Mexico Beats USC, Tri to Uno

In front of 3,217 fans, Los Tricolores downed the Women of Troy, 3-1, in women's soccer action at the L.A. Coliseum.

Mexico was using the match as a tuneup for Olympic qualifying. Last week, it beat ASU, 3-0, and tied UCLA, 1-1.

To put things in perspective, the Bruins had been ranked #1 for much of the 2007 season and were the last No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, falling to the Trojans in the semifinals. USC went on to take their first national championship in the sport.

USC looked a little sluggish and was outplayed by Mexico for much of the game. It was tied, 1-1, in the closing minutes, but a couple of sloppy defensive mistakes -- rare for this Trojan squad -- gave the game away.