USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said during a press conference on Friday that JuJu Watkins' season-ending ACL tear was not the result of a dirty play. Gottlieb also condemned the online abuse that Mississippi State players have faced in the wake of the injury,

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb came to the defense of a Mississippi State player as she faces online bullying over her involvement in the play that resulted in JuJu Watkins' injury.

USC women know they can't replace JuJu Watkins, but Kiki Iriafen and the rest of the Trojans are ready to be "the best version of themselves" in the Sweet 16.