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Andy Nesbitt

USC Coach Had Powerful Postgame Message to Team After JuJu Watkins’s Injury

USC's Lindsay Gottlieb had a powerful message after her team's win. | @NCAA

The No. 1 USC women's basketball team is heading to the Sweet 16 after their blowout victory at home over Mississippi State on Monday, but they'll be doing so without their star guard JuJu Watkins, who suffered a devastating injury early in the victory.

Watkins, who is one of the best players in women's college basketball, tore her ACL while driving to the basket in the first quarter. Her season is now over and she'll soon start a long road to recovery.

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