The most prolific scorer in Arizona State’s short history rose to the occasion and led the Sun Devils to the biggest win in school history, a shocking 20-9 victory at USC. It was the first win over a Top 20 opponent in the four-year history of the program.

Kerri Clayton had 11 points on six goals and five assists to lead the Sun Devils offense, running her career total to 172 points, but she had plenty of help.

You want March Madness?

A stunner from Los Angeles as @SunDevilWLax beats USC 20-9.

The only quiet thing Kerri Clayton did all day was placing her stick after this rip. She finishes with 11 points (6g, 5a).

First Top 20 win in school history. pic.twitter.com/QA2Cpadnzm

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 19, 2021

Carley Adams scored five times, Emily Glagolev had seven points (3g, 4a) and Lia Willis and Emly Munro each had two goals as the Sun Devils hit the 20-goal mark for the fourth time in six games this season.

On the other end of the field, Berkeley Bonneau made 11 saves to anchor the Sun Devil defense.

Leading 6-5 late in the first half, Arizona State closed the first half on a 5-1 run and never let up. Arizona State (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12) scored twice in the opening two minutes of the second half and later went on a seven-goal run before USC scored the final two goals of the game.

Kelsey Huff led the Trojans (3-3, 1-1 Pac-12) with three goals.

Michigan Upsets No. 8 Penn State 12-9

Senior goalie Arielle Weissman made a career-high 14 saves as Michigan upset No. 8 Penn State 12-9 in State College, Pa. After losing three straight games to open the season, including a perplexing 15-12 loss to Ohio State, the Wolverines have won three in a row to even their record at 3-3.

Trailing 4-3 at halftime, Michigan scored four goals in the opening four minutes of the second half, including two goals in the first 52 seconds of the half by Maggie Kane.

Penn State (2-3) closed to within 8-7 on Maria Auth’s goal with 15:46 remaining, but Kane then scored to ignite a three-goal Michigan run to put the game away.

Penn State outshot Michigan 35-26, but Weissman was up to the task, making seven saves in each half. Kane added an assist for a team-high four points for the Wolverines. Kristin O’Neill scored four goals for Penn State.

Duke Routs Virginia 17-8 in Top 10 Battle

It was all Duke in a Top 10 Atlantic Coast Conference showdown on Friday night in Charlottesville. The No. 10 Blue Devils routed No. 7 Virginia 17-8 behind dominance on the draw circle from Maddie Jenner.

Jenner had 15 draw controls, leading to a 22 to 5 advantage in the category and added a hat trick offensively. Gabby Rosenzweig had a team-high six points (3g, 3a) and Katie Cronin scored four times.

It's all @DukeWLAX in Charlottesville.

The Blue Devils rout Virginia 17-8 in a big @ACCWLax showdown.

Maddie Jenner (3g, 15 DC), Gabby Rosenzweig (3g, 3a), Katie Cronin (4g, 1a) and Sophia LeRose (9 saves) pave the way. pic.twitter.com/iCRWNJUoAp

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 20, 2021

Sophia LeRose made nine saves in goal for the Blue Devils who improved to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in the ACC. Virginia, which is also 6-2, 2-2, was led by Lillie Kloak with three goals.

Scane Sets Northwestern Record with 10 Goals

Izzy Scane, whose 27 goals ranked third in the country heading into the weekend, broke the Northwestern record with 10 goals in a 22-10 victory at Rutgers on Friday afternoon.

Have a day Izzy Scane. Here's No. 10 for the day, a new school record for @NULax. The Wildcats beat Rutgers 22-10 to open this weekend's schedule. pic.twitter.com/1byC70mzEF

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 19, 2021

Scane became the fourth player in Northwestern history to score nine goals in a game when she hit the mark in Northwestern’s season-opening victory against Ohio State. After scoring a season-low two goals in the Wildcats’ win over Penn State on Sunday, Scane came out on fire, scoring six goals in the first 17 minutes of the game. She ended up converting on 10 of 15 shots to claim the record as her own.

No. 3 Northwestern also got five goals from Lauren Gilbert and three goals and four assists from Sammy Muller to improve to 6-0. Taralyn Naslonski had a hat trick for Rutgers, which dropped its third straight game to fall to 3-4.

Florida Bounces Back, Beats Temple

No. 14 Florida bounced back from last weekend’s loss to Jacksonville with a 15-9 win over a strong Temple team. Temple limited Florida to just 23 shots in the game, but the Gators (4-2, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) were efficient, putting 20 of those 23 shots on goal and converting on 15 of them.

Shannon Kavanaugh scored all five of her goals in the second half to help Florida pull away from a 7-4 halftime lead. Florida goalie Sarah Reznick made 11 saves. Bridget Whitaker led Temple (4-2, 0-1 AAC) with five goals.

Notable

Iona scored 10 second half goals to help overcome an early 5-0 deficit, but Quinnipiac scored three goals in the final 5:35 of regulation to force overtime and then won 15-14 on Desiree Kleberg’s goal in extra time. Kleburg had four goals in the win for the Bobcats (2-2).

What a finish! Gabby Beckett with the steal and dish and Desiree Kleberg with the OT winner. @QU_WLAX rallies past Iona 15-14. pic.twitter.com/BY7RBHIEkF

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 19, 2021

Georgetown standout freshman Kylie Hazen had a career-high seven points (5g, 2a) as the Hoyas downed Villanova 19-11.

Paige Gunning made a career-high 14 saves as Vanderbilt won its fourth straight game, beating Cincinnati 10-8. Callie Sundin scored three goals as the Commodores improved to 6-2 and 1-0 in the American Athletic Conference.

Lia LaPrise had a career-high six goals and Sydney Watson scored the game-winning goal with 2:42 remaining as Connecticut beat Marquette 14-13.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 3 Northwestern 22, Rutgers 10
No. 4 Notre Dame 19, Liberty 5
No. 10 Duke 17, No. 7 Virginia 8
Michigan 12, No. 8 Penn State 9
No. 14 Florida 15, Temple 9
Arizona State 20, No. 15 USC 9

Other Scores

Central Michigan 17, Youngstown State 4
Connecticut 14, Marquette 13
Denver 17, Butler 3
East Carolina 12, Old Dominion 9
Fairfield 13, Manhattan 10
Georgetown 19, Villanova 11
Mercer 20, Wofford 5
Niagara 12, Siena 8
Quinnipiac 15, Iona 14
Vanderbilt 10, Cincinnati 8