JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sun Devil Lacrosse (1-2) will continue their road stretch at No. 24 Jacksonville on Friday, March 3, with first draw at 2 p.m. MST on Dolphins All-Access before traveling to Gainesville for a 9 a.m. MST start against No. 7 Florida on Sunday, March 5. The game will be featured on ESPN+ and live stats will be on StatBroadcast.
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.
Notables
The Sun Devils were on the east coast last weekend, dropping both matches in the first road trip of the season. Arizona State held No. 25 Penn State to a tight first half before falling short, 8-4, in a defensive battle. The Sun Devils lead the Nittany Lions in draw control, 8-7. In the Sunday matchup, 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.
Know Your Foes
JACKSONVILLE
No. 24 Jacksonville (1-3) picked up their first win of the season in a February 20 matchup with Stanford. The team completed the 2022 season with a record of 14-5 (5-0 ASUN). Jacksonville advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history during the 2022 season. Jacksonville enters the 2023 season with new Head Coach Tara Singleton, along with multiple key returners.
FLORIDA
No. 7 Florida (2-2) is coming off a 20-9 victory over Furman during the week. The Gators went 17-5 during the 2022 season, finishing with an appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals. During the year, Florida went 5-0 in conference play, winning its 11th-straight conference title. The Gators also clinched the AAC Tournament Championship, their eighth-straight tournament championship while current Sun Devils' head coach Taryn VanThof was an assistant coach with Florida.
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.
Notables
- Freshman Teagan Ng leads the team in scoring and points (7). She's notched two hat tricks as well this season.
- Katie Vahle had career high in saves against Penn State (16).
- Lydia Oldknow and Anna Winkeler lead the team in assists (3).
- Sun Devil Lacrosse has combined for 30 goals, eight assists and .750 SOG%.
- Teagan Ng, Annie Haley, Tate Stokesberry, Lydia Oldknow, Berit Brookfield, Kaitlyn Skamas, McKenna Riley and Alexa Ford have scored their first career goals as Sun Devils in 2023.
- In the Pac-12, Katie Vahle is third in saves (26) and fourth in save percentage (51%).
- Zoe Mazur leads the Sun Devils with 16 draw controls.
- Captain Kaylon Buckner leads the team with four free position goals, followed by Teagan Ng and Mina Scott (3).
- Kaylon Buckner also leads the team in ground balls (8).
The Sun Devils were on the east coast last weekend, dropping both matches in the first road trip of the season. Arizona State held No. 25 Penn State to a tight first half before falling short, 8-4, in a defensive battle. The Sun Devils lead the Nittany Lions in draw control, 8-7. In the Sunday matchup, 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.
Know Your Foes
JACKSONVILLE
No. 24 Jacksonville (1-3) picked up their first win of the season in a February 20 matchup with Stanford. The team completed the 2022 season with a record of 14-5 (5-0 ASUN). Jacksonville advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history during the 2022 season. Jacksonville enters the 2023 season with new Head Coach Tara Singleton, along with multiple key returners.
FLORIDA
No. 7 Florida (2-2) is coming off a 20-9 victory over Furman during the week. The Gators went 17-5 during the 2022 season, finishing with an appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals. During the year, Florida went 5-0 in conference play, winning its 11th-straight conference title. The Gators also clinched the AAC Tournament Championship, their eighth-straight tournament championship while current Sun Devils' head coach Taryn VanThof was an assistant coach with Florida.