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No. 24 USC Lacrosse Visits SDSU, Hosts Jacksonville
February 20, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse, Features
The Women of Troy head to San Diego to open a two-game weekend
LOS ANGELES – No. 24-ranked USC lacrosse (1-0) travels south to take on San Diego State (2-0) on Friday (Feb. 22) at 1 p.m. PT and then returns home to host Jacksonville (1-0) at McAlister Field at noon PT on Sunday (Feb. 24). The Women of Troy look to secure a 2-0 start to their season for only the third time in program history (2016, 2017) when they face the Aztecs. USC owns a 7-0 record over SDSU and is 3-0 as the Aztecs' visitor, but San Diego State has already claimed wins over fellow Pac-12 foes Oregon and California.
GAME #2 • Friday, Feb. 22 • 1 p.m. PT
No. 24 USC (1-0) at San Diego State (2-0)
Aztec Lacrosse Field • San Diego, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 7-0 (1.000) • STREAK: W7
LAST MEETING: W, 17-7 (April 13, 2018 • McAlister Field)
STREAM: SDSU Athletics YouTube
OPPONENT WEB: GoAztecs.com
GAME #3 • Sunday, Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. PT
No. 24 USC (1-0) vs. Jacksonville (1-0)
McAlister Field • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 1-0 (1.000) • STREAK: W1
LAST MEETING: W, 13-10 (May 12, 2017 • Gainesville, Fla.)
STREAM: Pac-12+ USC Stream
OPPONENT WEB: JUDolphins.com
CROSSExamination
Now in her seventh season, head coach Lindsey Munday (80-38) leads an experienced and battle-tested squad into a quest for a fourth NCAA berth. The Trojans welcome a pair of new assistant coaches in Duke men's lacrosse star Deemer Class and U.S. Lacrosse women's national team defender Katie Hertsch.
2018 IWLCA All-American and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year Kerrigan Miller returns after she led the team in goals (36), points (49), and caused turnovers (40). Now a junior, Miller also racked up 48 draws and 38 ground balls as a do-it-all sophomore. On offense, the Trojans bring back seven of last year's top eight scorers. In addition to Miller, the USC attack includes junior Izzy McMahon (30g), sophomore Kelsey Huff (31g), junior Kaeli Huff (30g), sophomore Sophia Donovan (20g), junior Hope Anhut (18g), and senior Emily Concialdi (17g). All-Pac-12 and IWLCA All-Region choice Jackie Gilbert leads the Trojans defense. She had 86 draw controls in 2018, with 25 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers. Juniors Morgan Kuligowski (16gb, 10ct) and Natalie Byrne (17gb, 9ct) also return to a veteran defense alongside sophomore Lizzy Wagner (10gb, 5ct).
SCOUTING REPORT - SAN DIEGO STATE: The Aztecs are 2-0 following a pair of wins over Pac-12 foes Oregon (13-8) and California (13-9). SDSU is led by Harlowe Steele (6g, 2a) and Morgan Taylor (6g) on the attack. Steele is also the Aztecs' draw specialist with seven draw controls through two contests. Taylor Sullivan leads SDSU with six ground balls and has scored three goals. In the net, Katy Sharretts boasts 21 saves (8.01 gaa) and a .568 shooting percentage. The Trojans are 7-0 all-time against the Aztecs and are 3-0 as SDSU's visitor. In its last trip to San Diego, USC claimed a 15-3 win on April 8, 2017.
SCOUTING REPORT - JACKSONVILLE: The Dolphins (1-0) defeated UC Davis in their season opener (Feb. 15) by a 19-9 count. Jacksonville outshot its first opponent by a 52-22 margin and turned the ball over just 10 times in the victory. Three Dolphins recorded hat tricks including Jenny Kinsey who led all players with four goals. McKenna Rushford and Alexis Deaken each scored three apiece. Goalie Dayna Martinetto led her team with four caused turnovers and four ground balls to go with five saves. USC defeated JU, 13-10, in Gainesville, Fla., on May 12, 2017; the teams' only previous meeting.
TRACK THE TROJANS: For a behind-the-scenes look, fans of USC lacrosse can follow the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @USCTrojansLax. USC will appear in four live Pac-12 Networks broadcasts this spring. Home games against Stanford (Mar. 25), Colorado (Apr. 5), and Oregon (Apr. 7); and a road game at Stanford (Mar. 31) will be shown on the Networks' national and regional channels. Pac-12 tournament games will also be carried on the network's channels. All non-broadcast league games will be shown on the Pac-12+ stream platform.
