The Three Torches 3/11: Sweet, Sweet Victory

Today, the Women of Troy capture a Pac-12 Championship and USC beach volleyball's twins reach century win mark

Good morning! USC women’s tennis standout Eryn Cayetano notched her 100th career singles win as a Trojan over the weekend in her match against Washington State, and she wasn’t the only Trojan to reach the century mark this weekend…

What else can you find in today's Brew?

🏀 Women of Troy capture Pac-12 Championship
🏖️ Twins reach century win mark
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Top Five Takedown. In the final game of the regular season, the Trojans came out on top against No. 5 Arizona, 78-65, for USC’s first win against an AP top-five opponent since 2008. The win helped the Trojans end the season on a three-game win streak heading into the Pac-12 Tournament. DJ Rodman and Kobe Johnson each scored 19 points while freshman Isaiah Collier tacked on another 16 points and five assists. Heading into the postseason, USC will be the No. 9 seed and will face No. 8 Washington, a team the Trojans beat last weekend, at noon on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

🔼 Championship Weekend, Part 1. Over at the NCAA Indoor Championships, USC track and field’s men's team finished in a tie for seventh with 23 points while the women tied for eighth with 27 points. Jasmine Jones won the women's 60m hurdles title and broke her school record with a time of 7.77. Johnny Brackins Jr. placed second in the men's 60m hurdles with a time of 7.57 and was .01 seconds away from taking home the gold. The women's 4x400m took second with the fourth all-time fastest relay with a time of 3:27.62.

🔼 Century Mark. USC beach volleyball twins Audrey and Nicole Nourse recorded their 100th win as Trojans during the Pac-12 Invitational on Saturday. The Nourses claimed the record-setting win over Washington to become the winningest pair in Trojan history, surpassing Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes who finished their collegiate careers with 99 wins.

🔼 Close It Out. USC baseball’s pitching staff held Arizona to just three hits on Sunday afternoon as the Trojans came out on top with a 4-1 win to cap off the series. Eric Hammond tossed six strong innings and recorded three strikeouts in his start. On offense, Austin Overn went 2-for-5 at the plate with a triple and a home run. The Trojans host CBU on Tuesday at Great Park before heading north to take on Stanford in another Pac-12 series this coming weekend.

🔼 Pool Party. With all swimming and diving events factored in, the Trojan men’s team finished fifth overall in the team standings with 394.5 points. Freshman Krzysztof Chmielewski finished runner-up in the 1650y freestyle to highlight Troy's final evening of action with a time of 14:39.64. The championship final of the 200y butterfly featured a trio of Trojans, with both Chmielewski brothers qualifying for the A-final. Krzysztof touched fourth in the championship final in 1:42.01 (1:41.45 prelims), while Michal Chmielewski was sixth in 1:42.42. Harry Homans was eighth in the heat in 1:44.95. 

🔼 Home Sweet Home. The Women of Troy put together a complete team performance in the team’s home opener for a 22-6 victory over St. Francis. Ten Trojans scored in the well-balanced win to improve to 13-3 overall this season. The team was led by a four-goal outburst from freshman Ava Stryker along with hat tricks from Julia Janov, Alexandra Aznar and Rachel Gazzaniga. USC is off to Hawai'i next looking to avenge an earlier loss to the Rainbow Wahine when the teams clash at 9 p.m. on Saturday in Honolulu.

🔼 Complete Sweep. USC women’s tennis took down Pac-12 rivals Washington State for a 5-2 win to finish the weekend undefeated at Marks Stadium. The Trojans got out to an early lead after claiming the doubles point. In singles play, four Women of Troy came out on top including the No. 31 ranked player, Emma Charney, who recorded a straight set win over the opposing Cougar. The No. 11 ranked Trojans will be back in action on Friday as they host Arizona at 1:30 p.m.

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It’s Been A While. USC men’s basketball took down No. 5 Arizona for its first top-five win since 2008. Do you know who the Trojans beat the last time they took down an AP top-five-ranked team?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

The Women of Troy served up one last upset and one more win over a top-10 opponent as USC took down No. 1 seed Stanford, 74-61, to win the Pac-12 Championship. At 26-5 overall, the Trojans recorded the most wins for USC since the 1993-94 season. The total team effort saw McKenzie Forbes put up a heroic 26-point outing along with a double-double from Rayah Marshall who grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds in the biggest game of the season. Forbes was selected as the Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and JuJu Watkins was named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team. No. 5-ranked USC now awaits the NCAA Selection Show at 5 p.m. on March 17 to determine the Trojans' path to yet another championship.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Monday, March 11

🏊️ Men’s Swim & Dive @ NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, AZ | Watch | Live Stats

🏊️ Women’s Swim & Dive @ NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, AZ | Watch | Live Stats

Tuesday, March 12

🏊️ Men’s Swim & Dive @ NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, AZ | Watch | Live Stats

🏊️ Women’s Swim & Dive @ NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, AZ | Watch | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball vs. California Baptist @ 6:30pm in Irvine, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Wednesday, March 13

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Fight On! Challenge in Scottsdale, AZ

🏊️ Men’s Swim & Dive @ NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, AZ | Watch | Live Stats

🏊️ Women’s Swim & Dive @ NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, AZ | Watch | Live Stats

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Washington @ Noon in Las Vegas, NV | Watch

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: UCLA!

The Trojans’ last win over an AP top-five ranked team was against the No. 4 Bruins on January 19, 2008.

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!