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The Three Torches 3/20: WBB Plays in NCAA Tourney Tomorrow

The Three Torches 3/20: WBB Plays in NCAA Tourney Tomorrow

The women's basketball team plays in the NCAA Tournament tomorrow.

March 20, 2026

Good Morning, Trojans. The women’s basketball team plays tomorrow with this amazing coach leading the way!

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

🏊 All-Americans
👟 Athlete of the Year
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Dive In. The swim and dive team competed in the NCAA Championships on Thursday. Minna Abraham’s swim in the 200y freestyle final highlighted the evening as the junior posted a time of 1:41.66 and finished fourth on the way to claiming First Team All-American accolades. Nicole Maier and Justina Kozan both earned Second Team All-American honors.

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Best Yet. Track and field athlete Garrett Kaalund was named the Big Ten Indoor Track Men’s Athlete of the Year. He recorded the second-fastest time in world history, only .03 seconds behind the world record set by Frank Fredricks in 1996.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is Jazzy Davidson. Davidson was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. This season Davidson turned in one of the most complete campaigns in the country, becoming the only Division I player to lead her team in points (17.9), rebounds (5.9), assists (4.3), steals (2.0) and blocks (2.1).

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How Many? USC had multiple student-athletes named to the 2026 Winter Academic All-Big Ten List.

How many Trojans are on the list?

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

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, March 20

Saturday, March 21

🏊 Swim & Dive NCAA Championships
⚾️ Baseball vs. Washington @ TBD | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Michigan @ 9am PT
🏀 Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. Clemson @ 12:30pm ET | Watch
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Jessup @ 5pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday, March 22

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 40!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!