Good Morning Trojans. We need everyone to come out to the two home basketball games this weekend! The Trojans are hosting Washington on Saturday and Sunday.

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

🏐  Trojans advance!
⚾️ 2026 schedule!
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Advancing. The women’s volleyball team swept Princeton 3-0 in round one of the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans held Princeton to just 12 points in the second set and 13 in the third set. London Wijay led the team with 12 kills. Adonia Faumuina and Abigail Mullen each had 11 kills. USC hit .444 throughout the three sets. The women will face Cal Poly in round two tonight at 7pm PT.

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🔼 Mark the Calendar! The baseball team released the 2026 schedule! This marks the team’s second season in the Big Ten Conference and first at the new Dedeaux Field. The first 18 games of the season will be in California, and 14 of them will be home games. The first game/series is set for Feb. 13-15 against Pepperdine.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is four of our amazing teams. USC is the only school in the nation where the men’s and women’s basketball teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. We also have two teams competing in NCAA Tournaments: men’s water polo and women’s volleyball.

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Almost Spring.

What was the baseball team’s overall record in the 2025 season?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down for the answer!

USC Trojans: Give Blood, Log It, Save Lives

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Let’s show up for our community. Every donation can save up to three lives.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, December 5

🤽 Men’s Water Polo NCAA Tournament vs. Concordia-Irvine @ 12pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🏐 Volleyball NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Cal Poly @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, December 6

🤽 Men’s Water Polo NCAA Tournament
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Washington @ 3pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, December 7

🤽 Men’s Water Polo NCAA Tournament
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. #21 Washington @ 5pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 37-23!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!