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RV Women’s Basketball’s defense stops USC, 62-48
12.18.2022 | Women's Basketball
Texas defense forces 29 USC turnovers in the victory.
DALLAS — Shaylee Gonzales scored 22 points and the Texas defense held Southern Cal to 32 percent shooting from the field in the Longhorns 62-48 win over USC on Sunday at American Airlines Center in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
DeYona Gaston scored 16 points and added four rebounds, four assists, three steals and one blocked shot. All-American Rori Harmon had a complete game with nine points, seven assists and six rebounds and five steals. Khadija Faye scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds.
Texas (7-4) won their fourth straight game as they held USC (9-2) to 22 points in the first half and no more than 16 points for a quarter. The Texas defense forced USC into 29 turnovers, their most in a game since the 2009 season.
Game Notes
• Shaylee Gonzales scored in double-figures for the sixth time this season and tied her season-high with 22 points. Gonzales went 6-of-6 from the free-throw line and is now 41-of-43 at the charity stripe this season.
• DeYona Gaston scored in double-figures for the fourth time this season and has reached double digit points in four of her last five games.
• The Texas defense forced USC into 29 turnovers and the Longhorns held a 25-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Texas continued to establish their presence inside with a 36-22 edge in points in the paint. On the season Texas has outscored opponents in the paint, 416-254.
• USC came into the game averaging 72.2 points per game and the Longhorns held them 24 points under that scoring average.
• Texas limited USC to 3-of-17 (17.6 percent) from the 3-point line.
