Good Morning, Trojans. USC had two more football players drafted in the 2026 NFL Draft! Ja’Kobi Lane was selected by the Ravens in the 3rd round as the No. 80 overall pick. Kamari Ramsey was selected by the Texans in the fifth round as the No. 141 overall pick.

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🤽 NCAA Champions
⛳️ Big Ten Champions!
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Championships. The women’s water polo team began its eighth NCAA Championship run on Friday. The Trojans beat LMU 10-5 in the quarterfinals. Anna Reed had nine saves in goal. USC went on to beat UCLA 11-10 in the semifinals. The women were crowned 2026 National Champions on Sunday in a 10-9 win over California. This marks the program’s 18th time being National Champions.

🔼 Champions! The No. 2 women’s golf team finished with the lowest 54-hole winning score in the history of the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championships. USC finished with a team score of 844 (+4). The program collected its 10th conference title! Jasmine Koo took home the individual title. She finished in first place with a score of (-3). Bailey Shoemaker followed in second place. Catherine Park and Elise Lee tied for ninth.

🔼 Series. The No. 23 baseball team started its weekend with a 4-3 win over Purdue. Adrian Lopez went 2-for-4 at the plate. Kevin Takeuchi hit a two-run homer. The men won game two 6-1 on Saturday. Grant Govel took a perfect game into the eighth inning. Takeuchi hit another two-run homer. USC wrapped up the series with an 11-4 victory on Sunday. Andrew Lamb, Jack Basseer and Lopez each had two hits. Basseer had a home run and scored three runs.

🔼 Finale. The men’s volleyball team fell to top-seeded UCLA 3-1 in the championship match of the MPSF Championship. Sterling Foley led the team with 17 kills. Dillon Klein reached double-digit kills for the 82nd time in his career and finished with 13.

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🔼  Wrapped Up. The women’s beach volleyball team wrapped up the MPSF Championship. USC fell to No. 3 Texas 3-2 in the semifinals. The Trojans have an overall record of 28-11.

🔼 Postseason Finale. The women’s tennis team made it to the Big Ten quarterfinals. The Trojans fell 4-2 against Maryland on Friday. They now await postseason selection for the NCAA Tournament.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Bishop Fitzgerald. The safety has signed as a priority free agent with the Tennessee Titans.

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, April 28

⚾️ Baseball at UC Irvine @ 6pm PT | Watch

Friday, May 1

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Regionals
🏐 Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ 9am PT
⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Championship
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Team Championships
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 7pm PT | Watch
🏐 Men’s Volleyball NCAA Tournament vs. Belmont Abbey @ 8pm PT

Saturday, May 2

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Regionals
🏐 Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship
⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Championship
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Team Championships
🚣 Rowing vs. University of San Diego
👟 Track & Field at UCLA | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 2pm PT | Watch

Sunday, May 3

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Regionals
🏐 Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship
⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Championshi
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Team Championships
👟 Track & Field at UCLA | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 1pm PT | Watch

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