No. 21 USC Lacrosse Splits Weekend with Final Nonconference and First Big Ten Matchup

Game #8 • Friday, Mar. 14 • 1 p.m. PT
#21 USC (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. Marist (1-6, 0-0 MAAC)
Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: Tied at 1-1 • STREAK: W1
LAST GAME: L, 11-14 at Columbia (New York, N.Y. • Mar. 5, 2025)
LIVE STREAM: B1G+
OPPONENT WEB: goredfoxes.com

Game #9 • Sunday, Mar. 16 • 1 p.m. PT
#21 USC (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. Johns Hopkins (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: JHU leads 1-0 • STREAK: L1
LAST GAME: W, 14-13 OT at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y. • Mar. 10, 2025)
LIVE STREAM: B1G+
OPPONENT WEB: hopkinssports.com

CROSSExamination

The Trojans are 78-21 all-time in home games and are 6-2 since they started playing at Dignity Health Sports Park in 2024. The Women of Troy are 7-5 in the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and 0-1 there this season.
USC is 1-1 all-time versus the Red Foxes and is 0-1 all-time versus the Blue Jays.
The Trojans wrap up nonconference play against Marist and start their inaugural year in the Big Ten against Johns Hopkins.
USC is 30-43 all-time against ranked opponents and 12-19 against teams ranked in the top 10
USC is 21-9 all-time versus current Big Ten teams.
The Women of Troy were recently picked to finish sixth out of nine squads in their inaugural Big Ten Preseason Poll.
Lindsey Munday was selected as the U.S. Women's Sixes National Team Head Coach on Apr. 9. Munday will oversee this new version of play for the National Team, as her appointment will end in 2026. Sixes will be featured in the 2028 Olympics as lacrosse will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles.
The Trojans will play this season in two different venues, as they will open at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum but will play seven of their nine home games at Dignity Health Sports Park. USC will play one more game at the Coliseum, as it is set for its Big Ten opener against Johns Hopkins on Mar. 16. The Trojans will play these games off-site as its new stadium is under construction. The brand-new Rawlinson Stadium is set to open in 2026.
USC is currently ranked No. 21 in the fifth-week edition of the IWLCA Poll.
Stats to Know: Dora is 8th in the NCAA for goals with 31 in seven games, her average of 4.43 goals per game is 7th in the country. Redshirt senior Isabelle Vitale's 24 assists is 11th in the NCAA. Her 38 points are ranked 15th in the NCAA.
Three Trojans are on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, as senior Catherine Lord was on the initial list. Vitale and Dora joined Lord on the list as part of the first additions to the list.
Vitale continues to etch her name into the program history books as she is first in program history with 134 assists. The redshirt senior has accumulated five or more points in five of the seven games this season.
Sophomore Anna Regan will highlight the draw circle, as last season, she posted 122 draw controls, which is tied for the fourth most in a single season by a Trojan. Regan broke the single-game mark for draw controls against San Diego State, as she had 18 against the Aztecs.
Five Trojans have posted hat tricks this season, with Dora leading the charge with seven in seven games. Freshman Kaylee Fravert is the lone freshman on the list and is the first freshman to post a hat trick since 2022.

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Players Mentioned

Kaylee Fravert

Catherine Lord

Anna Regan

Isabelle Vitale