USC’s Laura Williams traces motivation to father’s historic accomplishments

Laura Williams has emerged as a breakout presence for the USC women’s basketball team, which is on a six-game win streak. She’s become the Trojans’ premier rebounder, not only due to her length but because of her determination. “Her athleticism is elite, her length and her will,” USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb told reporters. “There’s not a lot of plays that she quits on. So, even if you make a mistake and you’re still playing hard and you’re long, you can make up for it. That’s been something that we’ve really seen happen a lot.” Williams is blazing her own path, but the perseverance that Gottlieb praises could come from the...