TEMPE -- Sun Devil Lacrosse (3-7, 2-3 Pac-12) is back for a weekend of conference play against the Northern California teams at home, facing Stanford (6-5, 4-1 Pac-12) and California (3-8, 1-4 Pac-12). Last weekend in the Bay Area, Arizona State went 1-1 against these foes and look to extend their win streak over Cal to nine games.
First up is Stanford on Friday, April 7, with the first draw at 4 p.m. MST broadcasted on ASU Live Stream-2 . The Sun Devils will then host Cal on Sunday, April 9 at noon featured on Pac-12 Arizona. Live statistics can be found here.
Fans are encouraged to show up in Maroon for the Maroon Monsoon on Friday afternoon while Sunday is the Salute to Service game and Alumnae Day.
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse while they battle in Tempe by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils were in the Bay Area last weekend for their first two-game conference road trip of the season. ASU dropped the first game to Stanford, 15-9, but featured a fourth quarter parade of goals including graduate transfer Greta Stahl scoring a hat trick to tally her first goal(s) in the Maroon and Gold. Anna Thornton scored her first goal of her Sun Devil career as well.
Arizona State bounced back on Sunday, beating the California Golden Bears, 13-9. Bella Ingrao's three goals against Cal is a season and career high for the sophomore. Offensively, seven different Sun Devils contributed with attacker Mina Scott and midfielder Bella Ingrao each notching a hat trick. Sophomore goaltender Katie Vahle boasted a .571 save percentage. Berit Brookfield scored four goals in her outing to Northern California, which led the Sun Devils.
NOTABLES:
OPPONENT OUTLOOK
Stanford (RV)
The Cardinal won both Pac-12 games last weekend at home, finding themselves at 6-5 (4-1 Pac-12) after defeating Arizona State and USC. The win over USC was the first against a ranked opponent for Stanford, after dropping its first three. Sophomore Annabel Frist leads Stanford in goals with 35.
California
The Golden Bears dropped both home matches last weekend. California is in the first season with a new head coach, as Jennifer Wong takes over the helm. California is 3-8 (1-4 Pac-12) heading into the road weekend against USC and ASU. Maya Lawliss has a .460 shot percentage, good for a team high 23 goals. Kennedy Goss secures the draw for the Golden Bears, good for 52 on the season, a team high.
First up is Stanford on Friday, April 7, with the first draw at 4 p.m. MST broadcasted on ASU Live Stream-2 . The Sun Devils will then host Cal on Sunday, April 9 at noon featured on Pac-12 Arizona. Live statistics can be found here.
Fans are encouraged to show up in Maroon for the Maroon Monsoon on Friday afternoon while Sunday is the Salute to Service game and Alumnae Day.
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse while they battle in Tempe by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils were in the Bay Area last weekend for their first two-game conference road trip of the season. ASU dropped the first game to Stanford, 15-9, but featured a fourth quarter parade of goals including graduate transfer Greta Stahl scoring a hat trick to tally her first goal(s) in the Maroon and Gold. Anna Thornton scored her first goal of her Sun Devil career as well.
Arizona State bounced back on Sunday, beating the California Golden Bears, 13-9. Bella Ingrao's three goals against Cal is a season and career high for the sophomore. Offensively, seven different Sun Devils contributed with attacker Mina Scott and midfielder Bella Ingrao each notching a hat trick. Sophomore goaltender Katie Vahle boasted a .571 save percentage. Berit Brookfield scored four goals in her outing to Northern California, which led the Sun Devils.
NOTABLES:
- Buckner leads the Sun Devils in goals (24), points (28), free position goals (8), shots on goal (46) and free position shots (15).
- Kaylon Buckner, Mina Scott, Teagan Ng, Bella Gaspar, Colleen Ryan, Zoe Mazur and Gigi Gaspar have all played and started in the ten games this season.
- 17 different Sun Devils have scored this season with Kaylon Buckner (43), Mina Scott (16) and Teagan Ng (13) leading the pack.
- Year of First Goals - Keeley Cleland, Jordyn Behar, Alexa Ford, Kaitlyn Skamas, Tate Stokesberry, Annie Haley, McKenna Riley, Teagan Ng, Lydia Oldknow, Greta Stahl, Anna Thornton and Berit Brookfield have all seen the back of the net for the first time as a Sun Devil.
- Goalkeeper Katie Vahle leads the team in ground balls (18), ahead of Helen Park (16), Kaylon Bucker (12), Lydia Oldknow (10), Gigi Gaspar (10) and Colleen Ryan (9).
- Teagan Ng leads all freshmen in goals (13) and has 15 points on the season.
- Zoe Mazur is first in draw controls (47).
- Mina Scott broke her single season goal record against Cal, she now has 16 on the season.
- Freshman Jordyn Behar's lone goal this season came against No. 7 Florida.
- Katie Vahle saved 16 shots against Penn State (02/24/23) for her new career high in saves.
- Katie Vahle reached 200 career saves against Oregon (3/24) where she had 14 saves.
- Kaylon Buckner reached 100 career points against Towson (2/26) where she scored two goals. Scored points in 9/10 games, goals in 9/10 games as well.
- Goalkeepers Flynn Murphy and Katie Vahle have both seen time in the net this season.
- As a team, ASU has not given up any woman-down goals and have scored seven woman-up goals.
- The Sun Devils have outscored their opponents in free position shots, 19-13.
- ASU has a 94.3% clear percentage rate unlike its opponents, 91.6%.
- Out for the season due to injury - Maddie Riley, McKenna Riley and Lexi Guerin
OPPONENT OUTLOOK
Stanford (RV)
The Cardinal won both Pac-12 games last weekend at home, finding themselves at 6-5 (4-1 Pac-12) after defeating Arizona State and USC. The win over USC was the first against a ranked opponent for Stanford, after dropping its first three. Sophomore Annabel Frist leads Stanford in goals with 35.
California
The Golden Bears dropped both home matches last weekend. California is in the first season with a new head coach, as Jennifer Wong takes over the helm. California is 3-8 (1-4 Pac-12) heading into the road weekend against USC and ASU. Maya Lawliss has a .460 shot percentage, good for a team high 23 goals. Kennedy Goss secures the draw for the Golden Bears, good for 52 on the season, a team high.