Good Morning Trojans. Women’s basketball player Jazzy Davidson earned two more honors! She was named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Late-Season Team and earned USBWA National Freshman of the Week.

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

⚾️ USC beats LMU
🏐 2 weekly honors
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Quick Win. The baseball team run-ruled LMU 14-4 on Wednesday. The Trojans had 11 hits in seven innings. Cameron Fausset earned the win on the mound. Abbrie Covarrubias led the team with three hits. Chase Herrell led the pitchers with seven strikeouts. USC is now 4-0 this season.

🔼 Duo Honors. The men’s volleyball team had two players named to MPSF/Molten Honors. Dillon Klein earned Offensive Player of the Week. Brad Pan was named the Defensive Player of the Week. Klein registered his 69th and 70th-career matches with double-digit kills. Pan matched his career-high seven digs.

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🔼 New Coaches. The football team welcomes a new staff for the 2026 season. Mike Ekeler was named the special teams coordinator/linebackers coach. He has over 23 years of experience at some of the winningest college football programs in history. Paul Gonzales is the new safeties coach/defensive pass game coordinator. He recently coached at Baylor as the defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach.

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, February 19

🏊 Swim Big Ten Conference Championships
🏐 Beach Volleyball at Stanford/LMU @ 1/4:45pm PT
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin @ 6pm PT | Tickets

Friday, February 20

🏊 Swim Big Ten Conference Championships
🏐 Beach Volleyball at Hawai’i/California @ 11:45am/3:30pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at UC Davis @ 4pm PT 
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 6pm PT

Saturday, February 21

🏊 Swim Big Ten Conference Championships
🚣 Rowing UCSD (Scrimmage)
🤽 Women’s Water Polo at San Jose State @ TBD
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Oregon @ 1pm PT | Watch | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UCLA @ 1pm PT | Watch
🏐 Beach Volleyball at UCLA/Texas @ 2:15/4:45pm PT
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 6pm PT

Sunday, February 22

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Ohio State @ 9am or 11am PT
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 12pm PT
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Pepperdine @ 12pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Stanford @ 1pm PT

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⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!