We may have witnessed the last of the 600-goal scorers for quite a while. "That was definitely one of the lucky ones, but I'm not too picky.
"You gotta get lucky sometimes," Iginla said in the victorious dressing room, with the puck already wrapped in tape in his locker. The disc instead ricocheted off the skate of defenseman Jake Muzzin and past backup goalie Jhonas Enroth.Ī few years from now, nobody will care that 600 was an errant bank shot instead of one of the many Iginla one-timers that puffed the backs of nets like Louis Armstrong's cheeks on the trumpet. And who cares if it was a goal that actually was intended to be a pass? At his usual post in the left circle on the power play, Iginla fed a puck across the middle intended for Matt Duchene, but the pass went behind him.
If you would like to comment on this story, visit DailyTrojan.Iginla became the 19th to do it, and it's just the latest accomplishment on a resume that will act as an express ticket to the Hall of Fame some day. It has only happened a handful of times, and the fact that it could happen at USC is noteworthy. Though football is king here, it should not overshadow the accomplishment that USC might be close to earning. Proud that our teams have reached rarified air. If both teams do end up at the top of the college rankings, we need to be proud. USC fans should be proud of where the men’s and women’s tennis teams stand this season. North Carolina women’s soccer has won multiple titles, yet the men have just one.ĭuke men’s basketball has dominated. Tennessee basketball has dominated the women’s circuit, but the men’s team has yet to win a title. It is uncommon for a men’s and women’s program from the same school to win a championship because, plain and simple, schools don’t always focus on the sexes equally.
There are probably others that I have missed, but the point is that if there are, there aren’t many. Pretty impressive, considering the students at the schools likely didn’t know they had cross-country teams. Stanford, however, managed to establish dominance in 2003 despite a lack of public attention on them. The women are poised to win a title this year we will have to wait and see how it ends up unfolding.Ĭross-country falls under the radar as much as any sport does, as most fans do not line up to watch. The Trojans have won four titles in a row, and the women have been in the national championship game four of the last six seasons. Jovan Vavic is the coach of USC’s men’s and women’s teams, and the success the men have been known for has certainly been evident on the women’s side, too. Coach Teri McKeever led the women to the top spot last season, while coach David Durden took the men to the top of the swimming world. The competition wasn’t even close.Ĭal has been a dominant force in swim and dive the past few years. The men’s squad went undefeated, while the women went 33-6. Volleyball can sometimes go unnoticed, but the Bruins were tough to ignore in 1984. They went 31-4 and defeated Tennessee in the national championship game by nine points. The women were led by forward Diana Taurasi and legendary coach Geno Auriema. They went 33-6 and Gordon and Okafor were the third and second picks in the 2004 draft, respectively. The 2004 men’s team was led by guard Ben Gordon and forward/center Emeka Okafor. To put into perspective how rare it is to have a sport win both men’s and women’s titles in the same year, let’s look at some of the squads that have accomplished the feat. 2 spot nationally, and has USC poised to win its first championship since 1985. Richard Gallien, on the other hand, has led the Women of Troy to the No. They sit atop the polls and figure to until they lose. This season, however, Peter Smith is leading a Trojan squad that is looking for its fourth-consecutive national championship. Generally, the best coaches aren’t available for hire because they are out of the athletic department’s price range. But second, and perhaps most importantly, is that schools generally do not invest equal resources into their men’s and women’s programs.
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