USC women snap 4-game skid in rout of Purdue

LOS ANGELES — The USC women’s basketball team snapped its four-game losing streak and picked up its third Big Ten Conference win on Sunday afternoon by beating Purdue 83-57.

Starting guard Kennedy Smith also made her return to the lineup after missing the last three games due to a lower leg injury.

Smith tied for a team-high six assists and scored four points in her return. She made her first basket of the game on a layup at the 5:26 mark in the first quarter, and the two points gave USC (11-7 overall...