Good Morning! Winning is always fun, but pure dominance is even better. USC beach volleyball was able to celebrate their consistent success after receiving their fourth ring in four years.

What else can you find in today's edition of The Three Torches?

🏖️ Hansen named AVCA Thirty Under 30 Award Winner
🤽‍♂️ Men’s water polo powers up for a win
⚔️ And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Trojan Takeover. The No. 3 USC men's water polo team turned a tight first half into a Trojan-controlled contest, making a five-goal scoring surge to take over and push out to a final 10-7 win over visiting No. 7 Princeton last night. Andrej Grgurevic struck twice in that USC rally, while the USC defense backed up by goalie Bernardo Herzer tightened up to keep the Trojans on a winning path. USC improved to 15-2 overall with a big match this weekend with the Crosstown Showdown with rival UCLA on Saturday.

🔼 Winner Winner. USC beach volleyball assistant coach Emily Hansen was named a recipient of the AVCA’s Thirty Under 30 Award, which recognizes up-and-coming coaches in three different sectors of the sport—college, club, and beach—who serve in a range of roles, from head coach to volunteer assistant to club director. Hansen played a key role in each of USC's last three national championships. She served as the team's assistant coach in each of the last two seasons (2023, '24) as the Women of Troy captured their third and fourth consecutive NCAA titles.

🔼 New Place, Same Game. The No. 9 USC women's soccer team begins a three-game home stand to close the regular season, starting with No. 15 Ohio State today at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The Trojans and Buckeyes have only met once in a neutral site 2009 match where USC came up just short. The match at BMO Stadium will be free and open to the public, with fans able to claim their free tickets by visiting USCTrojans.com/soccerBMO.

🔼 Start of the Journey. Trojan men's tennis will return to action this weekend, with three players heading to the ITA Southwest Regional Championships to bid for a spot in the NCAA singles and doubles championships. After a red-hot start to the season, freshman Niels Hoffmann (7-1) will lead the Trojans heading into the event while graduate transfer Tristan Bradley will join him in the singles competition. Karl Lee will pair up with Bradley to compete for a championship berth in doubles play.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Thursday, October 17
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in Tempe, AZ
⚽️ Soccer vs. Ohio State @ 6 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | B1G+

Friday, October 18
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in Tempe, AZ
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate in Alpharetta, GA
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Stanford Intercollegiate in Stanford, CA
🏐 Volleyball vs. Maryland @ 4 p.m. in College Park, MD | B1G+

Saturday, October 19
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in Tempe, AZ
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate in Alpharetta, GA
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Stanford Intercollegiate in Stanford, CA
👟 Cross Country @ UCR Highlander Invitational @ 8 a.m. in Riverside, CA | Live Results
🥍 Lacrosse @ Cardinal vs. Gold Game @ Noon in Los Angeles, CA
🏈 Football vs. Maryland @ 1 p.m. in College Park, MD | FS1 | Listen
🤽‍♂️ Men’s Water Polo vs. UCLA @ 1 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Watch

Sunday, October 20
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in San Diego, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Southwest Regional Championships in Tempe, AZ
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate in Alpharetta, GA
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Stanford Intercollegiate in Stanford, CA
🏐 Volleyball vs. Rutgers @ 10 a.m. in Piscataway, NJ | B1G+
⚽️ Soccer vs. Penn State @ Noon in Carson, CA | B1G+

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⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!