No. 25 USC Lacrosse Faces Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

Wednesday, April 23

College Park, Md.

3:00 p.m.

USC

#12 Michigan

Maddie Dora heads to the net against the Oregon Ducks

Photo by: Drake Lee

No. 25 USC Lacrosse Faces Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

April 22, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

Game Notes (PDF)

Game #17 • Wednesday, Apr. 23 • 3 p.m. PT
#25 USC (10-6, 3-5 Big Ten) vs. #12 Michigan (11-5, 5-3 Big Ten)
Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex • University Park, Md.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads 3-1 • STREAK: L1
LAST GAME: W, 12-9 vs. Rutgers (Ann Arbor, Mich. • Apr. 19, 2025)
LIVE STREAM: B1G+
OPPONENT WEB: mgoblue.com

CROSSExamination

The Trojans finalized their first season in the Big Ten at 10-6 overall and hosted a conference record of 3-5 in their inaugural season. In the preseason poll, USC was selected to finish sixth out of nine, and it did just that as it secured the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Women of Troy are 14-13 all-time in postseason games.
Heading into the conference tournament, USC is the No. 33 ranked team in terms of RPI and will need to make some movement to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
USC is 24-14 all-time versus current Big Ten teams.
Two Trojans were selected to the Big Ten All-Conference Team, as seniors Maddie Dora and Alexis Niblock were chosen as members of the second team. Freshman Kaylee Fravert earned her spot on the All-Freshman team, and redshirt sophomore Hannah Barron was selected as the team sportsmanship honoree.
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.
After spending one week unranked, the Trojans officially moved back in the rankings after posting their largest margin of victory (18 goals) since 2017 against the Ducks. USC is ranked as the No. 25 team in the country according to the IWLCA rankings.
Stats to Know: Dora is 10th in the NCAA for goals with 59, her average of 3.69 goals per game is 16th in the country. Redshirt senior Isabelle Vitale's 44 assists is 12th in the NCAA. Her 73 points are ranked 20th in the NCAA.
Senior Alexis Niblock and Dora were named as part of the ILWomen Midseason All-Americans Honorable Mention List (March 27).
Vitale continues to etch her name into the program history books as she is first in program history with 154 assists. The redshirt senior has accumulated five or more points in eight games this season. Vitale moved into second place all-time for points by a USC player (281) after recording seven points against Oregon.
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 broke the single-game mark for draw controls against Marist, as she had 20 against the Red Foxes. Regan posted her 200th career draw control against Rutgers.
Six Trojans have posted hat tricks this season, with Dora leading the charge with 13 in 16 games. Freshman Kaylee Fravert is the lone freshman on the list and is the first freshman to post a hat trick since 2022. Barron posted her first career hat trick in the 18 goal victory (21-3) over the Oregon Ducks to finalize the regular season.