"I think Kennedy [Smith] is really elite as a disrupter and I thought everyone else fed off of her, and so it helped us to kind of change the tempo of the game when it was a little tight there in the first quarter. I thought we did a pretty good job defending the three-point line as a team. ... I thought we pushed the ball well and because of that we shot it well."
"We wanted to turn them over a bunch. We did that. And I thought we shared the ball great - 27 assists on 31 baskets is exceptional and I'm happy with a good team effort. We're still in a place where we want to keep getting better, but you want to be able to build on one step forward and make it two or three in a row."
"Having that on the floor - people that can shoot, people that can post up ... opens up the floor for all of us,"
No. 18 USC beat Pepperdine 82-52 at the Galen Center, securing a second straight win. USC built a dominant 47-26 halftime lead by forcing 11 first-half turnovers and limiting Pepperdine from three. Kara Dunn led USC with 19 points while Jazzy Davidson added 18 points and five assists. The Trojans shared the ball effectively, recording 27 assists on 31 baskets. Coach Lindsay Gottlieb praised the defensive point of attack and singled out Kennedy Smith as a disruptive presence. USC emphasized executing its game plan, pushing the tempo and improving shooting through transition opportunities.
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