No. 8 USC Opens Pac-12 Play Against Stanford and Cal

LOS ANGELES – The eighth-ranked USC women's lacrosse team (4-0) begins defense of its Pac-12 championship this weekend as host to No. 25 Stanford (2-3) and California (2-3) at McAlister Field. The Trojans take on the Cardinal on Friday (March 6) afternoon at 3 p.m. and then meet the Golden Bears at noon PT on Sunday (March 8).

GAME #5 • Friday, March 6 • 3 p.m. PT
No. 8 USC (4-0, 0-0) vs. No. 25 Stanford (2-3, 0-0)
McAlister Field • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 7-6 (.539) • STREAK: W2
LAST MEETING: W, 11-10 OT (Mar. 31, 2019 • Stanford)
STREAM: USC Stream (Carlo Jimenez)
OPPONENT WEB: GoStanford.com

GAME #6 • Sunday, March 8 • 12 p.m. PT
No. 8 USC (4-0, 0-0) vs. California (2-3, 0-0)
McAlister Field • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 9-1 (.900) • STREAK: W9
LAST MEETING: W, 16-5 (April 26, 2019 • Eugene, Ore.)
STREAM: USC Stream (Carlo Jimenez)
OPPONENT WEB: CalBears.com

CROSSExamination

USC is ranked No. 8 in the IWLCA coaches poll; the 58th consecutive week that the Trojans are ranked in the poll.
The Trojans are the defending Pac-12 champions.
Pac-12 coaches selected the Women of Troy to repeat as conference champions in 2020 in a preseason poll.
USC is 45-11 (.804) all-time at McAlister Field and is 49-13 (.790) all-time in home games, including those at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
The Trojans are 7-0 all-time in conference openers and hold a 51-12 (.810) all-time record in conference games (MPSF and Pac-12).
All-American Sr. Kerrigan Miller is the two-time Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year.
The Women of Troy return nine players that scored double-digit goals in 2019 to combine for 248 total goals. Eight scored more than 10 goals apiece including returning team leader Kelsey Huff (43).
Eighth-year head coach Lindsey Munday is 99-42 all-time (.702) and was named the 2019 Pac-12 Coach of the Year.

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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Huff

Kerrigan Miller