USC Lacrosse Makes Midwest Trek for No. 6 Wildcats, Chippewas

Saturday, April 4

Evanston, Ill.

12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET

USC

Northwestern

USC lacrosse defender Kate Gerrity stands at the restraining line during a game against Rutgers at Rawlinson Stadium

Photo by: Chris Mora

USC Lacrosse Makes Midwest Trek for No. 6 Wildcats, Chippewas

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The Trojans will take on sixth-ranked Northwestern in a Big Ten game to be shown on B1G Network

LOS ANGELES – USC lacrosse (6-7, 0-5 Big Ten) seeks to end a five-game losing streak when it heads to the Midwest to take on No. 6 Northwestern (8-3, 2-1) on Saturday (April 4) in a game at Martin Stadium that will be shown live on Big Ten Network at 2 p.m. CT (noon PT). The Trojans then take on Central Michigan (2-9, 1-2 MAC) in a first-time meeting at the Chippewas' Lacrosse Complex in Mount Pleasant, Mich., on Monday (April 6) at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

THIS WEEK

GAME #14 • Saturday, April 4 • 2 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. PT
USC (6-7, 0-5 B1G) at No. 6 Northwestern (8-3, 2-1 B1G)
Martin Stadium • Evanston, Ill.
SERIES RECORD: USC trails, 2-5 (.286)
LAST MEETING: L 17-8 (April 10, 2025 • Carson, Calif.)
STREAK: Lost 2 • LAST 10 MEETINGS: 2-5
TV: B1G Network (Chris Vosters & Haley Polk)
OPPONENT WEBSITE: NUSports.com

GAME #15 • Monday, April 6 • 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT
USC (6-7, 0-5 B1G) at Central Michigan (2-9, 1-2 MAC)
CMU Lacrosse Complex • Mount Pleasant, Mich.
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
STREAM/TV: Chippewas All-Access
OPPONENT WEBSITE: CMUChippewas.com

CrossExamination (TL;DR)

USC is led by 14th-year head coach Lindsey Munday, a four-time conference Coach of the Year (MPSF/Pac-12). She is the first and only head coach in program history and is 167-77 (.684) at Troy.
Munday's alma mater is Northwestern where she won two NCAA championships as a player (2005-06) and then won three more as an assistant coach (2007-09).
USC's first-ever game was against Northwestern on Feb. 9, 2013, in the LA Memorial Coliseum. It was the first known lacrosse game to have ever been played in the venerable stadium. The Trojans and Wildcats then played the first-ever lacrosse game at the Friendly Confines on April 26, 2014, at the famous Wrigley Field in Chicago. Both were NU wins in nonconference games.
The Trojans play 2026 home games in the brand new Rawlinson Stadium. Construction was completed on the footprint of the former McAlister Field in July 2025. USC is 4-4 in the new stadium.
Jr. M Anna Regan produced her ninth-career double-digit draw control game with 19 against Niagara. Her 303 career draw controls rank second in USC history. Her 71 total draw controls this season rank seventh in the Big Ten.
Jr. A Emma Bunting's 23 assists rank sixth in the Big Ten and her 1.92 assists per game are sixth the league.
So. D Sophie Gangemi leads the Trojans in both ground balls (25) and caused turnovers (15). Those numbers rank tied for fifth and tied for 11th respectively in the Big Ten.
15 different Trojans have scored goals this spring led by 18 from Reese Robinson and 17 by both midfielder Alex May and attacker Kaylee Fravert.
USC is 3-10 all-time in Big Ten conference games. USC played its first season as members of the league in 2025 and went 3-5 to finish in sixth place.

LAST TIME OUT: USC dropped a 15-8 decision to Rutgers at Rawlinson Stadium; the Trojans' fifth straight loss and a fourth loss at their new on-campus stadium. It was USC's first home loss to an unranked opponent since it fell to Dartmouth at Dignity Health Sports Park in 2024. Reese Robinson and Anna Regan each had two goals to lead the Trojan offense.

ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS: USC has celebrated 10 IWLCA All-America selections. Michaela Michael was the first-ever All-American selection as a third-team choice in 2015. Michael and defender Courtney Tarleton were each named to the first team in 2016, with midfielder Amanda Johansen chosen to the third team. Michael repeated for first-team honors in 2017 alongside defender Lydia Sutton who earned third-team recognition. Kerrigan Miller joined the ranks as a third-team choice in 2018 and was a second-team All-American in 2019. Kelsey Huff (2022) and Emma Wightman (2023) were each tabbed for third-team laurels.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE: There are three sets of twins on the USC roster. The eldest of the three sister duos are the Buntings. Junior attacker Emma Bunting and junior midfielder Lily Bunting are from Mount Laurel Township, N.J., just each of the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. Sophomore midfielders Alex May and Skylar May are both from Greenwood Village, Colo. And freshmen twin sisters Hadley Holland (an attacker) and Riley Holland (a defender) are both from Madison, N.J. Two other twin pairs have suited up in the Cardinal and Gold previously but were not on the roster at the same time. From 2014-16, Glade and Shannon Nugent played for the Trojans and then from 2020-21 twins Delaneyand Savannah Sweitzer played at USC.

