Women’s Northwestern Basketball team will have to take two games on its schedule after not traveling to Los Angeles during devastating fires in January.
Big Ten conference announced on Wednesday Northwestern games against UCLA on January 12 and USC will not be moved on January 15th and instead will be counted as losses for Wildcats and victories for programs based in southern California.
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People observe smoke and flames from Palisade in the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades 7 January 2025 in Los Angeles. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)
Athletics director Northwestern, Mark Jackson, posted a statement that supports his team’s decision not to travel during the fire and accepted the Big Ten decision.
“Northwestern Athletics accepts a decision at a Big Ten conference to strictly apply conference subcontinations as written, in issuing the seizure for missed competitions of women’s basketball basketball after a team that he does not travel to Los Angeles during tragic wild fires in southern California,” Jackson wrote, “Jackson wrote,” Jackson wrote, “Jackson wrote,” by on3.
“Although we admit that the trigger acts and rules are in force for a reason and we will adhere to, it does not diminish the sound explanation of this team not to participate during this natural disaster. We will continue to support our female basketball players and hope for a strong recovery for the southern California region.”
The South California keeper Juju Watkins signs autographs after the Cal State Northridge game, November 12, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Ucla and USC, led by a phenomenon Juju WatkinsAre there two winning teams at the conference this season this season. USC is first in BIG TEN with a conference record of 15-1 because it is UCLA in the second with 14-1.
Meanwhile, Northwestern sits in 15th place with a conference record 2-13, and fights Purdue, Rutgers and Penn State for the last place in the Big 10 tournament.
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The fire of sunset burns in the Hollywood Hills area in Los Angeles 8 January 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The fires influenced more sports events in the Los Angeles and Anaheim area during the month of January, including the playoff game between Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, and Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers NBA games.
City local sports teams have donated more than $ 8 million to support fire victims. These teams were Anaheim Ducks, Angel City FC, Lafc, La Galaxy, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Sparks.
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