Watkins eager for next step in Trojans' NCAA journey | The A

PORTLAND, Ore. -- She steeled herself, wiped her tears and took the dais. JuJu Watkins answered the first question without a hitch after USC's season ended abruptly on Monday in the Elite Eight with a loss to Connecticut. But it was the mention of her teammates that finally broke the freshman.

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