No. 14 USC Women’s Soccer Hosts No. 1 UCLA for Crosstown Showdown

Women’s Soccer | November 01, 2022

LOS ANGELES – The No. 14 USC women’s soccer team closes regular-season play with a crosstown showdown against No. 1 UCLA on Friday.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW – Friday’s game will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. Links for the broadcast and live stats can be found on the women’s soccer schedule page at USCTrojans.com. In-game updates will also be available on Twitter by following @USC_Wsoccer.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA – Keep up with everything USC women’s soccer this year by following the Trojans on all of their social media platforms. You can follow @USCWsoccer on Instagram and @USC_Wsoccer on Twitter, and like USC Women’s Soccer on Facebook.
 
LAST WEEK – The Trojans went 2-0 at home last week, beating Washington and Washington State at McAlister Field. USC opened the week with a 2-1 win over the Huskies, getting a goal and assist from both Croix Bethune and Helena Sampaio. USC then won a thriller over Wazzu on Sunday, picking up a 3-2 victory in which the lead changed hands three times. Zoe Burns, Angeles Escobar and Simone Jackson had goals in the game. Burns scored in the 4th minute, Escobar equalized in the 53rd minute and Jackson netted the winner in the 64th.
 
SUSTAINED SUCCESS – USC’s two wins last week gave the Trojans 11 victories on the season, marking the 8th consecutive full season (excluding the shortened 2020 campaign) that the program has recorded double-digit wins. Over the last seven full seasons, USC has averaged 15.5 wins per year and owns a .760 winning percentage.
 
POSTSEASON PROSPECTS – The Trojans look to make their ninth straight postseason appearance this year, with the NCAA selection show being held on Monday, Nov. 7 at 12:30 pm PT. USC sits No. 14 in the Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the RPI ratings. 64 teams make the NCAA Tournament, with play beginning Nov. 11.
 
PAC-12 WEEKLY AWARDS –
9/12 – Simone Jackson (offensive)
9/26 – Nicole Payne (offensive)
10/3 – Croix Bethune (offensive)
10/17 – Kayla Colbert (offensive)
 
IN THE RANKINGS – After starting the season at No. 15 in the rankings, the Trojans fell out following an opening-day loss at Purdue. USC jumped back into the rankings five weeks ago and have been as high as No. 8 in the coaches poll. USC sits at No. 14 this week, up four spots from the previous week.
 
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