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Lacrosse Heads to East Coast for First Road Trip of 2023

Lacrosse Heads to East Coast for First Road Trip of 2023Lacrosse Heads to East Coast for First Road Trip of 2023
Will Edmonds
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Sun Devil Lacrosse (1-0) will begin their east coast road trip at No. 25 Penn State on Friday, Feb. 24, with first draw at 1 p.m. MST on BIG 10+ before traveling to Towson University for a 9 a.m. MST start featured on FloSports Sunday, Feb. 26. Live stats will be on StatBroadcast.com.

Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse while they are on the road by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.

LAST TIME OUT
In her first game as head coach, Taryn VanThof guided Arizona State women's lacrosse to a 16-13 victory over St. Bonaventure last Saturday, Feb. 18, in Tempe. The night featured hat tricks from graduate captain Kaylon Buckner, freshman Teagan Ng and sophomore Berit Brookfield.

ASU led most statistical categories of the night, including shots, assists, ground balls, draws, and caused turnovers. Highlighted by their young talent, nine of ASU's 16 goals were scored by freshmen and sophomores. Anna Winkeler (2), Lydia Oldknow (3) and Annie Haley (1) had featured assists, totaling six for ASU compared to St. Bonaventure's two. ASU was able to keep possession by collecting 25 ground balls to the Bonnies' 14. Almost doubling St. Bonaventure's shots, ASU led the category 28-16. 

KNOW YOUR FOES
PENN STATE 
No. 25 Penn State is off to a 3-0 start to the young season, earning a top-25 ranking after finishing the 2022 season without a conference win. Kristin O'Neill, Sammy Dupcack and Ellie Hollin were named Big Ten Players to Watch in the preseason. The Nittany Lions also have three freshman on the Inside Lacrosse's Power Top 100 Freshman List.

TOWSON
Towson University is 2-1 on their season. Head coach Sonia LaMonica has a 130-85 record at Towson, with the program finishing second (9-8) in the Colonial Athletic Association last season. She is the longest-tenured coach in the CAA. Towson returns seven players that started in 14 or more games last season. The Tigers also brought back their leading goal scorer, Blair Pearre and their leader in assists, Lindsay Clarke. Olivia Malamphy and Blair Goodrich are two of the top defenders for Towson.