2024 USC Trojans women's soccer team

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2024 USC Trojans women's soccer
USC Trojans logo.svg
Big Ten Conference Regular season champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
Record14-1-2 (10-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Jane Alukonis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sugar Shinohara (2nd season)
  • Ahmad Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
  2023
2025 

The 2024 USC Trojans women's soccer team will represent the University of Southern California (USC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.

Contents

Squad

Roster

As of 12 Sep 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lawrence Gladu
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bella Grust
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Gonzalez
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayla Colbert
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Molly McDougal
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maile Hayes
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eleanor Morrissey
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Florianne Jourde
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooklyn Courtnall
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angeles Escobar
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maria Alagoa
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lily Biddulph
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Faith George
13 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lana Gibbs
14 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Phoebe Carver
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maribel Flores
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Izzy Kimberly
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ines Derrien
19 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hana Mizumoto
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Griffin
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Juncaj
22 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Helena Sampaio
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA BK Harris
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaliyah Farmer
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Park
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peyton Nakagawara
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cassie Bibby
54 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaiden Anderson
36 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Savannah Kessler
80 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Simone Jackson

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorJennifer Cohen
Head coachJane Alikonis
Assistant CoachSugar Shinohara
Assistant CoachAhmad Brown
Goalkeepers CoachCyrus Mohseni
Director of OperationsSpencer Williams

Source:

Schedule

Source: [2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 10th
7:00 p.m.
No. 23 Long Beach State W 5-1 --
Dignity Health Sports Park
Carson, California
Non-Conference Regular season
August 15th
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 23at  New Mexico State T 2-2 0-0-1
NM State Soccer Athletic Complex (2,234)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
August 18th
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 23at  California Baptist W 1-0 1-0-1
CBU Soccer Stadium (774)
Riverside, California
August 25th
1:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 23at  Pepperdine W 3-1 2-0-1
Tari Frahm Rokus Field (640)
Malibu, California
August 31st
4:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Portland W 2-1 3-0-1
Merlo Field (1,487)
Portland, Oregon
September 5th
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  San Francisco W 2-0 4-0-1
Negoesco Stadium (428)
San Francisco, California
September 8th
1:00 p.m.,  ACCN
at  Stanford L 1-2 4-1-1
Maloney Field (1,887)
Stanford, California
Big Ten Conference Regular season
September 13th
7:00 p.m.,  BTN
at  Washington W 1-0 5-1-1
(1-0-0)
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,027)
Seattle, Washington
September 19th
4:00 p.m.,  BTN
No. 25at  Purdue W 1-0 6-1-1
(2-0-0)
Folk Field (749)
West Lafayette, Indiana
September 22nd
9:00 a.m.,  BTN+
No. 24at  Indiana W 2-0 7-1-1
(3-0-0)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (318)
Bloomington, Indiana
September 26th
6:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 24 Minnesota T 2-2 7-1-2
(3-0-1)
Dignity Health Sports Park (310)
Carson, California
September 29th
11:00 a.m.,  BTN+
No. 24 Wisconsin W 3-0 8-1-2
(4-0-1)
Dignity Health Sports Park (576)
Carson, California
October 5th
12:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 24 Oregon W 2-0 9-1-2
(5-0-1)
Dignity Health Sports Park (297)
Carson, California
October 10th
5:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 21at  Illinois W 3-2 10-1-2
(6-0-1)
Demirjian Park (501)
Urbaba-Champaign, Illinois
October 13th
12:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 21at  Northwestern W 2-1 11-1-2
(7-0-1)
Martin Stadium (855)
Evanston, Illinois
October 17th
6:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 19No. 15  Ohio State W 1-0 12-1-2
(8-0-1)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1,081)
Los Angeles, California
October 20th
12:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 19No. 16  Penn State W 2-1 13-1-2
(9-0-1)
Dignity Health Sports Park (522)
Carson, California
October 27th
12:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 4No. 8  UCLA
Rivalry
W 1-0 14-1-2
(10-0-1)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (6,281)
Los Angeles, California
Big Ten Tournament
November 4th [note 1]
10:00 a.m.,  BTN+
(1) No. 4vs. (9) No. 10 Ohio State
Quarterfinals
W 1-0 OT15-1-2
Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
St. Paul, Minnesota
November 7th
12:00 p.m.,  BTN
(1) No. 4vs. (5) Rutgers
Semifinals
L 1-1 (0-3) PK15-2-2
Energizer Park
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
November 17th
2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
(1) No. 4vs.  Sacramento State
First Round
W 5-0 16-2-2
Dignity Health Sports Park (541)
Carson, California
November 22nd
5:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
(1) No. 4vs. (8)  Saint Louis
Second Round
  
