Thursday, September 4
Los Angeles, Calif.
6:30 PM
USC
vs
Stanford
Photo by: John McGillen
No. 6 USC Women's Soccer Hosts No. 1 Stanford on Thursday
September 02, 2025 | Women's Soccer
THIS WEEK - The No. 6 USC women's soccer team hosts a Top 10 machup on Thursday as an old rival, the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal, comes to town for a nonconference battle on Thursday. The 6:30 p.m. kickoff will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW - The match on Thursday will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network. 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 X (formerly 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, @uscwomenssoccer on Tik Tok @USC_Wsoccer on X, and like USC Women's Soccer on Facebook.
RAWLINSON STADIUM - USC made a big investment in the women's soccer program with the construction of Rawlinson Stadium. The $38 million project was announced in 2023 and broke ground on April 9, 2024, with construction finishing this summer. The stadium was built over the site of the former McAlister Field and has a maximum capacity of 2,500 fans. USC held a ribbon cutting ceremony prior to Sunday's season opener against CBU.
SCORELESS DRAW WITH POR - Despite holding the majority of possession and outshooting the Pilots 18-7, the Trojans played to a scoreless tie last Thursday against Portland. Bella Grust came up with a pair of big saves to secure USC's third clean sheet of the season, thwarting two breakaway chances for Portland in the second half. Faith George had a shot deflected up and over the bar in the 10th minute for USC and Eleanor Morrissey would put one off the post later in the first half. Jaiden Anderson put an attempt on frame in the second half that the Pilot keeper made a diving save on, and George also had a late attempt that went wide.
DOMINANCE AGAINST NMST - Last Sunday the Trojans took care of business against New Mexico State, picking up a 4-0 victory for the second time this season. USC owned a 35-2 shot advantage and 6-1 corner kick edge in the shutout win. Pressure from the Trojan offense was early and often, with the scoring opening in the 3rd minute. A steal by Jaiden Anderson then found Ines Derrien who found Faith George and beat the keeper one-on-one. Five and half minutes later Jaiden Anderson got a goal of her own, assisted by Derrien and Alison Hou. In the 34th minute Hana Mizumoto fired one into the back of the net to give the Trojans a 3-0 advantage. Derrien got a goal of her own in the second half, for her fourth point of the day, as well as Jaiden Anderson recording an assist for her fourth point of the game. Bella Grust was perfect in goal with her second shutout and third win.
THRILLING WIN VS PEPPERDINE - On Two weeks ago, the Trojans won an absolute thriller under the lights against Pepperdine, 3-2. After an early score for the Waves, Maribel Flores scored her first goal of the game, driving up the sideline, cutting to the top of the area, and rocketing home a shot. After the break, the Waves were awarded a PK which was originally saved by Bella Grust but would score on the rebound. Faith George found the equalizer four minutes later, with assists from Jaiden Anderson and Ines Simas. Just over four minutes later, Flores scored what ended up being the game-winner, curling in a shot from the left side of the area. After another PK was awarded to the Waves, Grust came up huge with a save to keep the Trojan advantage in the 60th minute. USC owned a 14-7 shots advantage and 5-2 corner kick edge.
SEASON OPENER VS CBU - In the first ever game at the brand-new Rawlinson Stadium, USC put on a dominant performance against California Baptist, taking down the Lancers 4-0. Jaiden Anderson opened the scoring, converting a PK from the spot in the first half and four minutes later, Ines Derrien scored her first goal off a long pass from Tanna Schornstein to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead at halftime. Derrien added a second goal in the second half after Maribel Flores delivered a corner kick that was headed by Schornstein to Derrien, who buried a one-timer. Flores got a goal of her own five minutes later to cap off the scoring. Bella Grust made three saves to pick up the shutout win. USC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the game and then played in front of a sold-out crowd that evening.
