USC Women's Soccer Heads to No. 15 Washington

THIS WEEK - The USC women's soccer team continues Big Ten play on the road this week, heading to No. 15 Washington for the final contest of a three-game road trip.

HOW TO FOLLOW - This week's matchup will be broadcast live on B1G+. Links for the broadcasts 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.

ALL-TIME VS WASHINGTON - The Trojans are 19-10-3 all-time against the Huskies. USC is 8-2-1 in its last 10 games against the Huskies and the Trojans are unbeaten when playing in Seattle since 2015, a 4-0-1 record during that span. The Trojans have given up only two goals during this five-game unbeaten run in Seattle. USC dropped last year's matchup, falling 1-0 at home.

LAST WEEK vs OSU & PSU - USC dropped its first two of a three-game road trip to No. 8 Ohio State and Penn State, two teams in the top six of the Big Ten standings.

RAWLINSON STADIUM - The Trojans are heading into their second season in Rawlinson Stadium in 2026. USC made a big investment in the women's soccer program with the construction of venue, opening the stadium just prior to the 2025 campaign. The $38 million project was announced in 2023 and broke ground on April 9, 2024, with construction finishing last 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 the season opener against CBU on August 17, 2025.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE - As always, USC will face one of the toughest slates in the country this year, with 12 of the 18 opponents scheduled having made the NCAA Tournament last season, including two who made the College Cup (Stanford and Duke). In addition to the Cardinal and Blue Devils, Pepperdine, BYU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Washington, Illinois, Northwestern, Iowa and UCLA made the 2025 tournament. Those 12 teams won 22 NCAA Tournament games, with Stanford finishing as national runners-up. Through eight games, the Trojans have already faced five teams ranked in the Top 10, with their fifth Top 25 matchup coming this weekend.

CELEBRATING 2016 CHAMPS - USC will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the program's 2016 National Championship squad on Oct. 8 against Illinois. The 2016 title was the program's second after USC also won the NCAA crown in 2007. The 2016 squad will be honored at halftime of the Thursday night matchup with the Illini. Illinois' goalkeeper coach is Trojan alum Sammy Jo Prudhomme, who was the starting keeper on the 2016 team.

B1G POLL/PLAYERS TO WATCH - USC was picked to finish seventh in the Big Ten preseason coaches poll heading into the 2026 season. Annabel Austen, Mary Cochran and Alyssa Parsons were named Preseason Players to Watch by the conference as well.

HEAD COACH JANE ALUKONIS - Alukonis, who is in her fifth season at the helm for USC in 2026, owns a career coaching record of 49-19-14 and was named the 2024 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading USC to a conference championship. In her four seasons as a collegiate head coach, USC has won four NCAA Tournament games, reaching as far as the quarterfinals in 2024. The Trojans also earned the first No. 1 seed in the program's history under her watch and welcomed the No. 1-ranked recruiting class this offseason.

2026 PLAYER NOTES:

Eleanor Morrissey - Morrissey scored USC's lone goal in the loss to Duke in the 63rd minute, the first of her career. She also provided an assist against Pepperdine and New Mexico St. She has four points on the year.
Savannah Leifried - Playing in her first collegiate game, Leifried assisted the Trojans' lone goal, sliding a pass into the area for Morrissey. She also had an assist against Pepperdine, playing a long ball forward for Morrissey who then crossed it in to Biddulph.
Jaiden Rodriguez - Rodriguez scored her first collegiate goal against then-No. 1 Standford in the Trojans' 2-2 draw. She recorded her first collegiate point in the season opener against Duke, setting up Leifried to find Morrissey. She leads the team with 21 total shots.
Lily Biddulph - After scoring her first career goal against Pepperdine, Biddulph followed up with her first career multi-goal game against New Mexico St. on 8/27. Biddulph leads the team with three goals and six points.
Josie Biehl - Since making her collegiate debut against No. 3 Duke, Biehl has 45 total saves on the season. The true freshman made a career-high 11 saves against No. 7 Ohio State, eclipsing her previous career-high of seven saves which came against No. 8 Stanford.
Jordan Hill - Appearing in her first collegiate game against New Mexico State on 8/27, Hill broke a scoreless tie in the 61st minute to post her first career goal. Hill also assisted the final goal of the game in a 4-0 win.
Lauder Headrick - Headrick posted her first career goal against New Mexico State on 8/27 after coming on in the 83rd minute. The sophomore has played 63 total minutes in three appearances this season.
Sophia Cavaliere - After going down to an injury early last season, Cavaliere made her return to the pitch on 8/27 against New Mexico State, recording an assist after coming on as a sub in the final 13 minutes of a 4-0 victory. Cavaliere came to USC as a transfer last season, appearing in six games and making five starts before her season ended.
Rhea Moore - Moore has been a consistently dangerous threat driving the USC offense through her first four collegiate games, finally breaking through with an assist in USC's 4-0 win over New Mexico State. Moore has played 353 minutes and is second on the team with 16 shots.
Rhiannon Mahon - Mahon has appeared in nine games as a freshman this season, starting once against Pepperdine. Mahon notched her first assist in a 4-0 win over New Mexico State on 8/27.
Hadley Snyder - A graduate transfer from Louisville, Snyder is the one of three players to start all 10 games so far this season, leading all USC field players in minutes played at 785.
Peyton Nakagawara - A junior forward who scored her first collegiate goal in the 54th minute against No. 1 Stanford. Her second-half goal helped the Trojans snap Stanford's 20-game home winning streak. The junior forward made her debut on the pitch against New Mexico State after battling through injuries for the past two seasons.
Maya McDermott - The graduate transfer from Syracuse made her first mark as a Trojan in a big way on 9/18 with a second-half equalizer against Oregon. Her flawless 25-yard strike was her first goal at USC.

USC Women's Soccer Heads to No. 15 Washington

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Players Mentioned

Lily Biddulph

Josie Biehl

Sophia Cavaliere

Mary Cochran

Lauder Headrick

Jordan Hill

Savannah Leifried

Rhiannon Mahon

Maya McDermott

Rhea Moore

Eleanor Morrissey

Peyton Nakagawara

Alyssa Parsons

Jaiden Rodriguez

Hadley Snyder

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