Good morning, Trojan Family. Who won the Crosstown Cup? Scroll down to find out.

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

👟 Ticket punched
🏈 Times&TV scheduled
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Advancing. The Trojans earned 13 spots in the NCAA Track and Field Quarterfinal races on Saturday. Ashley Erasmus punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships in the shot put on her first attempt. She threw 17.58m to earn her a fourth-place finish at the West Preliminary Rounds.

👟 See the athletes headed to quarterfinals.

🔼 Times Set. The football team announced the time of the first three games of the 2025 season. The home opener is against Missouri State on Aug. 30 at 4:30pm. It will be aired on the Big Ten Network. USC welcomes Georgia Southern at home on Sept. 6 at 4:30pm. The game will be on FS1. Conference play begins on Sept. 13 when the Trojans face Purdue at 12:30pm on CBS. USC announced they will also face Northwestern at home on Nov. 7 at 6pm on FOX.

🏈 Look more into the schedule.

🔼 Tipoff. The women’s basketball team will play in the 2025 Ally Tipoff in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 9. The Trojans will take on NC State inside Spectrum Center. Sign up for ticket presale access here.

🏀 Learn more about the event.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is all of USC Athletics! The Trojans claimed the 14th Crosstown Cup in the 2024-25 rivalry competition with UCLA. USC now holds a 14-9 all-time lead over the Bruins for the Cup.

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Double Honors. Two women’s golfers were named WCGA All-Americans. 

Which two Trojans were honored?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to see the answer!

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, May 30

👟 Track & Field NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
⚾️ Baseball NCAA Tournament vs. TCU @ 12pm PT

Saturday, May 31

👟 Track & Field NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
⚾️ Baseball NCAA Tournament

Sunday, June 1

⚾️ Baseball NCAA Tournament

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jasmine Koo (First Team), Catherine Park (Second Team)!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!