Lacrosse

Preseason News and Notes

by Trey Lanthier -

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Notes From Saturday’s Scrimmage: -Arizona State struggled mightily on offense in the first quarter, before pulling it together for a 7-5 win over Whittier. There were no official statistics for the game. The Sun Devils have never lost to the Poets in their annual preseason scrimmage. -ASU head coach

ASU goalie Andersen leaves program

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(Photo: Doug Andersen) Arizona State lacrosse’s starting goalie Preston Andersen has departed from the program. This is less than a year after Andersen won countless accolades as a freshman, along with a Final Four finish in his first year at ASU. The reasons Andersen cited for his departure were both academic and

ASU lacrosse positional breakdown: Midfield

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(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) A year ago, it would have seemed that the loss of Ben Martynec would’ve substantially limited the effectiveness of Arizona State’s midfield. Now, it’s a small footnote compared to the larger picture, thanks to 2013 break-throughs from Kyle Denis and Cooper Pickell. Returners: Logan Quinn is the superstar

ASU lacrosse positional breakdown: Defense

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(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Since head coach Chris Malone arrived, Arizona State lacrosse has consistently found its way into the top 10 of defensive statistics in the MCLA, most notably in the goals allowed per game category. Will this year’s defensive unit live up to that legacy? Returners: The core unit for the

ASU lacrosse schedule announced, tough road ahead

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(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) On Sunday, the MCLA schedules were released. While Arizona State is poised for another successful season after returning a hefty majority of their core from last year’s Final Four team, the road won’t be easy. The toughest part will be a two-week stretch in early March. During that

ASU lacrosse: biggest losses of the offseason

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(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Arizona State lacrosse’s 2013 season was a memorable one as the team recorded its highest win total ever. But what will be missing heading into next year? Whose shoes will need to be filled? Fortunately for ASU, only a few players graduated. On the other hand, it’s not

Midfielder Martynec announces he’s transferring

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(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Early last week Arizona State midfielder Ben Martynec announced via Facebook that he would be transferring from ASU. Last year Martynec was hurt during the Chapman game on Mar. 1 and did not return to the playing field until the postseason opener against Loyola Marymount. “After two great years