Good Morning Trojans. We have two HUGE basketball home games this weekend. The men face #5 Purdue, and the women also face Purdue! Scroll down to get tickets.

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

🏐 1st conference win
🏈 Freshman All-American
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Sweep! The men’s volleyball team swept Vanguard 3-0 in its conference opener. Dillon Klein led the team with 14.5 points and 11 kills. The Trojans had a .468 hitting percentage. The men had 8 aces and 8.5 blocks.

🔼 Date Change. The men’s volleyball team had a schedule change. The Trojans will face UCLA at the Galen Center on Tuesday, March 3, at 7pm PT. This was changed from originally being played on March 4.

🔼 Close Game. The women’s basketball team faced No. 12 Maryland at home on Thursday. The Trojans fell 62-55. Kara Dunn led the team with 21 points. Jazzy Davidson was right behind with 12 points.

✌ FAN MODE ALWAYS ON

From streaming live sports to enjoying PS Remote Play to sharing your team pride on an industry-first Media Bar external display, the AFEELA 1 makes every drive feel more like game day.

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🔼 Honored. Men’s tennis player Max Exsted was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Exsted competed in his first collegiate matches of the season and went 4-0.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Jahkeem Stewart. Stewart was named the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American. He is the 22nd FWAA Freshman All-American Trojan to earn the honor.

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We Know Him! Former men’s basketball player De’Anthony Melton came off the bench and scored a season-high 23 points.

Melton helped his team, the ____, defeat the Blazers.

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

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, January 16

👟 Track & Field Spokane Sports Showcase
🤽 Women’s Water Polo at CBU Lancer Joust
🏊 Swim vs. Cal @ 1pm PT | Live Stats
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Princeton @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, January 17

🏊 Swim vs. Stanford | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #5 Purdue @ 3pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, January 18

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ASU @ 12pm PT
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. San Diego @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Purdue @ 2pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Warriors!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!