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ASU WBB: Devils in Detail Pac-12 WBB Rankings, 12-9

By Sam Ficarro

Mar 6, 2016; Seattle , WA, USA; General view of Pac-12 100th anniversary logo trophy at KeyArena. Oregon State defeated UCLA 69-57. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 6, 2016; Seattle , WA, USA; General view of Pac-12 100th anniversary logo trophy at KeyArena. Oregon State defeated UCLA 69-57. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. USC Trojans

Dec 30, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; USC Trojans head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke in the second half of the game against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 78-73. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; USC Trojans head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke in the second half of the game against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 78-73. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

After shocking the nation with a Pac-12 Tournament Championship in 2014, the last two seasons have not gone as planned for the Trojans. USC is coming off a 19-13 season and a loss to eventual Pac-12 Champions Oregon State in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Trojans are 9-2 this season with a win at then-No. 25 Texas A&M and a hard-fought four-point loss versus No. 5 Mississippi State. Outside of those two opponents, it’s a been a pretty straightforward non-conference slate for the Trojans given the teams they faced.

USC is led by junior forward Kristen Simon. After averaging 10.7 PPG and 8.0 RPG last season, Simon has been the focal point of the Trojans averaging a team-high 15.5 PPG and 10.1 RPG. She has become a powerful post presence for the Trojans. Another impactful player is freshman guard Minyon Moore. She has been the Sixth Woman for USC this season averaging 12.4 PPG off the bench and a team-high 61 assists. The third Trojan averaging double-digit points is guard Sadie Edwards. A transfer from UConn, she is experiencing her first full season with USC after joining the team mid-season last season. This season, Edwards is averaging 11.3 PPG and shooting 51.8 percent from the field.

Under head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, USC has always been a gritty and tough team to play against. This season will be no exception and will provide a big challenge to the other Pac-12 teams, but the question will be if they have enough talent to compete with the teams atop of the conference. USC will open up Pac-12 play at No. 20 Colorado and undefeated Utah this weekend.