That run ended in a blowout, of course. With the national semifinal loss against – yep – UConn, who beat the Bruins 85-51, including holding them to a nine-point second quarter to match the Trojans’ nine-point first quarter Saturday.

Ahead of Saturday’s game, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave a shoutout to USC freshman Jazzy Davidson, who played her high school years playing in Oregon.

Though it’s always a marquee matchup when UConn women’s basketball faces USC, the regular-season series likely ends with Saturday’s game.

LOS ANGELES -- On all facets of this game, the No.16 USC Trojans Women's basketball squad was simply outplayed by the best team in the country, the Connecticut Huskies, and as a result, the Women of Troy suffered their worst loss of the season thus far, 79-51.

Need proof? On Saturday, UConn paid a visit to USC, with the No. 1 Huskies blowing out the No. 16 Trojans 79–51. During the game, per Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times, both teams wore different pairs of Kobe's signature shows.

Azzi Fudd scored 17 points and No. 1 UConn dominated 16th-ranked Southern California 79-51. The Trojans' 20-game home winning streak was snapped by the defending national champions.