The USC star's season was tragically cut short with a torn ACL in the NCAA tournament, but her excellence this season was recognized.

USC women's basketball guard JuJu Watkins secured the 2025 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year after her ACL tear.

Naismith Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday afternoon and it was a heavily West Coast affair. All three winners came from the two dominant Los Angeles schools this season, USC and UCLA, with Trojans star JuJu Watkins taking home National Player of the Year honors.

The highly anticipated matchup between USC's JuJu Watkins and UConn's Paige Bueckers, which had fans salivating, won't happen Monday night.

With USC vanquished in the regional finals, the UConn women's basketball team turns its attention to another Los Angeles opponent for the national semifinals, UCLA. The Bruins, 34-2 overall, were the No. 1 seed in the Spokane 1 bracket and the tournament's overall No. 1.

Playing without JuJu Watkins, USC leans on big performances from Kennedy Smith and Avery Howell to defeat Kansas State 67-61 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Statesman staff completed it's NCAA women's tournament brackets. But how many got the right picks for the Final Four?

The No. 2 seed UConn Huskies (34-3) will take on the No. 1 seed USC Trojans (31-3) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Monday at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, airing on ESPN starting at 9 p.m. ET. Continue reading for how to get tickets to watch this matchup in person.

The No. 2 seed UConn Huskies (34-3) and the No. 1 seed USC Trojans (31-3) will meet on Monday in the Women's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.