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SUN DEVIL LACROSSE Media Relations Graduate Assistant (Women’s Lacrosse Contact): Nicole Praga Phone: (509) 619-5572 | Email: [email protected] Website: TheSunDevils.com | Facebook: facebook.com/sundevilwlax | Twitter: @SunDevilWLax | Instagram: @sundevilwlax Schedule and Results SUN DEVILS to host first conference games in tempe Overall: 5-2 | Pac-12: 0-1 Game 8: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Oregon Ducks Date: Friday, March 16 February Time: 6 p.m. MST Location: Tempe, Ariz. 9 at Kennesaw St. W, 14-6 Venue: Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium 11 at Stetson W, 15-13 Live Stats: thesundevils.com 17 at San Diego St. L, 13-14 Watch: pac-12.com/live/arizona-state-university-2 24 at Manhattan W, 18-8 Oregon Ducks 26 at Columbia W, 15-12 (3-2, 1-1) March Game 9: Arizona State Sun Devils vs No. 15 Colorado Buffalos Date: Sunday, March 18 3 vs. Presbyterian^^ W, 23-5 Time: 11 a.m. MST 10 at USC*^^ L, 3-14 Location: Tempe, Ariz. 16 vs. Oregon*^^ 6 p.m. Venue: Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium 18 vs. Colorado*^^ 11 a.m. Live Stats: thesundevils.com 20 vs. Liberty^^ 5 p.m. Watch: pac-12.com/live/arizona-state-university-2 23 at Stanford*^^ 7 p.m. 25 at Cal* 12 p.m. #15 Colorado Buffalos (5-2, 2-0) 30 vs. Stanford*^^ 5 p.m. The Arizona State lacrosse team (5-2) returns home this weekend for the first ever conference April lacrosse games in Tempe. The Sun Devils will play host to the Oregon Ducks on Friday at 6 1 vs. Cal*^ 12 p.m. p.m. local time and the No. 15 Colorado Buffalos on Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday’s game is also 6 at Oregon* 4 p.m. lacrosse’s official #GreenGameASU, showing the team’s commitment to sustainable practices. 8 at Colorado*^ 11 a.m. Admission is free for all fans at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium. Fans unable to attend can 21 vs. USC*^^ 11 a.m. watch both games via Pac-12+. 26-29 Pac-12 Championships^ QUICK STICKS All times local to Arizona • Junior co-captain Kerri Clayton ranks sixth in the nation for goals scored through seven BOLD indicates home game played at Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium games with 28. She sits at 10th in the nation with an average 4.00 goals per game. * Pac-12 match-up • Freshman midfiedler Maddy Hunter is second in the nation in total ground balls with 33 ^ Pac-12 Network and is third in ground balls per game (4.71). ^^ Respective school’s livestream • The Sun Devils currently lead the Pac-12 Conference in ground balls per game. • Clayton leads the conference is goals and is second in points with 37 (28 goals, 9 assists). 2018 quick facts • Arizona State holds a conference-high +4.1 scoring margin over opponents with a 101-72 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION advantage through seven games. School Arizona State University • All 32 eligible players have seen playing time this season. Location Tempe, Ariz. Founded 1885 SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION Enrollment 71, 946 (Fall 2016) Oregon: The Ducks are coming off a conference opening-weekend split, picking up a win Nickname Sun Devils against Cal while losing to No. 18 Stanford. In the 12-7 win over the Bears, attackers Shannon Colors Maroon and Gold Williams and Mariah Gatti each netted four goals while Cambi Cukar had four assists. Defen- Facility Sun Devil Soccer Stadium sively the Ducks picked up four ground balls and Lexy Biller picked up six of the team’s 13 draw National Affiliation NCAA Division 1 controls. In the 19-8 loss to Stanford, the Ducks struggled against a dominant Cardinal offense. Conference Pac-12 Attacker Jill Zubillaga scored four goals for the Ducks while Williams added a goal and two President Dr. Michael Crow assists. Biller recorded eight of the team’s 17 total draw controls. Athletics Director Ray Anderson Sr. Associate AD/SWA Deana Garner-Smith Colorado: The Buffs picked up both wins over the Bay Area schools in the inaugural Pac-12 LACROSSE STAFF weekend, defeating No. 18 Stanford, 18-16, and Cal, 15-5. Against the Cardinal, midfielder Head Coach Courtney Martinez Connor Miranda Stinson and attacker Darby Kiernan each scored five goals for the Buffs while Kiernan Alma Mater Maryland, ‘01 also recorded three assists. As a team Colorado picked up 21 ground balls and 15 draw con- Assistant Coach Tierney Conlon trols. In the win over Cal, Kiernan scored six goals, Stinson had four, and Samantha Nemirov Assistant Coach Sammy Jo Tracy posted four off the bench. Defensively they picked up 22 ground balls and 14 draw controls. Athletic Trainer Caitlyn Kirkpatrick LAST TIME OUT SPORTS INFORMATION In their Pac-12 opener, the Sun Devils fell to No. 12 USC in Los Angeles, 14-3, for just their sec- Assistant