LOS ANGELES – The No. 18 USC women’s soccer team picked up one of its most thrilling wins of the season on Sunday afternoon, taking down Washington State 3-2 in a contest that saw each team erase one-goal deficits.
USC moves to 11-2-3 overall and 7-1-2 in Pac-12 play, while Washington State falls to 8-6-4, 2-5-3. The Trojans had three different goal scorers in the game, while Margie Detrizio scored both for the visitors.
USC jumped ahead early, getting a goal in the fourth minute thanks to a beautiful give-and-go between Simone Jackson and Jaelyn Eisenhart that sent Eisenhart on a run up the left side and allowed her to feed Zoe Burns in the box for the score. The lead lasted until midway through the first half when Detrizio scored off a corner for the Cougars. The teams would go into the break knotted at 1-1.
Just under four minutes into the second half, Detrizio gave Washington State the lead, poking home her own rebound to make it 2-1. That advantage lasted until the 53rd minute, when Angeles Escobar came off the bench and sent home a rebound on a free kick to make it 2-2. It was Escobar’s first goal of the season.
Simone Jackson would net the game-winner for the Trojans with an incredible individual effort in the 64th minute. Jackson received…
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