Game 15: Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon Ducks
Date: Friday, April 6
Time: 4 p.m. PT
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Venue: Pape' Field
Live Stats: goducks.com
Watch: pac-12.com/live/university-oregon-2
Game 16: Arizona State Sun Devils vs No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes
Date: Sunday, April 8
Time: 11 a.m. PT
Location: Boulder, Colo.
Venue: Prentup Field
Live Stats: cubuffs.com
Watch: Pac-12 Network (AZ, Mountain)
The Arizona State lacrosse team (6-8, 1-6 Pac-12) heads north this weekend to Oregon and Colorado for the final road trip of the regular season. The Sun Devils will take on the Oregon Ducks on Friday at 4 p.m. PT and the No. 18 Colorado Buffs on Sunday at 11 a.m. MT. Friday's game will be stremead live via Oregon's Pac-12+ production will Sunday will be the Sun Devils' second consecutive weekend on the Pac-12 Network.
QUICK STICKS
- Junior co-captain Kerri Clayton ranks 12th in the nation for goals scored through 14 games with 40.
- The Sun Devil goalkeepers lead the conference in saves with 141, an average of 10.07 per game. Sophomore goalkeeper Berkeley Bonneau sits at fifth in the nation for total saves through 14 games with 118, while freshman Sophia Thomas posted a career high seven in the overtime victory at Cal on March 25.
- Freshman Kate Dougherty made her first career start against Cal on April 1 and scored a career high five goals.
- Clayton leads the conference in goals and is second in points with 54 (40 goals, 14 assists). She is also 12th in the nation in the points category.
- All 34 eligible players have seen playing time this season.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Oregon: The Ducks played two non-conference games last week on the East Coast. The Ducks snapped a three-game losing streak picking up a 17-12 win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday. Jill Zubillaga netted a career high five goals while Lexy Biller hit four and Mariah Gatti added three. The Ducks also cruised past East Carolina on Sunday, winning 14-3. Zubillaga recorded her seventh hat trick of the season while Cambi Cukar finished the game with six points (two goals and four assists). Goalkeeper Brittany Read posted nine saves to total 108 in the season.
Colorado: The Buffs got on the bus to play a ranked non-conference game in the then-No. 25 Denver Pioneers on Thursday, falling 10-8. Down 6-2 at half, the Buffs rallied and outscored the Pioneers 6-4 in the second half but it was not enough to overcome the deficit. Sadie Grozier, Carly Cox and Miranda Stinson all recorded two goals for the Buffs. Darby Kiernan picked up nine of the 11 Buff draw controls while Sarah Brown recorded a career high six caused turnovers.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils had a tough weekend against the Bay Area schools for the second week in a row, dropping both games at home. Against the then-No. 16 Stanford Cardinal on Friday, the Sun Devils fell 20-8. Freshman Kate Dougherty recorded her first career hat trick and fellow freshman Maria Villanti added a career high two goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Berkeley Bonneau recorded 11 saves and seven ground balls, while the team caused nine Cardinal turnovers. Against the Cal Golden Bears, the Sun Devils attempted an epic comeback after going into half down 10-2, but ultimately fell 17-13. Dougherty had another standout game, hitting the back of the net a career high five times in her first career start. Freshman midfielder Kylie Kroeger added her first career hat trick plus one more for a career high four goals. As a team the Sun Devils picked up 21 draw controls, led by freshman Erin Dibernardo who had a career and program high 11.