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Trojan Lacrosse Set For NCAA First-Round Action
May 08, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse, Features
USC Lacrosse Draws Denver in NCAA First-Round Game
LOS ANGELES – The USC lacrosse team (16-3) makes its fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament and will face Denver (14-3) in a first-round game on Friday, May 10, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Trojans will play their first-ever game in the Great Lake State but meet a familiar foe when they battle the Pioneers. The two teams met seven times as members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation before Denver departed for the BIG EAST in 2017 and USC joined the Pac-12 in 2018.
GAME #20 • Friday, May 10 • 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT)
NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND
No. 13 USC (16-3) vs. No. 17 Denver (14-3)
UM Lacrosse Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 4-3 (.571) • STREAK: W4
LAST MEETING: W, 10-5 (April 29, 2016 • Stanford, Calif.)
OPPONENT WEB: DenverPioneers.com
USC POSTSEASON HISTORY: 12-7 (4-3 NCAA)
CROSSExamination
USC claimed both the Pac-12's regular-season and tournament titles this year and were awarded with a postseason haul that included Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors for seventh-year head coach Lindsey Munday; the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award for senior captain Jackie Gilbert; and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year bestowed upon junior Kerrigan Miller for the second consecutive season. Miller and Gilbert were among six Trojans chosen for All-Pac-12 honors. The duo repeated their first-team laurels from 2018 and were joined by sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff and sophomore goalie Riley Hertford. Senior attacker Emily Concialdi and sophomore attacker Sophia Donovan each made first-career appearance on the All-Pac-12 second team.
TRACK THE TROJANS: USC lacrosse fans can follow the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @USCTrojansLax. USC appeared in six live Pac-12 Networks broadcasts this spring: home games against Stanford (Mar. 25), Colorado (Apr. 5), and Oregon (Apr. 7); a road game at Stanford (Mar. 31); and Pac-12 tournament games played in Eugene, Ore.
SCOUTING REPORT - NO. 17 DENVER: The Pioneers (14-3) received an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament following a runner-up finish to Georgetown in the BIG EAST tourney. Denver makes its fourth appearance in the NCAA tourney (2013, '14, '18) and is 3-3 in its three previous trips. The Pioneers' three losses in 2019 are by a total of four points, with two of those in overtime by a single goal. Quintin Hoch-Bullen leads Denver with 63 points (51g, 12a) while Bea Behrins has 44 goals and five assists for 49 points. Maddie Baum (91) and Molly Little (59) lead the team in draw controls. Katherine Fischer is the Pioneer's top defender with 39 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers. Little has 29 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers. In goal, Carson Gregg has a 7.18 goals-against average with a .464 save percentage. The Trojans and the Pioneers met seven times as members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. USC owns a 4-3 edge in the all-time series and has won each of the last four meetings including a 10-5 victory in the 2016 MPSF tournament semifinals the last time the teams faced off.
LAST TIME OUT: USC claimed its first-ever Pac-12 tournament title (third league tourney crown in school history) to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. The Trojans defeated California, 16-5, in the semifinals and then stunned second-seeded Colorado in a dominant 12-3 win for the championship. Junior attacker Izzy McMahon scored a career-high five goals in the win over the Golden Bears and was one of 10 Trojans to score at least one goal against Cal. Sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff racked up her eighth hat trick of the season and sophomore goalie Riley Hertford put up 11 saves to propel the Trojans to their win over the Buffaloes. McMahon, Huff, sophomore defender Lizzy Wagner, and junior midfielder Kerrigan Miller were each chosen to the Pac-12 all-tournament team. Miller was named the tournament's MVP.
USC IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: The Trojans are the only team from the West Coast ever to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. USC has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times (2015-17, '19) and advanced to the quarters in both 2016 and 2017. The Trojans are 4-3 all-time in tournament games.
POST-IT NOTE: Following two wins in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, USC improved to 12-7 in all-time postseason games. The Trojans went 5-3 in the MPSF tournament (2013-17); are now 3-1 in the Pac-12 tournament; and are 4-3 in NCAA tournament games.
AND THE WINNER IS: USC racked up several of the Pac-12's postseason awards including Coach of the Year, Lindsey Munday, Defensive Player of the Year, Jackie Gilbert; and Midfielder of the Year Kerrigan Miller. Munday received her third-career league coach of the year honor after being selected twice in the MPSF. Gilbert's player of the year honor is her first, but Miller repeats as the Pac-12's middy of the year. Miller and Gilbert were each named to the Pac-12 All-Conference first team along with sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff and sophomore goalie Riley Hertford. Sophomore attacker Sophia Donovan and senior attacker Emily Concialdi were each named to the Pac-12 All-Conference second team. The selections move USC's all-time total to 11 with eight first-team and three second team.
