Three Pac-12 teams are ranked in the IWLCA Top-25 for the third-consecutive week: No. 17 Stanford, No. 20 Colorado and No. 21 USC.

Around the League

• RPI Ranking (through games 4/2): No. 10 Stanford, No. 16 USC, No. 31 Colorado, No. 49 Arizona State, No. 51 UC Davis, No. 57 Oregon, No. 72 California and No. 101 San Diego State.
• Colorado topped San Diego State, 17-8 for the Buffaloes’ second Pac-12 win of the year.
  • The Buffs had 10 different goal scorers, led by Madeline Pisani and Averi Gardner who had four goals apiece. 
  • Victoria Rankin led the way for the Aztecs, scoring three goals on three shots on goal while posting five draw controls. 
• Stanford took the 20-8 win over Arizona State for its second-straight win, and seventh victory in its last eight contests.
  • Aliya Polisky scored six goals while Jay Browne and Jordyn Case netted five each.
• The Sun Devils dropped Detroit Mercy, 17-3 on the road on Tuesday to get back to .500 on the year.
  • Arizona State poured in 11 first-quarter goals and carried a 13-0 advantage at the half. Goalie Katie Vahle earned her 21st career win at goal to set a new program record.
• USC edged California, 9-8 on Easter Sunday at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
  • The Golden Bears led at halftime and after the third quarter, but the Trojans scored four times in the final frame, including a game-winning score with 4:24 left off the stick of  .
• The Oregon Ducks earned their first Pac-12 win of the season against UC Davis behind 10 goals in the first quarter. 
  • The 17 total goals scored were the most for Oregon against a Pac-12 foe since 2018.
• UC Davis’ Grace Gebhardt recorded her 18th career hat trick, which is the ninth most in program history.
  • The attacker has 97 career goals, and needs 11 more to break into the top-10 of Aggie history. 
• Stanford’s Annabel Frist (3rd - 10.90) and Arizona State’s Zoe Mazur (5th - 8.33) are both in the top-five nationally in draw controls per game.
• Jess Peluso of Colorado leads the league with 22 caused turnovers, and her 2.20 caused turnovers per game are the 12th-most in NCAA DI.
• The Trojans are 3-0 to begin Pac-12 play for the third straight season.
• Stanford’s 22.20 ground balls per game not only leads the conference, but is the fourth-highest mark in the country. 
  • The Cardinal is 5-0 when recording 19 or more ground balls in a game.
• The Pac-12 has three teams in the top-25 nationally in scoring defense: No. 13 Stanford - 8.80, No. 17 Oregon - 9.20 and No. 25 California - 9.73.
  • The Ducks have held opponents to under 10 goals in eight of 10 games this season, and only allowed 10+ goals to top-25 opponents (No. 22 Rutgers, No. 23 Stanford).
• UC Davis’ Ashley Laing (7th - 113) and San Diego State’s Caitlin Boughton (24th - 97) are both in the top-25 in saves.

This Week 

• No. 20 Colorado visits No. 13 Denver on Wednesday, April 3 in an in-state top-25 showdown.
  • Denver edged the Buffs, 9-8 a season ago, and Colorado is eying its first win over the Pioneers since 2022.
  • The Buffaloes have scored 12 or more goals in each of their last four games, and are 3-1 over that stretch with their lone loss coming to then-RV Stanford.
• The Buffaloes then head to UC Davis for league play.
  • The Aggies have yet to drop a home game this season (7-0).
  • Pisani’s .800 free position percentage is the fifth-best nationally. 
• Arizona State hosts California looking to extend its 10-game winning streak against the Golden Bears on Saturday, April 6.
  • A Cal win would be its first against Arizona State since 2019, which came in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
• San Diego State welcomes No. 17 Stanford to Aztec Lacrosse Field on Saturday.
  • Saturday’s contest will be the second straight against a ranked opponent for San Diego State. The Cardinal are 7-0 all-time against the Aztecs.
• Oregon continues its homestand against No. 21 USC.
  • The Ducks are 6-1 at home this season. The Trojans are 13-3 all-time against Oregon, including the last eight straight.

Preseason Coaches Poll

• USC was selected first in the 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Lacrosse preseason coaches poll. The defending regular season and tournament champion garnered 48 total points and six first-place votes, while Stanford was picked to finish second with 44 points and two first-place selections. 

Returners & Additions

• The Pac-12 returns 13 postseason All-Conference honorees from a season ago, including reigning Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year Claudia Shevitz, the 2023 Pac-12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year Kait Devir, and Reigning Freshman of the Year Teagan NG.
• The Conference welcomes seven standouts featured on ILWomen’s Class of 2023 Power 100 Incoming Freshmen Rankings: Stanford Aliya Polisky - No. 14, A, Stanford; Lindsey Devir - No. 16, M, Stanford; Ava Arceri - No. 24, M, Stanford; Shae Lembo - No. 32, G, Stanford; Anna Colpack - No. 54, M, Stanford; Ellie Johnson - No. 71, D, Stanford; Anna Regan - No. 86, M, USC.

2024 Pac-12 Tournament   

• The 2024 Pac-12 Tournament is set for May 1-4 at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The event will consist of a six team, single-elimination tournament format, and the tournament field will be based on regular-season conference record. All five contests are slated to broadcast on Pac-12 Network and the Pac-12 Now app. .

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