Trojans Wired previews USC vs South Dakota State in Women’s NCAA Tournament
The USC Trojans women’s basketball team hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2014. A nine-year wait comes to an end this Friday evening in Blacksburg, Va. The Women of Troy make the cross-country flight to Virginia to face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in an 8-versus-9 game, with the winner to likely face subregional host Virginia Tech on Sunday.
USC has had two whole weeks of rest after its loss in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon State. The fact that the women play their conference tournaments one week before the men do gives the women an extra-long break before the start of NCAA Tournament play. USC will have gained ample rest for this game. We will find out if that two-week break leaves the Trojans rusty or sharp, ragged or precise. That is an obvious talking point surrounding the game against South Dakota State. We tackle that and more in our latest USC women’s basketball podcast.
Ian Hest produced the show:
