USC Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2026 · CSM Staff
USC Trojans
Big Ten (17-13, 9-9)
Big Wins: 11/9 vs NC State (69-68), 1/29 Iowa (81-69)
Bad Losses: 11/21 at Notre Dame (59-61), 2/25 at Penn State (82-85)
Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb
Probable Starters:
Laura Williams, Freshman, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Jazzy Davidson, Freshman, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 4.2 apg, 5.7 rpg, 2.0 spg, 2.0 bpg
Kennedy Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 4.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Kara Dunn, Senior, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 5.2 rpg
Londynn Jones, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 rpg
Key Role Players:
Gerda Raulusaityte, Junior, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Dayana Mendes, Sophomore, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Malia Samuels, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.9 (106th in nation, 14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.9 (145, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.8 (157, 17)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (159, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (74, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.3 (205, 17)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (212, 14)
Rebound Margin: -0.1 (203, 14)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (38, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (69, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | First Round win over UNC Greensboro |
| 2025 | NCAA | Second Round win over Mississippi State |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Kansas State |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas A&M-CC |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kansas |
| 2024 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Baylor |
| 2024 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Dakota State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to St. John’s |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Nevada |
| 2011 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over BYU |
| 2011 | NIT | Regional Final win over Colorado |
| 2011 | NIT | National Semifinal win over Illinois State |
| 2011 | NIT | National Final loss to Toledo |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Florida |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Louisville |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2000 | NIT | First Round win over Santa Clara |
| 2000 | NIT | Second Round loss to Colorado State |
| 1997 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over San Francisco |
| 1997 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Florida |
*all team stats through 3/5
