Good Morning, Trojans. Guess who is coming back?! Rodney Rice will return to the men’s basketball team for the 2026-27 season.

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

👟 Runner-Up
🤽 Coach and player awards
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Invite Only. Women’s track and field athlete Falyn Lott competed at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kesee Invitational. She finished second in the women’s 400m hurdles in 59.18. This is the third outing for Lott this season, placing in the top-five in the 400m hurdles in all three meets.

🔼 Day 1. The No. 30 men’s golf team is tied for seventh place after two rounds at the 79th Western Intercollegiate. USC has a team score of even to par. Jaden Dumdumaya and Jack Buchanan are tied for fifth place individually.

🔼 Listen Up! Hear what women’s lacrosse player Casey Roberts passion is off the field.

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🔼 Honored. The women’s water polo team earned MPSF honors. Head coach Casey Moon was recognized as the MPSF Coach of the Year. Emily Ausmus was name the MPSF Player of the Year. Ausmus and Rachel Gazzaniga collected All-MPSF First Team honors as Alma Yaacobi and Ava Stryker earned Second Team and Honorable Mention accolades respectively. EJ Hourigan and Natalia Blazevic round out the group with MPSF All-Newcomer team recognition

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, April 14

⛳️ Men’s Golf Western Intercollegiate
⚾️ Baseball at Long Beach State @ 6pm PT | Watch

Wednesday, April 15

⛳️ Men’s Golf Western Intercollegiate

Thursday, April 16

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational/Mt. SAC Relays
🏐 Beach Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 12pm PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Pepperdine @ 7pm PT | Watch | Tickets

Friday, April 17

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational/Mt. SAC Relays
🏐 Beach Volleyball vs. LMU @ 11am PT
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Purdue @ 2pm PT | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Nebraska @ 4pm PT | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Washington @ 4pm PT

Saturday, April 18

👟 Track & Field Bryan Clay Invitational/Mt. SAC Relays
🚣 Rowing Big Ten Invite
⚾️ Baseball at Nebraska @ 12pm PT | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Indiana @ 12pm PT | Watch
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Oregon @ 12pm PT | Watch | Tickets
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at Pepperdine @ 6pm PT | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, April 19

🚣 Rowing Big Ten Invite
⚾️ Baseball at Nebraska @ 10am PT | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Oregon @ 11am PT

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⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!