Good morning! Talk about a strong start. Ahead of this weekend’s meet, check in with USC track and field’s Jasmine Jones after clocking in the nation’s fourth-fastest 60m hurdles time this season.

What else can you find in today's Brew?

🏀 Weekend basketball previews
🎾 Trojan tennis gets set for ITA Kickoff Weekend
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Galen At The Center. The No. 10 Women of Troy are back at the Galen Center this week to host both of the Washington schools. The Trojans will first face off against Washington State at 7 p.m. on Friday before taking on Washington at noon on Sunday.

Last time out, the Trojans fell to Colorado in a close game and will be looking to bounce back. Freshman JuJu Watkins has led USC in scoring in all 15 of the games she's played as a Trojan, and both McKenzie Forbes and Kayla Williams have scored their 1,000th career points during this season.

🔼 Rivalry Weekend. USC men’s basketball is set to host crosstown rival, UCLA, on Saturday at the Galen Center. Both teams enter the matchup with an 8-11 record, but history favors the Trojans as they have beaten the Bruins six times int eh last nine games including five in a row.

As USC's available players continue to rotate, the defense has struggled, but in the last two games, USC held its opponents to a combined 41.4 percent shooting (58-for-140), a lower shooting percentage than all but one of its previous 12 games.

🔼 Another Won. The Trojans put together a well-rounded performance en route to the sweep against Central State. The win improved USC to 6-2 on the season. Jack Deuchar finished the match with 13 points after recording 10 kills and three digs. Wesley Smith recorded a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage and finished with seven kills and one assist. Next up, the Trojans will square off against UC San Diego on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

🔼 Back On Track. USC Track and Field will hit the road this weekend to compete at the Razorback Invitational against some of the best programs in the country. Eight of the men’s teams and 10 of the women’s teams were ranked in the USTFCCCA Top 25 coming into the meet. The Trojans are set to send 32 of its student-athletes to the meet in hopes of bringing home some hardware.

🔼 ITA Kickoff. Both the USC men’s and women’s squads will compete at the ITA Kickoff Weekend as the No. 7 men’s team will serve as hosts while the Women of Troy will head over to Knoxville, TN, to compete.

🎾 USC men’s tennis is coming off of dominant wins including a sweep over UC Irvine. The seventh-ranked team in the country will host San Diego, Texas Tech and SMU as one of 15 destinations of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

🎾 Trojan women’s tennis will head across the country to compete against Miami, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee for its first true tests of the season. The No. 18 team in the country heads into the weekend with a 2-0 record.

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Rack Them Up. USC tennis is heading into the ITA Kickoff Weekend off of strong starts to the 2024 season. Do you know how many individual matches USC tennis has won so far this year?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

USC women's basketball’s McKenzie Forbes continues to impress as a Trojan, adding another impressive accolade to her belt after being named as one of 10 candidates for the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award. Each year, the award is given to the top small forward in the nation.

Forbes, in her first year with the Trojans, is currently USC's second-leading scorer — behind Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 list JuJu Watkins — with 13.3 points per game, and she leads the Trojans in 3-pointers made with 31. She is also second on the team in assists with 3.2 per game and has scored in double figures in 12 games for the 13-3 Trojans.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Friday, Jan. 26

👟 Track and Field @ Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, AR | Watch | Live Stats

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Miami @ 10:00am in Knoxville, TN | Watch | Live Scoring

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Washington State @ 7:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, Jan. 27

👟 Track and Field @ Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, AR | Watch | Live Stats

🤽‍♀️ Women’s Water Polo vs. Occidental @ 9:30am in Los Angeles, CA

🤽‍♀️ Women’s Water Polo vs. Whittier @ 10:15am in Los Angeles, CA

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. San Diego/Texas Tech @ 11:00am in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. SMU @ 2:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Stats

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Vanderbilt/Tennessee @ TBD in Knoxville, TN | Watch

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. UCLA @ 5:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, Jan. 28

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Washington @ 12:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. TBD @ 2:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 18!

USC tennis has gone a perfect 18-0 in 2024 with the men claiming a 7-0 victory over UC Irvine while the women’s team won 7-0 over Loyola Marymount and 4-0 over UC Irvine.

⚔️ Have a great weekend, everyone!