Amid the promise of March Madness just around the corner, upsets and shake-ups reigned in women’s college basketball this past week. Big-time individual performances and surprising results highlighted a slew of top-10 matchups.
Over the past four days, USC upset previously unbeaten UCLA. UConn routed South Carolina — at Colonial Life Arena, no less. Texas rallied at home to beat LSU. Then the Bruins — with star Lauren Betts out because of a foot injury — had to battle to the end to hold off Michigan State to avoid a second straight loss.
JuJu Watkins, USC’s national player of the year contender, had 38 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 5 assists in the win over No. 1 UCLA. Madison Booker has averaged 21.5 points for Texas over her past six games. Azzi Fudd hit six 3-pointers and scored 28 points as the Huskies ended the Gamecocks’ 71-game home winning streak.
Texas on Sunday ended an eight-day stretch in which it beat three top-10 teams in a row — including South Carolina on Feb. 9 — and now has a great chance to win or tie for the regular-season title in its first season in the SEC. The Longhorns might have lost some believers on whether they could compete for the title after a 67-50 loss at South Carolina on Jan. 12, but…
