The Three Torches 10/30: Win At All Costs

Today, we recap a full, dramatic, weekend of Trojan Athletics

Good morning! This weekend, USC Athletics was full to the brim of games with dramatic endings. From water polo and volleyball, to soccer and football, the Trojans found ways to come out on top.

What all can you find in today's Brew?

⚽️ Home Turf Secured
🏈 Win At All Costs
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Home Turf Secured. In the Women of Troy’s final regular season match in front of Trojan Nation, the team got it done with a 2-0 victory over the Golden Bears. Maribel Flores got the scoring started early with a beautiful goal in the 13th minute, and in the 51st minute, Izzy Kimberly rose to the occasion with a header into the back of the net for the Trojans’ second of the match.

USC earned its sixth home win of the season and will close out the regular season against the crosstown rivals on Friday.

🔼 Timely Trio. Behind career-nights from a trio of Trojans, USC water polo earned a hard-fought victory against No. 8 Long Beach State to secure a key road win. The trio started with goalie Bernardo Herzer who recorded 13 saves on the night form an aggressive offense. On the other side of the pool, Zach Bettino and Carson Kranz each came up big with four goals and three goals, respectively, to ensure the win for the Trojans.

🔼 String Them Together. Bouncing back from a loss earlier in the weekend, USC women’s volleyball came away with the win against Utah for its 14th of the season. The four-set road win came courtesy of three straight wins in the second, third and fourth sets of the match. Skylar Fields led the Trojans with 24 kills marking the 30th time she has tallied 20+ in a match in her career.

🔼 Run and Done. Following a solid showing on the course for USC cross country, the Trojans capped off the season with an 11th place finish at the Pac-12 Championships. Gigi Maccagnini led all runners with a 69th overall finish with a time of 21:21.7, the fastest by a Trojan since 2017.

🔼 Clean Sweep. The hosts spoiled the party for their visitors as USC men’s tennis collected both the singles and doubles titles over the weekend at the SoCal Intercollegiate. Senior Lodewijk Weststrate captured the singles title in an all-Trojan battle while Sam Rubell and Niroop Vallabhaneni took home the doubles title in their first time playing together as a team.

⏱ EVERY SECOND COUNTS

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Low Point. USC golf is back at it today with both the men’s and women’s teams in action. Each team will be looking to go low as the men are heading to the Cal Poly Collegiate while the women while play on the national stage at the East Lake Cup in Atlanta.

Our question today—do you know which golfer, across both men’s and women’s teams, has the lowest score so far this season?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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⚔️ ONE BIG THING

In a game that went to the bitter end, the Trojans came back to defeat California 50-49 on the road to improve to 7-2 on the season.

After falling behind by 11 points, the USC offense came alive in the fourth quarter and rallied off 21 points behind Caleb Williams’ 369 yards and four total touchdowns to give the team the lead. The defense came in clutch when it mattered after California went for two to try and take the lead, they swatted the ball away in the endzone during the two-point try to secure the win.

The defense forced four turnovers in the game, including Eric Gentry’s forced fumble and interception, while running backs MarShawn Lloyd and Austin Jones kept USC in the contest with late game scores.

Next week, the Trojans return home for a date with the No. 5 Washington Huskies

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Monday 10/30

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Cal Poly Collegiate in Carmel, CA

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ East Lake Cup in Atlanta, GA | Watch | Live Stats

Tuesday 10/31

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Cal Poly Collegiate in Carmel, CA

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ East Lake Cup in Atlanta, GA | Watch | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Catherine Park: 64!

USC women’s golfer Catherine Park has the lowest score across both golf programs. The men’s low score of the season so far is 65 from Krando Nishiba.

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!