No. 20 USC Lacrosse Primed for One of Its Final Road Trips of the Season

LOS ANGELES- The 20th-ranked USC lacrosse program (11-3, 6-1) takes its top of the Pac-12 status on the road in a defining weekend set as it faces the number two in the conference, Colorado (6-5, 4-1 Pac-12) and last place Oregon (4-7, 0-5 Pac-12). The Women of Troy face the Buffalo at 3 p.m. Friday (Apr. 14) at Kittredge Field in Boulder, Colorado and end the weekend with the Ducks at noon Sunday (Apr. 16) at Pape' Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Game #15 • Friday, Apr. 14 • 3 p.m. PT
No. 20 USC (11-3, 6-1 Pac-12) vs Colorado (6-5, 4-1 Pac-12)
Kittredge Field • Boulder, Colo.
SERIES HISTORY: USC Leads 11-5 • STREAK: W3
LAST MEETING: W, 17-13 (Mar. 24 • McAlister Field)
LIVE STREAM: Pac-12 Network
OPPONENT WEB: cubuffs.com

Game #16 • Sunday, Apr. 16 • 12 p.m. PT
No. 20 USC (11-3, 6-1 Pac-12) vs Oregon (4-7, 0-5 Pac-12)
Pape' Field • Eugene, Ore.
SERIES HISTORY: USC Leads 12-3 • STREAK: W7
LAST MEETING: W, 14-4 (Mar. 26 • McAlister Field)
LIVE STREAM: Oregon Live Stream-3
OPPONENT WEB: goducks.com

CROSSExamination

USC currently owns its second-longest streak against Oregon, as it has won seven straight against the Ducks.
The Trojans are currently first in the Pac-12 and will win the title outright if they win out.
The Trojans are 40-8 in conference home games (22-5, Pac-12; 18-3, MPSF).
The Trojans are 37-11 in Pac-12 games, finishing the 2022 season 8-2 in conference play. That record tied them for first place in the Pac-12, as they held a share of the Pac-12 regular season title.
USC is 107-18 all-time versus unranked opponents.
The Trojans' 2023 captains are graduate student midfielder Katie Ramsay, senior midfielder Sloane Murphy, senior defender Danielle Carson, and junior attacker Shelby Tilton.
Olivia Dooley is the reigning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. The league's Defensive Player of the Year has come from USC two times since the award began being issued. Jackie Gilbert was chosen in 2019.
USC's defense has been a force this season, as it is ranked 8th in the NCAA for caused turnovers per game, 17th for groundballs and goalie Kait Devir is 4th in the NCAA for goals against average with 7.8.
Emma Wightman claimed her second conference player weekly award on Apr. 11, and currently, the Women of Troy own six of the nine DPOW awards. During the weekend, Wightman hit a major milestone with 100 career-caused turnovers (74 at the University of Florida and 26 at USC).
The Trojans positioned themselves towards the top of the Pac-12 after besting California (18-4) and Stanford (10-7) at home this past weekend. USC ended its season at home, as it went perfect at home (8-0) for the fourth time in program history (2015, 16, 17 and 23).

Fresh off a massive weekend, USC will bring the momentum on the road as its defense plans to host another successful weekend. The Trojans' defensive-first team only allowed eight total goals on the weekend, and propelled the squad past their biggest rivals, Stanford. Heading into the game, USC had lost four straight against the Cardinal, but the defense had other plans for the outcome of the game. Now, there is no time to falter as this weekend has major implications for the conference standings. USC took home the advantage in the last bout, as it bested Colorado 17-13. The ultimate goal for the Trojans is to duplicate that or even make it look better on paper in order to claim the coveted Pac-12 regular season title.

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Players Mentioned

Danielle Carson

Kait Devir

Olivia Dooley

Sloane Murphy

Katie Ramsay

Shelby Tilton

Emma Wightman