The Trojans came out of the gates strong against a deep-benched Oregon State University, racking up 6 goals in the first quarter. After their offense stalled in the second quarter, the men in cardinal and gold found themselves plagued by penalties the rest of the game and unable to produce, despite multiple shot opportunities.
Leading the scoring was returning, starting midfielder Matt Williams (Chapel Hill, NC / Durham Academy) with 3 goals. Attackmen John Duddridge (Santa Ana, CA / Foothill) and Jordan Levitz (Chicago, IL / Stevenson) both contributed 2 goals, while attackman Avery Brovick (San Diego, CA / Francis Parker) and middies Will Purvis (Coronado, CA / Coronado) and Kase Lawal (Houston, TX / Kinkaid) all put one in.
Starting goalie, Jeff Barton (Englewood, CO / Cherry Creek), played a solid game with 13 saves and 12 clears, but with 8 1/2 penalty minutes against the Trojans, they found themselves on defense too much which resulted in an OSU Beavers 12-10 win.
Due to field conditions at our backup site, Mira Costa High Schoool, the UNLV @ USC game for 2/7 has been canceled.
The venue for the UNLV @ USC game for 2/7/10 has changed to Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA. The start time is now 11:30am.
Not since we found out the DVD release of Avatar would have an alien sex scene in it has there been so much excitement among the ’10 USC Men’s Lacrosse team. The 2010 season begins this Sunday at home against UNLV and the Trojan laxers plan to start the season out with a bang. Though our ’09 season didn’t produce the record we would’ve hoped for, the changes we made to our organization last year created a buzz that brought out a wave of talent for the ’10 season.
The Trojan Lax team is stronger at every position. With more numbers than we’ve had in the past, competition for spots on the starting roster has caused every practice to become a proving ground for each player. As a result, each player finds they are fueled by the same motivation that the team has as a whole: to prove ourselves every chance we get.
The ’09 season left a bad taste in our mouth, and after many trips to the bar we’ve realized there’s only one way to wash it out. We plan to set the tone for our entire season this Sunday against UNLV. In our minds, the spotlight is on us to see if the USC Men’s Lacrosse program can become a national contender. Equipped with an improved coaching staff and more talent than ever, the 2010 Trojan Men’s Lacrosse team is ready to step up to the challenge.
I am happy to announce that you will now be able to hear about Trojan lacrosse directly from the players in a new section on the website called the Team Blog. Starting off our blog posting is Sophomore Attackman Jordan Levitz. In his first post, you can read about his take on the state of the team and the upcoming 2010 season. Enjoy!
- Coach Aktary
The USC Men’s Lacrosse Team has released its 2010 schedule. The Trojans will be making two major trips to face off against out of conference opponents this year. During the first trip, the Cardinal and Gold will square off against PAC-10 rivals Washington State and Oregon State in the PAC-10 Tournament held in Seattle at Washington University. The second major road trip for the Trojans will be to College Station, Texas, where they will face new competition in Baylor and Kansas, as well as Texas A&M, against whom the Trojans had an nail-biting game last year at Florida State’s Southern Shootout. Naturally, USC will play a full conference schedule against some of the most highly-ranked teams in the nation like UC Santa Barbara, Loyola Marymount, and 2009 National Runner-Up, Chapman. As is the tradition, regular season play will end with a game against UCLA, who will be playing on Trojan turf this year. The full 2010 schedule can be found on the MCLA league website or on usclacrosse.com.
