Written by Caroline Deisley, USC blog contributor
The No. 5 USC women's lacrosse team narrowly escaped the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on the road in South Bend on Monday afternoon with a 5-4 victory. The Women of Troy remain a perfect 15-0 this year and will look to finish the regular season undefeated for the first time in program history this weekend at home. USC is now just one of two teams that remains undefeated in the nation, and this victory is the team's fourth over a ranked opponent this year.
Click here for a complete recap from USC's narrow victory over Notre Dame.
The teams entered Monday's match with two of the top five scoring offenses in the nation, but the game would be decided by the defensive effort in the historic first meeting between the two programs. Sophomore goalie and MPSF Defensive Player of the Week, Gussie Johns, finished with double-digit saves (10) for the first time this season in the Trojans' win and added four ground balls. Senior defender Courtney Tarleton also contributed with a program-record six forced turnovers and a ground ball and sophomore midfielder Lydia Sutton added a pair of turnovers and two ground balls. Scoring goals for the Women of Troy were junior Michaela Michael (two goals), junior Cynthia Del Core, junior Kylie Drexel and senior Amanda Johansen.
The 15-0 Trojans will put their undefeated regular season on the line this weekend, first on Friday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum versus the No. 9 Stanford Cardinal at 4:30 p.m. PT. and then on Sunday for Senior Day against UC Davis at 12:00 p.m on McAlister Field.
Check out the rapid reaction from the USC women's lacrosse team after defeating Notre Dame...
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