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The Three Torches 3/24: NCAA Round 2 is Tonight!

The Three Torches 3/24: NCAA Round 2 is Tonight!

The women's basketball team plays Mississippi State tonight!

Zach Garrett
March 24, 2025

Good morning, Trojan Family. The women’s basketball team is marching on! The women play Mississippi State tonight at 7pm.

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

🏀 Round 1 win
🏊 NCAA Champ stats
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 First Round. The women’s basketball team beat UNC Greensboro 71-25 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This is the lowest scoring total and fewest field goals made in an NCAA Tournament game and by any USC opponent in program history. Kiki Iriafen recorded her 12th double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

🏀 Here’s more about the victory.

🔼 Champ Results. The swim and dive team wrapped up the NCAA Championships. Minna Abraham turned in another First Team All-American finish in the 200y freestyle. She finished runner-up with a time of 1:40.56. The Trojans finished the event in 11th. Abraham set a second school record in the 100y freestyle with a time of 46.95.

🔼 Keep Winning. The men’s tennis team beat Northwestern 4-1. The men won the doubles point and three singles matches.

🔼 Series Win. The baseball team won its series opener against Nebraska 5-3. Caden Hunter tossed a season-high seven innings to lead the Trojans to a victory. Ethan Hedges went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs. The men fell in game two but won game three 7-1. Grant Govel tossed five scoreless innings, and USC hit three home runs.

🔼 Ranked Win. The No. 2 water polo team beat No. 5 Cal 13-9. Morgan Netherton made a career-high five goals. Jada Ward recorded her fourth double-digit save outing of the season. The team then went on to beat Brown 23-9. Emily Ausmus and Tilly Kearns combined for 11 goals.

🔼 Conference Win. The No. 21 women's lacrosse team beat No. 19 Ohio State 9-8. Maddie Dora recorded her 10th hat trick in ten games this season. Isabelle Vitale posted the game-high for points with four.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is JuJu Watkins. Watkins earned a finalist nod for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year. She is one of the four players up to win the award.

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Record Broken! The track & field team competed in the 2025 Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational. On day two, Ashely Erasmus won the women’s shot put with a school-record mark.

On day one, Racquil Broderick won the men’s discus throw invitational with a school record toss of ___ meters.

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of the email for the answer!

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, March 24

⛳️ Women’s Golf Charles Schwab Collegiate Invitational
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #9 Mississippi State @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Tuesday, March 25

⛳️ Women’s Golf Charles Schwab Collegiate Invitational
⚾️ Baseball vs. UC Irvine @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Wednesday, March 26

🏊 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships | Live Stats | Watch

Thursday, March 27

🏊 NCAA Swim & Dive Championships | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, March 28

Saturday, March 29

Sunday, March 30

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 63.09!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!