Weekly Roundup 16

Men's Basketball - #25 USC stomped Delaware 83-54 on Monday night thanks to 68% shooting. With the margin reaching as many as 36, it was never really in question ... O.J. Mayo became the first Trojan to score in double digits in his first 10 career games ... Around halftime, Jonathan Kay of Rivals pondered whether the Trojans would call a single timeout in the game. They didn't. As the assembled press corp scratched their heads over what else was worth writing about, the band kept counting down the game clock for Delaware -- several seconds early.

Women's Volleyball - After an upset sent the Trojans to the NCAA Final Four in Sacramento, the Women of Troy fell to Stanford in the semis ... All-American Asia Kaczor was named one of four finalists for the Honda Award, presented to the nation's top player in every sport.

Women's Basketball - Following a difficult midwest trip, USC got back on track with a 55-52 victory over Pepperdine last week. Nadia Parker had 17, all in the second half ... This weekend they'll host the Women of Troy Basketball Classic, including Portland, Hawaii, and Grambling.

Women's Soccer - Rankings and awards are inconsistent in college soccer. USC ended the season without a first team All-American. Ask anybody, and they're probably satisfied with the national championship instead. The fact that they did it as a unit without individual standouts says a lot about this group -- and their coach ... It would be unfair to say nobody is getting recognition. Goalkeeper Kristin Olsen, who only made the Pac-10's second team despite dominating almost every statistical category, is a finalist for her sport's Honda Award. The sophomore was already named top defensive player in the NCAA Tournament ... Ashley Nick and Kristin Olsen were named to the NSCAA All-America Second Team.

Quarterback Debate - In order to address a previous football question on this blog, I arbitrarily asked students at the basketball game if they preferred Mark Sanchez or Mitch Mustain. Sanchez won in a bigger blowout than the one on the court that evening. I'll be the first to say that this doesn't really prove anything, other than Mustain's low-profile on campus. That will change come Spring camp. I doubt there'll be much more to add until then.

Comments

[Elizabeth]

Hi Adam,
I was one of those students outside of the basketball game, it was great meeting you. I just want to clarify that I do know about Mustain, and I'm sure he's great, but I'm going to stay totally loyal to Sanchez until he's at least had a (more) fair chance to prove himself out there. I don't think that the games he played this year fully qualify as that. Also, I was in Sacramento for Women's Volleyball, that was a ridiculously close game and congrats to the team for an amazing season!

[El Capitán]

Elizabeth:
¡I have bragged in other "circles" to be Mark's fan número uno!
Thnx

[El Capitán]

How about Mark with 61 % to Mitch's 36% in another neighborhood's poll?

[Shad]

I was wondering when you'd get to volleyball...But I have to agree with Elizabeth--close game, great season.