The Kansas State women have returned to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002, and the Wildcats, the fifth seed in their region, will take on top-seeded USC in Spokane, Washington. The game tips off Saturday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN. This matchup took an unexpected twist when USC lost its star player in the second round when All-American JuJu Watkins suffered a season-ending knee injury. This edition of the Powercat Pregame Podcast features GoPowercat.com publisher Tim Fitzgerald and a trio of analysts: Missy Heidrick, Ethan Fitzgerald, and Ahmad Akkauui of the USC site on the 247Sports Network. The Powercat Podcast is part of the 247Sports Podcast Network at Megaphone.fm.

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