Great Park Soccer Stadium
Irvine, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Southern California Bracket

First round
Campus Sites
Second round
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
Campus Sites
            
1 USC * 5
Sacramento State 0
1 USC*
8 Saint Louis
Kansas 0
8 Saint Louis * 1
 
 
5 Wisconsin * 3
Maine 1
5 Wisconsin
4 Virginia
Princeton 1
4 Virginia * 2
 
 
3 Ohio State * 4
James Madison 1
3 Ohio State
6 Auburn
FIU 1
6 Auburn * 4
 
 
7 Georgia* 2
Colorado 3
 Colorado
2 Wake Forest*
Morehead State 0
2 Wake Forest * 4

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 15 Colorado 3–2#7 Georgia Athens, GA
4:30 p.m. EST
  • Ava Priest Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
  • Hope Leyba Soccerball shade.svg55'
  • Shyra James Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 19' Cate Hardin
  • Soccerball shade.svg30' Margie Detrizio
  • Soccerball shade.svg37' Hannah White
  • Yellow card.svg 49' Abby Unkraut
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dorian del Toro Urueta
Assistant referees: Carmen Serbio
Assistant referees: Margaret Burkett
Fourth official: Logan Busby
November 15 James Madison 1–4 #3 Ohio State Columbus, OH
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Amanda Attanasi Soccerball shade.svg35'
  • JMU Team Yellow card.svg 63'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg1' Amanda Schlueter
  • Soccerball shade.svg21' Jacinda Bonham
  • Soccerball shade.svg63' Kailyn Dudukovich
  • Soccerball shade.svg68' Jadin Bonham
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 692
Referee: Erin Patterson
Assistant referees: Aaron Fong
Assistant referees: Laura Snyder
Fourth official: Jeffrey Mellen
November 15 Morehead State 0–4 #2 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC
6:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg2' Anna Swanson
  • Soccerball shade.svg13', 15' Caiya Hanks
  • Soccerball shade.svg26' Emily Murphy
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 601
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Jason Kent
Fourth official: Dustin Thorne
November 15 Princeton 1–2 #4 Virginia Charlottesville, VA
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Pietra Tordin Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Zoe Markesini Yellow card.svg 66'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg14' Yuna McCormack
  • Yellow card.svg 32' Kiki Maki
  • Soccerball shade.svg48' Maggie Cagle
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 1120
Referee: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Sharon Gingrich
Fourth official: Alex Luttmann
November 15 FIU 1–4 #6 Auburn Auburn, AL
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Catherine Rapp Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg4' LJ Knox
  • Soccerball shade.svg24' Jessica Osborne
  • Soccerball shade.svg78' Jordyn Crosby
  • Soccerball shade.svg84' Hayden Colson
Stadium: Auburn Soccer Complex
Attendance: 551
Referee: Amin Hadzic
Assistant referees: Shevah Rezaee
Assistant referees: Gunwan Park
Fourth official: Thomas Brigman
November 15 Kansas 0–1 #8 Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
7:00 p.m. CST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg20' Emily Gaebe
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 3,136
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Assistant referees: Joseph Macht
Fourth official: Braeden Frey
November 15 Maine 1–3 #5 Wisconsin Madison, WI
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Julie Lossius Yellow card.svg 35'
  • Lara Kirkby Soccerball shade.svg48'
  • Anna Phillips Yellow card.svg 52'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg2' Ayrssa Mahrt
  • Soccerball shade.svg4' Ashley Martinez
  • Yellow card.svg 35' Peighton Steffen
  • Soccerball shade.svg57' Erin Connolly
Stadium: McClimon Soccer Complex
Attendance: 502
Referee: Katie McCormick
Assistant referees: Jared Kuehl
Assistant referees: Adam Herges
Fourth official: Peter Bernardy
November 17 Sacramento State 0-5 #1 USC Los Angeles, CA
2:00 p.m. PST
  • Abigail Lopez Yellow card.svg 65'
  • Dalen Lau Yellow card.svg 81'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.) Brooklyn Courtnall
  • Soccerball shade.svg13' Helena Sampaio
  • Soccerball shade.svg17' Simone Jackson
  • Soccerball shade.svg50' Maria Alagoa
  • Soccerball shade.svg90' Florianne Jourde
Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 541
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Assistant referees: Shayan Afzali
Assistant referees: Haily Morejon
Fourth official: Felix Granados
Second round
November 22#6 Auburnv#3 Ohio State Winston-Salem, NC
2:00 p.m. EST Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
November 22Coloradov#2 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC
6:00 p.m. EST Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
November 22#8 Saint Louisv#1 USC Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: McAlister Field
November 22#5 Wisconsinv#4 Virginia Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: McAlister Field
Round of 16
November 24v Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: McAlister Field
Quarterfinals
v

Rankings shown are seeds in this bracket of the tournament.


