Good morning! USC track and field is ready to go the distance in 2024. The Trojans’ season begins this weekend as they head to the Cougar Classic in Spokane, Washington.

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

🏀 Two freshmen earned weekly honors
🏊️ A first for a Trojan senior swimmer
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Big Three. Coming off of back-to-back wins at the Galen Center, USC men’s basketball will look to make it three as they prepare to host Washington State tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Trojans come into the matchup having won the last seven matchups at home against the Cougars and are now 2-2 on the season in Pac-12 play. Each of the Trojans’ last two wins at home has come by averaging 87.5 points, shooting 50.4 percent from the field (65-for-129), 47.2 percent from three-point range (25-for-53) and averaging 23.5 assists per game.

📚️ Read more about the matchup ahead of tonight’s tip

🔼 First Timer. Women of Troy’s swimmer Anicka Delgado earned her first career Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week award following her performance against UNLV last weekend. Delgado won a pair of individual events, securing first-place finishes in the 50y free (23.35) and 100y fly (55.14). The senior also helped the championship relay team to a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay.

🔼 Hosts On The Coast. USC men’s volleyball enters their matchup this week against Harvard after opening the season with two impressive sweeps against Morehouse College and Fort Valley State. The No. 12 ranked Trojans will host Harvard at the Galen Center on Thursday with USC leading 4-0 in the all-time series.

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Getting to the bucket. USC men’s basketball has scorers up and down the bench, and lately, the team has been lighting up the scoreboard.

Our question today: do you know how many games in a row the Trojans have scored 70+ points?

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

⚔️ ONE TWO BIG THINGS

Both USC basketball programs earned Freshmen of the Week accolades following impressive performances from Isaiah Collier and Juju Watkins.

🏀 Collier earned his third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award following his impressive performances against California and Stanford where he averaged 19.5 points and 5.5 assists all while shooting 55.6% from the field. Collier has been on the floor to start each game this season and has scored 234 points through the first 15 games, the most since Evan Mobley scored 248 in the first 15 games of the 2020-21 season.

🏀 Another week, another Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award for the star freshman. Watkins earned her conference-tying eighth such selection just nine weeks into the season. In the weekend sweep against Oregon State and Oregon, Watkins averaged 22.5 points per game and recorded career-highs in blocks (5) and assists (6).

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, Jan. 10

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Washington State @ 7:30pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, Jan. 11

🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Harvard @ 7:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 12!

USC men’s basketball has scored 70 or more points in 12 consecutive games dating back to November 19.

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!