Davidson arrives in style for USC

The freshman guard shakes early nerves, scores 14 in collegiate debut to lead Trojans.

- ANDRÉS SOTO

LONDYNN JONES, the transfer from UCLA, controls the ball against Wilson.

Freshman USC guard Jazzy Davidson felt some nerves early in her collegiate debut Tuesday night. She lost the ball a couple of times before missing her first shot — a three-pointer that bounced off the rim. Then she got called for a travel, then she missed another three and another jumper right before the first-quarter buzzer.

The whole time, her teammates and coaches were in her ear:

Slow down. Stay in the moment.

Then in the second quarter, junior forward Gerda Raulusaityte grabbed a rebound and found the freshman breaking in transition. Davidson, who was the No. 1 high school recruit in the nation, took it to the rim and laid the ball in over a defender for the first bucket of her college career.

"It felt great," she said. "It was a little rough at first, but like I said, just my coaches and my teammates, they're always supporting me and have my back."