No. 17 USC Lacrosse Descends into the Desert for a Conference Matchup

TEMPE, Ariz. - No. 17 USC lacrosse hopes to rebound, as it resumes conference play with a road matchup against the Arizona State Sun Devils starting at 12 p.m. MT on Saturday, Mar. 23 at the Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Game #11 • Saturday, Mar. 23 • 12 p.m. MT
No. 17 USC (7-3, 1-0 Pac-12) vs Arizona St (5-4, 1-0 Pac-12)
Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium • Tempe, Ariz.
SERIES HISTORY: USC leads 11-2 • STREAK: W3
LAST GAME: W, 9-5 vs. ASU (Pac-12 Tournament • May 5, 2023)
LIVE STREAM: ASU Livestream 2
OPPONENT WEB: thesundevils.com

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The Trojans are 62-31 all-time in road games, and are 18-6 in Pac-12 road games; the Trojans are 41-11 all-time in Pac-12 games.
USC is 12-0 in conference openers (5-0 MPSF; 7-0 Pac-12), including a 6-0 record in home conference openers. The Women of Troy opened up conference play with a win at home over UC Davis.
The Trojans will play this season in two different venues, as their first five home games will be at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., while their final two home games will be at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. USC will play these games offsite as its new stadium is under construction. The brand-new Rawlinson Stadium is set to open in 2025.
USC finished out its first five games at Dignity Health 3-2 with wins over Hofstra, Temple and UC Davis.
The Trojans claimed the 2023 Pac-12 regular season title and Pac-12 Tournament Title for the first time since 2019. USC has won back-to-back Pac-12 regular season titles (shared with Stanford in 2022).
The Trojans are11-2 all-times vs. Arizona State and are 5-1 in road games against the Sun Devils
Heading into the season senior midfielder Claudia Shevitz was selected to the ILWomen Preseason All-American Third Team list. This is her second list to appear on as she was selected to the USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American Honorable Mention list alongside teams Isabelle Vitale and Catherine Lord.
Junior defender Alexis Niblock is the latest Trojan to get honored by the conference, as she was selected as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Mar. 5. The defender had two career highs against Towson, as she picked up five ground balls and forced four turnovers in the 11-5 victory.
USC is currently ranked No. 17 in the ILWomen/IWLCA week three poll.
The Trojans return two Pac-12 award winners to their roster, as senior Claudia Shevitz was named the 2023 Midfielder of the Year, and Kait Devir was named as the 2023 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year. Head coach Lindsey Munday was also named the 2023 Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
Shelby Tilton recorded her 100th career point against Hofstra after a four-goal game. The senior captain has five hat tricks in the seven games played this year. Tilton also ranks tenth in USC history for goals at 88.
Against Army, Ella Heaney recorded her 100th career goal and now has 123 goals in her career, which is the fifth most in program history.
Isabelle Vitale now ranks second in program history with 100 career assists after her game against Villanova, where she tallied four assists.
Danielle Carson is ninth in USC history with 88 ground balls and is 10th with 54 caused turnovers.
Freshman Anna Regan is shooting up the standings in Trojan history for draw controls, as she has 86 in ten games, which is ninth in program history. Against UC Davis (Mar. 16), the freshman tied the single game mark with 17 draw controls in the contest.
Freshman Annie Shields made her first collegiate start last game, as the Women of Troy dropped the non-conference match to Dartmouth, 17-12.

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Players Mentioned

Danielle Carson

Kait Devir

Ella Heaney

Catherine Lord

Alexis Niblock

Anna Regan

Claudia Shevitz

Annie Shields

Shelby Tilton

Isabelle Vitale