Cal suffers heartbreak as leads vanish against USC, ASU
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Twice in the second half, USC midfielder Katie Ramsay drove inside the arc and put the ball in the back of the net. As the Trojans celebrated, an official pulled out a whistle and said just two words: “No goal.” Ramsay had stepped on the crease before shooting, nullifying both goals. It felt as if everything was going right for the Bears that is, until it didn’t.
After going up early, Cal relinquished leads in a 12-11 overtime loss at USC and an 11-7 letdown at Arizona State. In a weekend that saw the Bears extend their losing streak to a season-worst six games, the team fell victim to second-half offensive explosions during comebacks by the two Pac-12 powerhouses it faced.
Fri Apr 16 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College
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Kerry Clayton scored five goals and added two assists, as Arizona State fell just short of its first-ever win over Stanford in a 22-21 overtime loss Friday.
Pac-12 women’s lacrosse is no longer simply the eminent domain of Stanford and USC. This year especially, the conference is wide open.
A couple of overtime thrillers reinforced that fact Friday, as No. 17 Stanford had to rally from a six-goal deficit to defeat Arizona State 22-21 and USC gave up a two-goal lead in the final minute of regulation before putting away last-place Cal 12-11.
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Usually, around this time, the likely NCAA Tournament bracket is coming into a clearer view. Though there may be some upsets in conference tournaments that shake up AQs and snubs on Selection Sunday, we usually have a good idea of who the top dogs and contenders are in conferences.
This year, there are still so many question marks. We know UNC is, as expected, playing like the top team in the country, having survived a scare from Notre Dame. Northwestern has also been dominant but has only played conference opponents in a Big Ten that’s been wild, to say the least. Meanwhile, the CAA is a five-team race with Drexel, a program that hasn’t finished above .500 in conference play in nearly a decade, on the rise. Down south, there’s a Jacksonville team defying expectations and emerging as a dark horse contender.
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Apr 1, 2021
BOULDER Although there is over one month until the Pac-12 Conference Tournament, May 5-8, the Colorado lacrosse team will wrap up its home schedule this week at Kittredge Field with a pair of rematches against conference opponents Southern California and Arizona State.
First up, the Buffs (3-5, 1-3 Pac-12) will face USC (6-3, 3-1) on Friday, April 2, at 1 p.m. That game will be streamed for free at CUBuffs.com.
Then on Sunday, April 4, CU will take on ASU (7-2, 4-1), which is also slated for a 1 p.m. opening draw. It will be televised live on Pac-12 Network with Justin Adams providing the play-by-play.