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Juju Watkins entered the NCAA record books Monday night as she set the NCAA women’s college basketball freshman scoring record. The USC star entered the Elite Eight contest against UConn with 891 points on the season, which was just eight shy of surpassing Tina Hutchinson on San Diego State, who set the previous record during the 1983-84 season. Watkins didn’t take long to stake her claim to the record, nailing a 3-pointer with 6:07 remaining in the second quarter to enter history. Watkins finished the first half with 13 points and four rebounds as the Trojans entered halftime tied at 33. This…

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