TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona State women's lacrosse team and head coach Courtney Martinez Connor are excited to announce the full inaugural 2018 schedule.
"We are looking forward to our inaugural season and playing in the Pac-12 Conference," said head coach Courtney Martinez Connor. "We are going to face some great competition all over the country and we are ready to create history at Arizona State."
As said in an earlier non-conference schedule release, the Sun Devils will start their inaugural season on the road for the first three weeks, starting in the southeast at Kennesaw State (Georgia) and Stetson (Florida) Feb. 9 and 11, respectively. The Sun Devils will then come back west to face San Diego State on Feb. 17 before flying cross-country again to take on Manhattan (Feb. 24) and Columbia (Feb. 26) in the Big Apple.
Fans will get to see the Sun Devils for the first time in Tempe in week four at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday, Mar. 3 against Presbyterian at 1 p.m. MT.
Pac-12 conference play will also celebrate its inauguration in 2018. The Sun Devils will face each team twice during the season in a home-and-away series, starting with the USC Trojans in Los Angeles on Mar. 10.
Last season the Pac-12 saw both USC and Colorado in the NCAA bracket. The Trojans made it to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row before losing to eventual runner-up Boston College. They finished the season ranked No. 8 in the final 2017 IWLCA Coaches Poll.
After the first Pac-12 weekend the Sun Devils will return home for a three-game stretch against Pac-12 rivals Oregon (Mar. 16) and Colorado (Mar. 18) before a weekday tilt with Liberty on Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 5 p.m. MT.
The team faces Stanford and Cal two weeks in a row for their home-and away series, traveling to the Bay Area Mar. 23 (Stanford) and 25 (Cal) before facing them at home on Mar. 30 (Stanford) and Apr. 1 (Cal). The match against Cal at home will also be the Sun Devils' debut on the Pac-12 Network.
The Sun Devils complete the regular season traveling to Oregon (Apr. 6) and Colorado (Apr. 8) before hosting USC on Apr. 21 to finish the home tilt.
Admission is free for all Sun Devil home games at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium.
The inaugural Pac-12 Championship will take place Apr. 26-29 in Boulder, Colo. with Colorado as the host. All the quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network.
2018 Sun Devil Lacrosse Schedule
Feb. 9: at Kennesaw State – 3 p.m. ET – Kennesaw, Ga.
Feb. 11: at Stetson – 12 p.m. ET – DeLand, Fla.
Feb. 17: at San Diego State – 1 p.m. PT – San Diego, Calif.
Feb. 24: at Manhattan – 12 p.m. ET – New York, NY
Feb. 26: at Columbia – 1 p.m. ET – New York, NY
Mar. 3: Presbyterian – 1 p.m. MT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 10: at USC – 12 p.m. PT – Los Angeles, Calif.
Mar. 16: Oregon – 6 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 18: Colorado – 11 a.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 20: Liberty – 5 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 23: at Stanford – 7 p.m. PT – Palo Alto, Calif.
Mar. 25: at California – 12 p.m. PT – Berkeley, Calif.
Mar. 30: Stanford – 5 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Apr. 1: California* - 12 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Apr. 6: at Oregon – 4 p.m. PT – Eugene, Ore.
Apr. 8: at Colorado* - 11 a.m. PT – Boulder, Colo.
Apr. 21: USC – 11 a.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Apr. 26-29: Pac-12 Championships* – TBD – Boulder, Colo.
*Game on Pac-12 Network
All time are local and subject to change
"We are looking forward to our inaugural season and playing in the Pac-12 Conference," said head coach Courtney Martinez Connor. "We are going to face some great competition all over the country and we are ready to create history at Arizona State."
As said in an earlier non-conference schedule release, the Sun Devils will start their inaugural season on the road for the first three weeks, starting in the southeast at Kennesaw State (Georgia) and Stetson (Florida) Feb. 9 and 11, respectively. The Sun Devils will then come back west to face San Diego State on Feb. 17 before flying cross-country again to take on Manhattan (Feb. 24) and Columbia (Feb. 26) in the Big Apple.
Fans will get to see the Sun Devils for the first time in Tempe in week four at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday, Mar. 3 against Presbyterian at 1 p.m. MT.
Pac-12 conference play will also celebrate its inauguration in 2018. The Sun Devils will face each team twice during the season in a home-and-away series, starting with the USC Trojans in Los Angeles on Mar. 10.
Last season the Pac-12 saw both USC and Colorado in the NCAA bracket. The Trojans made it to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row before losing to eventual runner-up Boston College. They finished the season ranked No. 8 in the final 2017 IWLCA Coaches Poll.
After the first Pac-12 weekend the Sun Devils will return home for a three-game stretch against Pac-12 rivals Oregon (Mar. 16) and Colorado (Mar. 18) before a weekday tilt with Liberty on Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 5 p.m. MT.
The team faces Stanford and Cal two weeks in a row for their home-and away series, traveling to the Bay Area Mar. 23 (Stanford) and 25 (Cal) before facing them at home on Mar. 30 (Stanford) and Apr. 1 (Cal). The match against Cal at home will also be the Sun Devils' debut on the Pac-12 Network.
The Sun Devils complete the regular season traveling to Oregon (Apr. 6) and Colorado (Apr. 8) before hosting USC on Apr. 21 to finish the home tilt.
Admission is free for all Sun Devil home games at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium.
The inaugural Pac-12 Championship will take place Apr. 26-29 in Boulder, Colo. with Colorado as the host. All the quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network.
2018 Sun Devil Lacrosse Schedule
Feb. 9: at Kennesaw State – 3 p.m. ET – Kennesaw, Ga.
Feb. 11: at Stetson – 12 p.m. ET – DeLand, Fla.
Feb. 17: at San Diego State – 1 p.m. PT – San Diego, Calif.
Feb. 24: at Manhattan – 12 p.m. ET – New York, NY
Feb. 26: at Columbia – 1 p.m. ET – New York, NY
Mar. 3: Presbyterian – 1 p.m. MT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 10: at USC – 12 p.m. PT – Los Angeles, Calif.
Mar. 16: Oregon – 6 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 18: Colorado – 11 a.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 20: Liberty – 5 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Mar. 23: at Stanford – 7 p.m. PT – Palo Alto, Calif.
Mar. 25: at California – 12 p.m. PT – Berkeley, Calif.
Mar. 30: Stanford – 5 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Apr. 1: California* - 12 p.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Apr. 6: at Oregon – 4 p.m. PT – Eugene, Ore.
Apr. 8: at Colorado* - 11 a.m. PT – Boulder, Colo.
Apr. 21: USC – 11 a.m. PT – Tempe, Ariz.
Apr. 26-29: Pac-12 Championships* – TBD – Boulder, Colo.
*Game on Pac-12 Network
All time are local and subject to change