SAN DIEGO – The Aztec lacrosse team (1-5) hosts Kent State (2-1) at Snapdragon Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. PT. The Aztecs will then welcome High Point (1-2) on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. PT for an afternoon matchup, also held at Snapdragon Stadium. Both games will be streamed to the Aztec Lacrosse Youtube stream.
Aztec Tidbits:
• The Aztecs went 0-2 in the last two games after hosting both No. 19 USC (L, 16-7) and No. 6 Stony Brook (L, 19-3).
• Deanna Balsama led the team in scoring efforts in both games with four against USC and two against Stony Brook.
• Aztec Goalkeeper Sam Horan has a combined 79 saves on the season after 6 games.
• Senior Cailin Young leads the team in caused turnovers with 9.
Season Preview Tidbits:
•Cailin Young and Shelby Hook along with Sam Horan will be the team captains this season.
• SDSU has 8 newcomers (six freshmen and two transfers).
• Head coach Kylee White (12th season), the only head coach in program history, received a five-year contract extension in the fall of 2022.
Opponent Notebook (Kent State)
The Golden Flashes opened their season 2-1 with a loss at Cincinnati (14-7) followed by two wins over Duquesne (W, 16-15) and Butler (W, 16-11) ...They were selected to finish third in the MAC Preseason Poll. . .They swept the MAC Weekly Awards with the Offensive Player of the Week, junior Jackie Wolford, and Defensive Player of the Week, senior Madison Flannigan…
Opponent Notebook (High Point)
High Point opened their season 1-2 with a loss to Davidson College (L, 13-17), a win over Mount St. Mary's (10-8), followed by a loss to No. 13 JMU (19-8) ... This is the first match up between SDSU and HPU . . .They received Preseason Offensive player of the year accolades for Mena Loescher and two selected to the all-conference team ...They were picked to finish second in the Big South preseason poll.
Snapdragon Weekend Details:
• The Aztecs will play two games (Fri. and Sun.) against Kent State and High Point.
• Two neutral games will also be played between No. 6 Stony Brook vs. No. 17 Stanford and UC Davis vs. Kent State.
• All games will be streamed and available on the Aztec Lacrosse Youtube Stream.
• Tickets can be purchased at the Snapdragon Stadium box office or online at GoAztecs.com. Parking is free.
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