USC Women's Basketball: JuJu Watkins, Rayah Marshall Help Sun Set On Sun Devils

The Trojans' stars showed up big time.
USC Women's Basketball: JuJu Watkins, Rayah Marshall Help Sun Set On Sun Devils
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Your USC Women of Troy continued their winning ways last night at home, as Lindsay Gottlieb's top two players, freshman wing JuJu Watkins and junior center Rayah Marshall, put on a show in blowing out the Arizona State University Sun Devils, 81-63.

Watkins notched her eighth 30+ point game of the season, further extending her own school record for a freshman. 

The Sierra Canyon School product scored 31 points while shooting 11-of-25 from the floor (1-of-5 from beyond the three-point arc) and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe. The 6'2" wing also pulled down seven board, dished out five dimes, and swiped a pair of steals.

Marshall, meanwhile, had a 13-point, 16-rebound double-double. Per USC Communications, it's the 6'4" upperclassman's sixth double-double of the season and 26th overall as a Trojan. Marshall also rejected three shots and passed for three assists.

Grad student guard McKenzie Forbes' 18 points on 7-of-14 field goal shooting represented the only other Trojan in double figures.

USC led ASU handily after the first quarter, 22-9, but an ASU push in the second and at the top of the third frame narrowed the halftime gap to a totally surmountable 38-31. But the Trojans pulled away again, improving to a 17-4 cumulative record.


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Alex Kirschenbaum
ALEX KIRSCHENBAUM

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