The Three Torches 5/1: WGOLF is No. 1 Seed for NCAA Regional

The women's golf team is the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Regional.

Good Morning, Trojans. The Trojans had a great time at the 2026 Tommy Awards! Scroll down to see some interviews of award winners.

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

⛳️ NCAA No. 1 seed & conference honors
🏐 MPSF Beach honors
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 No. 1! The women’s golf team was selected as the No. 1 seed for the Ann Arbor NCAA Regional. The Trojans have advanced to the NCAA Championship final site every year since 1998, which is the longest active streak in the nation. USC has won an NCAA-record 15 regional titles, most recently in 2024 when it won the East Lansing regional.

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🔼  Conference Honors. The No. 2 women’s golf team had six players earn All-Big Ten awards. Kylie Chong, Jasmine Koo, Elise Lee, Catherine Park and Bailey Shoemaker were First Team All-Big Ten selections, while Sarah Hammett made the Big Ten All-Freshman team.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is the beach volleyball team! Four Trojans earned All-MPSF honors. Sarah Wood was named the MPSF Freshman of the Year. She also earned All-MPSF First Team and All-Freshman Team honors. Along with that, Kennedy Coakley, Ashley Pater and Zoey Henson all earned spots on the All-MPSF First Team for the second time in their careers.  

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Stat Check. Before you head out to the baseball series this weekend, know this stat!

The baseball team has an overall record of ##-##.

Think youve got it? Scroll down for the answer!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Friday, May 1

⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Championship
🏐 Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ 7am PT
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Team Championships vs. Duke @ 11am PT | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Regionals vs. Sacramento State @ 2pm PT | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 7pm PT | Watch
🏐 Men’s Volleyball NCAA Tournament vs. Belmont Abbey @ 8pm PT

Saturday, May 2

⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Championship
🏐 Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship
🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Regionals
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Team Championships
👟 Track & Field at UCLA | Tickets
🚣 Rowing vs. University of San Diego
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 2pm PT | Watch

Sunday, May 3

⛳️ Men’s Golf Big Ten Championship
🏐 Beach Volleyball NCAA Championship
🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Regionals
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Team Championships
👟 Track & Field at UCLA | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 1pm PT | Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 34-12!

⚔️ Have a great Friday, everyone!