The Trojans are headed to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1994.
Freshman All-American JuJu Watkins drove the length of the floor for a go-ahead three-point play with 3:13 left and finished with 30 points, leading top-seeded Southern California past Baylor 74-70 on Saturday and into the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994.Watkins scored nine straight points for the Trojans in the closing minutes and powered a decisive 8-0 run.
SUGGESTED: Sweet 16 upset: LSU advances to Elite 8 after eliminating UCLASarah Andrews scored 17 points for Baylor , which was making its 20th straight March Madness appearance and was vying for its first Elite Eight spot since 2021, Kim Mulkey’s final season as coach of the Bears.USC won national titles in 1983 and ‘84, but the Trojans’ deepest run in the tournament since was a regional final loss in 1994 under coach Cheryl Miller to Louisiana Tech.
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