Each pennant has the year or years of said championships, and they’re aligned in alphabetical order. USC, by virtue of its three national titles, is shoehorned between Southern Cal and Stanford.

The Zags finished their final three-game nonconference series of the season against USC with a win and two losses.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The tenacious freshman stared ahead blankly, her eyes welling with tears, the losing USC locker room silent around her. But it wasn’t enough. Not without Watkins. And in the ...