LOS ANGELES – SMC Women's Basketball battled back from a first-half, double-digit deficit against the USC Trojans before the Women of Troy pulled away in the second half of a 71-45 loss for the Gaels.
Saint Mary's found themselves down 13 going into the second quarter after the Trojans went 12 of 18 from the field in the first. But the Gaels defense buckled down in the second and held USC to 1 of 19 in the quarter.
That defense paired with five different Gaels scoring in the second quarter allowed them to cut it to a four-point USC lead.