USC guard Jazzy Davidson (right) suffered a shoulder injury in the Big Ten Tournament, but she is expected to play in the NCAA Tournament. AP
With Davidson cleared to play, the Trojans have a chance to go on a run.
She’s been perhaps the best freshman in the country this season, her array of playmaking skills helping her team withstand the loss of injured superstar JuJu Watkins.
Davidson was clearly at less than full strength the rest of the game after injuring her shoulder early in the Trojans’ loss to Washington in the Big Ten Tournament. That setback was USC’s fourth straight defeat, dropping its seeding and raising concerns about its ability to succeed in the postseason.
Coach Lindsay Gottlieb said there was no common theme in those losses, pinpointing what had gone wrong in each one.
Turnovers had been the big problem during a road loss against then-No. 10 Ohio State.
Three days later, Penn State guard Kiyomi McMiller “went nutso” — Gottlieb’s words — by scoring 40 points to help her team beat the Trojans.
