On Wednesday night, USC women’s basketball racked up a huge road victory over No. 8 Maryland. While the Trojans were taking down the Terrapins on the East Coast, however, a tragedy was unfolding back in LA. As the game was being played, wildfires continued to ravage Southern California’s urban areas, destroying numerous homes and businesses.
During her postgame press conference, USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb made sure to touch on this.
“We’ve been on the road for whatever it is now, five days, and our city is on fire,” Gottlieb said following Wednesday’s game. “It’s been hard to be away and watch those scenes.
“Just wanna send our thoughts and prayers to the first responders, to those impacted—I have friends that have been displaced, I know our players probably do too. That’s more important obviously than what we’re doing.”
USC is currently scheduled to host Penn State at Galen Center Sunday evening. Given that several other major sporting events in Los Angeles have been either postponed or moved, it will be a situation to monitor as the game gets closer.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb publicly supports first responders
