Mercer Earns 20-16 Win Over Arizona State

Saturday, March 14

Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

3-4

Arizona State

5-4

Arizona St.

Mercer

3/14/2026 6:04:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Mercer's first all-time win over Arizona State

Macon, Ga. - Caroline Glus scored a season high six goals and the Mercer women's lacrosse team picked a solid 20-16 win over Arizona State Saturday afternoon from Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.

The win is Mercer's first all-time win against Arizona State in what was just the second ever meeting against the Sun Devils. Mercer has now won a game against a Big 12 opponent for the second consecutive season after Mercer defeated UC Davis last year.

Mercer had nearly twice as many shots and shots on goal as Arizona State. The Bears had 44 shots to 23 for the Sun Devils. Shots on goal were 29-16, Mercer.

One of the most important statistical categories coming into the game was draw controls. Arizona State entered the game third in the country in draw control percentage at 68.0 percent. Mercer won 22-of-58 draws (57.9%) on the day, led by Ayla Galloway who won 12 draw controls which tied her season high.

Mercer also did a great job on its clears and not turning the ball over as the Bears were 7-for-8 on clears and had a season low three turnovers.

Glus scored a season high six goals. Gabby Brisbin had a career high five goals to go with one assist for a 6-point day. Sofia D'Angelo matched Brisbin with five goals which was a season high for her. Defensively, Abbi Rupnow led Mercer with two caused turnovers and four ground balls.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After Arizona State opened the scoring, Mercer responded by scoring the next three goals to take a 3-1 lead. D'Angelo scored her second goal of the game to give Mercer a 6-4 lead.

Then, Arizona State scored the next two goals to tie the game at six, before Glus scored two goals nearly six minutes apart for her hat trick to once again give the Bears a 2-goal advantage. Arizona State scored twice in the final 93 seconds to tie the game at eight heading to halftime.

The third quarter was dominated by the Bears. Mercer outscored the Sun Devils, 7-2 in the frame and scored the first five goals to start the quarter as well. Brisbin scored the first and fifth goals of the 5-0 run for the Bears. D'Angelo scored her fourth goal of the game with 44 seconds to play in the third quarter and Mercer took a 15-10 lead into the fourth quarter.

Abby Vane and D'Angelo scored two quick goals less than one minute apart to give the Bears a 18-11 lead. Glus would go on to score her fifth and sixth goals of the game to give Mercer a 20-13 lead before Arizona State scored the last three goals of the game as Mercer picked up a 20-16 win.

NOTABLES

The win is Mercer's first all-time win over Arizona State in what was just the second ever meeting between the two teams.
Mercer has now won a game against a Big 12 opponent for the second consecutive season (UC Davis in 2025).
Four different Mercer players scored three or more goals.
Arizona State entered the game as the No. 3 team in the country in draw control percentage at 68.0 percent. The Sun devils won just 42.1 percent against the Bears.
Caroline Glus scored a season high six goals which also tied her career high.
Gabby Brisbin scored a career high five goals and finished with a career high six points.
Sofia D'Angelo tied her career high with five goals.
Abbi Rupnow had a game high two caused turnovers and four ground balls.

UP NEXT
Mercer returns home to play No. 9 Clemson on Tuesday, March 17. The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start from Five Star Stadium.

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