Women’s Basketball : USC Goes for 9th Straight Win
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The USC women’s basketball team, winner of eight straight games and tied for the lead in the Pacific 10 Conference, will play Arizona State tonight at 7:30 in the Campus Gym.
USC, ranked 16th in the country, is 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the Pac-10. Arizona State is 5-7 and 1-3.
Cherie Nelson, a junior center, continues to lead the Trojans. Her average of 21.2 points a game is second in the conference and she leads in rebounding with a 10.6 average. USC guard Paula Pyers is averaging 5.6 assists a game, second-best in the conference.
UCLA (9-6, 2-1), which had its six-game winning streak snapped in a 67-56 loss to the Trojans last Friday, will take on Arizona (3-10, 1-3) tonight at 7 at the Wooden Center.
The Bruins are led by senior forward Dora Dome, who is No. 1 on the team in scoring with an 18.1 average and No. 2 in rebounding at 7.5.
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