RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Providence expected USC to focus on stopping either the Big East’s player of the year, or perhaps that league’s top scorer. Not Rodney Bullock. So with a critical inbounds pass in the final seconds, the Friars slipped Bullock under the bucket and he hit the shot...

SAN FRANCISCO — USC beach volleyball juniors Nicolette Martin (Anaheim, Calif.) and Allie Wheeler (Saratoga, Calif.) were named the first-ever Pac-12 Pair of the Week as announced by the conference on Tuesday, March 8. The duo went 4-0 in dual matches from the No. 3 position to help the Women of...

LOS ANGELES — USC women’s lacrosse junior attacker Michaela Michael was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore midfielder Lydia Sutton was chosen for MPSF Defensive Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 29-Mar. 6. Oregon’s freshman...

Sophomore Sean Crocker fired a 2-under 70 to lead the No. 4 USC men’s golf team to within a stroke of the lead after the first round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate at the Southern Highlands C.C. in Las Vegas, on Monday (March 7). The Trojans combined for a 4-over 292, one back of first-place...

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The bats came alive for the No. 22 Trojans at Long Beach State’s Blair Field on Tuesday evening, defeating the Dirtbags 7-4. Propelled by a career five-hit day for David Oppenheim (Mercer Island, Wash./College of the Canyons), along with the team-leading third home run of the...

USC men’s and women’s water polo head coach Jovan Vavic has announced the promotion of current men’s associate head coach Marko Pintaric to co-head coach for the USC men’s program. A former National Player of the Year under Vavic in the late 1990s, Pintaric has been on the USC coaching staff...

Freshman Robynn Ree outlasted sophomore Amy Lee by one stroke for her first collegiate victory while junior Tiffany Chan followed her underclassmen teammates in third to lead the No. 1 USC women’s golf team to the team title at the Gold Rush at the Old Ranch C.C. in Seal Beach, Calif., on Tuesday (Feb....

LOS ANGELES — The No. 21 Trojans held off a bottom of the ninth inning surge by Loyola Marymount to defeat the Lions 4-3 on Tuesday evening at Page Stadium. The Trojans (2-2) were led offensively by Adalberto Carrillo (Santa Ana, Calif./Tustin HS) and Timmy Robinson (Huntington Beach, Calif./Ocean...

LOS ANGELES – USC assistant baseball coach Matt Curtis has been named associate head coach, it was announced today by head coach Dan Hubbs. Curtis is set to begin his third season with the Trojans in 2016. When he arrived in 2014, he brought with him three years of head coaching experience at Cal...

LOS ANGELES — The 19th-ranked USC women’s lacrosse team (0-0) opens its fourth season as hosts to Stetson (0-0) on Saturday, Feb. 13, at McAlister Field. First draw between the Women of Troy and the Hatters is set for 3 p.m. PT. The Trojans have high expectations for 2016 following an unprecedented...