The Arizona State lacrosse team (4-1) will finally make their debut in front of a home crowd at the Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium when they take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose on Saturday. The first draw is slated for a 3 p.m. MST start and admission is free for all fans. After the game the team will be signing autographs and hosting a free lacrosse clinic for anyone grades K-8. Fans unable to attend can watch the game at pac-12.com/live.
FIRST EVER HOME GAME ??@SunDevilWLax // Saturday // 3 PM // Sun Devil Soccer/Lax Stadium pic.twitter.com/xj5K4a6Uka
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) March 2, 2018
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Presbyterian: The Blue Hose (1-3) picked up their first win of the season last Saturday, Feb. 24 when they defeated Wofford, 14-12. Senior midfielder Claire Frase and freshman attacker Sarah Marshall each recorded three goals to lead the team in scoring. Junior attacker Cady Roberts added two goals, one assist and four draw controls to the team's effort. On Wednesday the Blue Hose fell to the Mt. St. Mary's Mountaineers, 16-0. Senior midfielder Taylor Johnson led the team with four ground balls and five draw controls.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils completed their three-week non-conference road stretch in New York last weekend picking up wins against Manhattan and Columbia. At Manhattan, the Sun Devils defeated the Jaspers 18-8, setting new program records for goals scored and largest margin-of-victory. The Sun Devil offense recorded 29 points in the game with goals from eight different scorers and four of them adding assists. Freshman midfielder Maddy Hunter was the leading scorer with four goals while fellow freshman Emily Glagoleve added three goals and three assists for a career high six points. Defensively the Sun Devils caused 12 Jasper turnovers. Sophomore goalkeeper Berkeley Bonneau recorded her third win with nine total saves and five ground balls. At Columbia the team escaped a 7-1 deficit midway through the first half, going on a 14-5 run over the next 45 minutes to defeat the Lions, 15-12. It can be put in the record books as the largest come-from-behind victory in program history. Junior co-captain Kerri Clayton led the offensive push with five goals, bringing her five-game total to 24. Hunter continued to build on her strong defensive performance all season by picking up five ground balls and six draw controls and causing six Lion turnovers.
CONFERENCE LEADERS
The Sun Devils currently lead the Pac-12 Conference in five statistical categories, including goals/game (15), ground balls/game (24), saves/game (9.20), points/game (21), and caused turnovers/game (10.80). Junior attacker Kerri Clayton leads the conference in goals/game (4.80) and points/game (5.80). Freshman midfielder Maddy Hunter leads the conference in ground balls/game (5.60) and caused turnovers/game (3.20). Freshman attacker Graci Fulkerson is tied for first in the assists/game category with two/game and 10 total on the season.