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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team upset No. 4 Southern California on Sunday afternoon inside a sold out Carver-Hawkeye arena. The Hawkeyes have won three straight conference matchups.
Senior Lucy Olsen recorded a new Hawkeye-best 28 points and added four rebounds and four assists to her stat line. Senior Addi O’Grady scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting, while senior Sydney Affolter finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.
The Hawkeyes came out strong in the first quarter with junior Taylor McCabe sinking a three-pointer to start the Iowa scoring spark. Iowa went on a 15-0 run, holding the Trojans to just one point until the final 26 seconds of the quarter. Iowa held USC to their lowest-scoring quarter of the season, ending the quarter up 23-10.
McCabe hit her third three-pointer of the game at the start of the second quarter to bring the Hawkeyes up by as much as 19 points. However, the Trojans fought back to outscore the Hawkeyes 25-10 in the second. USC’s Juju Watkins gave the Trojans their first lead of the game, 29-28, after scoring a buzzer-beater layup to head into halftime with a quarter-high 15 points.
The third quarter was a back-and-forth battle, featuring two ties and four lead changes. The Trojans managed to go up by as much as six points with three minutes left to play. However, the Hawkeyes responded with a 10-3 run, including a buzzer-beating jumper from Lucy Olsen, to regain the lead at 51-50 heading into the final ten minutes. Olsen scored a quarter-high eight points.
In the final quarter, Iowa sealed their victory with a strong finish, outscoring USC 25-19. With 1:48 to go, Iowa extended their lead to 10 points which was their biggest margin since the first quarter. Olsen was instrumental in this period, scoring 15 points and going 5-7 from the field to lead the Hawkeyes to their nationally ranked upset.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Iowa’s defense stifled USC in the first quarter holding the Trojans to 7 percent from the floor (1-14). Iowa led 18-4 at the end of the first quarter.
- USC’s offense scoring four points in the first frame and shooting 7 percent from the field was the lowest of their season.
- Iowa ended the third quarter making five out of its last six field goals and holding USC scoreless over the last 2:09 to regain the lead, 51-50.
- In the fourth quarter, Iowa shot 64 percent from the floor. (9-14)
- Iowa’s defense held USC’s JuJu Watkins to 8-of-22 from the field.
- Iowa led the game for 29:24.
- The game was tied three times and featured six lead changes.
- Iowa snapped USC’s 15-game winning streak.
- Taylor McCabe became the 21st Hawkeye to net 100 career three pointers.
- McCabe hit three of Iowa’s five 3-pointers in the game.
- Lucy Olsen led Iowa with 28 points which set a new career-high as a Hawkeye, shooting 10-of-18 from the field, four assists, and four rebounds.
- Olsen went 8-of-9 from the charity stripe.
- Addi O’Grady reached double figures for the 17th time this season.
- O’Grady played the entire fourth quarter with Hannah Stuelke in foul trouble.
- Stuelke recorded 10 points and five rebounds.
- It was Olsen’s sixth 20-point performance as a Hawkeye – which is a team-best.
- Sydney Affolter recorded 11 points and nine rebounds.
- Affolter netted a career-high eight free throws (8-10) and five steals.
- Affolter is 28th on the Iowa all-time rebounding list. (542)
- The Hawkeyes are 125-19 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
- In Big Ten play, Iowa is 58-16 over the last four years.
- The Hawkeyes have played in front of 32 consecutive sellouts, the longest streak nationally.
- Iowa now leads the all-time series, 5-1.
- The Hawkeyes have beaten USC five times in a row.
- Since 2000, Iowa has beaten 19 AP Top 10 opponents.
- Iowa is 38-72 all-time against AP Top 10 foes.
- Iowa is 14-10 against AP Top teams since 2020.
FOLLOW US
Make sure to follow Iowa women’s basketball on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@IowaWBB) for news and updates all season long.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will travel to Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 6. Tip-off inside Williams Arena is set for 7 p.m. (CT) and will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
- Iowa’s defense stifled USC in the first quarter holding the Trojans to 7 percent from the floor (1-14). Iowa led 18-4 at the end of the first quarter.
- USC’s offense scoring four points in the first frame and shooting 7 percent from the field was the lowest of their season.
- Iowa ended the third quarter making five out of its last six field goals and holding USC scoreless over the last 2:09 to regain the lead, 51-50.
- In the fourth quarter, Iowa shot 64 percent from the floor. (9-14)
- Iowa’s defense held USC’s JuJu Watkins to 8-of-22 from the field.
- Iowa led the game for 29:24.
- The game was tied three times and featured six lead changes.
- Iowa snapped USC’s 15-game winning streak.
- Taylor McCabe became the 21st Hawkeye to net 100 career three pointers.
- McCabe hit three of Iowa’s five 3-pointers in the game.
- Lucy Olsen led Iowa with 28 points which set a new career-high as a Hawkeye, shooting 10-of-18 from the field, four assists, and four rebounds.
- Olsen went 8-of-9 from the charity stripe.
- Addi O’Grady reached double figures for the 17th time this season.
- O’Grady played the entire fourth quarter with Hannah Stuelke in foul trouble.
- Stuelke recorded 10 points and five rebounds.
- It was Olsen’s sixth 20-point performance as a Hawkeye – which is a team-best.
- Sydney Affolter recorded 11 points and nine rebounds.
- Affolter netted a career-high eight free throws (8-10) and five steals.
- Affolter is 28th on the Iowa all-time rebounding list. (542)
- The Hawkeyes are 125-19 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
- In Big Ten play, Iowa is 58-16 over the last four years.
- The Hawkeyes have played in front of 32 consecutive sellouts, the longest streak nationally.
- Iowa now leads the all-time series, 5-1.
- The Hawkeyes have beaten USC five times in a row.
- Since 2000, Iowa has beaten 19 AP Top 10 opponents.
- Iowa is 38-72 all-time against AP Top 10 foes.
- Iowa is 14-10 against AP Top teams since 2020.
FOLLOW US
Make sure to follow Iowa women’s basketball on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@IowaWBB) for news and updates all season long.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will travel to Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 6. Tip-off inside Williams Arena is set for 7 p.m. (CT) and will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.