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2007 NCAA CHAMPION | 2016 NCAA CHAMPION 1st PAC-12 PROGRAM TO WIN AN NCAA TITLE | 1st PAC-12 PROGRAM TO WIN 2 NCAA TITLES USC WOMEN’S SOCCER 2019 GAME NOTES Game 1: USC Trojans at Hawaii (Aug. 22, 6:30 p.m. PT) Game 2: USC Trojans vs. San Francisco (Aug. 24, 6:30 p.m. PT) 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS USC in the Rankings... Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0 United Soccer Coaches: 5 Top Drawer: 7 RPI: Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 THIS WEEK - The No. 5 USC women’s soccer team BATTLE AT THE BANC - The Trojans will host Pac-12: Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 opens up the 2019 season on the road in Hawaii a marquee doubleheader at Banc of California Date Opponent Time/Result at the Outrigger Soccer Kickoff. The Trojans take Stadium (home of LAFC) on August 29. UCLA will on Hawaii on Thursday and then will face San take on Florida State in the opener and then the Aug. 17 Pepperdine (exhibition) W, 1-0 Francisco on Saturday, still on the Hawaii campus. Trojans will face Florida. Aug. 22 at Hawaii 6:30 pm GAME 1 - No. 5 USC at Hawaii - Thursday, Aug. 22, MAC HERMANN WATCH - Trojans returning Aug. 24 vs. San Francisco 6:30 pm 6:30 p.m. PT (Honolulu, Hawaii) goalkeeper Kaylie Collins was named to the MAC Aug. 29 vs. Florida (Banc of Cal Stad.) 8 pm Hermann Trophy watch list at the beginning of GAME 2 - No. 5 USC vs. San Francisco - Saturday, the season. Savannah DeMelo was also named to Aug. 24, 6:30 p.m. PT (Honolulu, Hawaii) the list before her likely season-ending injury was Sept. 1 vs. Florida State (at UCLA) 2 pm announced. HOW TO FOLLOW - Live stats will be available Sept. 6 Northern Arizona 3 pm for both games, with links found on the women’s INJURED LIST - All-American Savannah DeMelo Sept. 8 Nebraska 12 pm soccer schedule page at USCTrojans.com. In-game will likely miss the season with an Achilles injury. updates will also be available on Twitter by following Senior returner Daria Petredes is out with an injury Sept. 13 at Seattle 7 pm @USC_Wsoccer. and does not have a timetable for her return. Top Sept. 20 at Baylor 5 pm recruit Croix Bethune is likely to miss the season SOCIAL MEDIA - Keep up with everything USC after tearing her ACL and fellow incoming freshman Sept. 28 Stanford* 1 pm women’s soccer this year by following the Trojans Isabel Rolley will also most likely miss the season on all of their social media platforms. You can follow with an ankle injury. @USCWsoccer on Instagram and @USC_Wsoccer on Oct. 3 at Arizona State* 7 pm Twitter, and like USC Women’s Soccer on Facebook. LAST YEAR - The Trojans are coming off of a 17- Oct. 6 at Arizona* 12 pm 2-3 season in which they fi nished third in the TROJANS IN THE RANKINGS - The Trojans come Pac-12 and made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Oct. 10 Utah* 3 pm in as the No. 5 team in the United Soccer Coaches Tournament. USC fell in the postseason to eventual Oct. 13 Colorado* 1 pm Preseason Poll and were selected to fi nish third in national champions Florida State on the road in the preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll. PK’s. Oct. 18 at California* 4 pm Oct. 24 Washington State* 3 pm NEW RECRUITS - USC welcomed the No. 3 PAC-12 AWARDS - Seven Trojans were honored recruiting class in the country this offseason, giving with Pac-12 awards last season, highlighted by Oct. 27 Washington* 1 pm the Trojans back-to-back years with Top 5 classes. Kaylie Collins being named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of Oct. 31 at Oregon* 7 pm USC brought in a total of 12 players, with one transfer the Year and Penelope Hocking being named Pac- and 11 freshmen enrolling this fall. The Trojans have 12 Freshman of the Year. Collins, Ally Prisock, Leah seven players in the class ranked in the Top Drawer Pruitt and Savannah DeMelo all earned All Pac-12 Nov. 3 at Oregon State* 1 pm Soccer 150, including one in the top 10 and three in fi rst team, Hocking and Julia Bingham earned the top 25. Trojans in the rankings included: Croix second team honors and Tara McKeown was Nov. 8 at UCLA* TBD Bethune (8), Olufolasade Adamolekun (22), Jaelyn named to the third team. Hocking was also on the Eisenhart (25), Hannah White (46), Lilly Babalola All-Freshman squad. # NCAA Tournament (109), Savianna Gomez (116), Savannah Kessler (122). * Pac-12 game ROSTER BREAKDOWN SUMMER TRAVELS - The Trojans traveled to • Returners: 18 / Newcomers: 12 (1 transfer, 11 Home games