USC Lacrosse Falls to No. 7 Michigan, 15-11

Sunday, March 15

Los Angeles, Calif.

1:00 p.m. PT

USC

6-4, 0-2Big Ten

Michigan

6-2, 1-0Big Ten

Michigan

USC

Photo by: John McGillen

USC Lacrosse Falls to No. 7 Michigan, 15-11

March 15, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Highlights

The Trojans got three goals from Alex May in a loss to the Wolverines

LOS ANGELES – The USC lacrosse team (6-4, 0-2 Big Ten) lost, 15-11, to seventh-ranked Michigan (6-2, 1-0) at Rawlinson Stadium on Sunday, March 15.

KEY PLAYERS

So. midfielder Alex May recorded her second hat trick and led USC with three goals and an assist to total four points
Jr. attacker Reese Robinson had three points (2g, 1a) and picked up a ground ball to go with a caused turnover.
Jr. attacker Emma Bunting scored a pair of goals, grabbed a draw control, and caused a turnover.
Jr. midfielder Anna Regan had a team-high three draw controls, scored a goal, and picked up a ground ball.
So. defender Sophie Gangemi caused four turnovers and snagged four ground balls.
So. attacker Kaylee Fravert scored a goal, picked up a pair of ground balls, and caused a turnover.
So. defender Sophia DeJarnette raked in a pair of draw controls, caused two turnovers, and picked up a ground ball.
Redshirt Jr. midfielder Hollis Mulry scored a goal and picked up two ground balls to go with a pair of caused turnovers.
In goal, Jr. Annie Shields and So. Ellie Thomas each recorded three saves. Thomas took the loss as the starting goalie.
For the Wolverines, Calli Norris scored four goals and had a pair of assists for six points. Emma Burke led all players with 13 draw controls. Ava Class had three goals, and Emma Bradbury had three goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Michigan had its way in the center circle to the tune of a 22-6 advantage in draw controls, which included 8-0 in the third quarter when the Wolverines built their largest lead. U-M took more shots (26-23), but USC maintained a solid 19-12 edge in ground balls and were credited with 14 caused turnovers on the Wolverines' 15 total giveaways.
May went to cage unassisted and scored the game's opening goal at 12:56 in the first quarter but Michigan answered back with a three-goal burst over the course of just 90 seconds to claim a 3-1 lead. The Trojans weren't done as Bunting, Regan, and Robinson scored consecutive goals to put the Trojans, 4-3, at the end of the opening frame.
May and Bunting scored one each to open the second quarter and extended the USC run to five unanswered goals for a 6-3 lead. The Wolverines were undeterred as Class logged her hat trick through the belly of the second and then Kassidy Isaacson scored with 2:53 left to halftime to pull Michigan into a six-all tie at the break.
Out of the break, U-M pushed its run to 6-0 for a 9-6 lead. Fravert took a feed from Robinson to end the Michigan burst and kept the Trojans within two goals at 9-7. Norris spurred the Wolverines with three straight goals to make it a 6-1 third quarter for Michigan, which took a five-goal lead into the fourth quarter, 12-7.
May and Mulry found the back of the cage early in the fourth to draw the Trojans within three, but Norris racked her fourth goal at 11:41 to give Michigan another four-goal lead at 13-9. Robinson scored unassisted and then Hannah Barron took a pass from May to score to bring the Trojans two goals from a tie with 2:48 to play. The Wolverines won the next two draws and scored goals once at 1:38 and again with 41 seconds left on the clock to cement the 15-11 win.

UP NEXT

USC heads to the East Coast where it is 23-24 all-time and meets eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) on Thursday (March 19) at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md. The Trojans and the Blue Jays are set for first draw at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). USC then heads to College Park, Md., to face third-ranked Maryland (7-0, 0-0) on Sunday (March 22) at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT at the Terrapins' Lacrosse Complex. Both games will be shown live on Big Ten Plus streams.

GAME NOTES

USC fell to 3-4 all-time against Michigan and has lost each of the last four meetings.
The Trojans dropped to 4-3 at home on Rawlinson Stadium grass.
USC moved to 1-4 against ranked opponents this season (32-52 all-time) and to 12-24 against teams ranked in the top 10.

For more information on the USC lacrosse team and a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com/LAX. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCTrojansLax on X and Instagram.