LAST TIME OUT: The Women of Troy improved to 4-3 in season openers and won a fourth straight in a 15-10 victory over Hofstra to break the seal on 2019. Freshman attacker Katie Ramsay notched the first hat trick of the year with three goals and added an assist and four draw controls in the win. Five other Trojans scored multiple-goal games including junior attacker Izzy McMahon and senior attacker Emily Concialdi who each tagged on an assist apiece for three points on the day. Senior defender Jackie Gilbert led the Trojans with five draw controls and had three ground balls. In goal, sophomore Riley Hertford picked up nine saves and had a ground ball en route to becoming only the second USC goalie to win in her first collegiate start. It was USC's first-ever meeting with Hofstra.
AZTEC ANCESTOR: USC freshman attacker Chelsea Kovinsky is the younger sister of San Diego State sophomore defender Hailey Kovinsky. The Kovinskys are quite far from home, which is in Baltimore, Md.
HOME, SWEET HOME: The Women of Troy are 40-12 all-time in home games and are 36-10 at McAlister Field. Between 2015 and 2018, the Trojans won 23 straight games on McAlister Field. Including two wins at the LA Memorial Coliseum, USC claimed 25 consecutive home victories during the impressive streak.
LET'S GET IT STARTED: USC improved to 4-3 all-time in season openers following its 15-10 win over Hofstra (Feb. 9). The Trojans have started 2-0 in a season only two times (2016 and 2017). The program record for consecutive wins to open a season is 20 when USC blazed a trail into the 2016 NCAA quarterfinals with a 20-0 record.
FRESH RECORDS: In USC's game against Hofstra, freshman attacker Katie Ramsay became the first Trojan freshman to record a hat trick in her first collegiate game since 2013 (Maggie Mawhinney vs. Presbyterian; Feb. 13). She scored the first goal of the game, which marked only the third time that a freshman scored the Trojans' first goal of the season. Ramsay joined Kelsey Huff (2018 at Virginia Tech) and Amanda Johansen (2013 vs. Northwestern).
NET VALUE: Sophomore goalie Riley Hertford's win on Feb. 9 vs. Hofstra marked just the second time that a USC netminder has earned a victory in her first-career start. The other was Cassandra Collins (April 24, 2016) in her senior game start against UC Davis.
GAME #2 • Friday, Feb. 22 • 1 p.m. PT
No. 24 USC (1-0) at San Diego State (2-0)
Aztec Lacrosse Field • San Diego, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 7-0 (1.000) • STREAK: W7
LAST MEETING: W, 17-7 (April 13, 2018 • McAlister Field)
STREAM: SDSU Athletics YouTube
OPPONENT WEB: GoAztecs.com
GAME #3 • Sunday, Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. PT
No. 24 USC (1-0) vs. Jacksonville (1-0)
McAlister Field • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 1-0 (1.000) • STREAK: W1
LAST MEETING: W, 13-10 (May 12, 2017 • Gainesville, Fla.)
STREAM: Pac-12+ USC Stream
OPPONENT WEB: JUDolphins.com
CROSSExamination
- USC is ranked No. 24 in the IWLCA coaches poll; the 43rd consecutive week that the Trojans are ranked in the poll.
- The Women of Troy have earned double-digit victories in each of the program's last four seasons.
- Seventh-year head coach Lindsey Munday is 80-38 all-time.
- The Trojans are 40-12 all-time in home games and are 36-10 at McAlister Field.
- USC is a combined 8-0 against this weekend's foes (7-0 vs. SDSU; 1-0 vs. JU).
- Trojan Fr. Chelsea Kovinsky has an older sister Hailey Kovinsky who is a sophomore defender for San Diego State.
Now in her seventh season, head coach Lindsey Munday (80-38) leads an experienced and battle-tested squad into a quest for a fourth NCAA berth. The Trojans welcome a pair of new assistant coaches in Duke men's lacrosse star Deemer Class and U.S. Lacrosse women's national team defender Katie Hertsch.
2018 IWLCA All-American and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year Kerrigan Miller returns after she led the team in goals (36), points (49), and caused turnovers (40). Now a junior, Miller also racked up 48 draws and 38 ground balls as a do-it-all sophomore. On offense, the Trojans bring back seven of last year's top eight scorers. In addition to Miller, the USC attack includes junior Izzy McMahon (30g), sophomore Kelsey Huff (31g), junior Kaeli Huff (30g), sophomore Sophia Donovan (20g), junior Hope Anhut (18g), and senior Emily Concialdi (17g). All-Pac-12 and IWLCA All-Region choice Jackie Gilbert leads the Trojans defense. She had 86 draw controls in 2018, with 25 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers. Juniors Morgan Kuligowski (16gb, 10ct) and Natalie Byrne (17gb, 9ct) also return to a veteran defense alongside sophomore Lizzy Wagner (10gb, 5ct).
