The Three Torches 4/11: Ground Breaking

Today, Collier declares for the NBA and women’s golf earns third team title

Good morning! It was a special day as the brand-new Rawlinson Stadium officially broke ground.

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

🏀 Collier declares for the NBA
⛳️ Women’s golf earns third team title
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Title Team. Another tournament, another title for USC women’s golf. The Trojans picked up the third team title of the season at the Chevron Silverado Showdown and Catherine Park came away with her second individual win of the season. She posted an under-par outing for the third time this tournament and carded 16 birdies through 54 holes. USC is now officially done with the regular season and now has the task of defending its Pac-12 title, as it will compete in the Pac-12 Championship starting Apr. 21 in Pullman, Washington. 

🔼 Bringing The Fight To Home. The No. 10-ranked USC women’s tennis team will battle against Oregon at Mark Stadium on Friday for a chance to separate themselves in the Pac-12 standings. With only a couple of matches left in the regular season, the Trojans sit at the top of the conference leaderboard tied for first with the crosstown rivals.

🔼 Always A Trojan. USC men’s basketball standout freshman Isaiah Collier officially announced his decision to leave school for the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft. The Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and All-Pac-12 honorable mention finished his career with the Trojans with 440 points (2nd on the team), 115 assists (1st on the team) and 40 steals (3rd on the team).

🔼 Stern Showing. USC women’s water polo goalie, Caroline Stern joined Trojans Live to talk about her success this season, how she chose her position in the pool and the team’s upcoming final stretch.

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Good Times. Freshman Isaiah Collier helped command the offense and provided a spark at times when the team needed it most.

Our question today: do you know how many points Collier averaged this season?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

USC track and field’s Jasmine Jones was named to The Bowerman’s Women’s Mid-Outdoor Watch List. The Bowerman is awarded each year to the top male & top female athlete in collegiate track & field.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, April 11

No scheduled events

Friday, April 12

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ ASU Thunderbird in Phoenix, AZ
🚣 Rowing @ Ivy League Invitational in Princeton, NJ
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Pepperdine @ 10:00am in San Luis Obispo, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Oregon @ Noon in Los Angeles, CA | Live Scoring
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Long Beach State @ 3:00pm in San Luis Obispo, CA
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. California @ 3:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Scoring
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon @ 5:05pm in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Stanford @ 7:00pm in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, April 13

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ ASU Thunderbird in Phoenix, AZ
🚣 Rowing @ Ivy League Invitational in Princeton, NJ
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. TCU @ 9:00am in San Luis Obispo, CA | Live Stats
🤽‍♀️ Women’s Water Polo vs. Arizona State @ 1:00pm in Tempe, AZ | Watch | Live Stats
🥍 Lacrosse vs. Stanford @ 1:00pm in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Stanford @ 2:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon @ 2:05pm in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Stanford @ 6:00pm in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday, April 14

⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon @ 12:05pm in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 16.3 ppg!

Through 27 games this season, Isaiah Collier averaged the second-most points per game (16.3) trailing only Boogie Ellis.

⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!