Editor's note: Follow UConn vs. USC women's basketball live updates from their Elite Eight game in March Madness. SPOKANE, Washington — With or without JuJu Watkins, USC's goal remains the same.

This obviously was not the plan for USC, and as the coach stated, Watkins' absence only makes Monday's Elite Eight loss even more painful -- especially once it sinks in for them. There's no way ...

so much adversity and made it all the way to elite 8. 梁梁梁" wrote another. As pointed out by more than a few fans on social media, the silver lining for USC here is that Watkins will be ...

Players on the USC bench watch during the final moments of their 78-64 loss to UConn in an NCAA Tournament regional final on Monday night in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak) ...

The Trojans were able to stay competitive for much of the first half with their defense and physicality, but the Huskies closed on a 9-2 run to build a double-digit lead heading into the break ...

On Monday, that spotlight was fittingly reserved for Rayah Marshall, the senior forward who signed with Gottlieb and USC well before back-to-back Elite Eight ... of fate the basketball gods ...

A high-stakes showdown is set for Monday as No. 1 seed USC (31-3) and No. 2 seed UConn (34-3) collide in the Elite Eight, each looking to punch a ticket to the Final Four. UConn cruised through ...