Austen Browne, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils to square off against titan Texas in 2nd round of NCAA Tournament

by Austen Browne - December 5, 2014December 5, 2014

(Photo: Brendan Maloney) No. 22 Arizona State looks to continue its run in the NCAA national tournament when they play against juggernaut 2-seed Texas Longhorns on Friday in the second round. This is the farthest the Sun Devils have gone in the tournament under head coach Jason Watson and the first time

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils take on the Texas A&M Aggies in first round action

by Austen Browne - December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) No. 22 Arizona State looks to make some noise in the postseason in their first round match-up against the red-hot Texas A&M Aggies on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. MT. This will be the Sun Devils’ third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, which marks the first time they have done

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils drop regular season finale to No. 14 Arizona

by Austen Browne - November 29, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) Following the same trend as the football team, the No. 22 Arizona State volleyball team fell to the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats in three sets in the final match of the regular season. Struggles on the offensive front, particularly the play off the bat from junior middle blocker

ASU Volleyball: Territorial Cup clash awaits between No. 13 UA, No. 22 ASU

by Austen Browne - November 28, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The No. 22 Arizona State volleyball team concludes its season with a rivalry tilt against the dangerous No. 13 Arizona Wildcats at Wells Fargo Arena on Black Friday. This match is very important as, not only is it a heated rivalry, but it could also greatly impact placements

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils welcome UCLA into Wells Fargo Arena

by Austen Browne - November 26, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The No. 22 Sun Devils will host the No. 17 UCLA Bruins for the this Thanksgiving-eve at 4:00 p.m. in Wells Fargo Arena. The Bruins have the exact opposite conference record than the Sun Devils at 10-8. For both teams, the wins have not come easy this year as every

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils escape Pullman with a narrow victory

by Austen Browne - November 21, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 22 Arizona State volleyball team got back to its winning ways Friday, but it was not easy, as the team barely beat the unranked Washington State Cougars in five sets (25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 22-25, 15-8). The win propels the Sun Devils to a season sweep of

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to bounce back against Washington State

by Austen Browne - November 21, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The No. 22 Arizona State volleyball team will look to get back on track after a homestand that saw them go winless as they square off against the lowly Washington State Cougars, who have had their share of struggles for the majority of the year. The Sun Devils, who have

ASU Volleyball: No. 19 Sun Devils upset by unranked Oregon State

by Austen Browne - November 13, 2014November 14, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 19 Arizona State volleyball team struggled yet again against the pesky Oregon State Beavers squad and could not complete the comeback in a five set marathon defeat (25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 12-15) Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena. The loss gives the Beavers the sweep in

ASU Volleyball: No. 19 Sun Devils take on unranked Oregon State

by Austen Browne - November 13, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No.19 Arizona State volleyball team hopes to start the home stretch of the season with a tally in the win column and avenge an early-season loss against the unranked Oregon State Beavers. The Sun Devils need to find some sort of consistency to rise up and raise

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils push undefeated No. 1 Stanford to five before falling.

by Austen Browne - November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 20 Arizona State volleyball team had its inspiring comeback attempt fall short as they narrowly lost to the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal in five sets, (11-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 11-15). After falling behind by two sets and looking lost, without a rhythm, the Sun Devils rallied together