The USC Trojans women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the University of Southern California as part of the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at McAlister Field in Los Angeles, California.
| USC Trojans women's lacrosse | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| University | University of Southern California |
| Head coach | Lindsey Munday (since 2013 season) |
| Stadium | McAlister Field (capacity: 1000) |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Colors | Cardinal and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023 | |
Individual career records
editReference:[2]
| Record | Amount | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 234 | Michaela Michael | 2014–17 |
| Assists | 122 | Caroline DeLyra | 2013–16 |
| Points | 305 | Michaela Michael | 2014–17 |
| Ground balls | 194 | Gussie Johns | 2015– |
| Draw controls | 422 | Michaela Michael | 2014–17 |
| Caused turnovers | 125 | Courtney Tarleton | 2013–16 |
| Saves | 343 | Gussie Johns | 2015– |
| Save % | .439 | Gussie Johns | 2015– |
| GAA | 7.76 | Gussie Johns | 2015– |
Individual single-season records
edit| Record | Amount | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 78 | Michaela Michael | 2017 |
| Assists | 42 | Caroline DeLyra | 2013 |
| Points | 99 | Michaela Michael | 2016 2017 |
| Ground balls | 98 | Gussie Johns | 2017 |
| Draw controls | 149 | Maddie McDaniel | 2021 |
| Caused turnovers | 52 | Courtney Tarleton | 2016 |
| Saves | 151 | Riley Hertford | 2019 |
| Save % | .469 | Gussie Johns | 2016 |
| GAA | 6.04 | Gussie Johns | 2016 |
—==Seasons==
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPSF (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Lindsey Munday | 8–10 | 3–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | 9–9 | 6–3 | T-3rd | ||||||
| 2015 | 14–6 | 8–1 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2016 | 20–1 | 9–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2017 | 18–4 | 8–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinal | |||||
| Pac-12 Conference (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2019 | 16-4 | 9-1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2020 | 6-0 | 2-0 | † | † | |||||
| 2021 | 9-7 | 6-3 | 2nd | ||||||
| 2022 | 13-5 | 8-2 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2023 | 16-4 | 9-1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2024 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |||||||
| Total: | 141–58 (.709) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason results
editThe Trojans have appeared in 3 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 4–3.[3]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | First Round Second Round |
James Madison #3 Duke |
W, 13–10 L, 9–17 |
| 2016 | No. 5 | Second Round Quarterfinal |
Stanford #4 Syracuse |
W, 14–8 L, 11–12 (OT) |
| 2017 | – | First Round Second Round Quarterfinal |
Jacksonville #3 Florida Boston College |
W, 13–10 W, 15–12 L, 14–20 |
| 2019 | – | First Round | Denver |
L, 10–11 (OT) |
| 2022 | – | First Round | Virginia |
L, 11–13 |
References
edit- ^ "USC Athletics Brand And Identity System Evolves". USCTrojans.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "2018 USC WLax Almanac" (PDF). USC Trojans. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 6, 2018.