AD - Media Relations Doug Tammaro ond loss this season. The first conference goal in program history came courtesy of freshman Mailing Address Carson Student-Athlete Center Media Relations, Room 131 Emily Glagolev with an assist from fellow freshman Kylie Kroeger. In the second half, sopho- 500 E Veteran’s Way more Carley Adams hit the back of the net down low from junior Kerri Clayton while Clayton Tempe, AZ 85287-2505 also added a free-position goal. On the defensive side, the Sun Devils were able to hold the Office Phone (480) 965-6592 Trojans to just three goals in the second half. Sophomore goalkeeper Berkeley Bonneau re- Women’s Lacrosse SID Nicole Praga corded six saves in the second half and 10 total in the game to tie her career high set in the first Cell (509) 619-5572 game against Kennesaw State. The Sun Devils also caused six Trojan turnovers and picked up Email [email protected] 16 ground balls. Freshman Maddy Hunter led the team with six draw controls while sophomore Website thesundevils.com Maddy Woodall picked up a career high three. FB/Twitter/Instagram SunDevilWLax team notes #GREENGAMEASU juniors and three seniors). Junior co-captains Kerri Clayton and Rachel Gregory To promote Sun Devil Athletics’ green initiatives while driving fan awareness will help lead the young team in its first year. of sustainability and its best practices, Sunday will be lacrosse’s official Green Game of the season. Arizona State University was the first school in the country COUNTRY-WIDE DEVILS to offer a degree in sustainability and the University prides itself on being a The 2018 Sun Devils come to Tempe from all across the country, as 14 different national leader in the sector. Sun Devil Athletics’ green games will leverage the states are represented in the 40-man roster. Those states include Arizona, high-profile platform of athletics events to inform our fan base and highlight California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, sustainable practices. North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Midfielder Avery Hamill and defender Ashley McNeill also represent the great country of Canada, SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE AT ASU making the Sun Devils international. Sustainability is one of the pillars of Arizona State University, and Sun Devil Athletics prides itself with aligning the department to minimize its carbon SMARTY DEVILS footprint. Athletics provides a unique opportunity to promote sustainability at Eight Sun Devil lacrosse players are members of Barrett, The Honors College at our University, and Sun Devil Athletics has fully embraced the opportunity to ASU, one of the preeminent honors colleges in the nation. Kristina Copping- advance sustainable practices as an institution and with our fans. er, Kasey Geddis, Haley Gorke, Katie Hendrix, Maddy Hunter, Ashley McNeill, Campbell Poe, and Daniela Wright all challenge themselves on the field and In June of 2016, USG and NACDA named Arizona State the most sustainable in the classroom by taking extra coursework and completing a thesis prior to athletics department for its innovative and creative sustainable practices. graduation. A 2017-18 school year record 68 Sun Devil student-athletes are all Basketball’s Weatherup Center has the distinction of being named the first members of the honors college. athletic practice facility in the nation to become LEED-certified. Wells Fargo Arena became the first installed and operational LED-lit Power Five athletic CLAYTON AND GREGORY DUBBED AS TEAM CAPTAINS IN INAUGURAL facility, increasing lighting by 25 percent and reducing energy consumption by SEASON 75 percent. Additionally, ASU boasts the most solar panels out of any university Per a team vote, the junior duo of Kerri Clayton and Rachel Gregory will lead in the country to harness the Valley’s 300-plus days of sunshine. the Sun Devils as they take the field for the first time in program history. CLAYTON EARNS FIRST NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS IN PRO- Clayton, a native of Baltimore, Md., came to Tempe after spending her freshman GRAM HISTORY year at Jacksonville University where she appeared in 14 games and made four Junior co-captain Kerri Clayton was named Inside Lacrosse’s Alpha Lacrosse starts. She joined the Sun Devils as a member of the first class who received a Player of the Week on Wednesday, Feb. 14 by lacrosse fans across the country. “bonus year” to come to campus to practice and scrimmage with the new team. In her debut for the Maroon and Gold, Clayton scored seven goals against Kennesaw State and had five goals and two assists against Stetson. Clayton is “The relationships that we have on the team are special, and to be a first year the first Sun Devil to ever earn any sort of Player of the Week honors.