2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 22–13 overall, 11–7 in Pac-12 play for a tie for 4th place. They won the 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament for the first time in school history. They earned an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to St. John's.

2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–13 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandy Manning
  • Jualeah Woods
  • Evan Unrau
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Stanford 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
No. 24 California 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Oregon State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Arizona State 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
USC 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Washington 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Washington State 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
UCLA 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Colorado 6 12   .333 19 15   .559
Oregon 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Utah 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Arizona 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2014 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 6 April 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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2013–14 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mater Dei HS Irvine, Calif.
F 2 Deanna Calhoun 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Albany HS Albany, Calif.
F 3 Desireé Bradley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Carl Albert HS Oklahoma City, Okla.
G 5 Rachel Totten (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr LACES Los Angeles, Calif.
F 10 Kate Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Lake Ginninderra College/Marist Beaumont Hills, NSW, Australia
F 11 Cassie Harberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr San Clemente HS San Clemente, Calif.
G 12 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Windward School Compton, Calif.
F 13 Kaneisha Horn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Ramsay HS/Alabama Birmingham, Ala.
G 14 Ariya Crook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Long Beach Poiy Los Angeles, Calif.
F 21 Alexyz Vaioletama 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mater Dei HS Fountain Valley, Calif.
G 22 Destinie Gibbs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So McEachern HS Oxford, Ga.
G 23 Brianna Barrett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Oaks Christian HS Winnetka, Calif.
F 24 Drew Edelman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Menlo School Sunnyvale, Calif.
G 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Whitney Young HS/Virginia Tech Chicago, Ill.
G 32 Kiki Alofaituli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mater Dei HS Tustin, Calif.
F 43 Thaddesia Southall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, Calif.
Head coach

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

Assistant coach(es)

Brandy Manning
Jualeah Woods
Evan Unrau


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm
Westmont College W 73–38 
Galen Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 64–55  1–0
The Pavilion (1,702)
Davis, CA
11/10/2013*
2:00 pm
at Fresno State W 63–54  2–0
Save Mart Center (2,240)
Fresno, CA
11/22/2013*
5:00 pm
at No. 20 Oklahoma State L 51–82  3–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,414)
Stillwater, OK
11/25/2013*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 South Carolina L 50–70  3–2
Galen Center (897)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. Iowa
Cancún Challenge
L 65–78  3–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (507)
Cancún, MX
11/29/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. UNC Wilmington
Cancún Challenge
W 85–59  4–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
11/30/2013*
3:00 pm
vs. Boston College
Cancún Challenge
W 79–52  5–3
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
12/10/2013*
6:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 64–65  5–4
Matadome (406)
Northridge, CA
12/19/2013*
6:00 pm
Saint Mary's L 55–71  5–5
Galen Center (294)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm
Hawaii W 66–55  6–5
Galen Center (900)
Los Angeles, CA
12/28/2013*
2:00 pm
Long Beach State W 89–72  7–5
Galen Center (1,132)
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2013
7:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA W 56–54  8–5 (1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (3,297)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2014
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 12 Colorado W 55–45  9–5 (2–0)
Galen Center (372)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2014
4:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 55–47  10–5 (3–0)
Galen Center (743)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2014
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 23 Arizona State L 86–94 OT 10–6 (3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,558)
Tempe, AZ
01/12/2014
1:00 pm
at Arizona W 54–45  11–6 (4–1)
McKale Center (N/A)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 81–60  12–6 (5–1)
Galen Center (409)
Los Angeles, CA
01/19/2014
2:00 pm, P12N
Oregon W 109–85  13–6 (6–1)
Galen Center (1,020)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2014
2:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 California W 77–70  14–6 (7–1)
Haas Pavilion (1,699)
Berkeley, CA
01/27/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 4 Stanford L 59–86  14–7 (7–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,360)
Stanford, CA
01/31/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington State L 75–79  14–8 (7–3)
Galen Center (358)
Los Angeles, CA
02/02/2014
11:00 am, P12N
Washington L 55–63  14–9 (7–4)
Galen Center (423)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2014
3:00 pm, P12N
UCLA W 68–54  15–9 (8–4)
Galen Center (4,254)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2014
7:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon W 88–78  16–9 (9–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (994)
Eugene, OR
02/16/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 48–58  16–10 (9–5)
Gill Coliseum (1,224)
Corvallis, OR
02/21/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Stanford L 59–64  16–11 (9–6)
Galen Center (1,055)
Los Angeles, CA
02/23/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 California L 67–76  16–12 (9–7)
Galen Center (1,060)
Los Angeles, CA
02/27/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 67–57  17–12 (10–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,133)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/02/2014
11:00 am, P12N
at Colorado W 66–59  18–12 (11–7)
Coors Events Center (5,631)
Boulder, CO
2014 Pac-12 Conference women's tournament
03/06/2014
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (12) Arizona
First Round
W 59–54  19–12
KeyArena (2,449)
Seattle, WA
03/07/2014
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (4) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
W 59–57  20–12
KeyArena (3,282)
Seattle, WA
03/08/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (1) No. 4 Stanford
Semifinals
W 72–58  21–12
KeyArena (N/A)
Seattle, WA
03/09/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN
(5) vs. (3) Oregon State
Championship Game
W 71–62  22–12
KeyArena (4,785)
Seattle, WA
2014 NCAA women's tournament
03/22/2014*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 L) vs. (8 L) St. John's
First Round
L 68–71  22–13
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,128)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time; L = Louisville regional.

Source[3]

See also

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2013–14 USC Trojans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 USC Trojans women's basketball Schedule". USC Athletics. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.