Good Morning, Trojan Family! A pair of former Trojans had performances to remember as quarterback Sam Darnold and wideout Jordan Addison stuffed the stat sheet en route to a big win.

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

🏈 The Trojans are going bowling
🤽‍♂️ Men’s water polo recap
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Going Bowling. Trojan football will face Texas A&M in the 33rd SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27 on ESPN. The matchup involves two nationally recognized programs that are set to meet for the first time in 47 years. This will be USC's third appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl where, most recently, the Trojans defeated Fresno State 45-20 in 2013. Quarterback Cody Kessler was the 2013 Game MVP after throwing four touchdown passes, the current Las Vegas Bowl record.

📚️ Read more about all the details for the Trojans’ bowl game appearance

🔼 First of Many. USC men's basketball hit the road for their first Big Ten road game as they took on the Washington Huskies. From the very first basket, the Trojans had control of this game and never let up the lead as they grabbed their first Big Ten win with a score of 85-61. Four Trojans scored in the double-digits for the fourth time this season with Wesley Yates III scoring 19 points in his return to the Alaska Airlines Arena, along with four rebounds, two blocks and two steals. 

🎥 Watch as the Trojans’ get hyped up from their postgame awards

🔼 To The End. The No. 2 seeded USC men's water polo team fought through four tie scores and were within one goal in the fourth quarter before top-seeded UCLA netted back-to-back goals to get a leg up and pull off a final 11-8 victory over the Trojans in the NCAA championship game. USC had posted two wins in NCAA play to take its spot in yesterday’s title match. The Trojans finish out the year with a 23-6 overall record.

📚️ Read a full NCAA title match recap

🔼 First One Down. The No. 6 USC women's basketball team collected its first win in Big Ten competition with a 66-53 victory against familiar foe Oregon on the road at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. JuJu Watkins finished with 21 points and Kiki Iriafen had 17 points as each Trojan has now scored in double figures in each of USC's first nine games. With its first victory on the road, USC improves to 8-1 on the season.

📚️ Read more about the Trojans’ win

🤝 TEAM UP WITH A WINNER

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Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO goes to USC men’s water polo head coach Marko Pintaric. The Trojans’ head honcho reached his 100th career victory with USC after coming away with an overtime win in the semifinals of the MPSF Tournament against Fordham.

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Continue The Streak. USC football learned its bowl game with a matchup against Texas A&M in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. With an impressive 35 postseason wins, do you know what the Trojans’ all-time record is against the Aggies?

Got a guess? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Monday, December 9
No scheduled events

Tuesday, December 10
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Fresno State @ 6 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | BTN | Listen

Wednesday, December 11
No scheduled events

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 3-0!

USC is 3-0 all-time versus Texas A&M. The Trojans defeated the Aggies 31-7 in the teams' first meet-up in 1964 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In the 1975 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., USC claimed a 20-0 victory over Texas A&M, and in their most recent encounter in the 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, the Trojans won 47-28. 

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!