TEMPE \u2013 It can all happen within a blink of an eye and leave everyone wondering what happened.<\/p>\n
With 15:40 remaining in the first half of Sun Devil Soccer\u2019s eventual 1-0 victory over LSU, a program that reached the Sweet Sixteen of last season\u2019s NCAA Tournament, sophomore Addison Baltodano<\/a>, who had entered the match just a mere 113 seconds prior, took advantage of a heavy touch off the foot of a Tiger midfielder.<\/p>\n Baltodano, a Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection in 2025, sprinted towards the loose ball, then began to dribble the ball across the pitch, before LSU\u2019s Amy Smith took down the Sun Devil and received a yellow card as a result. The physical play \u2013 one of seven fouls called against the Tigers during the first half \u2013 against the Chandler, Ariz., native resulted in a direct free kick from, roughly, 40 yards from goal.<\/p>\n With a four-woman wall standing 10 feet away, Emmie Ennis<\/a> stepped up and delivered a ball into the 6-yard box, where both Lucy Fazackerley<\/a>, who scored on a set piece against Texas a week ago, and first-year Sun Devil Natalie Drotzmann<\/a> were working against Tiger defenders to find a way onto the end of the kick.<\/p>\n However, while the pair of Sun Devil defenders were running, attempting to get a head on the ball, LSU goalkeeper Audur Scheving became distracted by the 5-foot-11 Fazackerley and 5-foot-9 Drotzmann and could not react in time to Ennis\u2019 kick, allow the ball to find the back of the net for Ennis\u2019 first goal since Oct. 25, 2025 at Pepperdine while a member of the Saint Mary\u2019s women\u2019s soccer program.<\/p>\n With Fazackerley and Drotzmann being the closest two Sun Devils to the frame when the ball was kicked, Thursday night\u2019s referee crew wanted to go to video replay to look at the potential go-ahead goal. And after a handful of minutes, it was determined neither Fazackerley or Drotzmann touched the ball thus resulting in an Arizona State goal.<\/p>\n The Sun Devils\u2019 one-goal advantage remained unthreatened for \u2013 nearly \u2013 the remainder of the match until LSU\u2019s Ryleigh Albin connected with the left woodwork in the 87\u2019. Albin\u2019s shot \u2013 from nearly the same place on the pitch as Ennis\u2019 free kick during the first half \u2013 beat an outstretched Kennedy Zorn<\/a> in net but connected with the frame and ricocheted towards the edge of the 18-yard box.<\/p>\n LSU\u2019s last effort came seconds later, though, when Tiger head coach Sian Hudson requested a video replay of a uncalled challenge in the 18-yard box between Drotzmann and Brielyn Knowles that could have resulted in a potential LSU penalty kick. But VAR determined there was no foul and Arizona State held on for the final three minutes to secure its third win on the young campaign.<\/p>\n Scoring summary<\/p>\n 30\u2019, 1-0, ASU, Goal by Emmie Ennis<\/a>, Unassisted<\/p>\n From head coach Graham Winkworth<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI’m really happy because we earned back-to-back clean sheets, and it’s not, like, we are playing easy teams, either. Like, Buffalo, I think they finished third in the MAC last season. LSU was a Sweet 16 team last season as well. So, back-to-back clean sheets feels wonderful, and it’s not just the back line as well, it’s everybody. You see the outside backs running lengths of the field constantly. You see the forwards chasing down their back line, and so, I\u2019m really, really happy with the work that the girls put in, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n From senior midfielder Emmie Ennis<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe train a lot to capitalize on our opportunities and set pieces are one of those things. I just wanted to put the ball in a direction that would result in the most success, while hoping someone would find a way to get on the end of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Match Notes<\/p>\n When combining last Thursday\u2019s tie against Texas and this Thursday\u2019s win over LSU, Arizona State has earned a result against two current SEC women\u2019s soccer programs for the first time since 2010, when the Sun Devils tied then-No. 19 South Carolina, 1-1, after two overtime periods on Sept. 5 then beat Tennessee, 4-2, five days later on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the first time ASU has earned two results over two current SEC women\u2019s soccer programs in matches played at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium in Tempe since 2003, when the Sun Devils tied Vanderbilt, 1-1, in double overtime on Sept. 12, before blanking Kentucky, 4-0, on Sept. 21.<\/p>\n With Thursday night\u2019s win, Arizona State is now unbeaten through the first four matches to open a season for the eighth consecutive year. Boyd (2007-16) is the program\u2019s all-time winningest head coach with a 90-85-23 mark.<\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s match marked the first time Arizona State has earned back-to-back clean sheets since turning in three consecutive against UNLV (Aug. 28), New Mexico State (Aug. 31) and Pepperdine (Sept. 4) during the latter stages of non-conference play in the 2025 season. The Sun Devils, with Thursday night\u2019s outcome, avenged their last regular season home non-conference loss: a 5-2 loss against then-No. 17 LSU on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021.<\/p>\n Up Next<\/p>\n Arizona State (3-0-1) will look to maintain its unbeaten start to the 2026 on Sunday, Aug. 30, when Cal Poly (2-1-1) visits Sun Devil Soccer Stadium for the first regular season match between the Sun Devils and Mustangs. The contest is slated for a 7 p.m. MST kickoff and can be viewed on the ESPN+.<\/p>\n Follow Us<\/p>\n For the latest information on the team, follow @SunDevilSoccer on X, Facebook and Instagram. 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\nThursday evening\u2019s result marked the first time the Sun Devils have beaten a SEC program at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium in Tempe since Sept. 7, 2014, when ASU upset then-No. 6 Texas A&M, 2-1.
\nAs a result of the win, Graham Winkworth<\/a> (80) joined Kevin Boyd<\/a> (90) as the only Arizona State women\u2019s soccer head coaches to win 80-or-more matches during their time at the helm of the Sun Devils.<\/p>\n
\nArizona State are now unbeaten in their last 26 consecutive regular season matches against non-conference opponents at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium in Tempe.<\/p>\n