TEMPE– Arizona State Lacrosse (3-1) returns to Tempe to host a pair of ranked teams in No. 6 Michigan (4-0) on Tuesday, February 27 at 3 p.m. and No. 11 Florida (1-2) on Sunday, March 3 at 11 a.m. MST at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium. The games will be streamed via the ASU Live Stream, which will be available here, and tickets are available for purchase here. This week marks the first time a ranked team will come to Tempe since April 22, 2022 when No. 17 USC was in town.
The Sun Devils come off of a road loss to No. 11 Stony Brook where they faced just a one-goal deficit at the half, but ultimately fell 20-9 to the Seawolves in the team's first road game of the season.
The last time ASU faced Michigan was in 2022, when the Sun Devils traveled to Ann Arbor on February 18, 2022 and suffered a 9-11 defeat against the then-No. 11 team in the nation. The game was current junior goalkeeper Katie Vahle's first in the Maroon & Gold. Since then, Vahle has racked up over 300 saves and leads the program recordbooks in that category.
ASU has faced Florida two times in the last two seasons, and has dropped both contests. The first loss came March 27, 2022 and was a 21-10 defeat at home, and the second came on the road on March 5, 2023 and was a 17-12 loss.
Sun Devil Notables:
Scouting the Opponent:
Michigan: The Michigan Wolverines checked in at No. 6 on the polls after posting a 4-0 record in the first four games this season. Michigan holds the best scoring defense in the NCAA, allowing just three goals per game, and has the highest save percentage of 0.769.
Florida: The Gators battled for an overtime win against No. 5 Maryland last weekend to earn their first win of the season. Florida has not yet played at home, but will host Jacksonville University midweek before making a stop in Tempe. The two Gators' losses came to No. 8 Loyola University Maryland and No. 6 University of North Carolina.
How to Follow:
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter/X, and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook. Fans can purchase tickets here to attend all Sun Devil Lacrosse events.
The Sun Devils come off of a road loss to No. 11 Stony Brook where they faced just a one-goal deficit at the half, but ultimately fell 20-9 to the Seawolves in the team's first road game of the season.
The last time ASU faced Michigan was in 2022, when the Sun Devils traveled to Ann Arbor on February 18, 2022 and suffered a 9-11 defeat against the then-No. 11 team in the nation. The game was current junior goalkeeper Katie Vahle's first in the Maroon & Gold. Since then, Vahle has racked up over 300 saves and leads the program recordbooks in that category.
ASU has faced Florida two times in the last two seasons, and has dropped both contests. The first loss came March 27, 2022 and was a 21-10 defeat at home, and the second came on the road on March 5, 2023 and was a 17-12 loss.
Sun Devil Notables:
- Junior attacker Anna Thornton leads the team with 16 points (9G-7A).
- Senior attacker Mina Scott netted four goals against Stony Brook and still sits in sixth all-time in the program's record books. Katie Brodsky's 80 goals holds the fifth place spot.
- Scott's hat trick against the Seawolves was the 10th hat trick for the Sun Devils this year, and third for Scott. She joins Shannon Urey (3), Anna Thornton (2) and Lydia Oldknow (2).
Scouting the Opponent:
Michigan: The Michigan Wolverines checked in at No. 6 on the polls after posting a 4-0 record in the first four games this season. Michigan holds the best scoring defense in the NCAA, allowing just three goals per game, and has the highest save percentage of 0.769.
Florida: The Gators battled for an overtime win against No. 5 Maryland last weekend to earn their first win of the season. Florida has not yet played at home, but will host Jacksonville University midweek before making a stop in Tempe. The two Gators' losses came to No. 8 Loyola University Maryland and No. 6 University of North Carolina.
How to Follow:
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Lacrosse by following @SunDevilWLax on Instagram and Twitter/X, and Sun Devil Women's Lacrosse on Facebook. Fans can purchase tickets here to attend all Sun Devil Lacrosse events.