Good morning! No matter which way you cut it, LA Coliseum is a beautiful venue. Whether it’s a morning kickoff, or a primetime night game, the scene is a sight to behold. Which would you prefer? 

What all can you find in today's Brew?

🤽‍♂️ Domination Comes In Pairs
🏐 One Big Thing
⚔️ And much, much more!

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🔼  Domination Comes In Pairs. For the first time ever, USC water polo will have independent head coaches for the men’s and women’s water polo programs. Marko Pintaric will remain head coach for the men’s program, while longtime associate coach Casey Moon will take over the head coaching role for the women’s team.

🗣️ “In restructuring the program, we are now able to increase our support of our student-athletes…which will further our ability to develop our players and maintain our winning trajectory here at USC.” - Head Coach Marko Pintaric

With the separation of duties, each team will now also be able to staff two men’s assistant coaches as well as two women’s assistant coaches. These two proven coaches have what it takes to lead and build a program, and now, will have the opportunity to bolster their respective teams on their own.

🔼  Season Recap. USC men’s tennis had yet another historic season, so let’s take a second to rewind the tapes, and take a look back at all the success these Trojans had.

🎾 20+ dual match wins

🎾 Pac-12 regular season & tournament titles

🎾 NCAA Tournament appearance

🎾 Top 10 ranking in final ITA Team Rankings

This program showed the true Trojan spirit all season long, and the fans can’t wait to see this team run it back for more next season.

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Top Ten. We mentioned the USC men’s tennis finished in the top 10 of the ITA rankings to end the season, but do you know exactly where they finished in the polls?

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

⚔️ ONE BIG THING

A big ‘thank you’ and ‘congratulations’ are in order for associate volleyball coach Amy Pauly as she was named the first head coach of the Orlando Pro Volleyball Federation.

Coach Pauly has served on USC’s women’s volleyball staff since 2020, and has been a key part of USC’s success on the court. Coaching has always been in her blood as she started back in 2010 as a grad assistant, and has worked her way up the ranks to the pro level.

🗣️ ”The future [of this program] is very bright. I have fallen in love with this university and I will be a forever fan of the Trojans.” - Amy Pauly

The Pro Volleyball Federation will begin play in February of 2024, so look out for Pauly and the Orlando squad to show out under her leadership.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: No. 10

With a record of 21-8, the Trojans finished the season ranked the #10 team in the country. They were the highest ranked team in all of the Pac-12 once all was said and done.

Have a great Wednesday, everyone!