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.
