The Three Torches 3/23: WBB Plays Round 2 Tonight

The women's basketball team plays in round two of the NCAA Tournament tonight.

Good Morning, Trojans. NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUND 2 IS TONIGHT! Relive the women’s round one overtime victory below.

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

🏀 Women play round 2
⚾️ Series win
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Moving On! The women’s basketball team beat Clemson 71-67 in overtime in round one of the NCAA Tournament. Jazzy Davidson's 31-point performance not only marked her 29th double-figure game of the season, but also the second-most points ever by a Trojan in an NCAA Tournament game. She added six rebounds and five assists, becoming the first freshman in 25 years to record a 30-5-5 stat line in an NCAA Tournament debut. The women will play South Carolina tonight.

🔼 Series Win. The baseball team had a 5-0 win against Washington on Friday to start the series. Mason Edwards tossed a two-hit shutout. The Trojans secured the series with a 7-2 win on Saturday. Grant Govel earned the win on the mound after pitching 6.0 innings and striking out six batters. Isaac Cadena went 2-for-4 at the plate. The Trojans swept the series with a 14-4 seven-inning win on Sunday. Andrew Lamb hit a three-run homer in the sixth.

🔼 Dubs! The men’s volleyball team started the weekend strong with a 3-0 sweep of Jessup. Sterling Foley had nine kills. The Trojans did it again on Saturday. They beat Jessup 3-0. Christian Connell led the team with a season-high 14 kills.

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🔼 Ranked Win! The No. 3 women’s water polo team beat No. 1 Stanford 11-10 on Sunday. Emily Ausmus scored the game-winning goal in the final 10 seconds. The Trojans are now undefeated against Stanford for a second straight season.

Court Report. The men’s and women’s tennis teams were superior on the court. The men beat Nebraska 4-0 on Friday. They went on to beat Wisconsin 6-1 on Sunday. The No. 8 women’s tennis team also had a sweeping win. They beat Michigan State 4-0 on Saturday. 

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is the women’s swim and dive team. The Trojans wrapped up the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday. USC finished in 14h overall. All three of the Trojan relays earned All-American honors along with four accolades in four individual events.

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Weekly Honor.

Men’s track & field athlete ____ was named the USATF National Athlete of the Week.

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

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, March 23

⛳️ Women’s Golf PING ASU Invitational
⛳️ Men’s Golf Valspar Intercollegiate
🏀 Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. South Carolina @ 5pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Tuesday, March 24

⛳️ Women’s Golf PING ASU Invitational
⛳️ Men’s Golf Valspar Intercollegiate
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon State @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

Wednesday, March 25

⛳️ Women’s Golf PING ASU Invitational
🏊 Swim & Dive NCAA Championships

Thursday, March 26

🏊 Swim & Dive NCAA Championships

Friday, March 27

🏊 Swim & Dive NCAA Championships
👟 Track & Field Ron and Sharlene Allice Trojan Invite
🏐 Beach Volleyball at Florida Atlantic/North Florida @ 9am/1:30pm PT
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Michigan State @ 2pm PT
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. UCLA @ 2pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Maryland @ 3pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Menlo @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Saturday, March 28

🏊 Swim & Dive NCAA Championships
👟 Track & Field Ron and Sharlene Allice Trojan Invite
🚣 Rowing San Diego Crew Classic
🏐 Beach Volleyball at LSU/Texas @ 10:30am/1:30pm PT
⚾️ Baseball at Maryland @ 11am PT | Live Stats | Watch
🤽 Women’s Water Polo vs. California @ 12pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Rutgers @ 3pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Menlo @ 5pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, March 29

🚣 Rowing San Diego Crew Classic
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Michigan @ 9am PT
⚾️ Baseball at Maryland @ 10am PT | Live Stats | Watch

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⚔️ Have a great Monday, everyone!