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The Three Torches 12/1: Time To Shine
Today, a preview of the Trojans matchup against UMBC and men's basketball put up some points
Zach Garrett
December 01, 2023
Good morning! USC women’s basketball star Juju Watkins is having a historic start to the season. To put it in perspective — there’s only one other NBA, WNBA or DI basketball player to achieve the numbers she has, and his name is Lebron James.
Like we said, historic.
What all can you find in today's Brew?
🏐 First Round of the NCAA Tournament
🏈 Special Arm
⚔️ And much, much more!
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🔼 Got Hot. The Trojans hung up 106 points, the first time a team has scored over 100 points since 2018, en route to a win over Eastern Washington. The fifth victory of the season for USC men’s basketball was a dominant one, one where Boogie Ellis led all scorers with 28 points on 9-13 shooting from the floor, including a career-high eight made threes, while four other Trojans also finished the game in the double-digits.
🔼 Special Arm. One of the best passers in the nation has been named a finalist for the Manning Award, the only award that takes each candidate’s bowl performance into consideration.
This season, Williams was No. 4 in the nation in points responsible for (250) and points responsible for per game (20.8), No. 6 in the nation in passing TDs (30) and passing yards (3,633), No. 7 in the nation in passing efficiency (170.1) and passing yards per game (302.8), No. 8 in the nation in total offense (314.6) and No. 10 in the nation in yards per pass attempt (9.36).
🔼 Fab Five. Five Women of Troy from USC soccer were recognized by the United Soccer Coaches by earning All-Pacific Region Team honors. Zoe Burns was the sole Trojan to be named to the First Team while Simi Awujo, Kayla Colbert, Kayla Duran and Helena Sampaio were each named to the Second Team.
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Another Trojan in the Hall of Fame. USC football has its fair share of members in the College Football Hall of Fame, but one legendary Trojan joins the rest as a member of the Class of 2023.
Our question today—do you know which Trojan was named to the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class?
Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
⚔️ ONE BIG THING
USC women’s volleyball earned one of the 32 at-large berths in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and later today, will compete in their first tournament game against UMBC.
The No. 8 seeded Trojans are making their 39th appearance in the Big Dance, and are 33-5 all-time in the first round of matches. Against UMBC, the Trojans are 2-0 all-time with the most recent matchup ending in a 3-0 sweep just a season ago. The team will tip off at 1:00pm PT on ESPN+ for the first round of action.
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📅 LOOKING AHEAD
*all times Pacific
Friday, Dec. 1
Saturday, Dec. 2
🤽♂️ Men’s Water Polo vs. Semifinals @ TBD in Los Angeles, CA
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga @ 7:00pm in Las Vegas, NV | Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Sunday, Dec. 3
🤽♂️ Men’s Water Polo vs. Finals @ TBD in Los Angeles, CA
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. San Diego @ 3:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Reggie Bush!
⚔️ Have a great weekend, everyone!