SEATTLE – Washington women’s basketball (10-8, 2-6) took it down to the wire with USC (15-4, 5-3) Sunday afternoon in Alaska Airlines Arena, but lost 54-63 in overtime.
With seven seconds remaining in regulation, Lauren Schwartz sunk a three-pointer – her fourth of the game – to tie it up. Haley Van Dyke got a steal as USC tried to counter, and the clock expired, forcing overtime and igniting a fired-up crowd of Husky fans.
“First of all, I just want to thank our fans,” head coach Tina Langley said. “They just keep showing up for us. I think they can see the growth of this team. They made the environment amazing today, so I just appreciate the chance to say thank you to them.”
The Huskies showed great toughness and caused a lot of disruptions for USC, out-rebounding the Trojans 34-31 and forcing 20 turnovers against a team that had been averaging 14.4 per game in conference play.
In the first quarter, Dalayah Daniels already had eight points, going on to finish with a team-leading 17, and her highest scoring game in conference play. Daniels also finished with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Schwartz was the other Husky in double digit…
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