Usc Career Day
Looking up toward the ceiling at USC's Galen Center, one can't help but notice Lisa Leslie's retired jersey number 33 next to fellow basketball veteran Cheryl Miller's 31.
SC fans young and old were reminded Tuesday why Leslie's is up there.
Trailing by 3 points at the half, the Women's USA National Basketball Team came from behind to conquer the USC Women of Troy, 88-64 in chapter 7 of USA's 8-game 2007 College Tour. Leslie, just five months removed from her first pregnancy, posted a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds. She scored 17 in the second half.
"I thought in our second half, we showed up and played USA Basketball," says Leslie. "It took us a while, to kind of move back and then forward. I was really surprised by their effort, their defense, and the score at halftime."