USC Wins First-Ever NCAA Game
May 8, 2015 Final 2015 MPSF Lacrosee Release
Complete USC Recap
Final Stats
NCAA FIRST ROUND GAME NOTES (Courtesy of USC)
-USC played in and won its first-ever NCAA tournament game.
-The Trojans faced James Madison for the first time in program history and are now 1-0 against the Dukes.
-The victory over No. 19-ranked JMU is USC's second-ever win over a ranked team. The first was an 11-10 decision over a 13th-ranked Stanford on April 20, 2014.
-The Women of Troy extended their program record to 14 wins in a single season.
-USC played its first-ever game in the state of North Carolina and improved its record in games played on the East Coast to 4-6 overall.
-The Trojans committed a school-record low six fouls against James Madison. The team's previous low was seven fouls against Brown on March 22, 2013.
-Sophomore attacker Michaela Michael finished with nine draw controls to up her season total to 117 and extend her MPSF single-season and USC single-season school records.
-Michael scored five goals against James Madison to mark the sixth time this season that she has had five or more goals in a game. It was her third consecutive five-goal game. She also ran her season total to 61 goals, to extend her school record.
-Junior attacker Caroline de Lyra scored a hat trick on the Dukes for her sixth goal with three of more goals this season.
-Junior defender Courtney Tarleton picked up four ground balls against James Madison - her third game this season with four ground balls or more.
NCAA SECOND ROUND GAME NOTES (Courtesy of USC)
Final Stats
-USC appeared in its first-ever NCAA tournament second-round game.
-The Trojans faced Duke for the first time in program history and fell to 0-1 with the Blue Devils.
-The Women of Troy completed their season with a school-record 14 victories.
-USC played its second game in the state of North Carolina and fell to 1-1 overall in the state. The Trojans are 4-7 all-time in games played on the East Coast.
-Sophomore attacker Michaela Michael finished with six draw controls to complete her season with 123 for both the MPSF single-season and USC single-season school records.
-Michael scored two goals against Duke to run her season total to 63 goals; a school-record mark.
-Freshman midfielder Lydia Sutton picked up a career-high four ground balls.
-Junior defender Eggy Plastaras matched a two-year old career high with three ground balls.