in BOLD England and France this offseason, attending three freshmen) / Players lost: 9 World Cup Games on the trip. The Team spent 12 • By class - GRAD: 1 / SR: 6 (1 RS) / JR: 7 (2 RS) days overseas, starting in England with training, / SO: 4 / FR: 12 (1 RS) playing a friendly and sightseeing. The Trojans • By position - GK: 2 / DEF: 11 / MF: 11 / FWD: then Traveled to Paris, where they caught a pair 6 (7 total players listed at multiple positions) of opening round games, including France’s 4-0 • By home state - CA: 17 / NV: 4 / GA: 4 / WA: 2 win over South Korea in the very fi rst game of the / MA, TX: 1 / England: 1 tournament. The trip concluded in Reims, where the team got to see the USWNT’s historic 13-0 victory to WORLD CUP FRESHMAN - Olufolasade open up their World Cup winning run. Adamolekun gave Trojan fans a sneak preview of her skills as she competed for Jamaica in the World TOUGH ROAD - USC will once again face one of Cup this past summer. Adamolekun, who also the toughest schedules in the country this year played in the U.S. youth system before deciding to as the Trojans face a total of four teams that have compete for Jamaica, made a start against Italy in national titles, including Florida State and Stanford, the group stage. She also competed for Jamaica at which have both won twice, and Florida and UCLA, the 2019 Pan Am Games this summer. which have single titles to their names. Seven of the Trojans’ opponents made it to last year’s NCAA TROJANS IN THE NWSL - Trojan alums currently Tournament and six of those seven won at least playing in the NWSL include Morgan Andrews, one game in the postseason. AllWhiteKit.com has Sammy Jo Prudhomme (Seattle Reign), Mandy the Trojans’ strength of schedule tied for 13th in the Freeman, Elizabeth Eddy (Sky Blue FC), Leah Pruitt country according to their metrics. (NC Courage), Samantha Johnson, Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals FC), Katie Johnson (Chicago Red Stars) and Ally Prisock (Houston Dash). 2019 USC WOMEN’S SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW Through her fi rst two years with the Trojans, Arlie HEAD COACH KEIDANE MCALPINE Jones has seen time in 30 total games, mainly as a Current Career Record (at USC): 144-78-29 (78-21-12) GOALKEEPERS: Kaylie Collins, who in addition to reserve, on her way to one goal and two assists, but Head Coach Keidane McAlpine enters his sixth season at USC in her 2018 Pac-12 honors was named to this season’s is expected to play an even bigger role this season 2019, after leading the program to its fi fth straight NCAA Tourna- MAC Hermann Trophy watch list, returns for her as an attacking midfi elder. Madeline Vergura, a ment appearance in 2018. In his fi ve seasons at the helm for the redshirt-junior season. She led the Trojans to a total returning sophomore, played in 18 games and Trojans, he has led USC back to the NCAA Tournament each year, of 15 shutouts last year, picking up 10 solo-shutouts notched three assists last year. She is also expected including guiding the Trojans to the program’s second NCAA Title on the season for the fourth-best single season total to see an increased role this season, sharing in 2016 and fi fth Sweet 16 appearance in 2018. in program history. Collins had the ninth-best goals minutes with Woodward in the holding mid spot. In 2014 the Trojans made the tournament for the fi rst time since against average (0.506) in the country last year, en 2010. Then in 2015 he led the team to the program’s third NCAA route to earning All-American second team honors. Also in the midfi eld will be freshmen Savianna Sweet 16 Tournament bid. Finally in 2016 he led the program to Anna Smith played in a total of two games in 2018 Gomez, Jaelyn Eisenhart and Olufolasade the promised land, as they defeated No. 1-ranked West Virginia for a total of 35 minutes, making two saves without Adamolekun who all come in as highly-touted 3-1 in the Women’s College Cup fi nal. With the win, McAlpine puts allowing a goal. The Washington native came to USC members of the Trojans’ recruiting class. the team in elite company, as the fi rst Pac-12 program to win two after a decorated prep and club career prior to the Adamolekun is most notably coming off of a titles, and also just one of four programs nationally to win multiple 2018 season. World Cup Appearance with Jamaica this summer. titles in the sport. The Trojans followed that up by making it to the Eisenhart and Gomez have both been members of second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2017.