Good morning, Trojan Family! Our men’s basketball team excels on and off the court. Congrats to the Trojans for a 3.129 cumulative fall GPA. It is the third highest in program history!

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

🏀  Women beat #8 Maryland
🎾 Doubles sweep
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Top-10 Dub! The women’s basketball team beat No. 8/7 Maryland 79-74, handing Maryland its first loss of the season. The Trojans are now 15-1 overall, 5-0 in conference play and have won 11 straight games. Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins led the team with 21 points each. Rayah Marshall had a season-high 15 of the team’s 47 total rebounds.

🏀 Read more about the victory.

🔼 Day 1. The women’s tennis team kicked off 2025 at the Weinman Foundation Invitational. The Trojans are ranked No. 17 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Preseason Poll. The women swept doubles play with three wins.

🔼 Away and Below. The men’s basketball team dropped its first away conference game against Indiana 69-82. Four Trojans scored in the double-digits: Wesley Yates III (18), Desmond Claude (15), Chibuzo Agbo (11) and Saint Thomas (11).

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, January 9

🎾 Women’s Tennis Hawai’i Invitational
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Daemen @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, January 10

🎾 Women’s Tennis Hawai’i Invitational

Saturday, January 11

🎾 Women’s Tennis Hawai’i Invitational
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Illinois @ 9am PT | Listen | Live Stats | Watch
🏊 Swim & Dive vs. UC San Diego @ 11am PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. #19 Princeton @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, January 12

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Penn State @ 5pm PT | Listen | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

⚔️Click here to view the full USC Trojan Athletics Calendar

⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!