LAST SEASON - USC won the regular season Big Ten Championship in the program's first season in the conference last year, going 10-0-1 in league play and 18-1-4 overall on the season. The Trojans earned their first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, playing into the quarterfinals before narrowly falling to Wake Forest. The team's .870 winning percentage was the best in program history and the Trojans' undefeated conference record was also a first for the program. USC finished the year ranked No. 5 in the final coaches poll.
COACHES POLL - After starting the season 3-0-1, the Trojans are ranked at No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. Coming in at No. 6, USC is the highest ranked Big Ten team, with the league featuring five programs in the Top 25. The Trojans started the season at No. 5, moved up to No. 4 after a 2-0 start, then dropped a couple spots following a scoreless draw against Portland.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. STANFORD - The Trojans are 7-20-5 all-time against the Cardinal dating back to the first meeting in 1993. In the last four meetings between former Pac-12 foes, the Trojans are 2-1-1, however. Last season was the first loss USC had taken against Stanford since 2019, after giving up two goals in the first half, USC made a game of it with a goal in the second half, but couldn't come all the way back against the Cardinal. The Trojans had a 9-7 corner advantage in the game and a 4-1 SOG advantage in the second half. The teams played to a scoreless draw in 2023, and in 2022, USC picked up a 2-1 victory at home. 2021's matchup saw the Trojans erase a 2-0 deficit and beat then-No. 9 Stanford 3-2 in overtime behind two goals from Croix Bethune.
2025 PLAYER NOTES:
HOW TO FOLLOW - The match on Thursday will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network. 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 X (formerly 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, @uscwomenssoccer on Tik Tok @USC_Wsoccer on X, and like USC Women's Soccer on Facebook.
RAWLINSON STADIUM - USC made a big investment in the women's soccer program with the construction of Rawlinson Stadium. The $38 million project was announced in 2023 and broke ground on April 9, 2024, with construction finishing this summer. The stadium was built over the site of the former McAlister Field and has a maximum capacity of 2,500 fans. USC held a ribbon cutting ceremony prior to Sunday's season opener against CBU.
SCORELESS DRAW WITH POR - Despite holding the majority of possession and outshooting the Pilots 18-7, the Trojans played to a scoreless tie last Thursday against Portland. Bella Grust came up with a pair of big saves to secure USC's third clean sheet of the season, thwarting two breakaway chances for Portland in the second half. Faith George had a shot deflected up and over the bar in the 10th minute for USC and Eleanor Morrissey would put one off the post later in the first half. Jaiden Anderson put an attempt on frame in the second half that the Pilot keeper made a diving save on, and George also had a late attempt that went wide.
DOMINANCE AGAINST NMST - Last Sunday the Trojans took care of business against New Mexico State, picking up a 4-0 victory for the second time this season. USC owned a 35-2 shot advantage and 6-1 corner kick edge in the shutout win. Pressure from the Trojan offense was early and often, with the scoring opening in the 3rd minute. A steal by Jaiden Anderson then found Ines Derrien who found Faith George and beat the keeper one-on-one. Five and half minutes later Jaiden Anderson got a goal of her own, assisted by Derrien and Alison Hou. In the 34th minute Hana Mizumoto fired one into the back of the net to give the Trojans a 3-0 advantage. Derrien got a goal of her own in the second half, for her fourth point of the day, as well as Jaiden Anderson recording an assist for her fourth point of the game. Bella Grust was perfect in goal with her second shutout and third win.
THRILLING WIN VS PEPPERDINE - On Two weeks ago, the Trojans won an absolute thriller under the lights against Pepperdine, 3-2. After an early score for the Waves, Maribel Flores scored her first goal of the game, driving up the sideline, cutting to the top of the area, and rocketing home a shot. After the break, the Waves were awarded a PK which was originally saved by Bella Grust but would score on the rebound. Faith George found the equalizer four minutes later, with assists from Jaiden Anderson and Ines Simas. Just over four minutes later, Flores scored what ended up being the game-winner, curling in a shot from the left side of the area. After another PK was awarded to the Waves, Grust came up huge with a save to keep the Trojan advantage in the 60th minute. USC owned a 14-7 shots advantage and 5-2 corner kick edge.
