The No. 9 seed Trojans let a second-round tournament contest against No. 8 seed Washington get out of hand in the third quarter, stumbling to a 76-64 loss at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. USC's conference run ended quickly after the Trojans delivered one of their worst offensive outings of the season.
Manchester City's Mary Fowler made her first start since tearing her ACL almost a year ago, poking the ball into the net in the 26th minute after a deep Caitlin Foord cross was spilled by Iran goalkeeper Maryam Yektaei.
A goal from captain Sam Kerr in the first half saw the hosts secure their first points of the tournament in front of 44,379 people at Perth Stadium, breaking the record for the highest-attended Asian Cup match on its very first day.
