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The Three Torches 3/28: Sweet 16 is Tomorrow!

The Three Torches 3/28: Sweet 16 is Tomorrow!

The women's basketball team takes on Kansas State tomorrow at 5pm.

Zach Garrett
March 28, 2025

Good morning, Trojan Family. The Trojans are Sweet 16 ready! Here’s everything you need to know about tomorrow’s game.

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

🏊 Records broken!
🎓 Snoop Dogg at USC
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Stat Check. Swimmer and divers continued competition at the NCAA Championships. Luke Maurer broke the USC 200y IM record. Shangfei Wang and Krzysztof Chmielewski earned Second Team All-American Honors. Moritz Wesemann earned First Team All-American Honors for his third-place finish on the 1-meter springboard.

🏊 More stats are on the team’s X account.

🔼 Graduation Ready. USC Marshall School for Business has named Snoop Dogg as its commencement speaker. The entertainment icon, entrepreneur, and philanthropist will address the Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 17, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

🗣️ Read more about Dogg and the event.

🎥 WHAT TO WATCH

Lincoln Riley's opening press conference to kick off @uscfb spring ball!
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics)
6:00 PM • Mar 26, 2025

“I’m confident in the people around me. When everyone around you is pushing to the next level, it’s like, ‘I have to get better—I don’t have another option.’”
@cantGuardJak1 shares his mindset for @uscfb’s spring camp on the latest edition of Quick Hits with @keelyismyname ⬇️
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics)
10:36 PM • Mar 26, 2025

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is JuJu Watkins. Watkins was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year. She was also included as one of the four finalists for both the Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy.

Today’s trivia question is brought to you by Smart & Final. With more than 3,000 club-sized items and an assortment of quality, value-priced products, including farm-fresh produce, dairy, deli, meat and seafood, as well as grocery and household essentials. Smart & Final has your every need covered — all without a membership fee!

Handful of Honors. The track and field team earned five Big Ten Weekly Honors. Christine Mallard, Ashley Erasmus, Yougendy Maricette and Racquil Broderick were each honored.

Which honoree won two weekly awards?

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

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, March 28

Saturday, March 29

Sunday, March 30

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Erasmus! (Women’s Field Athlete and Freshman)

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!