Leslie Leads USC Past DePaul, 69-57
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Sophomore center Lisa Leslie scored 29 points and had six rebounds to lead the No. 20 USC women’s basketball team to a 69-57 nonconference victory over DePaul Friday night at USC.
Junior forward Joni Easterley added 20 points for USC, which improved its record to 2-1.
The Trojans got DePaul into early foul trouble and took a 37-26 halftime lead en route to the victory.
Freshman guard Megan Lucid scored 12 points for DePaul (2-2).
USC, which beat San Francisco in its opener, was coming off a 71-64 loss at San Diego State on Tuesday.
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