Lacrosse's First Half Run Not Enough for Towson

TOWSON, Md. -- Freshman Teagan Ng orchestrated a hat trick next to senior captain Kaylon Buckner's two goals in the Sun Devils' 17-10 loss to Towson Sunday morning. Arizona State lacrosse (1-2) will head back on the road March 3-5 as they take on Jacksonville and Florida.

Buckner and Ng lead the Sun Devils in goals with six apiece.

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NOTABLES:

• Canadian Teagan Ng has scored two hat tricks in three appearances this season.
• Anna Winkeler, Annie Haley and Tate Stokesberry scored their first goals of 2023.
• ASU led Towson in draw control, 16-14.
• Goals by Annie Haley and Tate Stokesberry are the first of their Sun Devil careers.
• Kaylon Buckner has notched six goals in three games.
• Anna Winkeler has three assists in three games.

Buckner claimed the first Sun Devil goal after a successful clear by the Devils 4:50 into the first quarter to tie 1-1. Continuing the run, Ng scored on a free position and in a drive to the net with under 90 seconds remaining in the quarter. McKenna Riley would put the squad up 4-3 with one second left. ASU went down by one in the second quarter until a yellow card was given and Lydia Oldknow capitalized on the man-up to make 5-5. Towson took a quick lead before Buckner grabbed a free-position goal and Annie Haley found the back of the net for a Hall 8-7 lead into half.

The second half of the game was highlighted by Ng scoring her third in the third to give her the hat trick. In the final five minutes, Stokesberry popped in her goal which brought the Sun Devils to double digits.