Women’s Soccer | November 10, 2022
LOS ANGELES – The No. 14 USC women’s soccer team opens the postseason at home against UC Irvine on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Trojans host their opening round game after drawing a No. 4 seed in the bracket.
HOW TO FOLLOW – Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. 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.
SERIES VS UCI – The Trojans are 12-1-3 all-time against the Anteaters since the teams first played back in 1994. The teams played earlier this season at McAlister Field, with USC picking up a 3-2 victory. The Trojans scored all three goals in the first half in that game, and UCI attempted a comeback with two goals in the second half. USC’s only loss in the series came in the first meeting in 1994.
BEATING THE BRUINS – The Trojans closed the regular season with a big rivalry win over No. 1 UCLA last week, taking down the Bruins 2-0 to prevent UCLA from winning a Pac-12 title. Kaylin Martin and Zoe Burns each scored and Anna Smith picked up her sixth solo-shutout in goal. It was USC’s first win over the Bruins since 2015 and it was just the second time this season top-ranked UCLA was shut out.
ROAD TO THE POSTSEASON – The Trojans finished the regular season third in the Pac-12 standings with an 8-1-2 conference mark, earning an at-large bid and No. 4 seed in this year’s tournament. The Trojans’ two losses came while the team was short-handed due to players having national team duties and all three draws came on the road. USC beat all four ranked opponents it faced this season, including No. 1 UCLA on the final game of the regular season and eventual Pac-12 Champions No. 7 Stanford.
POSTSEASON HISTORY – USC is making its 21st NCAA Postseason appearance this year and ninth straight dating back to 2014. USC has won two National Championships in its history, becoming the first Pac-12 program to win a title in 2007 and then the first program from the conference to win…
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