EAST COAST BIAS: USC has played 49 games in the Eastern Time zone and is 23-26 overall. Since its inaugural season (2013), the Trojans have played at least one game in the Eastern Time zone every year. This spring, USC has played Big Ten opponents Johns Hopkins (March 19) and Maryland (March 22) on the East Coast and will take on Central Michigan (April 6) in a nonconference contest.

STATE YOUR CASE: USC's 33-woman roster has players from 12 different states. California leads with five from the Golden State. Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey are each represented by four Trojans. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania each have three players on the roster while New York has two. Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia are each represented by one Trojan.

TRANSFER CREDITS: USC welcomed a pair of new Trojans through the NCAA's Transfer Portal this season. Attacker Frankie Garcia from San Diego State and goalie Ellie Thomas from New Hampshire. Garcia arrives as a junior while Thomas will be a sophomore in 2026.

RING IT UP: USC head coach Lindsey Munday owns two NCAA titles as a player at Northwestern (2005-06) with three more as a Wildcat assistant coach (2007-09). She is a two-time FIL World Champion (2009, '13) and led the U.S. Sixes National Team to gold medals at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China.

BIG HATS: Seven different Trojans have racked hat tricks through 10 games. Kaylee Fravert and Emma Bunting lead all players with three games each. Reese Robinson, Vivian Leuthold, and Alex May have each registered a pair of hat trick games. Hannah Barron and Hollis Mulry each have one. Leuthold scored a season-high four goals in USC's season opener against Cal and did it again against Niagara. Robinson's four-goal outburst at Arizona State (Feb. 28) and Bunting's four-goal performance against Penn State are the other two Trojan highs this spring.

DRAW ARTIST: Midfielder Anna Regan produced her ninth-career double-digit draw control game with 19 against Niagara (March 8). Her 303 career draw controls rank second in USC history and ranks 12th among active players nationally. She needs 119 to match USC's all-time leader Michaela Michael (2014-17) who had 422 draw controls in her illustrious career. This season, Regan ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 71 draw controls.

HOT DISH: Attacker Emma Bunting has handed out 23 assists (sixth in the Big Ten) this spring and also ranks sixth in the Big Ten for assists per game (1.92 apg). She had 18 assists as a sophomore in 2025 and now has 41 in her career.

BARRON OF BREAKUPS: Midfielder Hannah Barron has 12 caused turnovers (27 career) to date to tie for second most on the team. She has also picked up 18 ground balls for third on the team.

WHAT'S UP, GANG?!: Defender Sophie Gangemi leads the Trojans in both ground balls (25) and caused turnovers (15). She is tied for 11th in the Big Ten for caused turnovers (1.20 ctpg) and is tied for fifth in ground balls (1.80 gbpg). She registered career highs of four caused turnovers and five ground balls in games this season.

SISTER SITUATION: 11 pairs (one trio, technically) of sisters have suited up for the Trojans. Fraternal twins Glade and Shannon Nugent (2014-16) were the first and played in a total of 10 games together in three seasons. All-American Amanda Johansen (2013-16) was on the Trojans' inaugural team and graduated before younger sister Kelly Johansenjoined the team in 2017. The elder Johansen also served as one of Troy's assistant coaches in 2018. Midfielder Kaeli Huff was joined by sister Kelsey Huff. At the time, the Huffs comprised only the second sister pair to be together on the same roster for the Trojans. Gabby McMahon (2014-17) was an All-MPSF attacker before younger sister Izzy McMahon(Isabel) joined USC in 2018 following her transfer from Army. In 2021, Michaela McMahon joins the Trojans. The three McMahons are also the sisters of Daniella McMahon and Sophia McMahon; both played at Pac-12 rival Stanford. In 2020, defender Devon Heaney was joined by younger sister Ella Heaney, an attacker; and twins Delaney and Savannah Sweitzer also arrived at Troy. In 2021, defender Courtney Kuligowski entered her freshman season, the younger sister of Morgan Kuligowski. In 2023, midfielder Katie Ramsaywas joined on the roster by her sister attacker Maggie Ramsay. In 2024, twins Emma Bunting and Lily Bunting arrived at USC and in 2025, twins Alex May and Skylar May were added to the roster. In 2026, twins Hadley Holland and Riley Holland made it three pairs of twins on the roster at the same time.