No. 22 USC Lacrosse Southbound for Final Conference Reunion

Game #6 • Saturday, Mar. 1 • 1 p.m. PT
#22 USC (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. San Diego State (4-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Aztec Field • San Diego, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads 13-1 • STREAK: W3
LAST GAME: L, 9-19 vs. Denver (San Diego, CA • Feb. 23, 2025)
LIVE STREAM: SDSU Lacrosse YouTube
OPPONENT WEB: goaztecs.com

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The Trojans are 66-32 all-time in road games and are 7-0 against the Aztecs on the road. USC is 13-1 against San Diego State and is on a four-game win streak. The lone loss to the Aztecs came in 2021, when the Women of Troy lost to SDSU at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in overtime, 14-13.
USC's game against the Aztecs will wrap up the conference reunion, as the Trojans played all six non-Big Ten members of the Pac-12 to start the season.
This is a new ERA for these squads, as the Trojans are in their first year with the Big Ten, while SDSU joined the inaugural Big 12 women's lacrosse conference.
The Women of Troy were recently picked to finish sixth out of nine squads in their inaugural Big Ten Preseason Poll.
USC is 51-10 against current Big 12 members and is 3-0 against the conference this season.
Lindsey Munday was selected as the U.S. Women's Sixes National Team Head Coach on Apr. 9. Munday will oversee this new version of play for the National Team, as her appointment will end in 2026. Sixes will be featured in the 2028 Olympics as lacrosse will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles.
The Trojans will play this season in two different venues, as they will open at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum but will play seven of their nine home games at Dignity Health Sports Park. USC will play one more game at the Coliseum, as it is set for its Big Ten opener against Johns Hopkins on Mar. 16. The Trojans will play these games off-site as its new stadium is under construction. The brand-new Rawlinson Stadium is set to open in 2026.
USC is currently ranked No. 22 in the third-week edition of the IWLCA Poll.
The Trojans earned their first Big Ten weekly honors for the week of Feb. 18, as senior Maddie Dora was selected as Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, and sophomore Annie Shields earned Defensive Player of the Week.
Stats to Know: Dora is 4th in the NCAA for goals with 23 in five games, her average of 4.6 goals per game is 6th in the country. Redshirt senior Isabelle Vitale's 16 assists are ranked tied for 5th in the NCAA. Dora and Vitale share the points lead with 24 as they are tied for 15th in the country.
Senior Catherine Lord earned a spot on the preseason Tewaaraton Watch List among 50 other women.
The Trojans Vitale and senior Alexis Niblock were selected to the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American List, where Vitale was chosen as a third team member, and Niblock was honorable mention.
Vitale recently etched her name into the history books as she broke the career assist record for the Women of Troy. The previous record was held by Caroline deLyra at 122. Currently, Vitale has 126. The redshirt senior also broke the single-game record for assists against #21 Colorado with seven.
Sophomore Anna Regan will highlight the draw circle, as last season she posted 122 draw controls, which is tied for the fourth most in a single season by a Trojan. Regan also earned her first career goal against Stanford.
Freshman Kaylee Fravert became the first freshman to post a hat trick since then-redshirt freshman Vitale did it against Virginia in the NCAA tournament on May 13, 2022. She is the first true freshman to do it since then-freshman Dora scored three against Michigan on Apr. 3, 2022. Fravert joins sophomoreEmma Bunting, Dora, Vitale and senior Christina Gagnon as the current Trojans who are part of the exclusive club. E. Bunting recorded her first hat trick earlier this year (vs. Colorado, Feb. 16).

For more information on the USC women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow the team on Instagram and X @USCTrojansLax.

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Dora

Kaylee Fravert

Christina Gagnon

Catherine Lord

Alexis Niblock

Anna Regan

Annie Shields

Isabelle Vitale