measuring stick

A major measuring stick lies ahead on Saturday, as USC opens its Big Ten slate against the program whose success Riley hopes to emulate.

For a new generation of voters, WAR is the most influential measuring stick.

In her 16 years at the school, Staley has built South Carolina, which was once an also-ran in the tradition-rich Southeastern Conference, into the measuring stick for the women’s game.

On Tuesdays, she tests each player’s vertical jump, using the amount of force they put into the ground as a measuring stick for how fatigued they are after the weekend’s games.

With their under-20s also performing well and the average age of the squad at the right end of the measuring stick, the future is bright for the Azzurri.