USC’s JuJu Watkins has become a ‘beacon of light’ for young fans

LOS ANGELES — For nearly two hours, 10-year-old Izzy Lao stands in anticipation, patient beyond her years. Her tiny arm wriggles through the metal guardrail set up outside the Galen Center, holding out a foam finger in the shape of a three symbol. Her eyes fixate on the glass doors on the south side of the arena.

She waits for one woman to emerge, the bun-sporting 18-year-old rapidly changing life in Los Angeles.

It is senior day at USC, and the postgame celebration runs long this Saturday afternoon...