Women's college basketball has been highlighted by the dominance of teams like South Carolina and with the Pac-12 Conference particularly shining with six ranked teams.
Isaac Jones scored 26 points and Washington State held off Southern California 72-64. The Cougars beat the Trojans on the road for the first time in nearly nine years.
No. 4 Washington is on the brink of a magical season as they host rival Washington State on Saturday in the Apple Cup in a meeting that’s overflowing with story lines. It’s the last Apple Cup with both members of the same conference,
No. 5 Washington can clinch a spot in the Pac-12 title game with a win over No. 10 Oregon State this weekend. This game is the 108th all-time meeting between the Huskies and Beavers.
Both USC and Washington have aspirations of winning the conference title and elite quarterbacks in Michael Penix Jr. for the Huskies and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams for the Trojans.
Washington coach Kalen DeBoer has coached championship teams at the lower levels of college football before and knows there are going to be rough patches even in the best of seasons.