California Swing Wraps at UC Davis Saturday

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon lacrosse will close out the short road trip down south when the Ducks take on UC Davis at noon on Saturday.

GAME INFO
When: Saturday, March 1
Where: UC Davis Health Stadium | Davis, Calif.
Time: 12 p.m. PT
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLVWX3PjRGQ
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=579899

ANNA SIMMONS: SUPERSTAR
Few players in the country have had a more explosive start to the season than midfielder Anna Simmons. Simmons scored six goals in the season opener, which matched her career high, before raising the bar her next time out by finding the back of the net seven times against Stetson to match the Oregon single-game record. She enters the week tied for seventh nationally in goals scored (21).

» Named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Week each of the first three weeks of the season.
» Her 21 goals are the most by a Duck in any five-game stretch since Jill Zubillaga scored 22 in 2018.
» Set career highs against Central Michigan with seven ground balls and five caused turnovers
» One of 17 players nationally to score seven-plus goals in a game and one of six with multiple six-plus goal games.
» Scored a hat trick in four of five games, three of which came in the first half.
» Set career highs in goals (33), assists (8), points (42), caused turnovers (21) and draw controls (38) in 2024.

SCORE BIG OR GO HOME
Oregon has started the 2025 season red-hot, outscoring its first five opponents by a combined 71-33 margin en route to the sixth 4-1 start in program history. The Ducks' +38 goal differential ranks second in the Big Ten behind only No. 3 Northwestern while also being the largest in Oregon program history to start a season. The Ducks have been especially dangerous in the first half of games, as they have outscored opponents by a combined 48-13 margin in the opening 30 minutes.

» The quick-strike offense off the opening draw has proved to be effective for UO, as the Ducks have scored the first goal in each game and done so in under a minute four times, with three of those coming in the first 15 seconds of play.
» Anna Simmons holds the program record for fastest goal, needing just five seconds to find paydirt against Marist last season.
» The Game 1 win over Butler was UO's largest margin of victory in a season opener since topping Presbyterian 18-1 to start the 2015 campaign.

DEFENDING PAPÉ FIELD
The Oregon defense has been stifling to start the season. UO's backline is allowing just 6.6 goals per game, the second-lowest mark in the Big Ten, and has held opponents to just 63 shots on goal while forcing 92 turnovers through the first five games. In the season opener against Butler, the Duck defense allowed only two total shots in the first 30 minutes of play as Oregon jumped out to a 14-0 lead. Before flocking south to California, the Ducks caused 13 turnovers and picked up 24 ground balls against CMU, setting season highs in both categories.

» The 2024 Ducks held opponents under eight goals 10 times after doing so just three times in the three seasons prior. This year's squad has done so four times in the first five games.
» Oregon had only allowed three goals or less two times since 2018 before doing so against Central Michigan.
» Paige Crowther boasts the fourth-highest save percentage (.524) and lowest goals against average (5.23) in the Big Ten.
» Crowther's .417 career save percentage ranks sixth in program history, while her five saves against Cal moved her up to ninth on the UO career saves list (125).

COMMANDING THE CENTER CIRCLE
The Ducks have dominated the draw control battle so far this season, holding a 78-35 edge through five games thanks in large part to the stellar play of Rachel Pallo. The junior has totaled 37 DCs to start the season and tied her own program record with 12 draw controls in the win over Columbia as the Ducks held a 21-4 advantage for the game.

» Tallied at least six DCs in four of five games so far this season.
» Pallo moved up to 9th in program history after the win over CMU and now sits at 128 career draw controls.
» Though she lacks the games played necessary to qualify yet, her 3.46 draw controls per game through her first 37 games would be the most in program history. Carly O'Connell currently holds the UO record at 2.90.
» Lexi Jenkins recorded a career-high five draw controls against Cal and has tallied three or more DCs three times this season.

DUCKS ON THE B1G STAGE
A new dawn begins for Oregon Lacrosse this spring as the program enters its first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Competition will be steep as five of the Ducks' eight new conference opponents ended the 2024 season in the top-25, but Oregon heads into Year 2 under head coach Jessica Drummond with momentum after setting a new single-season program record for home wins (7) and securing its first winning season since 2017 a year ago. Conference play officially gets underway when the Ducks host Ohio State on March 13.

GAME RECOGNIZED
Three Ducks garnered recognition from the Big Ten Conference before the season started. Anna Simmons, defender Lexi Jenkins and midfielder Avery Young were among the 27 players across the conference named to the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch list.

» Jenkins started all 15 games for the Ducks during her freshman season and was an integral part of Oregon's increased intensity on defense. The 2024 Ducks held opponents under eight goals 10 times after doing so just three times in the three seasons prior.
» Young impressed early in her debut campaign, scoring three goals and adding two assists in three games before being sidelined by injury.

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