University Southern California Trojans
No. 9 USC Set For Ping-Pong MPSF Weekend
April 06, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse
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April 6, 2017
GAME #13
No. 9 USC (9-3, 3-0) at Oregon (7-5, 3-1)
Papé Field • Eugene, Ore.
Friday, April 7 • 1 p.m. PT
Series History: USC leads, 3-2 (.600) • Streak: W2
Last Meeting: W, 17-4 (Mar. 27, 2016 • McAlister Field)
Stream: Pac-12+ Oregon (Pac-12.com/live)
Live Stats: Oregon StatBroadcast
Opponent Web: GoDucks.com
GAME #14
No. 9 USC (9-3, 3-0) at San Diego State (8-4, 2-2)
Aztec Lacrosse Field • San Diego, Calif.
Saturday, April 8 • 6 p.m. PT
Series History: USC leads, 4-0 (1.000) • Streak: W4
Last Meeting: W, 20-6 (April 2, 2016 • McAlister Field)
Stream: YouTube.com/SDSUAztecLacrosse
Live Stats: SDSU StatBroadcast
Opponent Web: GoAztecs.com
CROSSExamination
- USC is No. 9 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll. The Trojans are the defending MPSF regular-season and tournament champions.
- The Trojans have won 29 of their last 33 games.
- USC is on a three-game winning streak and can match the season's longest streak with a win over Oregon on Friday.
- The Trojans have won 13 straight MPSF regular-season games; a streak that dates back to April 25, 2015 (16-4 win at San Diego State).
- USC is led by 2015 MPSF Player of the Year and two-time All-American attacker Michaela Michael (Sr.); the MPSF's all-time leader in draw controls (351). She also ranks third in league history for goals (196) and is USC's career leader.
- Sr. attacker Cynthia Del Core set a USC single-game record with 11 points (5g, 6a) in a win over Dartmouth (March 17); the most by an MPSF player since Denver's Jill Remenapp had 12 points in 2013.
- Michael has been named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week three straight weeks and has nine-career weekly awards from the league.
LOS ANGELES -- The No. 9-ranked USC lacrosse team (9-3, 3-0 MPSF) hits the road for back-to-back MPSF games at Oregon (7-5, 3-1) on Papé Field in Eugene, Ore., at 1 p.m. PT on Friday (April 7) and then turns around to face San Diego State (8-4, 2-2) at the Aztec Lacrosse Field in San Diego, Calif., on Saturday (April 8) at 6 p.m. PT. The home institutions will stream both games live. USC enters the weekend on a three-game winning streak and an undefeated mark in league games.
