USC's JuJu Watkins stoked to face UConn's Paige Bueckers: 'It's going to be a great one'

Saturday night is everything that resembles the continued rise of women's college basketball: No. 4 UConn vs. No. 7 USC. Primtime at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. A sold out XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. 

It's a game between two great teams, two great coaches, and yes, two great superstar players.

Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins. 

It's a rematch of last year's Elite Eight showdown that saw the Huskies prevail past the top-seeded Trojans and advance to the Final Four. Watkins went for a game-high 29 points in that matchup, while Bueckers stuffed the stat sheet with 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. 

Starting a home-and-home series with these two big-name programs and the superstar power they possess was a no-brainier for Hall of Famer Geno Auriemma and USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. With a return game set to take place in Los Angeles next season, the lights will shine bright in Hartford on Saturday night.

Both the Huskies and Trojans are off to 10–1 starts to the season. Bueckers, who is in her fifth season with the program after a career that's seen her battle through multiple injuries, is averaging 20.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting an eye-popping 58% from the floor and 44% from 3-point land. The question is: How much will the Huskies get beyond Bueckers? Auriemma told the press Friday that star senior Azzi Fudd, who has missed the last three games due to a minor knee sprain, could play Saturday, which would be a huge boost for the Huskies.

As for Watkins, who set the NCAA's all-time freshman scoring record with 920 points last year en route to winning National Freshman of the Year honors, her totals might be slightly down this season, but it has come with a rise in efficiency. The 6-foot-2 guard