By: Joe Lami

The Stanford Cardinal concluded their LA road trip with a win over the USC Trojans on Sunday Afternoon 71-60. After a tough win on Friday over the UCLA Bruins, this was exactly the game the Cardinal were looking for, finishing 50% from the field.

“We’re a very good shooting team with a good shooting lineup,” said head coach, Tara VanDerveer.

Lili Thompson bounced back well, after her worst performance of the season on Friday, by leading the team with 21 points. Thompson added “We came in with an attitude that we didn’t want to get down like we have in past games, and try to battle back. We wanted to stay aggressive the entire game.

The Women of Troy have now lost three straight, their longest losing streak of the season, as they finished just 35% from the field. Head Coach, Cynthia-Cooper Dyke commented “Stanford plays the type of defense that puts pressure on you to make outside shots and it’s very difficult,” about the Cardinal defense.

Erica McCall and Bonnie Samuelson capped off the double-digit scorers with 11 and ten respectively. Most importantly for the Cardinal was their free throw shooting, something that has been a problem in the past, as they went 20 of 24 to finish 83% from the charity strike.

USC remained in the game, thanks to three scorers that combined for 47 of the Trojans 60 points. Jordan Adams led the way with 21, Brianna Barrett finished with 15 and Kaneisha Horn capped the game off with 11.

The Cardinal remain perfect on the road in Pac-12 play, extending their overall records to 15-5 and 7-1 in conference play. They return home to Maples Pavilion to end the month of January.