No. 16 USC Lacrosse Opens 2020 at Hofstra

LOS ANGELES - The 16th-ranked USC women's lacrosse team (0-0) will open the 2020 season on the East Coast with a Saturday (Feb. 8) contest at Hofstra (0-0). The Women of Troy are 13-15 all-time in games played on the East Coast (Eastern Time Zone) and are 4-3 all-time in season openers. The Trojans and the Pride will meet for first draw at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y.

GAME #1 • Saturday, February 8 • 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT)
No. 16 USC (0-0) at Hofstra (0-0)
James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, N.Y.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 1-0 (1.000) • STREAK: W1
LAST MEETING: W, 15-10 (Feb. 9, 2019 • McAlister Field)
STREAM: Pride Production/Stretch Live
OPPONENT WEB: GoHofstra.com

CROSSExamination

USC is ranked No. 16 in the IWLCA coaches poll; the 56th consecutive week that the Trojans are ranked in the poll.
The Trojans are the defending Pac-12 champions.
Pac-12 coaches selected the Women of Troy to repeat as conference champions in 2020 in a preseason poll.
The Trojans are 4-3 all-time in season openers and are also 4-3 all-time in road openers. This is only the second time that USC has started its season on the road (2018 at Virginia Tech).
USC is 13-15 (.464) all-time in games played on the East Coast (Eastern Time Zone) and was 1-3 in such games in 2019.
The Trojans return nine players that scored double-digit goals in 2019 to combine for 248 total goals. Eight scored more than 10 goals apiece including returning team leader Kelsey Huff (43).
All-American Sr. Kerrigan Miller is the two-time Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year.
Eighth-year head coach Lindsey Munday is 95-42 all-time (.693) and was named the 2019 Pac-12 Coach of the Year.

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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Huff

Kerrigan Miller