No. 24 USC Women's Soccer Beats Wisconsin 3-0 at Home

Sunday, September 29

Carson, Calif.

11:00 a.m.

USC

8-1-2, 4-0-1

Wisconsin

5-3-3, 1-2-2

Wisconsin

USC

No. 24 USC Women's Soccer Beats Wisconsin 3-0 at Home

September 29, 2024 | Women's Soccer

Box Score Highlights Final Book (PDF)

CARSON, Calif. – The No. 24 USC women's soccer team scored three goals in the second half and held Wisconsin scoreless to pick up a 3-0 win at home on Sunday afternoon at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Simone Jackson broke the scoreless tie and Maria Alagoa and Jaiden Anderson tacked on a goal each as the Trojans picked up their first win at home since playing the first nine games of the season on the road. USC move to 8-1-2 overall and 4-0-1 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin falls to 5-3-3, 1-2-2 with the loss.

After 45 minutes of scoreless play in which each team had five shots, Jackson came on as a sub in the second half and scored what would be the winning goal in the 54^th minute. Alagoa was involved as well, sending a long free kick into the area that Jackson headed over the diving keeper.

Helena Sampaio would feed Alagoa for the second goal of the game, sliding a beautiful through ball ahead to let Alagoa beat the keeper one-on-one.

The Trojans kept the pressure on all half, outshooting Wisconsin 11-3 in the final 45 minutes. Anderson was taken down in the box in the 88^th minute and awarded a free kick, which she buried inside the left post.

Despite the Badgers managing eight shots in the game, Laurence Gladu did not have to make a save to pick up her and the team's sixth shutout of the season. It was just the third time this year that Wisconsin has suffered a shutout loss.

SCORING
54' – USC: Simone Jackson (assisted by Maria Alagoa) – Alago sent a free kick into the area from about 30 yards out down the left sideline, and Jackson won the battle to head it in the middle of a crowd, flicking it up and over the keeper.

71' – USC: Maria Alagoa (assisted by Helena Sampaio) – Sampaio slid a ball forward through four Wisconsin players, allowing Alagoa to run onto it in the penalty area, take a touch around the keeper and chip it home inside the near left post.

88' – USC: Jaiden Anderson (PK) – Anderson was fouled in the box to draw the penalty and buried the PK inside the left post.

UP NEXT
The Trojans stay home next week, playing their lone game against Oregon at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday at 12 p.m. USC will honor its senior class before the game. That match can be seen live on B1G+.