USC's JuJu Watkins showcased her skills with an early three-pointer and a dominating defensive play in a 80-67 win over UCLA. The game highlighted Watkins's ability as a top women's college basketball player. After securing their first conference championship in 31 years, Coach Lindsay Gottlieb emphasized that the team's ambitions extend beyond this accomplishment, aiming for a national championship. UCLA's disappointment was clear, particularly in the emotional responses of their players post-game, indicating the significant impact of this loss on their season.
"The work speaks for itself," said Watkins. It certainly did on a Saturday night amid a filled and deafening Pauley Pavilion setting that the Trojans handled like an afternoon at Venice Beach.
"We're not done," said Trojans coach Lindsay Gottlieb after her team clinched its first conference championship of any sort in 31 years. "There's a lot more."
That 'more' should include a national No. 1 ranking and a tourney No. 1 seeding for a fourth-ranked team that is better than the three teams above it.
"Just really pissed off we didn't show up and do our jobs," said Close, acknowledging the team’s poor performance after the sound defeat.
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