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Lacrosse Heads to California to Take on No. 20 Stanford

by thesundevils.com
Mar 28, 2024

STANFORD– Arizona State Lacrosse (5-5, 1-1) continues Pac-12 Conference play on the road against No. 20 Stanford (6-3, 2-0) on Saturday, March 30. The game is slated for 1 p.m. MST and can be viewed on Pac-12 Network. ASU will take on their fifth ranked opponent this season and are in search of their first ranked win of the season. 

The two programs have met 13 times, with the Cardinal coming out on top in 12 of the 13 contests. The lone Sun Devil win came on April 8, 2022, at home when ASU took down then-No. 22 Stanford 18-11. A trio of Sun Devils scored five goals in the win.

Sun Devil Outlook:
ASU continued Pac-12 play against No. 17 USC at home last weekend, and fell 7-16. Sophomore attacker Lydia Oldknow recorded her sixth hat trick of the season in the loss, and also moved into the program's top 10 career scorers with 43 goals. The Sun Devils conclude the season with four road games in the final six contests– which starts against Stanford this weekend. 

Scouting the Opponent:
The Cardinal post an undefeated 4-0 record at home and are averaging 18 goals when playing on their home turf. Stanford has won six of their last seven matchups after dropping the first two games of the season to No. 16 Virginia and unranked Yale. The most recent win came last week when the Cardinal downed the Oregon Ducks 18-8 in California.  

Sun Devil Notables:

  • Saturday marks the fifth game against a  ranked opponent for ASU this season. The team faced No. 9 Michigan, No. 11 Florida, and No. 17 at home, and dropped a game to No. 11 Stony Brook on the road. 
  • ASU has not earned a win over a ranked team since its last defeat over USC on May 5 2022, when No. 23 ASU upset No. 16 USC.
  • A win over Stanford would have junior goalkeeper Katie Vahle in sole possession of  the program's all-time career wins at 21. She is currently tied with Berkeley Bonneau with 20 wins apiece. 
  • After two goals and one assist against SDSU, graduate attacker Shannon Urey is two points away from 200 in her career.. 

How to Follow:
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