Good Morning Trojans. We have an update on Chad Baker-Mazara. He remains day-to-day after straining his knee against Indiana.

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

🏐 2-0 start
🏀 WBB wins
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Strong Start. The No. 4 women’s beach volleyball team beat No. 2 Stanford 3-2 and No. 7 LMU 4-1 on Thursday. Kennedy Coakley and Ashley Pater were the first pair to finish in the team’s win over Stanford. Zoey Henson and Sarah Wood went 2-0 on the day.

🔼 Victory. The women’s basketball team beat Wisconsin 66-59 on Thursday. USC is now 17-9 overall and 9-6 in conference play. Jazzy Davidson led the team with 24 points. Kara Dunn followed with 14 points. The team shot 39% from the field.

🔼 Day 2. The swim and dive team competed in day two of the Big Ten Championship. Bella Brito led the way with a third-place finish in the 100y breaststroke. Kate Miller took second in the 1-meter dive. Justina Kazan claimed fourth in the 400y IM.

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🔼 New Coach. The football team is adding to its staff. Skyler Jones has been promoted as the new defensive tackles coach. He has both NFL and collegiate coaching experience. He has been with USC since 2024, previously serving as a defensive analyst.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is three women’s volleyball players! Reese Messer, Mia Tvrdy and London Wijay are among 62 collegiate athletes who will participate in the three-day USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Collegiate Training program.

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Victory!

The women’s tennis team beat Fresno State #-# on Wednesday.

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

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, February 20

🏊 Swim Big Ten Conference Championships
🏐 Beach Volleyball at Hawai’i/California @ 11:45am/3:30pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at UC Davis @ 4pm PT 
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 6pm PT

Saturday, February 21

🏊 Swim Big Ten Conference Championships
🚣 Rowing UCSD (Scrimmage)
🤽 Women’s Water Polo at San Jose State @ TBD
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Oregon @ 1pm PT | Watch | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UCLA @ 1pm PT | Watch
🏐 Beach Volleyball at UCLA/Texas @ 2:15/4:45pm PT
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 6pm PT

Sunday, February 22

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Ohio State @ 9am or 11am PT
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rice @ 12pm PT
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Pepperdine @ 12pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Stanford @ 1pm PT

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 7-0!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!