TEMPE - Despite 10 goals in the second half, Sun Devil Lacrosse's (2-3) efforts fell short against USC (4-2) in the 16-14 loss on Saturday afternoon. Behind a season-high 15 draw controls, junior midfielder Anna Viglione solidified herself atop the program's recordbooks as the all-time leading draw taker with 332 draw controls.
Offensively, a pair of senior attackers in Lydia Oldknow and Jordyn Behar combined to record 14 points in the loss, as Behar (2G, 6A) tallied her third-straight eight-point game and Oldknow (5G, 1A) was one shy of her single-game career high in goals.
How it happened
The visitors were the board first two goals to open the first period. Redshirt sophomore attacker Addie Shevitz was first on the board for ASU, and Behar followed with a goal of her own to even the score 2-2. USC closed out the quarter with two more goals to take a 4-2 lead into the second quarter.
USC went on to score the next seven goals in the second frame to hit double-digit scoring and hold on to an 11-2 lead. In this time, sophomore goalkeeper Regan Spichiger replaced freshman Gabriella Henry in net. A pair of goals from senior midfielder Claire Beucher stopped the bleeding, and allowed for the Sun Devils to pull back before halftime, with the score standing at 11-4 at the midway point.
ASU opened the third quarter hot with three-straight goals behind Kayli Carannante and Addy Westerberg to push ASU's goal total to seven, facing an 11-7 deficit. Both teams then tacked on another pair of goals before the quarter ended, and it was the Trojans holding on to a 13-9 lead headed into the final frame.
After USC scored the first two goals to open the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils went on to net five of the final six goals in the frame. Despite the late comeback effort, it was not enough as ASU fell 16-14 on Saturday.
Sun Devil notables
- ASU's 21 draw controls were a season-high mark, and the first time this season the team has recorded more than 20 in a game.
- Senior attacker Jordyn Behar secured her third-straight eight-point game after two goals and six assists ahainst USC.
- Junior midfielder Anna Viglione tallied a season-high 15 draw controls in the win. She was one draw control shy of tying her single-game career high.
- Viglione solidified herself atop the program's recordbooks as the all-time leading draw taker with 332 draw controls, passing Zoe Mazur's 330 career draw controls.
- After five goals and one assist, senior attacker Lydia Oldknow extended her point-scoring streak to 43 games – 42 of which she’s scored a goal in– dating back to the 2024 season.
- Oldknow's five goals were one shy of her career-high six goals that came against Furman on March 15, 2026.
- Senior attacker Teagan Ng also pushed her goal-scoring streak to 25 games after one goal against USC.
- Ng is also four goals shy of tying the program’s all-time goal-scoring record, which is currently held by Kerri Clayton (146). Ng has 142 goals.
- Freshman midfielder Addy Westerberg's two-goal performance marked the first multi-goal game of her career. Saturday marked the third game this season she's seen action in.
Up next
Arizona State will take on Niagara on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. MST for its fifth of seven straight home games. The game is slated to be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats will be available on Stat Broadcast.
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