Friday, November 4
Los Angeles, Calif.
2:00 PM
USC
vs
UCLA
Photo by: Jenny Chuang
No. 14 USC Women's Soccer Hosts No. 1 UCLA for Crosstown Showdown
November 01, 2022 | Women's Soccer
LOS ANGELES - The No. 14 USC women's soccer team closes regular-season play with a crosstown showdown against No. 1 UCLA on Friday.
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HOW TO FOLLOW - Friday's game will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. Links for the broadcast and live stats can be found on the women's soccer schedule page at USCTrojans.com. In-game updates will also be available on Twitter by following @USC_Wsoccer.
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SOCIAL MEDIA - Keep up with everything USC women's soccer this year by following the Trojans on all of their social media platforms. You can follow @USCWsoccer on Instagram and @USC_Wsoccer on Twitter, and like USC Women's Soccer on Facebook.
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LAST WEEK - The Trojans went 2-0 at home last week, beating Washington and Washington State at McAlister Field. USC opened the week with a 2-1 win over the Huskies, getting a goal and assist from both Croix Bethune and Helena Sampaio. USC then won a thriller over Wazzu on Sunday, picking up a 3-2 victory in which the lead changed hands three times. Zoe Burns, Angeles Escobar and Simone Jackson had goals in the game. Burns scored in the 4th minute, Escobar equalized in the 53rd minute and Jackson netted the winner in the 64th.
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SUSTAINED SUCCESS - USC's two wins last week gave the Trojans 11 victories on the season, marking the 8th consecutive full season (excluding the shortened 2020 campaign) that the program has recorded double-digit wins. Over the last seven full seasons, USC has averaged 15.5 wins per year and owns a .760 winning percentage.
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POSTSEASON PROSPECTS - The Trojans look to make their ninth straight postseason appearance this year, with the NCAA selection show being held on Monday, Nov. 7 at 12:30 pm PT. USC sits No. 14 in the Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the RPI ratings. 64 teams make the NCAA Tournament, with play beginning Nov. 11.
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PAC-12 WEEKLY AWARDS -
9/12 - Simone Jackson (offensive)
9/26 - Nicole Payne (offensive)
10/3 - Croix Bethune (offensive)
10/17 - Kayla Colbert (offensive)
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IN THE RANKINGS - After starting the season at No. 15 in the rankings, the Trojans fell out following an opening-day loss at Purdue. USC jumped back into the rankings five weeks ago and have been as high as No. 8 in the coaches poll. USC sits at No. 14 this week, up four spots from the previous week.
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BALANCED ATTACK - USC has had 10 different goal scorers so far this season, with seven different players posting multiple goals. 14 different USC players have recorded at least a point this season and 12 Trojans have posted at least one assist.
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AWUJO/BURNS CALLED UP - Simi Awujo and Zoe Burns were both recently called up by the Canadian National Team for a pair of friendlies in Spain on Oct. 6 & 10. Awujo played in both matches as a substitute and Burns appeared in the Oct. 10 friendly as a sub. Canada beat Argentina 2-0 and Morocco 4-0.
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U-20 WORLD CUP - USC had four players compete at the U-20 World Cup this summer, with Simone Jackson representing the USA, and Simi Awujo, Zoe Burns and Brooklyn Courtnall playing for Canada. Burns and Awujo started all three games for Canada and Courtnall started two of the three. Jackson came off the bench in two of the three games for the U.S., scoring the lone goal in the team's final game.
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RECENT NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE:
Olufolasade Adamolekun- Jamaica (Full)
Simi Awujo - Canada (Full/U-20)
Zoe Burns - Canada (Full/U-20)
Nicole Payne - Nigeria (Full)
Croix Bethune - U.S. (U-23)
Brooklyn Courtnall - Canada (U-20)
Simone Jackson - U.S. (U-20)
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STAT RANKINGS -
Assists - Bethune (9) - 1st Pac-12/13th NCAA
Assists - Sampaio (8) - 3rd Pac-12/23rd NCAA
Assists/G - Bethune (0.64) - 1st Pac-12/6th NCAA
Assists/G - Sampaio (0.50) - 2nd Pac-12/16th NCAA
Goals - Bethune (8) - 9th Pac-12
Goals/G - Bethune (0.57) - 5th P12
Goals/G - Jackson (0.43) - 11th P12
Points - Bethune (25) - 3rd Pac-12/32nd NCAA
Points/G - Bethune (1.79) - 2nd Pac-12/10th NCAA
GAA - Smith (0.782) - 3rd Pac-12
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HOW TO FOLLOW - Friday's game will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. Links for the broadcast and live stats can be found on the women's soccer schedule page at USCTrojans.com. In-game updates will also be available on Twitter by following @USC_Wsoccer.