MAJOR ARTILLERY: Nine Trojans have scored double-digit goals through 19 regular-season games including seven players over the 20-goal mark. Team leader Kelsey Huff has 41 goals (48p, 7a) and is followed by two 30-goal scorers in Izzy McMahon (33g) and Emily Concialdi (30g). Sophia Donovan has scored 29 goals and Hope Anhut has 28. Kaeli Huff (23) and Kerrigan Miller (22) are also over the 20-goal mark. Freshmen midfielders Katie Ramsay (19) and Erin Bakes (13) are in double digits.
SHUTOUT SHOUTOUT: The Trojans logged the first and only shutout in both program and Pac-12 history on April 7 with a 16-0 victory over Oregon at McAlister Field. Previously, the fewest goals ever allowed by USC was one in a 19-1 victory over Fresno State (April 20, 2013). Before the first season of Pac-12 lacrosse, Colorado recorded two shutouts and makes the Trojans' the first by a Pac-12 team since CU's 23-0 win over Saint Mary's College in the MPSF on April 15, 2016.
JUST LIKE THEY DRAW IT UP: Senior defender Jackie Gilbert set a new USC record with 17 draw controls in a single game against Arizona State (April 20). She broke a record previously held by All-American Michaela Michael of 15 set in 2015. Gilbert also became only the third Trojan to cross the 200-career draw control mark and now has 219. Gilbert's 116 draw controls this season ranks third in single-season USC history and make her only the third Trojan to collect 100 or more in a season (Michael and Amanda Johansen are the others). Additionally, Gilbert's 17-draw game is her eighth-career game with 10 or more; only two shy of Michael's 10-game USC record.
GAME #20 • Friday, May 10 • 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT)
NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND
No. 13 USC (16-3) vs. No. 17 Denver (14-3)
UM Lacrosse Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 4-3 (.571) • STREAK: W4
LAST MEETING: W, 10-5 (April 29, 2016 • Stanford, Calif.)
OPPONENT WEB: DenverPioneers.com
USC POSTSEASON HISTORY: 12-7 (4-3 NCAA)
CROSSExamination
- USC is ranked No. 13 in the IWLCA coaches poll; the 54th consecutive week that the Trojans are ranked in the poll.
- The Trojans won the Pac-12 tournament and received the league's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. USC makes its fourth appearance in the tourney (2015-17, '19).
- The Trojans are 4-3 all-time in NCAA games and are rhe only West Coast team ever to advance to the national quarterfinals (2016, '17).
- USC will play its first-ever games in the state of Michigan. The Trojans are 4-3 all-time against Denver; and 1-0 against both Michigan and Jacksonville.
- Nine different Trojans have scored double-digit goals this season. Seven of those players have scored 20 or more goals including team leader Kelsey Huff (41).
- Sr. Jackie Gilbert was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and Jr. Kerrigan Miller was chosen as the Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year.
- Six Trojans were named to the All-Pac-12 team. Huff, Gilbert, Miller, and Riley Hertford to the first team. Emily Concialdi and Sophia Donovan (2nd team).
- USC registered the first-ever shutout in both program and Pac-12 history in a home game against Oregon; a 16-0 victory at McAlister Field.
- Seventh-year head coach Lindsey Munday is 95-41 all-time (.699) and was named the 2019 Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
USC claimed both the Pac-12's regular-season and tournament titles this year and were awarded with a postseason haul that included Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors for seventh-year head coach Lindsey Munday; the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award for senior captain Jackie Gilbert; and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year bestowed upon junior Kerrigan Miller for the second consecutive season. Miller and Gilbert were among six Trojans chosen for All-Pac-12 honors. The duo repeated their first-team laurels from 2018 and were joined by sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff and sophomore goalie Riley Hertford. Senior attacker Emily Concialdi and sophomore attacker Sophia Donovan each made first-career appearance on the All-Pac-12 second team.
TRACK THE TROJANS: USC lacrosse fans can follow the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @USCTrojansLax. USC appeared in six live Pac-12 Networks broadcasts this spring: home games against Stanford (Mar. 25), Colorado (Apr. 5), and Oregon (Apr. 7); a road game at Stanford (Mar. 31); and Pac-12 tournament games played in Eugene, Ore.
