(Irving, TX) Ahead of the conference championships on Wednesday, the Big 12 Conference announced the year-end awards, which was highlighted by two major awards, a quartet of Sun Devils on the All-Big 12 Team, and one member on the All-Newcomer Team for Sun Devil Lacrosse.
Sophomore midfielder Anna Viglione was selected as the Big 12 Draw Specialist of the Year, which was the only unanimous decision among player awards. She’s garnered nearly 200 draw controls this season which is the program’s single-season record. Her 195 draw controls is the third-best mark in the NCAA and nine shy of the lead.
Senior midfielder Bella Ingrao was named the Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year after earning a 4.0 GPA in the classroom as she nears the end securing her BS in Supply Chain Management. She’s tallied 14 goals, 10 assists, and 30 draw controls on the season for ASU.
As for the All-Big 12 Team, ASU is represented by junior attacker Teagan Ng, junior attacker Jordyn Behar, junior defender Keeley Cleland, and Viglione. The quartet has started every game in the Maroon & Gold this season.
Ng, contender for Big 12 Attacker of the Year, leads the conference in goals with 66 which is a single-season program record, and is the only player in the Big 12 to notch 60+ goals. Her 29 ground balls is the most among attackers in the conference, and her 11 caused turnovers are second positionally.
Behar leads the conference in points (88) and assists (56), both of which are ASU single-season records. She is 4th in the NCAA in assists, and was sitting atop the leaderboards nearly the whole season. She’s also added 20 ground balls and five caused turnovers to her 2025 resume.
Cleland leads ASU defenders in caused turnovers and has the second most ground balls (26) behind Ng’s 29. Both of these marks are a career high for the junior.
Freshman midfielder Kendal Morris rounds it off for the Sun Devils as the lone member of the All-Newcomer Team. She started the first 14 games of her career after being sidelined for an injury, and has totaled 13 goals two assists, 17 ground balls, and 19 draw controls.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Claudia Schwartz
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