SEASON OPENER VS CBU - In the first ever game at the brand-new Rawlinson Stadium, USC put on a dominant performance against California Baptist, taking down the Lancers 4-0. Jaiden Anderson opened the scoring, converting a PK from the spot in the first half and four minutes later, Ines Derrien scored her first goal off a long pass from Tanna Schornstein to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead at halftime. Derrien added a second goal in the second half after Maribel Flores delivered a corner kick that was headed by Schornstein to Derrien, who buried a one-timer. Flores got a goal of her own five minutes later to cap off the scoring. Bella Grust made three saves to pick up the shutout win. USC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the game and then played in front of a sold-out crowd that evening.
LAST SEASON - USC won the regular season Big Ten Championship in the program's first season in the conference last year, going 10-0-1 in league play and 18-1-4 overall on the season. The Trojans earned their first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, playing into the quarterfinals before narrowly falling to Wake Forest. The team's .870 winning percentage was the best in program history and the Trojans' undefeated conference record was also a first for the program. USC finished the year ranked No. 5 in the final coaches poll.
COACHES POLL - After starting the season 3-0-1, the Trojans are ranked at No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. Coming in at No. 6, USC is the highest ranked Big Ten team, with the league featuring five programs in the Top 25. The Trojans started the season at No. 5, moved up to No. 4 after a 2-0 start, then dropped a couple spots following a scoreless draw against Portland.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. STANFORD - The Trojans are 7-20-5 all-time against the Cardinal dating back to the first meeting in 1993. In the last four meetings between former Pac-12 foes, the Trojans are 2-1-1, however. Last season was the first loss USC had taken against Stanford since 2019, after giving up two goals in the first half, USC made a game of it with a goal in the second half, but couldn't come all the way back against the Cardinal. The Trojans had a 9-7 corner advantage in the game and a 4-1 SOG advantage in the second half. The teams played to a scoreless draw in 2023, and in 2022, USC picked up a 2-1 victory at home. 2021's matchup saw the Trojans erase a 2-0 deficit and beat then-No. 9 Stanford 3-2 in overtime behind two goals from Croix Bethune.
2025 PLAYER NOTES:
- Maribel Flores has been impressive for the Trojans so far, scoring 3 goals in the first 2 games, and also notching an assist. Flores' 7 points are tied for second on the team.
- Ines Derrien began her season with 2 goals against CBU. She added a goal and 2 assists against New Mexico State. Her 8 total points lead the team and are 4th most in the conference. Her 2.00 points per game are 2nd in the conference and 31st in the nation.
- Jaiden Anderson scored the first ever goal in Rawlinson Stadium history, converting on a PK in the season opener against CBU. The sophomore notched her first assist of the season in the Trojans' win against Pepperdine, and scored her second goal of the season against New Mexico State. Her 7 points are tied for second on the team.
- Faith George has 2 goals and an assist so far this season. Her first goal was the equalizer against Pepperdine, with her assist coming in the 4-0 opening night victory. Her most recent goal was the eventual game-winner against New Mexico State.
- Bella Grust has been stellar for the Trojans in goal to start the year. The graduate student posted an opening night shutout against CBU, which was just the second time in 6 seasons a Trojan goalie has began the season with a shutout. Against Pepperdine, Grust was tested and responded with 4 saves, 2 PK saves, and the win. She added her 2nd shutout and 3rd win on Sunday against New Mexico State, followed by her 3rd shutout (2nd solo) against Portland.
- Edra Bello leads all USC field players in minutes played as a freshman. Bello has started all four games on the back line, playing 331 minutes. She has 1 assist and has helped lead USC to 3 shutouts
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