NEW YORK – The Columbia lacrosse team is headed to warmer weather for the weekend, opening up a four-game road stretch with Arizona State at 6:30 p.m. MST on Friday and San Diego State at 2 p.m. MST on Sunday in Arizona.

Friday's contest against Arizona State will be contested at Notre Dame Preparatory High School in North Scottsdale, Arizona, due to wet field conditions, while Sunday's game is still set to be played in Tempe at the Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium.
 
Live stats for both games will be provided by Arizona State here.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Lions are coming right off a tough 14-12 loss to Fairfield on Wednesday. In snowy conditions, the Lions battled back from a four-point deficit to tie the game at 11-11, but penalties plagued Columbia late as Fairfield used two man-up goals in the final 10 minutes to steal the win.
 
Sophomore midfielder Alison Schwasnick had a breakout game in the outing, recording her first career hat trick with three goals and one assist to lead the team with four points. Senior midfielder Lindsey Ewertsen had a game-high seven draw controls to go with two goals, one assist, three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
 
Columbia once again used a two-goalkeeper system as first-year Ryan Schlageter played the first 30 minutes, before junior Abby Roberts was in goal for the second half. The pair combined for eight saves, while Schlageter had a season-best six.
 
SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
The Sun Devils are 1-0 on the young season, with their lone defeat coming against Kennesaw State, 14-7, on Feb. 8. ASU had four players score multiple goals in the outing, led by junior attacker Kerri Clayton with four.
 
This will be the second consecutive season in which the two teams have faced off, as ASU took a 15-12 win in New York last February.
 
SCOUTING SAN DIEGO STATE
The Aztecs enter the weekend at 2-0, but will face No. 24 USC on Friday before making the trip to Tempe. SDSU earned victories over Oregon and Cal to begin the 2019 campaign. SDSU is averaging 13 goals per game, while three players average two or more goals per game.
 
The Lions are 1-0 all-time against SDSU after a 14-11 win over the Aztecs in San Diego in 2017.
 
ON DECK
After returning to the northeast, Columbia will open up Ivy League action on Saturday, March 2, traveling to face Princeton at 3 p.m. ET.
 
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