Women’s Soccer | October 08, 2024
THIS WEEK – The No. 19 USC women’s soccer team goes back on the road for their last two away games of the regular season, facing Illinois on Thursday at 5 pm PT followed by Northwestern on Sunday at 12 pm PT.
HOW TO FOLLOW – Both Thursdays and Sundays match will be broadcast live on BTN+. Links for the broadcasts and live stats can be found on the women’s soccer schedule page at USCTrojans.com. In-game updates will also be available on X (formerly 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, @uscwomenssoccer on Tik Tok @USC_Wsoccer on X, and like USC Women’s Soccer on Facebook.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS ILLINOIS – The Trojans and Illini have faced off twice before, these meetings coming in back-to-back years. The first matchup came in 2010, in the first round of the NCAA tournament where the Trojans took a 3-1 win in the South Bend regional site. The second matchup came in 2011, where the Trojans traveled to Urbana-Champaign and won 3-1.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS NW – This will be the first ever meeting between the two soccer programs. With the Trojans moving into the Big Ten this season, they will open up their all-time Series vs Northwestern this Sunday.
SAT VICTORY VS OREGON – After celebrating Senior Day pregame, senior forward Maile Hayes scored twice to lead the No. 21 USC women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over Oregon. Hayes scored once in each half, putting the Trojans on the board in the 18th minute when she banged home her own rebound on a shot in the box. She would make it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, getting a feed from Simone Jackson in the box. The Trojan attack was relentless, firing 31 shots in the game and putting nine on target. Conversely, Oregon had just three shots in the game, with only one coming in the second half. USC also had a 13-1 advantage in corner kicks. It was the seventh shutout of the year for USC as the Trojans remain unbeaten in Big Ten play.
B1G STANDINGS – The Trojans are tied atop the Big Ten standings with 16 points (5-0-1). In addition to being unbeaten in conference play, USC has only allowed two goals since conference action started, giving up a pair of scores…
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