No. 15 USC Lacrosse Wrangles with the Pride to Open Up the Home Slate

LOS ANGELES - The 15th-ranked USC lacrosse program (2-0) opens its home slate as it plays its first offsite-home game against Hofstra (1-0) at noon on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Dignity Health Sports Park (Field 7) in Carson, Calf.

Game #3 • Saturday, Feb. 17 • 12 p.m. PT
No. 15 USC vs Hofstra
Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads 3-0 • STREAK: W3
LAST GAME: W, 9-8 (March 12, 2023 • Hempstead, N.Y.)
LIVE STREAM: USC Livestream 3
OPPONENT WEB: gohofstra.com

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The Trojans are 70-18 all-time in home games, most of which were played at McAlister Field (65-15). This will be their first game at Dignity Health Sports Park.
USC is 8-4 all-time in season openers, has won eight of the last nine openers, and is 3-1 in season openers on the road (lone loss to No. 3 Boston College last season).
The Trojans will play this season in two different venues, as their first five home games will be at Health Dignity Sports Park in Carson, Calif., while their final two home games will be at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. USC will play these games offsite as its new stadium is under construction. The brand-new Rawlinson Stadium is set to open in 2025.
The Trojans claimed the 2023 Pac-12 regular season title and Pac-12 Tournament Title for the first time since 2019. USC has won back-to-back Pac-12 regular season titles (shared with Stanford in 2022).
The Trojans are facing Hofstra for the third time in program history. USC is 3-0 versus the Pride (1-0 home, 2-0 away). The last two outings have ended in the same result, as the Women of Troy won 9-8.
Heading into the season senior midfielder Claudia Shevitz was selected to the ILWomen Preseason All-American Third Team list. This is her second list to appear on as she was selected to the USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American Honorable Mention list alongside teams Isabelle Vitale and Catherine Lord.
Graduate student attacker Ella Heaney and sophomore midfielder Kate Gerrity were both named the Pac-12 Players of the Week after the first week of competition (Feb. 13). Heaney claimed Offensive Player of the Week, while Gerrity represented the Defensive Player of the Week honor.
USC is currently ranked No. 15 in the ILWomen preseason coaches poll.
The Trojans return two Pac-12 award winners to their roster, as senior Claudia Shevitz was named the 2023 Midfielder of the Year, and Kait Devir was named as the 2023 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year. Head coach Lindsey Munday was also named the 2023 Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
The Trojans are 113-18 all-time against teams in the unranked teams.
Two games ago, Ella Heaney recorded her 100th career goal and now has 107 goals in her career, which ties her for the sixth most in program history.
Isabelle Vitale now ranks second in program history with 74 career assists after her game against Villanova, where she tallied four assists.

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Players Mentioned

Kait Devir

Kate Gerrity

Ella Heaney

Catherine Lord

Claudia Shevitz

Isabelle Vitale