LOS ANGELES -- Sun Devil Lacrosse (1-4) will wrap up the early road stretch of the schedule with their opening conference matchup against No. 18 USC (5-2) on Friday, March 17, with first draw at 3 p.m. MST. The game will be featured on USC Live Stream and live stats will be on usctrojans.com.
Friday's headliner will be the first Pac-12 game for head coach Taryn VanThof.
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse while they are on the road by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.
Last Time Out
The Sun Devils finished its early season non-conference schedule with a 17-12 loss to the Florida Gators on March 5. ASU had a hard fought overtime matchup earlier in the weekend in The Sunshine State, nearly losing to Jacksonville with a score of 10-9. Both teams are ranked in the top-25 in the nation, giving the young Sun Devil program solid experience before conference play begins.
Sun Devil Florida Notables
USC (5-2)
With a 5-2 record, the Trojans are off to a solid start to the 2023 season. Their only two losses come against ranked teams, Boston College and Princeton. Sophomore defender Alexis Niblock was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 6-12. They have held their opponent to 10 or less goals in each win. They beat Hofstra by a score of 9-8 in New York in their last time on the field.
Friday's headliner will be the first Pac-12 game for head coach Taryn VanThof.
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse while they are on the road by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.
Last Time Out
The Sun Devils finished its early season non-conference schedule with a 17-12 loss to the Florida Gators on March 5. ASU had a hard fought overtime matchup earlier in the weekend in The Sunshine State, nearly losing to Jacksonville with a score of 10-9. Both teams are ranked in the top-25 in the nation, giving the young Sun Devil program solid experience before conference play begins.
Sun Devil Florida Notables
- Annie Haley, Bella Ingrao and Mina Scott each scored a free position goal in the first quarter. Scott would score two on the day.
- Six different Sun Devils scored – Kaylon Bucnker, Mina Scott, Bella Ingrao, Annie Haley, Berit Brookfield and McKenna Riley
- Kaylon Buckner, Mina Scott and Bella Ingrao claimed two goals on the day.
- Anna Winkeler, McKenna Riley, Lydia Oldknow and Berit Brookfield notched assists.
- The Sun Devils went 17-17 on clears.
- Kaylon Buckner has tallied eight goals in four games, now leading the team in goals (8).
- Annie Haley is on a two-game goal streak.
- Leads opposing teams in SOG% (.774), FPG (24) and DC (52).
- Teagan Ng leads freshmen in goals (7) and is tied with Lydia Oldknow in points (7).
- Kaylon Buckner and Mina Scott tie the tam high in FPG (3)
- Katie Vahle saved 16 shots against Penn State (02/24/23) for her new career high in saves.
- Kaylon Buckner reached 100 career points against Towson (2/26) where she scored two goals.
- Goalkeepers Flynn Murphy and Katie Vahle have both seen time in the net this season.
- 35/35 on clears in Florida road trip.
USC (5-2)
With a 5-2 record, the Trojans are off to a solid start to the 2023 season. Their only two losses come against ranked teams, Boston College and Princeton. Sophomore defender Alexis Niblock was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 6-12. They have held their opponent to 10 or less goals in each win. They beat Hofstra by a score of 9-8 in New York in their last time on the field.