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Penn leading scorer Kayla Padilla transferring to USC

The Southern California native, the most prolific three-point shooter in University of Pennsylvania women's basketball history, returns home to play for the Trojans.

Kayla Padilla led Penn in scoring with 17.7 points per game last season.
Kayla Padilla led Penn in scoring with 17.7 points per game last season.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
    by Nicky Belgrad
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Penn guard and Southern California native Kayla Padilla is exercising her final year of graduate eligibility to go home and join USC.

The 5-foot-9 Padilla, from Torrance, Calif., brings playmaking and scoring to an already formidable Trojan team. She announced in December that she would enter the NCAA transfer portal.

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Padilla finished her Penn career with the most three-pointers in a career (210), season (81), and single game (nine).

Padilla, a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, also led Penn in points (504) and assists (101) by a wide margin last season, but the Quakers failed to receive a bid for the NCAA tournament. She averaged a team-best 17.7 points per game.

Last season, the Trojans were bounced from the NCAA tournament following a first-round overtime loss to South Dakota State, 62-57.

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