EUGENE - Despite holding a six-goal lead in the third quarter and scoring seven of the game's first 10 goals, Sun Devil Lacrosse (0-1) fell 12-11 to Oregon (1-0) in overtime in the season's first road test.
After the Sun Devil offense forced a goalie change for the Ducks just 15 minutes into the contest, the team could not convert on its chances, despite outshooting Oregon 22-20 following the switch.
How it happened
The Sun Devils used a five-goal quarter to mount a 5-1 lead after the first frame. Senior attacker Jordyn Behar netted the first goal of the season and had a team-high two goals in the quarter.
In the second quarter, ASU tacked on three more goals, from the lead attack trio in seniors Lydia Oldknow, Teagan Ng, and Behar, as Oregon started their comeback. The Ducks netted four goals to ASU's three to keep ASU's lead narrow, 8-5, at the half.
ASU tallied another three goals to reach double digits at 11 goals, and managed to outscore Oregon 3-2 in the frame. The lead headed into the fourth quarter was 11-7 in favor of Arizona State.
In the final frame, Oregon netted two quick goals in the opening minute of the quarter to pull within two. Eventually, the Ducks scored the equalizer with just under five minutes into the frame, and neither team could capitalize on offense; thus, it was an 11-11 game at the end of regulation.
With 15 seconds remaining in the first overtime, Oregon was awarded a free position attempt, and sophomore goalkeeper Regan Spichiger could not come up with the save to give ASU another chance on offense, leading to a 12-11 final result.
Sun Devil notables
- Sophomore goalkeeper Regan Spichiger saw her first career start in the Maroon and Gold on Saturday and tallied seven saves and saw 19 shots on goal.
- ASU drops to 7-2 in season openers, with both losses coming on the road.
- Just two freshmen saw action in the game after defender Averie Cage played three quarters and midfielder Addy Westerberg appeared in the fourth quarter.
- The trio of Sun Devil senior attackers (Jordyn Behar, Lydia Oldknow, Teagan Ng) each recorded their first hat tricks of the season with three goals apiece.
- Ng pushed her goal-scoring streak to 20 games after tallying three today.
- Oldknow now owns a 39-game point-scoring streak dating back to the 2024 season. In 38 of those games, she’s scored a goal.
- All-time against Oregon, ASU is 7-5, with its last win coming in the Pac-12 Tournament on May 1, 2024.
- ASU took just four free position shots to Oregon's seven. The Sun Devils converted on two attempts, while the Ducks converted four times.
- Saturday was ASU's first game to go to overtime since March 25, 2025, when the team dropped the contest 18-17 to Marquette. It was just the third overtime game since 2022.
- Last season, ASU was 2-2 in games decided by one score.
Up next
Arizona State will face Denver on Sunday, February 15 at noon MST. The home opener is slated to be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats will be available on Stat Broadcast.
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