The University of Minnesota soccer team (8-1-1, 2-1-0 B1G) continues on the road this week, as they look ahead to face No. 24 USC (7-1-1, 3-0-0 B1G) on Thursday night and UCLA (8-2-1, 3-0-0 B1G) on Sunday afternoon. The games mark the first time in program history the Golden Gophers will face their west coast foes as members of the newly aligned Big Ten conference.