2023 USC Trojans women's soccer team

The 2023 USC Trojans women's soccer team represents the University of Southern California (USC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season.

2023 USC Trojans women's soccer
ConferencePac-12 Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 24
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 24
Record10-4-3 (6-2-3 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Jane Alukonis (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sugar Shinohara (1st season)
  • Ahmad Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumMcAlister Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

Squad edit

Roster edit

As of August 2023:

Source:[1]

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

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

Team management edit

Position Staff
Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen
Head coach Jane Alikonis
Assistant Coach Sugar Shinohara
Assistant Coach Ahmad Brown
Goalkeepers Coach Cyrus Mohseni
Director of Operations Spencer Williams

Source:

Schedule edit

Source:[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12th
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 at Long Beach State T 1-1 
N/A (N/A)
Long Beach, California
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17th
3:00  p.m., P12N
No. 22 at Michigan W 1-0  1-0-0
McAlister Field (691)
Los Angeles, California
August 20th
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 22 at Georgia    1-0-0
McAlister Field
Los Angeles, California
August 24th
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24 at No. 4 Duke W 3-1  2-0-0
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
August 27th
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24 at No. 3 North Carolina L 0-4  2-1-0
Dorrance Field (2,869)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
August 31st
3:00 p.m., USC Live Stream
No. 19 at Purdue W 4-0  3-1-0
McAlister Field (482)
Los Angeles, California
September 7th
3:00 p.m., USC Live Stream
No. 19 at Utah Valley L 2-3  3-2-0
McAlister Field (524)
Los Angeles, California
September 14th
3:00 p.m., P12LA
at New Mexico State W 3-0  4-2-0
McAlister Field (410)
Los Angeles, California
Pac-12 Conference Regular season
September 22nd
6:00 p.m., Utah Live Stream-2
at Utah W 2-0  5-2-0
(1-0-0)
Ute Soccer Field (905)
Salt Lake City, Utah
September 28th
5:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington State W 2-1  6-2-0
(2-0-0)
Lower Soccer Field (1,003)
Pullman, Washington
October 1st
1:00 p.m., P12N Washington
at Washington W 3-0  7-2-0
(3-0-0)
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,597)
Seattle, Washington
October 5th
3:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon W 3-0  8-2-0
(4-0-0)
McAlister Field (726)
Los Angeles, California
October 8th
12:00 p.m., P12NLA
at Oregon State W 4-0  9-2-0
(5-0-0)
McAlister Field (878)
Los Angeles, California
October 14th
12:00 p.m., USC Live Stream
at Colorado T 1-1  9-2-1
(5-0-1)
McAlister Field (712)
Los Angeles, California
October 19th
7:00 p.m., P12N Arizona
at Arizona State L 0-1  9-3-1
(5-1-1)
Sun Devil Soccer Stadium (668)
Tempe, Arizona
October 22nd
1:00 p.m., Arizona Live Stream-2
at Arizona T 1-1  9-3-2
(5-1-2)
Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium (591)
Tucson, Arizona
October 26th
2:00 p.m., P12N
at Stanford T 0-0  9-3-3
(5-1-3)
McAlister Field (483)
Los Angeles, California
October 29th
12:00 p.m., P12NLA
at California W 2-0  10-3-3
(6-1-3)
McAlister Field (1,088)
Los Angeles, California
November 3rd
7:00 p.m., P12NLA
at UCLA
Rivalry
L 2-4  10-4-3
(6-2-3)
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (2,406)
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
November 10
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) at Grand Canyon
First Round
  
McAlister Field
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Game summaries edit

at Long Beach State (Exhibition) edit

August 12th USC Trojans 1-1 Long Beach State Long Beach, California
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vs Michigan edit

August 17th USC Trojans 1-0 Michigan Los Angeles, California
3:00 p.m. PST
  • Simone Jackson   22'
Report Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 691
Referee: Felix Granados
Assistant referees: Adrian Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Abdu razzaq Juma
Fourth official: Blanca Diaz Rodriguez
Note: USC's Season and Home Opener

vs Georgia edit

August 20th USC Trojans pp Georgia Los Angeles, California
12:00 p.m. Stadium: McAllister Field

at No. 4 Duke edit

August 24th Duke 1-3 USC Trojans Durham, North Carolina
4:00 p.m.
  • Kat Rader   12'
  • Katie Groff   47'
Report
  • Maribel Flores   36'
  • Angeles Escobar   62'
  • Kayla Colbert   77'
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Kyle Trissel
Assistant referees: Ross McKernan
Fourth official: John Matto

at No. 3 North Carolina edit

August 27th North Carolina 4-0 USC Trojans Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4:00 p.m.
  • Ally Sentnor   25'
  • Evelyn Shores   63',   65'
  • Tori Dellaperuta   87'
Report Stadium: Dorrance Field
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Dallas Rosier
Assistant referees: Luis Martinez
Fourth official: Richard Crowgey

vs Purdue edit

August 31st USC Trojans 4-0 Purdue Los Angeles, California
3:00 p.m.
  • Hannah Griffin   1'
  • Kayla Colbert   56'
  • Helena Sampaio   57'
  • Katie Roditis   64'
Report Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 482
Referee: Felix Granados
Assistant referees: Aaron Stein
Assistant referees: Amanda Dibiaso
Fourth official: Blanca Diaz Rodriguez
Note: First 300 Fans Receive Free Sunglasses

vs Utah Valley edit

September 7th USC Trojans 2-3 Utah Valley Los Angeles, California
3:00 p.m.
  • Florianne Jourde   62'
  • Maribel Flores   77'
Report
  • Faith Webber   12',   51',   61'
  • Heather Stainbrook   6'
  • Faith Webber   13'
  • Manthy Brady   32'
  • Sydney Bushman   70'
Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 524
Referee: Alex Da Silva
Assistant referees: Jorge Partida
Assistant referees: Aaron Zahler
Fourth official: Kaili Terry

vs New Mexico State edit

September 14th USC Trojans 3-0 New Mexico State Los Angeles, California
3:00 p.m.
  • Helena Sampaio   26'
  • Maribel Flores   27'
  • Kayla Colbert   75'
  • Helena Sampaio   79'
Report Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 410
Referee: Jamie Padilla
Assistant referees: Morgan Abbitt
Assistant referees: Melissa Gonzalez
Fourth official: Karen Callado

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[3]222419Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[4]252419

References edit

  1. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". USC Trojans. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 USC Trojans women's soccer schedule". usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer. University of Southern California. July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.