Lindsay Gottlieb gets brutally honest on USC’s playing NCAA tournaments

Lindsai Gottlieb, USC women’s basketball coachgave an honest estimate Why was her team “rusty” In his opening of NCAA tournaments, after the Trojans directly directed the ounce of Greensboro 71-25 in the first round on Saturday at Galen Center.

“Our players had previously had good energy about them,” said Gottlieb, “I needed a little bit. … We needed a little. … We needed a little.

Despite the premium trojans (29-3) wins a wide margin and improvement in the second round, Gottlieb did not hesitate Recognized areas of improvementespecially at the offensive end. The USC missed the first five shots and was held in 12 points in the first quarter with 16. Semen ounce Greensboro.

“I’m glad I got the first out of the way,” Gottlieb said, Beth Harris associated press. “We were a bit rusty in the insult.”

Spartans reduced the deficit on two points early in the second quarter before USC went to 16-3 rides. Six different trojans were achieved during that stretch, which included a strong defensive effort, which in the period limited Spartance on three free throws in the period. USC LED 28-11 at halftime.

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“Our defense is something really proud of, so when things don’t go our way on one side of the floor, we really try to make up,” said Star Cook of Juju Vatkins, who led USC with 22 points in the amount of 22 points.

Watkins briefly went out in the second and third quarter With apparent discomfort in hand and leg, but later returned in the game.

“It’s the end of the season, the body hits a little,” Vatkins said. “Next. Nobody cares. I’m all good.”

Kiki Iriafen added 13 points and 13 jumps for USC. Raiah Marshall recorded a game-high seven steals as part of the Trojan Defense Effort, which forced 23 turns and held Spartans at 13% shot from the field.

UNCG is its second look of the tournament on NCAA and first in 27 years. The Spartans, who won the name of the conference in the southern conference, were limited to seven goals in the field and did not have the result of players in double figures.

USC progress to face ninth semen Mississippi Monday in the second round.