TEMPE – The scoreboard read 24-24. Fans erupted in cheers. Arizona State head coach JJ Van Niel won a challenge, giving Arizona State a chance to combat. Fans held their breath as both teams gnawed at each other through long rallies, wearing each other down. At first glance, the matchup seemed
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Three takeaways: No. 9 Arizona State stays hot against Texas Tech
(Photo: Sayg Morton/WCSN) When Arizona State boarded its flight to Lubbock to face Texas Tech, its social media account snapped pictures of the Sun Devils. All smiles. Displaying their excitement to compete against the Red Raiders. Those smiles didn’t fade as No. 9 Arizona State absolutely dismantled the Red Raiders, moving
Sun Devils bring intensity in Maroon and Gold scrimmage
PHOENIX – Phoenix Municipal Stadium was filled with shouts, trash talking and a certain enthusiasm often not found in a scrimmage. However, most of the excitement did not come from the fans. Instead, it came from both dugouts. For Arizona State baseball, the Maroon and Gold intrasquad scrimmage offers a different
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Sun Devils dig graves for UCF on Halloween Eve
TEMPE – On a spooky Friday night at Desert Financial Arena, fans filled the stands in creative costumes for the holiday. While the costumes were killer, the connection and execution on both the offensive and defensive sides were even deadlier. With a thrilling, season-high hitting percentage of .433, No. 10
ASU breaks pattern, battles back against Buffaloes
(Photo: Alex Amen/WCSN) TEMPE – “We’re not losing this point and we’re not losing this game.” As the rumble of fans filled Desert Financial Arena, Fifth-year Aniya Clinton made an assertion. The scoreboard showed 26-25 in the fourth set. “Whatever we have to do to get it done,” Clinton said. “We’re gonna get
No. 12 Arizona State heads to California looking for an upset against No. 8 Stanford
(Photo: Kiley Jacobson/WCSN) No. 12 Arizona State volleyball is heading to Northern California for a matchup against No. 8 Stanford, putting the 7-2 Sun Devils to the test on the road. ASU enters the match coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Snyder-Park Classic, while Stanford sits at 5-2. The Cardinal’s size
‘Gamechangers’ bring energy as ASU takes down San Diego
(Photo: Kiley Jackson/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State’s dominant start to its season in volleyball was often attributed to star senior Noemie Glover and juniors Faith Frame and Una Vajagic. Yet, the importance of the sideline energy also set the team up for success. Coach JJ Van Niel and the starting athletes
Defense falters in No. 7 ASU’s upset loss
(Photo: Jack Simon/WCSN) With Arizona State playing at home for the first time this season and coming off three sweeps against opponents in the northeast, expectations were high. But against UC Davis, the Sun Devils’ defense, normally one of their strengths, could not keep the Aggies' attack in check. ASU entered the