Juju Watkins sets USC scoring record with 51 points in upset of Stanford
Juju Watkins can’t stop breaking records.
The former Sierra Canyon (California) girls basketball star set USC’s single-game scoring record Friday night with 51 points in the No. 15 Trojans’ upset of No. 4 Stanford.
The freshman guard went 14-for-26 from the field (6-for-11 from beyond the arc) and racked up 11 rebounds, two assists and four steals to lead the Trojans past legendary coach Tara VanDerveer and the Cardinal on the road, 67-58.
As it turns out, Watson’s electrifying performance rewrote more than USC’s record books.
In addition to becoming this season’s first Division 1 player to score 50 points in a game, Watkins became the first Division 1 player in the last 25 years to score that many points against an AP Top 10 team, according to ESPN. She is also the only Division 1 freshman in the past 25 years to rack up 50 points and 10 rebounds in a game.
Watkins' 51 points against Stanford go down as the second most in Pac-12 history, trailing only WNBA superstar Kelsey Plum, who scored 57 points for Washington in a 2017 win over Utah.
Last year as a senior at Sierra Canyon, Watkins set a program record with 45 points in a win over Alemany. A week later, the All-American broke her own record with 60 points in a senior night victory against Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks.
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