Good Morning, Trojan Family! Hoops season has arrived, and boy are we glad it’s back.

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

🏀 A pair of USC basketball recaps
⚽️ Trojans survive an overtime thriller
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Digging Deep. The No. 3 USC women's basketball team stood its ground from the free-throw line to pull off a 68-66 win over No. 20 Ole Miss, fighting back from down four points in the fourth to open up the 2024-25 campaign with a victory in Paris, France. Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins both recorded double-doubles for USC with Watkins leading the way with 27 points in 40 minutes on the court.

🔒️ Watch the Trojans’ final stop
📚️ Read more on the Women of Troy’s season-opening victory

🔼 Start of Something New. The Eric Musselman era begins the season with a win as USC men’s basketball cruised to a 77-51 victory over Chattanooga. The Trojans led by as many as 29 points as transfer Chibuzo Agbo finished the game as the team’s leading scorer with 14 points. Nine Trojans scored buckets for USC with Matt Knowling going a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor with 13 points. Next up, the team will stay in Los Angeles to host Idaho State on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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🔼 Postseason Thriller. USC soccer’s Jaiden Anderson scored just over a minute into overtime to push the Trojans past Ohio State, 1-0, and into the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. After a scoreless 90 minutes, Anderson was able to redirect a shot from Maria Alagoa over the goal line at the 1:26 mark of the first overtime. The victory sets up a semifinal showdown on Thursday with fifth-seeded Rutgers for the top-seeded Trojans.

🎥 Watch the full match highlights

🔼 Dynamic Duo. USC women's volleyball had a pair of weekly award winners as outside hitter Ally Batenhorst was named the Big Ten Player of the Week and setter Mia Tuaniga was chosen as the Setter of the Week. The duo helped USC sweep crosstown rival UCLA and take a four-set win over Washington last weekend to improve the team’s record to 16-6 on the season.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Tuesday, November 5
No scheduled events

Wednesday, November 6
No scheduled events

Thursday, November 7
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, GA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Malibu, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Sectional Championships in Los Angeles, CA | Watch
⚽️ Soccer vs. Rutgers @ Noon in St. Louis, MO | BTN
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Idaho State @ 7 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | B1G+ | Listen

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!