USC Lacrosse Collects 13-3 Win Over San Diego State

Wednesday, March 4

Los Angeles, Calif.

6:00 p.m. PT

USC

5-2, 0-0Big Ten

San Diego State

1-4, 0-0Big XII

San Diego St.

USC

Photo by: Kevin Kim

USC Lacrosse Collects 13-3 Win Over San Diego State

March 04, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Highlights

Alex May and Kaylee Fravert recorded hat tricks in a 10-goal Trojan win

LOS ANGELES – The USC lacrosse team (5-2) earned a 13-3 midweek win over San Diego State (1-4) at Rawlinson Stadium on Wednesday, March 4.

KEY PLAYERS

So. midfielder Alex May had career highs of four points and three goals to log her first-career hat trick and caused a pair of turnovers. One of her three goals came from free position and was at the buzzer before halftime. May becomes the 39th player in program history to record a hat trick.
So. attacker Kaylee Fravert produced her seventh-career hat trick game with three goals on four shots.
Jr. attacker Reese Robinson put up three points (1g, 2a) and caused one turnover.
So. goalie Ellie Thomas went wire-to-wire between the pipes to pick up five saves and secured her fourth win.
Redshirt Jr. midfielder Hannah Barron had two points (1g, 1a), picked up four ground balls and two draw controls.
So. defender Sophie Gangemi had a career-high five ground balls and caused a turnover.
Jr. midfielder Anna Regan had six draw controls, caused two turnovers, picked up two ground balls, and scored a goal.
Fr. midfielder Sydney Stewart scored two goals including one from free position and grabbed a ground ball.
For the Aztecs, Macie Buell, Mia Maechtel, and Keira Doyle-Odenbach each scored a goal. Tate Stokesberry, Molly Jacobson, and Maechtel each had assists. Maya Tillman caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls.

HOW IT HAPPENED

USC dominated the center circle with a 13-4 edge in draw controls which allowed the Trojans to out-shoot the Aztecs, 38-14. USC also had more ground balls (22-14).
Fravert, May, Regan, Stewart, and Robinson all scored goals in the first 10 minutes of the first quarter to help USC build a 5-0 lead. May scored her second goal of the game to put the Trojans on top, 6-0, at the end of the opening frame.
Buell scored off a dish from Maechtel to break the USC run in the second quarter, but Stewart, Barron, and Fravert each scored to give the Trojans a 9-1 lead. Doyle-Odenbach scored with 21 seconds to play to make it 9-2, but May was fouled in the critical scoring area to set up a free-position attempt with one second left in the first half. Her third goal of the half made it an eight-goal lead for the Women of Troy, 10-2, at halftime.
Fravert secured her hat trick and Maechtel scored goals in the third quarter to make it 11-3 entering the fourth. Sr. attacker Maggie Ramsay scored her second-career goal on a free-position attempt to put the Trojans on top, 12-3, and redshirt Jr. attacker Lillie Bea Cope took a pass from So. attacker Mia LoPinto to score the Trojans' 13th goal with under five minutes to play. The clock would run out on the Aztecs to cement the 13-3 final.

UP NEXT

USC hosts Niagara (1-4) for a Sunday matinee matchup (March 8) at 1 p.m. PT. The Trojans and the Purple Eagles will meet for the first time and be shown live on Big Ten Plus.

GAME NOTES

USC moved to 15-1 all-time against San Diego State with a 7-1 mark at home and has won five straight over the Aztecs.
The Trojans improved to 3-1 at home on Rawlinson Stadium grass.
USC's 10-goal win was the program's 59th by double-digit goals. It was the first this season and the first since the Trojans beat Oregon, 21-3, on April 19, 2025.

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.