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LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils split last weekend's matchups against Stanford and Cal. Arizona State secured the season sweep against the Golden Bears, defeating them 15-6. ASU dropped the first game to Stanford, 22-11. Berit Brookfield scored a hat trick goal against California, a new career high for the sophomore. Katie Vahle was clutch in goal against the Golden Bears, with a career high saving percentage of .750 for the sophomore. Kaylon Buckner led ASU with six points, four goals and two assists over the weekend. Teagan Ng had five goals at home, which led the Sun Devils.
After last weekend, the Sun Devils rank third in the country for clear-percentage at 94.5%.
Three weeks ago, Arizona State split its matchups with these two teams in Tempe and tallied 25 goals.
NOTABLES:
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Buckner leads the Sun Devils in goals (28), points (34), free position goals (8), shots on goal (54) and free position shots (18).
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Kaylon Buckner, Mina Scott, Teagan Ng, Bella Gaspar, Colleen Ryan, Zoe Mazur and Gigi Gaspar have all played and started in the twelve games this season.
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17 different Sun Devils have scored this season with Kaylon Buckner (28), Mina Scott (19) and Teagan Ng (18) leading the pack.
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Year of First Goals - Keeley Cleland, Jordyn Behar, Alexa Ford, Kaitlyn Skamas, Tate Stokesberry, Annie Haley, McKenna Riley, Teagan Ng, Lydia Oldknow, Greta Stahl, Anna Thornton and Berit Brookfield have all seen the back of the net for the first time as a Sun Devil.
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Goalkeeper Katie Vahle leads the team in ground balls (18), ahead of Helen Park (16), Kaylon Bucker (12), Lydia Oldknow (10), Gigi Gaspar (10) and Colleen Ryan (9).
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Teagan Ng leads all freshmen in goals (18) and has 20 points on the season. Ng has scored in 10 of 12 games for the Sun Devils.
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Zoe Mazur is first in draw controls (59).
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Berit Brookfield broke her career high for goals in a game, eclipsing double digit goals for the first time in a season in her career.
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Mina Scott broke her single season goal record against Cal, she now has 16 on the season.
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Katie Vahle saved 16 shots against Penn State (02/24/23) for her new career high in saves.
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Katie Vahle reached 200 career saves against Oregon (3/24) where she had 14 saves.
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Kaylon Buckner reached 100 career points against Towson (2/26) where she scored two goals. Scored points in 9/10 games, goals in 9/10 games as well.
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Goalkeepers Flynn Murphy and Katie Vahle have both seen time in the net this season, with Vahle taking over as the primary goalie.
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ASU has a 94.5% clear percentage rate, which is good for third in the nation.ASU opponents are having more trouble, with a 91.6%.
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Out for the season due to injury - Maddie Riley, McKenna Riley and Lexi Guerin.
OPPONENT OUTLOOK
Oregon
The Ducks (4-7, 0-5 Pac-12) ended their five game losing streak with a win over UC Davis last weekend. Oregon opened up conference play in home battles against California and Stanford, dropping both as they gave up 21 goals on the weekend. Oregon finished 4-14 last year, with only one win in the conference. The Ducks then dropped three more conference games, including a matchup with Arizona State in Tempe. ASU looks to continue the winning streak against Oregon to seven straight wins.
Colorado
The Buffaloes (6-5, 4-1 Pac-12) are coming off a three-game win streak, including a 15-14 victory over the Ducks. in the first conference game this season which marked the program's 100th win. The Sun Devils took both games last year and three of five dating back to 2021, winning last year's matchup in Colorado by a score of 16 -8. Charlie Rudy leads the Buffaloes with 41 goals on the season.