USC beat the Bruins Saturday night in a thrilling season ending game. The Trojans scored the winning goal with just over a minute to go in a game that is sure to provide plenty of fuel to the fire of this bitter rivalry for years to come. After falling behind by a small margin of 3-6 at the end of the first half USC came alive in the 3rd quarter and brought the game to a tie at 9-9 to begin the 4th. With just over a minute to go and the score tied at 12-12 Tyler McDonald scored a behind the back goal to give the Trojans the 13-12 victory!

Saturday February 23rd’s game against Claremont has been cancelled because of the rain and tenatively rescheduled for April 10th.

Saturday Feb 2nd, USC Trojans Men’s Lacrosse team kicked off their regular season against the Pepperdine waves with a 15-6 victory. USC, with 22 rookies, played an impressive game where many freshmen saw playing time.

Freshman goalie Alex Rice (Blair Academy, NJ) making his first collegiate start was strong in the pipes making 12 saves out of 15 shots on cage. Three weeks of hard conditioning paid off with USC winning the face-off and ground ball battle. The two major contributors in the groundball battle were Luke Whiteside (Wesleyan, GA) 6 gb’s and Richie DeBeikes(University, CA) 5 gb’s.

USC scoring was led by impressive attack play by freshman Tyler McDonald (Hingham, MA) tallying 5 goals and 2 assists for 7 points in his first time wearing the cardinal and gold. The midfield was led by 2 stand out freshman Drew Ness (Westview, CA) with 3goals, 2 assists and Jake Medwell (Bellvue, WA) with 3 goals.

Next week the USC Trojans Men’s Lacrosse team is preparing for a home division rival with national powerhouse UCSB ranked #3 in the nation. Good luck to Pepperdine in 2008.

The 2008 season roster is finally online. The roster is complete with player profiles and biographies. Check back soon for pictures from the Trojans’ season opening games.

The Men of Troy take on the Pepperdine Waves on Saturday February 2nd at 1:00pm at Peppedine.

The Trojans kick off their season tonight with their first practice of the season. After a 7-7 finish last year the Trojans are ready to build a new team an show everybody what USC Lacrosse is really all about.

Their 2008 game schedule is up online now so be sure to mark your calendars.

The Trojan’s will kick off Fall Ball with an informational meeting on Tuesday, September 4th at 8pm at the Lyon Center Cardinal room. Then on Wednesday, September 5th the first fall practice will take place from 6p-7:30p on Cromwell Field.

The Trojan’s will not be offering a summer camp during the summer of 2007.

The Trojans’ Spring 2007 game schedule is now available. Dates and times are subject to change so check back often.

This summer USC will host a three day long camp for youth lacrosse players from the 4th grade all the way through seniors in high school. For more general information and registration information follow this link: USC Summer Camp (link deleted)

The Trojans tried to rekindle some of the fire from the early season on Sunday against LMU in their third division game of the season. USC came out looking like a much different team than they have in past weeks and were tied at the end of the first 1-1. The Trojans continued to play with this passion through the end of the half remaining close. However, USC let their focus slip in the third to allow LMU a four goal streak. It appeared that it was over for the Trojans until late in the fourth when they came back with their own four goal streak but it was too little too late. The Trojans lost 11-8.

USC’s next game is their final division game vs. UCSB away on Saturday, April 15th at 7:00pm at USC on Cromwell Field.