Good morning, Trojan Family! The men’s basketball team won its 10th game of the season! See who led the Trojans in the 82-72 win against No. 13 Illinois below.

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

🏀 Men beat No. 13 Illinois
🏀 12 Straight wins
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Huge Win! The men’s basketball team beat No. 13 Illinois 82-72. Desmond Claude led the Trojans with 31 points, which is the most scored by a player this season. This was Claude’s sixth game of the season with 20+ points. Overall, the men shot 52.3% from the field and 35.7% from behind the arc.

🏀 Read more about the victory.

🔼 Anotha’ One. The women’s basketball team beat Penn State 95-73. The Trojans are now 16-1 overall and 6-0 in conference play. JuJu Watkins led the team with 35 points and 11 rebounds, and Kiki Iriafen was right behind with 28. Overall, the women shot 52.1% from the field.

🏀 Here’s more about the win.

🔼 Sweep! The men’s volleyball team took down No. 19 Princeton 3-0. The team is now 2-0 overall. Dillon Klein led the team with 14 kills. The Trojans had a 30.5% hitting percentage compared to Princeton’s 12.5%.

🏐 Here’s more about the win.

🔼 Hawaii Dubs. The women’s tennis team went 16-2 in doubles to highlight the four-day Weinman Foundation Invitational. The Trojans faced the No. 2 ranked Texas Aggies and Hawaii. The women also won 13 singles matches.

🎾 See each match result here.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is women’s tennis player Sloane Morra. Morra won every match she competed in at the Weinman Foundation Invitational. She had four doubles wins and three singles wins. For doubles matches, she competed with Anya Murthy in one and Jana Hossam in three.

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Watch Him! We have a men’s tennis player who was named to the 2025 Big Ten Conference Players to Watch list.

Which Trojan is on the list?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, January 14

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa @ 7:30pm PT | Listen | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Friday, January 17

👟 Track & Field Spokane Sports Showcase
🏊 Swim and Dive Cal Diving Invitational
🏊 Swim and Dive at University of California, Berkeley @ 1pm PT
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas @ 12pm PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. D’Youville @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, January 18

🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. Biola/LMU @ 11:45am/4:45pm PT
🏊 Swim and Dive Cal Diving Invitational
🏊 Swim and Dive at Stanford University @ 12pm PT
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin @ 12pm PT | Listen | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. UC Irvine @ 1pm PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Emmanuel @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, January 19

🏊 Swim and Dive Cal Diving Invitational
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Indiana @ 9 or 11am PT | Listen | Watch

⚔️Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Peter Makk!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!