University Southern California Trojans
Saturday, April 5
Carson, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
USC
vs
Maryland
Photo by: Drake Lee
No. 18 USC Lacrosse Hosts Fifth-Straight Top 25 Matchup
April 04, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse
Game #13 • Saturday, Apr. 5 • 1 p.m. PT
#18 USC (8-4, 1-3 Big Ten) vs. #7 Maryland (8-3, 3-1 Big Ten)
Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting • STREAK: NA
LAST GAME: W, 18-14 at Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz. • Apr. 3, 2025)
LIVE STREAM: B1G+
OPPONENT WEB: umterps.com
CROSSExamination
#18 USC (8-4, 1-3 Big Ten) vs. #7 Maryland (8-3, 3-1 Big Ten)
Dignity Health Sports Park • Carson, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting • STREAK: NA
LAST GAME: W, 18-14 at Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz. • Apr. 3, 2025)
LIVE STREAM: B1G+
OPPONENT WEB: umterps.com
CROSSExamination
- This is the first meeting between the two teams.
- The Trojans are 79-23 all-time in home games and 7-3 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
- USC is 31-46 all-time against ranked opponents, and 3-14 against teams in the top five. The Trojans are 2-3 against IWLCA-ranked teams this season.
- This is the Trojans fifth-straight top-25 matchup and the second game in a row against a top-10 opponent.
- USC is 22-12 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. The brand-new Rawlinson Stadium is set to open in 2026.
- USC is currently ranked No. 18 in the eighth-week edition of the IWLCA Poll.
- Stats to Know: Dora is 7th in the NCAA for goals with 48 in 12 games, her average of 4.00 goals per game is 10th in the country. Redshirt senior Isabelle Vitale's 36 assists is 8th in the NCAA. Her 61 points are ranked 11th 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.
- Senior Alexis Niblock and Dora were recently named as part of the ILWomen Midseason All-Americans Honorable Mention List.
- Vitale continues to etch her name into the program history books as she is first in program history with 146 assists. The redshirt senior has accumulated five or more points in seven of the 12 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 Marist, as she had 20 against the Red Foxes. The sophomore is 16th in the NCAA with 8.00 draw controls per game.
- Five Trojans have posted hat tricks this season, with Dora leading the charge with 11 in 12 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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