Good morning! With the NFL Draft looming, USC wide receiver Brenden Rice walks us through one of his best plays on the field from this past season against Stanford — a smooth double catch for six.

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

⛳️ Four Trojans under par in Augusta
🏀 Watkins was named to a national award
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Hello, Friends. This week, three current and one future Trojan are competing at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur against some of the top amateurs in the world. The first two rounds of the four-day contest will take place at Champions Retreat Golf Club, with the final round taking place at Augusta National Golf Club — the home of the most famous tournament in the world, The Masters.

Through round one, all four sit inside the top 25 with future Trojan, Jasmine Koo, leading at 3-under par. Amari Avery and Bailey Shoemaker weren’t far behind after shooting a pair of 2-under-par 70s to open the tournament, and just one shot back from them was Catherine Park at 1-under par.

🏌️‍♀️ Follow the live leaderboard to check where the USC women’s golfers stand

🔼 High Praise. Following the team’s run in the NCAA Tournament, three Women of Troy were named to the All-Tournament Team for Portland Region 3. The trio of JuJu Watkins, McKenzie Forbes and Rayah Marshall were each selected because of their play that led the No. 1 seed to the Elite Eight.

🔼 Chart Toppers. Sitting atop the Pac-12 leaderboard, the No. 9-ranked Women of Troy will hit the road this weekend for some more conference matchups. On Friday, USC women’s tennis will face off against Colorado, and on Sunday, will duel against Utah. Currently, four Trojans appear in the national singles rankings, with sophomore Emma Charney leading USC at No. 28 and junior Grace Piper locked in the No. 56 ranking. Trojan fifth-year Eryn Cayetano sits at No. 68 and redshirt senior Snow Han claimed the No. 100 spot. 

📊 Check out where the Trojans stand in the latest team and individual ITA Rankings

🔼 Mound Shutdown. USC baseball shut down UC San Diego last night, holding the Tritons to one hit and no runs in a 5-0 victory. Kevin Takeuchi led USC at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, and Tyler Stromsborg led the way on the mound with six scoreless innings in the start as the Trojans recorded their 12th win of the season.

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Scoring Machine. Brenden Rice was no stranger to the endzone as he led all USC wide receivers in touchdowns during the 2023 season.

Our question today: do you know how many touchdowns Rice scored this past season?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

Add another national accolade to the list.

USC women’s basketball’s JuJu Watkins was named the WBCA Freshman of the Year. Instrumental to the Trojans’ run to the Elite Eight, Watkins was the first woman from USC to be selected for the honor. Watkins wrapped the Trojan's 2023-24 season as the nation's highest-scoring freshman in history with 920 points scored in her freshman campaign. Her point total also ranks her No. 4 all-time among all Pac-12 players. She already holds another USC record (male or female) with 14 games with 30 or more points scored — a mark that beats out Iowa's Caitlin Clark's previous national record of 12 for the most such games for a freshman over the last 25 seasons.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, April 4

No scheduled events

Friday, April 5

👟 Track and Field @ Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational in College Station, TX
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Arizona State @ 9:00am in Seattle, WA
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Standord @ 11:00am in Seattle, WA
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Colorado @ 12:30pm in Boulder, CO | Live Scoring
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Washington @ 3:00pm in Seattle, WA
⚾️ Baseball vs. Washington @ 6:30pm in Irvine, CA | Watch | Live Stats
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. BYU @ 7:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, April 6

👟 Track and Field @ Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational in College Station, TX
🚣 Rowing @ Sand Diego Crew Classic in San Diego, CA
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. California @ 9:00am in Seattle, WA | Live Stats
🤽‍♀️ Women’s Water Polo vs. Stanford @ Noon in Stanford, CA | Watch | Live Stats
🥍 Lacrosse vs. Oregon @ Noon in Eugene, OR | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball vs. Washington @ 2:00pm in Irvine, CA | Watch | Live Stats
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. BYU @ 7:00pm in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday, April 7

🚣 Rowing @ Sand Diego Crew Classic in San Diego, CA
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Utah @ 10:00am in Salt Lake City, UT | Watch | Live Scoring
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Oregon @ Noon in Eugene, OR | Watch 
⚾️ Baseball vs. Washington @ 1:00pm in Irvine, CA | Watch | Live Stats
🤽‍♀️ Women’s Water Polo vs. San Jose State @ 1:00pm in San Jose, CA | Live Stats

⚔️ Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 12!

USC’s Brenden Rice led the team with 12 touchdowns with his longest of the year being a 75-yard score.

⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!