GAINESVILLE - Sun Devil Lacrosse (8-9, 3-2 Big 12) opens the Big 12 Tournament with a contest against No. 14 Colorado (12-3, 4-1 Big 12) for the second time in as many games. After a loss to then-No. 15 CU last weekend, ASU enters the tournament as the three seed, while Colorado clinched the two seed. The semifinal game - which is a rematch of last year’s semifinal matchup for ASU - is slated for Thursday, April 30 at 4 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN+.
Last time ASU faced CU, Arizona State saw the worst margin of defeat in 2026, falling 19-5 to the Buffaloes in Boulder. In the loss, ASU took a season-low 12 shots and was held to just seven draw controls, marking the first time this year that ASU had been held to single digits.
All-time against CU, ASU is 4-10 and has lost five of the last six contests. The lone win came in last season’s Big 12 Semifinal meeting when ASU picked up an 18-12 victory behind Jordyn Behar’s program-record 12 points (4G, 8A).
Sun Devil Outlook
ASU leads the Big 12 in assists per game (7.65) and draw controls per game (16.71). Behar’s 57 assists lead the Big 12, and her 3.35 assists per game is the fourth-best individual mark in the NCAA. Oldknow’s 57 goals lead the conference.
Ahead of the conference tournament on Thursday, the Big 12 Conference announced the year-end awards, which were highlighted by two major awards, a quartet of Sun Devils on the All-Big 12 Team, and two members on the All-Newcomer Team for Sun Devil Lacrosse.
Scouting the opponent
Colorado has the best scoring defense in the NCAA, holding teams to just 6.43 goals per game. They have not given up double-digit goals to an opponent in a single game this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Elena Oh boasts the best GAA in the NCAA at 6.30. Her .486 saves percentage is a top-15 mark in the NCAA.
Colorado was represented by eight players in the Big 12 year-end awards on Wednesday.
Sun Devil notables
- ASU had Anna Viglione recognized as an IL Women Midseason All-American Second Team selection.
- Viglione was also announced as a second-round addition to the Tewaaraton Watch List and became the program’s first student-athlete to receive this nod.
- Viglione is also 12 draw controls away from 500 in her career.
- Her 12.34 draw controls per game are the best individual mark in the NCAA.
- Jordyn Behar's 57 assists are the 4th-best individual mark in the NCAA. Her 3.35 assists per game are also 4th in the NCAA.
- ASU owns the 3rd-best draw control per game mark (16.71) in the NCAA.
- Senior attacker Teagan Ng brings a 48-game goal-scoring streak into Wednesday’s contest.
- Lydia Oldknow holds a point-scoring streak of 55 games – 54 of which she’s scored a goal in – dating back to the 2024 season.
- Ng and Oldknow are the only pair of teammates in the NCAA with 50+ goals.
- The Sun Devils have not played a neutral game this season after seeing three in 2025.
- No. 14 Colorado is the seventh team ASU has faced this season that is ranked in the IWLCA polls.
- ASU has not defeated a ranked opponent since May 5, 2022, when the team took down then-No. 16 USC in the Pac-12 Tournament.
- Ng (181) and Oldknow (179) are separated by two goals in the program's all-time scoring record books. They are first and second, respectively.
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