BOULDER — With four teams either ranked in the nation's top 25 or receiving votes, the inaugural Pac-12 women's lacrosse tournament promises to be a competitive one.
The tournament, hosted by Colorado, begins Thursday at Prentup Field in Boulder with a pair of games. Fourth seed Oregon meets No. 5 Cal in the tourney opener at 1 p.m., followed by No. 3 USC against No. 6 Arizona State at 4 p.m.
Friday's semifinals will pit the Oregon-Cal winner against top seed Colorado at 1 p.m., with the USC-ASU winner taking on No. 2 Stanford at 4 p.