Kara Dunn Reaches Milestone as USC Women Top No. 8 Iowa for Statement Win
- On Jan. 29, 2026, Southern California defeated No. 8 Iowa 81-69 at the Galen Center, ending Iowa's eight-game winning streak and first Big Ten loss of the season.
- Iowa's offense struggled as the Hawkeyes finished 40.3% shooting and committed nine first-half turnovers, while injured senior guard Taylor McCabe missed and freshman Addie Deal was held scoreless.
- USC's perimeter shooting erupted as Kara Dunn led with 25 points and 11 rebounds, while the Trojans hit five threes in the first quarter and finished 10-for-27 overall.
- USC's win moved the Trojans to 12-9, 4-6 while Iowa Hawkeyes fell to 18-3, 9-1 in Big Ten Conference standings.
- Iowa now heads to UCLA on Feb. 1 after its first loss since Dec. 20, with coaches calling USC's win timely momentum.
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Kara Dunn reaches milestone as USC women top No. 8 Iowa for statement win
LOS ANGELES — Coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s message to her USC women’s basketball team was brief, but it asked for a lot. “The full 40” was written on the board this week, urging the Trojans to push for a full-game effort after seeing the last two games slip out of their grasp late. “I’ve shown them clips of two minutes here or three minutes here, and the way that possessions affect one another,” Gottlieb said. “And they’ve been so great in the respo…
No. 8 Iowa women's basketball drops first conference game of the season to USC
A perfect conference record is no more for the Iowa women’s basketball team, who fell, 81-69, to USC Thursday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The Hawkeyes fell to 18-3 overall and 9-1 in the conference, snapping what had been a historic start in the Big Ten that hadn’t been seen since the 1995-96 season. Instead, USC earned its first win over Iowa since 1984. First-year Journey Houston led the Hawkeyes with a career-high 16 points off…
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