Good morning, Trojan Family. The women’s basketball team has a new assistant coach! Nikki Blue was recently the assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks. Read more about her coaching journey here.

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

🏀 2 new players
🎾 Conference honors
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team gains Gabe Dynes for the 2025-26 season. He comes from Youngstown State, where he earned a spot on the Horizon League’s All-Freshman Team and All-Defensive Team. Amarion Dickerson also signed with the Trojans. He played at Robert Morris University. He averaged 13.3 points per game last season.

🔼 Triple Honors. The Big Ten conference named men’s tennis player Nathan Trouve to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. Peter Makk earned All-Big Ten First Team honors. Karl Lee garnered the Sportsmanship Award.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Jasmine Koo. Koo joins a list of 15 players from across the country as she was named to the ANNIKA Award’s Postseason Watch List. The honor recognizes the best player in women’s golf.

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Next Up.

The women’s golf team was selected to play as the No. 2 seed in the ____ Regional from May 5-7.

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

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, April 25

🏐 Men’s Volleyball MPSF Tournament | Watch
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal vs. California @ 8:45am PT | Live Stats | Watch
🤽 Women’s Water Polo MPSF Tournament vs. Indiana @ 11am PT| Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis Big Ten Conference Championships vs. Michigan State @ 1pm | Watch
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse Big Ten Conference Tournament @ 4:30pm PT
⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Conference Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Minnesota @ 4pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, April 26

⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Conference Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Minnesota @ 4pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, April 27

⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Conference Championships
⚾️ Baseball at Minnesota @ 11am PT | Live Stats | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Lexington!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!