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No. 8 USC’s JuJu Watkins Earns Second Straight Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Honors
November 20, 2023 | Women's Basketball
She’s the first Trojan to pick up the award in back-to-back weeks.
USC women's basketball freshman JuJu Watkins continues to pile up honors as her collegiate career commences, as she's grabbed back-to-back Pac-12 Freshman of the Week accolades in her first two weeks of action with the now-No. 8 Women of Troy. She is the first USC freshman to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors in consecutive weeks and the seventh Trojan to earn the award, with this week's pick marking the 13th such honor overall for USC.
In last week's Monday meeting with Le Moyne, Watkins put up 35 points, making six 3-pointers to go along with nine rebounds and six assists — all new highs for her as a Trojan. Her 35-point outing pushed her three-game total as a Trojan to 85 points — more than Cheryl Miller (67) and Lisa Leslie (64) did in their first three games at USC. It also was the second highest single-game scoring effort by a USC freshman (Cheryl Miller scored 39 vs. Northwestern on Nov. 30, 1982).
Watkins' six 3-pointers made in USC's 93-42 win over the Dolphins tied for the second most threes made in a game by a Trojan. What's more, Watkins' 35 points marked her second 30-plus outing in her first three games, making Watkins the first freshman in 25 years to record multiple 30-point games in her first three games.
Currently ranked No. 8 in the national AP poll — up from No. 10 last week — the USC women are enjoying their highest AP rankings since 1994.
Watkins and the Women of Troy are currently in the Bahamas, set to face Seton Hall tonight (Nov. 20) at 9 p.m. ET for their first of two games at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau.
In last week's Monday meeting with Le Moyne, Watkins put up 35 points, making six 3-pointers to go along with nine rebounds and six assists — all new highs for her as a Trojan. Her 35-point outing pushed her three-game total as a Trojan to 85 points — more than Cheryl Miller (67) and Lisa Leslie (64) did in their first three games at USC. It also was the second highest single-game scoring effort by a USC freshman (Cheryl Miller scored 39 vs. Northwestern on Nov. 30, 1982).
Watkins' six 3-pointers made in USC's 93-42 win over the Dolphins tied for the second most threes made in a game by a Trojan. What's more, Watkins' 35 points marked her second 30-plus outing in her first three games, making Watkins the first freshman in 25 years to record multiple 30-point games in her first three games.
Currently ranked No. 8 in the national AP poll — up from No. 10 last week — the USC women are enjoying their highest AP rankings since 1994.
Watkins and the Women of Troy are currently in the Bahamas, set to face Seton Hall tonight (Nov. 20) at 9 p.m. ET for their first of two games at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau.
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