The Three Torches 3/18: Let's Dance

Today, USC women's basketball is a No. 1 seed!

What else can you find in today's Brew?

⚾️ Weekend winner
🎾 Still undefeated in conference play
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Series Dub. USC baseball needed a win on Sunday to secure a series win over Stanford, and that’s exactly what the Trojans did — winning 11-8 to claim its first Pac-12 series win of the season.

Trailing 5-3 heading into the seventh inning, USC scored eight runs over the final three frames to pull away from the Cardinal.

🔼 Yet To Be Beat. No. 9 USC women’s tennis kept on rolling this past weekend, taking down Arizona on Friday and Arizona State on Saturday to move to 4-0 in Pac-12 play.

The Women of Troy won the doubles point against both opponents, and received singles wins in both matches from Emma Charney, Eryn Cayetano, Grace Piper and McKenna Koenig.

🔼 Coast-To-Coast. No. 1 USC beach volleyball continued its run of dominance over the weekend, traveling to Pompano Beach, Fla. and taking down three ranked opponents in four matches as part of the FAU Beach Invitational.

The Women of Troy took care of Palm Beach Atlantic (4-1) to begin play, before rattling off ranked wins against No. 16 Florida Atlantic (5-0), No. 12 Florida International (5-0) and No. 5 TCU (4-1).

USC is back home on Tuesday, with matches against Concordia University Irvine and Hawai’i at Merle Norman Stadium, starting at 12:30pm.

🔼 Light Up The Scoreboard. No. 17 USC women’s lacrosse opened up Pac-12 play in style on Saturday, showcasing some dominant offense in a 21-13 win over UC Davis.

The trio of Ella Heaney, Shelby Tilton and Claudia Shevitz combined for 15 goals against the Aggies, and Isabelle Vitale contributed five points thanks to two goals and three assists.

The Women of Troy have an opportunity to keep the good times rolling today, as Dartmouth travels to town for a 2 p.m. contest at Dignity Health Sports Park.

🔼 Short On The Court. USC men’s tennis dropped a pair of matches to top-10 teams over the weekend, 4-3 to No. 2 TCU on Friday and 6-0 to No. 9 Texas on Sunday afternoon.

The Trojans begin Pac-12 play next weekend, welcoming Arizona and Arizona State to Marks Stadium.

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Making It A Habit. USC women’s lacrosse won its Pac-12 opener against UC Davis over the weekend, 21-13.

Our question today: How many consecutive Pac-12 openers have the Women of Troy now won?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

There’s nothing like making a little history on a Sunday — USC women’s basketball is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1986!

The Women of Troy will host the First and Second Rounds of action at the Galen Center, with a First Round matchup against No. 16 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi waiting, along with a matchup between No. 8 seed Kansas and No. 9 seed Michigan.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Monday, March 18

🥍 Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth @ 2pm in Carson, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Tuesday, March 19

🏖 Beach Volleyball vs. CUI @ 12:30pm in Los Angles, CA | Watch | Live Stats

🏖 Beach Volleyball vs. Hawai’i @ 2:30pm in Los Angles, CA | Watch | Live Stats

⚾️ Baseball at LBSU @ 6pm in Long Beach, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Wednesday, March 20

🏊‍♂️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Watch | Live Results

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 12!

⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!