILISIC...MILL-iss-itch khaedin TAITO... CAY-din TAY-toe JUALEAH Woods...wah-LEE-ah USC Women s BasketbalL Page 5

6 USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC USC WOMEN OF TROY Page Cynthia COOPER-DYKE Head Coach Third Season Jordan ADAMS G 6-1 RS Jr. Irvine, Calif. Sadie EDWARDS G 5-10 So. Meridan, Conn. Brianna BARRETT G 5-7 Sr. Winnetka, Calif. Dani MILISIC F 6-3 Fr. Sydney, Australia 13 Marguerite 2 Khaedin TAITO G 5-11 Fr. Hastings, New Zealand Beth BURNS Associate Head Coach Second Season EFFA F 6-3 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif Alexis LLOYD G 5-9 Jr. Chicago, Ill Kristen SIMON F 6-1 So. Gardena, Calif Jualeah WOODS Assistant Coach Third Season Courtney JACO G 5-8 Jr. Compton, Calif. Aliyah MAZYCK G 5-9 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Candela ABEJÓN G 6-1 Fr. Gijon, Spain Temi FAGBENLE F 6-4 GS London, England Taja EDWARDS Assistant Coach Second Season USC Women s BasketbalL WOMEN OF TROY