He wasn’t talking about the No. 3-seed Bruins’ 13-7 win over Michigan. It was the next day that already consumed his attention — the semifinals game against No. 2-seed Stanford, set for 5 p.m. on Saturday.
For years USC (27-1) and Stanford (21-2) have established themselves the teams to beat, and for years UCLA (24-6) has fallen just short of beating them. Each of the last nine national championships was a victory for the Trojans or the Cardinal. UCLA was runner-up three times.
“It’s gonna come down to the very little details tomorrow,” junior Maddie Musselman said.