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SOCIAL MEDIA - Keep up with everything USC women's soccer this year by following the Trojans on all of their social media platforms. You can follow @USCWsoccer on Instagram and @USC_Wsoccer on Twitter, and like USC Women's Soccer on Facebook.
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LAST WEEK - The Trojans went 2-0 at home last week, beating Washington and Washington State at McAlister Field. USC opened the week with a 2-1 win over the Huskies, getting a goal and assist from both Croix Bethune and Helena Sampaio. USC then won a thriller over Wazzu on Sunday, picking up a 3-2 victory in which the lead changed hands three times. Zoe Burns, Angeles Escobar and Simone Jackson had goals in the game. Burns scored in the 4th minute, Escobar equalized in the 53rd minute and Jackson netted the winner in the 64th.
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SUSTAINED SUCCESS - USC's two wins last week gave the Trojans 11 victories on the season, marking the 8th consecutive full season (excluding the shortened 2020 campaign) that the program has recorded double-digit wins. Over the last seven full seasons, USC has averaged 15.5 wins per year and owns a .760 winning percentage.
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POSTSEASON PROSPECTS - The Trojans look to make their ninth straight postseason appearance this year, with the NCAA selection show being held on Monday, Nov. 7 at 12:30 pm PT. USC sits No. 14 in the Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the RPI ratings. 64 teams make the NCAA Tournament, with play beginning Nov. 11.
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PAC-12 WEEKLY AWARDS -
9/12 - Simone Jackson (offensive)
9/26 - Nicole Payne (offensive)
10/3 - Croix Bethune (offensive)
10/17 - Kayla Colbert (offensive)
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IN THE RANKINGS - After starting the season at No. 15 in the rankings, the Trojans fell out following an opening-day loss at Purdue. USC jumped back into the rankings five weeks ago and have been as high as No. 8 in the coaches poll. USC sits at No. 14 this week, up four spots from the previous week.
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BALANCED ATTACK - USC has had 10 different goal scorers so far this season, with seven different players posting multiple goals. 14 different USC players have recorded at least a point this season and 12 Trojans have posted at least one assist.
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AWUJO/BURNS CALLED UP - Simi Awujo and Zoe Burns were both recently called up by the Canadian National Team for a pair of friendlies in Spain on Oct. 6 & 10. Awujo played in both matches as a substitute and Burns appeared in the Oct. 10 friendly as a sub. Canada beat Argentina 2-0 and Morocco 4-0.
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U-20 WORLD CUP - USC had four players compete at the U-20 World Cup this summer, with Simone Jackson representing the USA, and Simi Awujo, Zoe Burns and Brooklyn Courtnall playing for Canada. Burns and Awujo started all three games for Canada and Courtnall started two of the three. Jackson came off the bench in two of the three games for the U.S., scoring the lone goal in the team's final game.
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RECENT NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE:
Olufolasade Adamolekun- Jamaica (Full)
Simi Awujo - Canada (Full/U-20)
Zoe Burns - Canada (Full/U-20)
Nicole Payne - Nigeria (Full)
Croix Bethune - U.S. (U-23)
Brooklyn Courtnall - Canada (U-20)
Simone Jackson - U.S. (U-20)
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STAT RANKINGS -
Assists - Bethune (9) - 1st Pac-12/13th NCAA
Assists - Sampaio (8) - 3rd Pac-12/23rd NCAA
Assists/G - Bethune (0.64) - 1st Pac-12/6th NCAA
Assists/G - Sampaio (0.50) - 2nd Pac-12/16th NCAA
Goals - Bethune (8) - 9th Pac-12
Goals/G - Bethune (0.57) - 5th P12
Goals/G - Jackson (0.43) - 11th P12
Points - Bethune (25) - 3rd Pac-12/32nd NCAA
Points/G - Bethune (1.79) - 2nd Pac-12/10th NCAA
GAA - Smith (0.782) - 3rd Pac-12
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