After taking home some hardware in Conference awards, there is more Canadian action going down in the Big-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament this weekend. Syla Swords and Avery Howell will play each other for the first time in their college careers, as USC and Michigan meet each other in the semi-final of the Big-10 Tournament Saturday.
Southern California have the benefit of rest, given they were awarded the double-bye that comes with their no.1 seed in the conference. Their first game was that quarterfinal Friday against Indiana. The Hoosiers had the benefit of the “home court advantage” since the tournament is in Indiana — which lead them to a gritty performance that kept the no.