Thursday, August 31
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Photo by: John McGillen
No. 19 USC Women's Soccer Hosts Purdue
August 30, 2023 | Women's Soccer
LOS ANGELES – The No. 19 USC women's soccer team returns home this week for a matchup with future Big 10 opponent Purdue on Thursday.
HOW TO FOLLOW - The game will be broadcast live on the USC Live Stream. 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.
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.
SERIES VS PURDUE - USC owns a 2-1 all-time record against Purdue. The teams' last meeting was the 2022 season opener in West Lafayette, Ind., a 3-0 Boilermaker win on Aug. 18. Thursday will be the first meeting between the two schools in Los Angeles at McAlister Field.
CAROLINA TRIP - The Trojans split a pair of top-5 matchups on their weekend trip to North Carolina. USC picked up a big win over No. 4 Duke on Thursday night, taking down the Blue Devils, 3-1 in Durham, to open the trip. USC fell behind 1-0 early, but stormed back with three unanswered goals to take the match. Maribel Flores scored the equalizer for her first collegiate goal in the 37th minute, Angeles Escobar (on her birthday) scored the winner in the 62nd and Kayla Colbert put it away with a goal in the 78th. It was USC's second win in two matches against a Top 5 opponent under Head Coach Jane Alukonis (the Trojans beat No. 1 UCLA 2-0 last year) and came against the USC head coach's alma mater. The Trojans closed out the weekend in Chapel Hill, falling 4-0 to No. 3 North Carolina on Sunday.
BEST AGAINST THE BEST - USC has amassed a 5-1 record against ranked opponents under head coach Jane Alukonis. That includes three victories over top-10 opponents, a 3-0 win against No. 6 TCU (Sept. 1, 2022), a 2-0 win over No. 1 UCLA (Nov. 4, 2022) and a 3-1 win at No. 4 Duke (Aug. 24, 2023). The Trojans also picked up a 2-1 win over No. 19 Stanford last season (Sept. 23, 2022).
STAT RANKINGS -
OPENER VS MICHIGAN - USC opened the 2023 campaign with a victory over Michigan, shutting out the Wolverines 1-0. Simone Jackson scored a first half goal and the USC defense held Michigan to just two shots in the game and none in the second half.
FAREWELL TOUR - USC will be playing its final season in the Pac-12 this year, after announcing in June of 2022 that the school would be making a move to the Big 10 starting in fall of 2024. UCLA also announced it would be moving to the Big 10 in conjunction with the Trojans. USC has a pair of future conference opponents on the schedule in Michigan and Purdue.
RAWLINSON STADIUM - The Trojans also made a big announcement this past week (June 12), when the University announced plans to build a new soccer and lacrosse stadium. Rawlinson Stadium will replace and expand upon the current site of play for the teams: Soni McAlister Field at 30th and Hoover streets just north of the University Park Campus. The $38 million project will break ground before the end of the year and is scheduled to be completed early in 2025.
HOW TO FOLLOW - The game will be broadcast live on the USC Live Stream. 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.
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.
SERIES VS PURDUE - USC owns a 2-1 all-time record against Purdue. The teams' last meeting was the 2022 season opener in West Lafayette, Ind., a 3-0 Boilermaker win on Aug. 18. Thursday will be the first meeting between the two schools in Los Angeles at McAlister Field.
CAROLINA TRIP - The Trojans split a pair of top-5 matchups on their weekend trip to North Carolina. USC picked up a big win over No. 4 Duke on Thursday night, taking down the Blue Devils, 3-1 in Durham, to open the trip. USC fell behind 1-0 early, but stormed back with three unanswered goals to take the match. Maribel Flores scored the equalizer for her first collegiate goal in the 37th minute, Angeles Escobar (on her birthday) scored the winner in the 62nd and Kayla Colbert put it away with a goal in the 78th. It was USC's second win in two matches against a Top 5 opponent under Head Coach Jane Alukonis (the Trojans beat No. 1 UCLA 2-0 last year) and came against the USC head coach's alma mater. The Trojans closed out the weekend in Chapel Hill, falling 4-0 to No. 3 North Carolina on Sunday.
BEST AGAINST THE BEST - USC has amassed a 5-1 record against ranked opponents under head coach Jane Alukonis. That includes three victories over top-10 opponents, a 3-0 win against No. 6 TCU (Sept. 1, 2022), a 2-0 win over No. 1 UCLA (Nov. 4, 2022) and a 3-1 win at No. 4 Duke (Aug. 24, 2023). The Trojans also picked up a 2-1 win over No. 19 Stanford last season (Sept. 23, 2022).
STAT RANKINGS -
- Assists - Colbert (2) - 3rd Pac-12
- Assists/G - Colbert (0.67) - 3rd P12
- GW Goals - Escobar (1) - 2nd Pac-12
- GW Goals - Jackson (1) - 2nd Pac-12
- GAA - Poulter (0.847) - 6th Pac-12
- Shutouts - Poulter (1) - 4th Pac-12
OPENER VS MICHIGAN - USC opened the 2023 campaign with a victory over Michigan, shutting out the Wolverines 1-0. Simone Jackson scored a first half goal and the USC defense held Michigan to just two shots in the game and none in the second half.
FAREWELL TOUR - USC will be playing its final season in the Pac-12 this year, after announcing in June of 2022 that the school would be making a move to the Big 10 starting in fall of 2024. UCLA also announced it would be moving to the Big 10 in conjunction with the Trojans. USC has a pair of future conference opponents on the schedule in Michigan and Purdue.
RAWLINSON STADIUM - The Trojans also made a big announcement this past week (June 12), when the University announced plans to build a new soccer and lacrosse stadium. Rawlinson Stadium will replace and expand upon the current site of play for the teams: Soni McAlister Field at 30th and Hoover streets just north of the University Park Campus. The $38 million project will break ground before the end of the year and is scheduled to be completed early in 2025.
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