The UCLA and USC women’s basketball teams will not host Northwestern this upcoming week as a result of the multiple wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.
There have been at least 11 reported deaths and 10,000 structures destroyed by the fires. While there has been no immediate threat to the campus by the fires, the Wildcats decided not to travel west for the two-game road trip.
The Wildcats were scheduled to play against the Bruins on Sunday, Jan. 12 and the Trojans on Wednesday, Jan. 15 in Big Ten Conference action. The conference is working with the programs to reschedule the games for a later date.
UCLA (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) has been the No. 1 ranked team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll since Dec. 3. USC (15-1, 6-0 Big Ten) sits sixth in this week’s poll and was ranked as high as third earlier this season. Northwestern (7-9, 0-5 Big Ten) is unranked.
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With the postponement of their Los Angeles trip, Melannie Daley and the Wildcats will host Minnesota on Jan. 19 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois at 3 p.m. ET.