Good Morning, Trojans. Some serious positive offseason momentum happening for USC men’s basketball.

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

🏀 Training camp contract
🏈 9 Hampshire Honor Society members
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Time to Train. Women’s basketball player Kara Dunn signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury. Dunn is the latest Trojan under Lindsay Gottlieb to earn an opportunity at making a WNBA roster. Dunn will work for an opportunity to make the Mercury roster following a standout collegiate career that concluded at USC during the 2025–26 season.

🔼 Honored. Nine USC football players were named to the 2026 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society. Sam Huard, Lake McRee, Kobe Pepe, Hank Pepper, Garrett Pomerantz, Ryan Quintanar, Jaden Richardson, Keeshawn Silver and Josiah Zamora all earned membership to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society. The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is one of the most comprehensive scholar-athlete initiatives in college athletics.

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🔼 Champs! The No. 20 men’s golf team won the 79th Western Intercollegiate. USC had a final score of 1037 (-13). Jack Buchanan led the team with a first place individual finish. He had a final score of 200 (-10). Jaden Dumdumaya followed in sixth place.

🔼 Tourney Honors. USC women’s water polo athletes Emily Ausmus and Alma Yaacobi were named to the 2026 MPSF All-Tournament Team. Ausmus tallied three goals, two drawn exclusions, two field blocks and two sprints wins in the semifinal game. Yaacobi recorded a hat trick of her own in the semifinal game against California.

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, April 16

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational/Mt. SAC Relays
🏐 Beach Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 12pm PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Pepperdine @ 7pm PT | Watch | Tickets

Friday, April 17

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational/Mt. SAC Relays
🏐 Beach Volleyball vs. LMU @ 11am PT
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Purdue @ 2pm PT | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Nebraska @ 4pm PT | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Washington @ 4pm PT

Saturday, April 18

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational/Mt. SAC Relays
🚣 Rowing Big Ten Invite
⚾️ Baseball at Nebraska @ 12pm PT | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Indiana @ 12pm PT | Watch
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Oregon @ 12pm PT | Watch | Tickets
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at Pepperdine @ 6pm PT | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, April 19

🚣 Rowing Big Ten Invite
⚾️ Baseball at Nebraska @ 10am PT | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Oregon @ 11am PT

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⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!