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The Three Torches 9/29: Soccer Beats Rutgers 2-1
The soccer team beat Rutgers 2-1 on Sunday.
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⚽️ Trojans beat Rutgers
🤽 2 ranked wins
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
Maribel Flores and Jaiden Anderson linked up for the quick strike less than 6 minutes in against Rutgers on Sunday 🔥✌️
#FightOn x 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝑳𝑨𝐒𝐓
— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer)
11:23 PM • Sep 28, 2025
🔼 Win! The women’s soccer team beat Rutgers 2-1 on Sunday for a Big Ten Conference win. Jaiden Anderson and Ines Derrien each scored in the first period. The Trojans had 12 shots, and goalkeeper Bella Grust had two saves.
Break out the brooms 🧹
@uscwomensvolley gets the sweep over Ohio State led by 18 kills from London Wijay 🔥
— Big Ten Volleyball (@B1GVolleyball)
1:03 AM • Sep 28, 2025
🔼 Split Weekend. The No. 17 volleyball team went 1-1 this past weekend. The Trojans fell to No. 15 Penn State 3-2 on Friday in their Big Ten opener. Reese Messer led the team with 16 digs. The women then defeated Ohio State 3-0 on Saturday. London Wijay led the team with a season-high 18 kills.
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🔼 Champs. The women’s tennis team had standout performances at the SoCal Intercollegiate. Jana Hossam and Krisha Mahendran won the doubles title. Eugenia Zozaya and Krisha Mahendran share the singles title.
🔼 First Fall. The No. 21 football team lost its first game of the season against No. 23 Illinois 34-32. Waymond Jordan, Ryon Sayeri and Makai Lemon made it to the end zone. Jayden Maiava had 30 completions on 43 attempts for 364 yards and two touchdowns. The Trojans had 490 total offensive yards.
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🔼 That’s a Dub. The No. 3 men’s water polo team beat No. 10 Pacific 14-7 on Friday. The men scored 10 goals in the second half for the victory. Robert Lopez Duart led the team with four goals. The men picked up their second win of the weekend against No. 8 UC Davis. The Trojans won 19-9, and Andrej Grgurevic and Mihailo Vukazić each scored four goals.
🔼 That’s a Dub. The No. 3 men’s water polo team beat No. 10 Pacific 14-7 on Friday. The men scored 10 goals in the second half for the victory. Robert Lopez Duart led the team with four goals. Men’s Water Polo at UC Davis @ 12pm PT placeholder
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Career-Best Performance. The cross country team competed in the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday.
All Trojans put up personal-best times in the first #k race of the season.
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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD
Monday, September 29
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
Tuesday, September 30
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
Wednesday, October 1
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
Thursday, October 2
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
Friday, October 3
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Oregon @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Indiana @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
Saturday, October 4
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
👟 Cross Country Pomona-Pitzer Invite
🤽 Men’s Water Polo at Stanford @ 1pm PT | Live Stats
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Purdue @ 6:30pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets
Sunday, October 5
🎾 Women’s Tennis Rancho Santa Fe ITF $50k
🤽 Men’s Water Polo at California @ TBD | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf Trinity Forest Invitational
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 6k!
⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!