NCAAW: Can No. 5-seed Colorado beat No. 1-seed Iowa?

The Sweet 16 continues on Saturday with four games: No. 3-seed LSU vs. No. 2-seed UCLA (1 p.m. ET, ABC), No. 5-seed Colorado vs. No. 1-seed Iowa (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC), No. 5-seed Baylor vs. No. 1-seed USC (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) and No. 7-seed Duke vs. No. 3-seed UConn (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Here’s something to watch in each of Saturday’s games:

Will the defending champs keep dancing?

LSU has been just as intriguing off the court this season has they have been on it. They are the defending champs, a No. 3-seed and have only lost five games this year. They also had the peculiar benching of Angel Reese, head coach Kim Mulkey making headlines for all the wrong reasons and a tough road ahead with UCLA standing in the way of an Elite Eight spot.

For LSU to get the job done, they’ll need Reese to be magnificent. She hasn’t had to channel that in the first two rounds, as LSU has had a balanced attack and eventually pulled away from less-talented opponents. But UCLA will pose a lot of problems with its guards and elite big Lauren Betts.

UCLA may even be favored in this matchup, given they are the No. 2 seed, but these two teams are very close, and the table is set for a tight game and some fantastic basketball.

Will Caitlin Clark’s college career continue?

No. 1-seed Iowa has won its games, but it hasn’t looked good doing so. The first round saw a frustrated Clark dissatisfied with calls and her teammates; the second round was more of the same, with Iowa struggling to put away West Virginia.

Beating No. 5-seed Colorado will be a lot tougher. They have Jaylyn Sherrod, who is a firecracker on offense, and Aaronette Vonleh, who takes care of production down low. If Iowa wins, the Hawkeyes’ run and Clark’s collegiate career will continue. If they lose, it’ll prove that the team in its totality wasn’t good enough to lift a generational talent to the program’s first national title.

JuJu Watkins is here

Speaking of generational talents, JuJu Watkins plays on Saturday against No. 5-seed Baylor. The Bears have gone further than last year’s second-round exit, something forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs mentioned as the goal heading into the dance. Now, they’ll have a chance at Elite Eight status, but to get there,…