USC Trojans women's soccer

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USC Trojans
women's soccer
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 USC Trojans women's soccer team
USC Trojans logo.svg
Founded1993
University University of Southern California
Athletic directorJennifer Cohen
Head coachJane Alukonis (1st season)
Conference Pac-12
Location Los Angeles, California, US
StadiumMcAlister Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameTrojans
ColorsCardinal and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
2007, 2016
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007, 2016
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007, 2016, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

The USC Trojans women's is a US soccer team that represent the University of Southern California in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's soccer. The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Trojans won national championships in 2007 and 2016.

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History

Former USC women's soccer coaches Ali Khosroshahin and Laura Janke were indicted as part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal, for allegedly accepting bribes totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars to facilitate the admission of students to USC as soccer players recruited to the USC women's soccer team, despite their never having played soccer, and pled guilty. [2]

All-Time Coaching Records

YearsCoachRecords
1993–1995 Karen Stanley 21–30–6 (.421)
1996–2006 Jim Millinder 136–70–21 (.645)
2007–2013 Ali Khosroshahin 82–53–15 (.597)
2014–2021 Keidane McAlpine 61–19–9 (.736)
2022– Jane Alukonis 12-3-3 ()

Current squad

As of 2022:

Source: [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Talia Grossman
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Rhinehart
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Smith
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaelyn Eisenhart
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayla Colbert
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mary Shin
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Penelope Hocking
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Roditis
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Croix Bethune
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooklyn Courtnall
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angeles Escobar
11 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Olufolasade Adamolekun
12 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Zoe Burns
14 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reezyn Turk
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexa Gonzalez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Izzy Kimberly
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah White
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaylin Martin
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anuhea Kane
22 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Helena Sampaio
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isabel Rolley
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Savianna Gomez
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaliyah Farmer
26 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Simi Awujo
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lily Babalola
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Brown
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Gomez
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA BK Harris
36 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Savannah Kessler
80 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Simone Jackson

Year-by-year statistical leaders

Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders [4]
YearGoals LeaderGAssists LeaderA
1993Amy Peterson8Maggie Merritt6
1994Erin Bailey10Maggie Merritt5
1995Tara Koleski11Tara Koleski10
1996 Isabelle Harvey 20 Isabelle Harvey 11
1997Courtney Barham14Kim Clark17
1998Kim Clark10 Isabelle Harvey 12
1999 Isabelle Harvey 11Kim Clark9
2000Jessica Edwards11Jessica Edwards7
Isabelle Harvey
2001Shannon Cross4Kelly Blais3
Brittany SavelkoulAli Fennell
2002Ali Fennell9Ashley Casas3
2003 Rosie Tantillo 7Ashley Casas4
2004 Rosie Tantillo 9Jocelyn Leche5
2005 Amy Rodriguez 9 Rosie Tantillo 11
2006 Rosie Tantillo 5 Rosie Tantillo 9
2007 Amy Rodriguez 10Ashli Sandoval11
2008 Amy Rodriguez 8Ashli Sandoval9
2009Alyssa Dávila9Carly Butcher5
Alyssa Dávila
2010Ashli Sandoval6Karter Haug6
2011 Elizabeth Eddy 4Brittany Kerridge9
2012 Samantha Johnson 5Marlee Carrillo5
Jordan MaradaJordan Marada
2013 Elizabeth Eddy 6 Kayla Mills 8
2014Alex Quincey10Jamie Fink6
2015 Morgan Andrews 12 Mandy Freeman 6
Kayla Mills
2016 Morgan Andrews 10 Leah Pruitt 6
Alex Anthony
Katie Johnson
2017Alex Anthony8 Savannah DeMelo 5
Tara McKeown
2018 Penelope Hocking 14 Savannah DeMelo 10
2019 Penelope Hocking 18 Natalie Jacobs 9
2020 Penelope Hocking 10 Tara McKeown 8
2021 Croix Bethune 16 Croix Bethune 10

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References

  1. "USC Athletics Brand And Identity System Evolves". USCTrojans.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. Klick, Rea; Speier, Mia (March 12, 2019). "Athletic director, water polo coach fired in wake of FBI investigation of admission scam". Daily Trojan . Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". USC Trojans. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. "2017 WSoccer Record Book Final" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. 2018.