SCOUTING REPORT - NO. 17 DENVER: The Pioneers (14-3) received an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament following a runner-up finish to Georgetown in the BIG EAST tourney. Denver makes its fourth appearance in the NCAA tourney (2013, '14, '18) and is 3-3 in its three previous trips. The Pioneers' three losses in 2019 are by a total of four points, with two of those in overtime by a single goal. Quintin Hoch-Bullen leads Denver with 63 points (51g, 12a) while Bea Behrins has 44 goals and five assists for 49 points. Maddie Baum (91) and Molly Little (59) lead the team in draw controls. Katherine Fischer is the Pioneer's top defender with 39 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers. Little has 29 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers. In goal, Carson Gregg has a 7.18 goals-against average with a .464 save percentage. The Trojans and the Pioneers met seven times as members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. USC owns a 4-3 edge in the all-time series and has won each of the last four meetings including a 10-5 victory in the 2016 MPSF tournament semifinals the last time the teams faced off.
LAST TIME OUT: USC claimed its first-ever Pac-12 tournament title (third league tourney crown in school history) to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. The Trojans defeated California, 16-5, in the semifinals and then stunned second-seeded Colorado in a dominant 12-3 win for the championship. Junior attacker Izzy McMahon scored a career-high five goals in the win over the Golden Bears and was one of 10 Trojans to score at least one goal against Cal. Sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff racked up her eighth hat trick of the season and sophomore goalie Riley Hertford put up 11 saves to propel the Trojans to their win over the Buffaloes. McMahon, Huff, sophomore defender Lizzy Wagner, and junior midfielder Kerrigan Miller were each chosen to the Pac-12 all-tournament team. Miller was named the tournament's MVP.
USC IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: The Trojans are the only team from the West Coast ever to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. USC has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times (2015-17, '19) and advanced to the quarters in both 2016 and 2017. The Trojans are 4-3 all-time in tournament games.
POST-IT NOTE: Following two wins in the 2019 Pac-12 tournament, USC improved to 12-7 in all-time postseason games. The Trojans went 5-3 in the MPSF tournament (2013-17); are now 3-1 in the Pac-12 tournament; and are 4-3 in NCAA tournament games.
AND THE WINNER IS: USC racked up several of the Pac-12's postseason awards including Coach of the Year, Lindsey Munday, Defensive Player of the Year, Jackie Gilbert; and Midfielder of the Year Kerrigan Miller. Munday received her third-career league coach of the year honor after being selected twice in the MPSF. Gilbert's player of the year honor is her first, but Miller repeats as the Pac-12's middy of the year. Miller and Gilbert were each named to the Pac-12 All-Conference first team along with sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff and sophomore goalie Riley Hertford. Sophomore attacker Sophia Donovan and senior attacker Emily Concialdi were each named to the Pac-12 All-Conference second team. The selections move USC's all-time total to 11 with eight first-team and three second team.
MAJOR ARTILLERY: Nine Trojans have scored double-digit goals through 19 regular-season games including seven players over the 20-goal mark. Team leader Kelsey Huff has 41 goals (48p, 7a) and is followed by two 30-goal scorers in Izzy McMahon (33g) and Emily Concialdi (30g). Sophia Donovan has scored 29 goals and Hope Anhut has 28. Kaeli Huff (23) and Kerrigan Miller (22) are also over the 20-goal mark. Freshmen midfielders Katie Ramsay (19) and Erin Bakes (13) are in double digits.
SHUTOUT SHOUTOUT: The Trojans logged the first and only shutout in both program and Pac-12 history on April 7 with a 16-0 victory over Oregon at McAlister Field. Previously, the fewest goals ever allowed by USC was one in a 19-1 victory over Fresno State (April 20, 2013). Before the first season of Pac-12 lacrosse, Colorado recorded two shutouts and makes the Trojans' the first by a Pac-12 team since CU's 23-0 win over Saint Mary's College in the MPSF on April 15, 2016.
JUST LIKE THEY DRAW IT UP: Senior defender Jackie Gilbert set a new USC record with 17 draw controls in a single game against Arizona State (April 20). She broke a record previously held by All-American Michaela Michael of 15 set in 2015. Gilbert also became only the third Trojan to cross the 200-career draw control mark and now has 219. Gilbert's 116 draw controls this season ranks third in single-season USC history and make her only the third Trojan to collect 100 or more in a season (Michael and Amanda Johansen are the others). Additionally, Gilbert's 17-draw game is her eighth-career game with 10 or more; only two shy of Michael's 10-game USC record.
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