The women’s college basketball season is starting to get wild, with several ranked teams, including No. 1-ranked South Carolina, falling in the season’s third week. Here’s a look back at the biggest and best happenings:
Irish, Bruins secure statement wins in Southern California
This weekend, four teams ranked in the top six nationally met in Los Angeles, with USC hosting Notre Dame on Saturday and UCLA welcoming South Carolina on Sunday.
In both games, the lower-ranked team made a statement. First, as Edwin Garcia recounted, the Fighting Irish invaded a sold-out Galen Center and took down the Trojans, 74-61, fueled by the guard tandem of sophomore Hannah Hidalgo and senior Olivia Miles.
Then, the Bruins not only defended their Southern California turf, but also became the first team to defeat the defending national champion Gamecocks in 44 tries. No. 1 South Carolina went down—hard.
UCLA raced out to a 15-2 advantage and never looked back, winning 77-62 for the program’s first victory over a No. 1-ranked team. While the Bruins benefitted from a hot shooting afternoon, with the team shooting 47.6 percent from behind the arc and junior guard Londynn Jones, who entered the game shooting 24 percent from 3, going 5-for-5 from deep, it was a complete victory for…
