Name: Adam Paris

Year: Junior

Position: Attackman

From: Portland, Ore.

Junior attackman Adam Paris helped set the nets on fire for the Arizona men's lacrosse team last weekend, scoring six goals and one assist in the Laxcats' blowout victory over Chapman in the quarterfinals of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League playoffs. In the process, Paris remained the fifth-leading scorer in the WCLL, with 69 points. Paris is averaging a team-high 3.19 goals per game. [Read article]

The second round of Pac-10 softball and a seven-game home stand begin today at Hillenbrand Stadium, where the first-place Wildcats will host the last-place Sun Devils.

The top-ranked Wildcats (45-2, 9-1 Pacific 10 Conference) take on the Sun Devils (31-23, 1-9) at 7 p.m. in a rare midweek contest. Both teams had their respective firsts in the conference on Sunday: The UA had its first conference loss of the season at the hands of No.13 Oregon, while ASU earned its first Pac-10 victory Sunday over No. 16 Oregon State. [Read article]

Arizona State sophomore Alejandro Canizares fired a six-under 66 yesterday as the Sun Devils built a nine-stroke lead over the Arizona men's golf team heading into today's final round of the Pac-10 Championships in Marana.

Canizares' third-round tally was the low of the day and proved to be the difference as Arizona State separated itself from the 10-team field, posting a 4-under-par total of 356. The Sun Devils' 54-hole total stands at 1,076 (-4), 9 strokes ahead of the tournament host Wildcats (1,085). UCLA (1,087) seems the only other team in contention, as fourth-place Washington (1,106) sits 30 strokes behind ASU. [Read article]

The UA club synchronized swim team hits Palo Alto, Calif., today for the completion of the 2004 season.

The Splashcats begin competition at the United States Nationals, which run through Saturday.

Arizona heads into nationals following a second consecutive second-place finish in the Pacific 10 Conference, trailing only nationally ranked No. 1 Stanford in league standings.

The UA finished ninth at the 30-team Collegiate Nationals last month, qualifying for the U.S. Nationals for the fifth-straight season. Arizona's ninth-place finish was second among club programs across the nation. [Read article]