SCOUTING REPORT - SAN DIEGO STATE: The Aztecs are 2-0 following a pair of wins over Pac-12 foes Oregon (13-8) and California (13-9). SDSU is led by Harlowe Steele (6g, 2a) and Morgan Taylor (6g) on the attack. Steele is also the Aztecs' draw specialist with seven draw controls through two contests. Taylor Sullivan leads SDSU with six ground balls and has scored three goals. In the net, Katy Sharretts boasts 21 saves (8.01 gaa) and a .568 shooting percentage. The Trojans are 7-0 all-time against the Aztecs and are 3-0 as SDSU's visitor. In its last trip to San Diego, USC claimed a 15-3 win on April 8, 2017.
SCOUTING REPORT - JACKSONVILLE: The Dolphins (1-0) defeated UC Davis in their season opener (Feb. 15) by a 19-9 count. Jacksonville outshot its first opponent by a 52-22 margin and turned the ball over just 10 times in the victory. Three Dolphins recorded hat tricks including Jenny Kinsey who led all players with four goals. McKenna Rushford and Alexis Deaken each scored three apiece. Goalie Dayna Martinetto led her team with four caused turnovers and four ground balls to go with five saves. USC defeated JU, 13-10, in Gainesville, Fla., on May 12, 2017; the teams' only previous meeting.
TRACK THE TROJANS: For a behind-the-scenes look, fans of USC lacrosse can follow the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @USCTrojansLax. USC will appear in four live Pac-12 Networks broadcasts this spring. Home games against Stanford (Mar. 25), Colorado (Apr. 5), and Oregon (Apr. 7); and a road game at Stanford (Mar. 31) will be shown on the Networks' national and regional channels. Pac-12 tournament games will also be carried on the network's channels. All non-broadcast league games will be shown on the Pac-12+ stream platform.
LAST TIME OUT: The Women of Troy improved to 4-3 in season openers and won a fourth straight in a 15-10 victory over Hofstra to break the seal on 2019. Freshman attacker Katie Ramsay notched the first hat trick of the year with three goals and added an assist and four draw controls in the win. Five other Trojans scored multiple-goal games including junior attacker Izzy McMahon and senior attacker Emily Concialdi who each tagged on an assist apiece for three points on the day. Senior defender Jackie Gilbert led the Trojans with five draw controls and had three ground balls. In goal, sophomore Riley Hertford picked up nine saves and had a ground ball en route to becoming only the second USC goalie to win in her first collegiate start. It was USC's first-ever meeting with Hofstra.
AZTEC ANCESTOR: USC freshman attacker Chelsea Kovinsky is the younger sister of San Diego State sophomore defender Hailey Kovinsky. The Kovinskys are quite far from home, which is in Baltimore, Md.
HOME, SWEET HOME: The Women of Troy are 40-12 all-time in home games and are 36-10 at McAlister Field. Between 2015 and 2018, the Trojans won 23 straight games on McAlister Field. Including two wins at the LA Memorial Coliseum, USC claimed 25 consecutive home victories during the impressive streak.
LET'S GET IT STARTED: USC improved to 4-3 all-time in season openers following its 15-10 win over Hofstra (Feb. 9). The Trojans have started 2-0 in a season only two times (2016 and 2017). The program record for consecutive wins to open a season is 20 when USC blazed a trail into the 2016 NCAA quarterfinals with a 20-0 record.
FRESH RECORDS: In USC's game against Hofstra, freshman attacker Katie Ramsay became the first Trojan freshman to record a hat trick in her first collegiate game since 2013 (Maggie Mawhinney vs. Presbyterian; Feb. 13). She scored the first goal of the game, which marked only the third time that a freshman scored the Trojans' first goal of the season. Ramsay joined Kelsey Huff (2018 at Virginia Tech) and Amanda Johansen (2013 vs. Northwestern).
NET VALUE: Sophomore goalie Riley Hertford's win on Feb. 9 vs. Hofstra marked just the second time that a USC netminder has earned a victory in her first-career start. The other was Cassandra Collins (April 24, 2016) in her senior game start against UC Davis.
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