Good morning and Happy New Year! From the Women of Troy’s beach volleyball championship to breakout seasons from USC baseball and women’s golf and everything in between, 2023 will be marked as a year to remember for USC Athletics.

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

🏀 Basketball previews
🤽‍♂️ All-American selections
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Pac-12 Preview. USC men’s basketball is playing in its first home game since Dec. 10 as they welcome California to the Galen Center tonight at 7:00 p.m. The matchup will mark the 269th all-time matchup between the two programs in which the Trojans have come out on top in the last 10 games.

📚️ Read more about the winning formula for the Trojans’ upcoming game against the Golden Bears.

🔼 All Americans. While we were away, USC men’s water polo scored five ACWPC All-American selections with Max Miller earning up first-team honors. He's one of four first-time All-Americans joining two-time All-American Massimo Di Martire on the honor roll, with Carson Kranz, Zach Bettino and Bernardo Herzer also picking up their first All-America accolades.

📚️ Read why each Trojan earned their selection

🔼 Back to Business. The consensus top 10 Trojan women’s basketball team will look to shake off the first loss of the season as they host both Oregon and Oregon State this weekend in Los Angeles. First up, the Women of Troy will take on an undefeated Oregon State team in which USC leads the all-time series 46-32. Then, the Trojans will face off against the 9-5 Oregon Ducks on Sunday afternoon to cap off the busy weekend.

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High Score. USC men’s water polo capped off the 2023 season with five All-American selections, one of which was first-team selection Max Miller. The senior earned many accolades throughout the season thanks to his high-scoring performances game in and game out.

Our question today: do you know how many goals Miller scored this season?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

That makes seven!

Freshman phenom Juju Watkins earned her seventh Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award following her second career double-double in which she scored 27 points against No. 2 UCLA. The only week she missed the honor was a week off of competition for the Trojans, who currently rank No. 9 in the AP Poll. 

Watkins and the Women of Troy are back at Galen Center for the next two weeks for more Pac-12 play as they host Oregon, Oregon State and UCLA.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, Jan. 3

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. California @ 7:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Friday, Jan. 5

🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Fort Valley State @ 10:00am in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

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

Saturday, Jan. 6

🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Morehouse @ 10:00am in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

🏊️ Swim and Dive vs. UNLV @ 11:00am

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Stanford @ 1:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, Jan. 7

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

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 46 goals!

Miller scored 46 goals this season as the team’s leading scorer.

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!