Good Morning! Hear from the Trojan student-athlete, Maile Hayes, who slotted home the game-winning goal against UCLA to capture USC’s first Big Ten title.

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

🏀 Women of Troy earn five selections on national award watch lists
⛳️ Koo wins her third individual title
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Watch Out. As she enters her first season with the Women of Troy, USC women's basketball guard Talia von Oelhoffen has been named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, putting her in the conversation as the nation's top point guard. An All-Pac-12 Team selection at Oregon State, von Oelhoffen helped the Beavers reach the NCAA Elite Eight this past season. She completed her undergraduate degree as a Beaver, and is now a graduate student at USC, lined up as a key member of a highly anticipated Trojan roster for 2024-25.

🔼 Three’s Company. Freshman Jasmine Koo outpaced the rest of the field, winning her third straight individual title by three strokes after shooting 7-under par (65). No. 5 USC claimed the No. 1 seed heading into match-play as the squad was six-under par in the stroke-play portion of the East Lake Cup on the first day of the competition. With the victory, Koo became the second Trojan to win the East Lake Cup individual championship, and the second USC golfer to win three straight events.

🔼 Starting Off Strong. Four members of the USC women's basketball team are in line for top honors, with Kiki Iriafen, Rayah Marshall, Talia von Oelhoffen and JuJu Watkins all named to the 2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch list presented by AXIA Time. This is the second Watch List selection for returning Trojans Marshall and Watkins, and the first for USC newcomers Iriafen and von Oelhoffen.

📚️ Read more about the Trojan quartet to look out for

🔼 Art of the Game. USC men’s tennis standout Peter Makk explains the art of the game of tennis as he takes us through a day of preparation on the court. The Trojan senior will look to be one of the leaders of the team through the rest of the fall and once Big Ten play begins in the spring.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Tuesday, October 29
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ East Lake Cup in Atlanta, GA | Peacock | Live Scoring

Wednesday, October 30
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ East Lake Cup in Atlanta, GA | Peacock | Live Scoring

Thursday, October 31
🏐 Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 6:30 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | BTN 

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⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!