USC star guard JuJu Watkins reaches 1,000 career NCAA points milestone in her 38th game

Just four games into her second season, JuJu Watkins continues to make history. The star USC guard reached a major milestone on Friday, reaching 1,000 points in just 38 games in her NCAA career.

Watkins reached the milestone number during the Trojans’ 81-50 win over Santa Clara on a jumper in the third quarter. The sophomore guard finished with 22 points in the win and had five rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Watkins becomes the fourth-fastest player in NCAA history to accomplish the feat, tied with Weber State’s Kathy Miller (1976-79) and WNBA legend and Delaware star Elena Delle Donne (2009-2013) in 38 games . Watkins reached the marker in two fewer games than former Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who accomplished the feat in 40 games.

LSU’s Maree Jackson (1975-1977), Oregon State’s Carol Menken (1978-1980) and New Orleans’ Sandra Hodge (1980-1982) all hold the record after reaching the milestone in 37 games.

Cheryl Miller, who holds USC’s career record at 3,018 points, reached the 1,000-point milestone in 48 games.

Watkins is coming off a monstrous freshman year in which she set USC’s freshman scoring record and finished the season with 801 points. So far this season, Watkins has 64 points in four games, averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.7 steals per game.

With the win, USC moves to 4-0 on the season, buoyed by a tight opening day win against then-No. 20 Ole Miss. The No. 3 Trojans’ next match will be an exciting top-10 matchup on Nov. 23 against No. 6 Notre Dame (4 p.m. ET, NBC).