Game summaries

vs Long Beach State (Exhibition)

August 10th Long Beach State 1-5 USC Trojans Carson, California
7:00 p.m.
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

at New Mexico State

August 15th1 - Season and Road Opener USC Trojans 2-2 New Mexico State Las Cruces, New Mexico
6:00 p.m.
  • Maile Hayes Soccerball shade.svg19:20'
  • maria Alagoa Soccerball shade.svg58:45'
Report
  • Kennedy Herrera Soccerball shade.svg76:38'
  • Meredith Scott Soccerball shade.svg89:24'
Stadium: NM State Soccer Athletic Complex
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: Cristian Hernandez
Assistant referees: Matthew Johnson
Assistant referees: Jack Jaime
Fourth official: Agustin Arismendi

at California Baptist

August 18th2 USC Trojans v Calfirnia Baptist Riverside, California
6:00 p.m.Stadium: CBU Soccer Stadium

at Pepperdine

August 5th3 USC Trojans v Pepperdine Malibu, California
1:00 p.m.Stadium: Tari Frahm Rokus Field

at Portland

August 31st4 USC Trojans v Portland Portland, Oregon
4:00 p.m.Stadium: Merlo Field

at San Francisco

September 5th5 USC Trojans v San Francisco San Francisco, California
6:00 p.m.Stadium: Negoesco Stadium

at Stanford

September 8th6 USC Trojans v Stanford Stanford, California
1:00 p.m.Stadium: Maloney Field

at Washington

September 13th7 USC Trojans v Washington Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m.Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium

at Purdue

September 19th8 USC Trojans v Purdue West Lafayette, Indiana
4:00 p.m.Stadium: Folk Field

at Indiana

September 22nd9 USC Trojans v Indiana Bloomington, Indiana
9:00 a.m.Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium

vs Minnesota

September 26th10 Minnesota v USC Trojans Carson, California
6:00 p.m.Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

vs Wisconsin

September 29th11 Wisconsin v USC Trojans Carson, California
11:00 a.m.Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

vs Oregon

October 5th12 Oregon v USC Trojans Carson, California
12:00 p.m.Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

at Illinois

October 10th13 USC Trojans v Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
5:00 p.m.Stadium: Demirjian Park

at Northwestern

October 10th14 USC Trojans v Northwestern Evanston, Illinois
5:00 p.m.Stadium: Martin Stadium

vs Ohio State

October 17th15 Ohio State v USC Trojans Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m.Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

vs Penn State

October 20th16 Penn State v USC Trojans Carson, California
12:00 p.m.Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

vs UCLA (Rivalry)

October 27th17 UCLA v USC Trojans Los Angeles, California
12:00 p.m.Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Big Ten Tournament

(#9) Ohio State

November 4th [note 2] Quarterfinals #9 Ohio State 0-1 (a.e.t.) #1 USC St. Paul Minnesota
10:00 a.m. Report Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Kip Jackson
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Fourth official: Matt Tiano

(#5) Rutgers

November 7thSemifinals (#5) Rutgers v (#1) USC St. Louis, Missouri
12:00 p.m.Stadium: Energizer Park

(TBD) UCLA or Washington

November 10thFinals #2 UCLA or #6 Washington v #1 USC St. Louis, Missouri
TBDStadium: Energizer Park

NCAA Tournament

TBDTBD TBD v TBD TBD
TBD p.m.Stadium: TBD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [5] 23—-—-—-—-—-242119964Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [6] 2024—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-1585


Notes

    1. Due to Inclement Weather in St. Paul arena, the game is being rescheduled from Sunday, November 3rd to Monday, November 4th. [3]
    2. Due to Inclement Weather in St. Paul arena, the game is being rescheduled from Sunday, November 3rd to Monday, November 4th. [4]

    References

    1. "Women's soccer roster". USC Trojans.
    2. "2024 USC Trojans women's soccer schedule". usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer. University of Southern California. July 7, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
    3. "Big Ten Soccer Tournament Schedule shifted due to Inclement Weather". bigten.org. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
    4. "Big Ten Soccer Tournament Schedule shifted due to Inclement Weather". bigten.org. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
    5. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
    6. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.