Austen Browne, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils look to challenge top-ranked Cardinal on the road

by Austen Browne - November 5, 2014November 6, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 20 Arizona State volleyball team quickly turns around after two weekend matches to play a pair of mid-week games, with the first of them coming on the road against the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night. The Sun Devils will try to upset and hand

ASU Volleyball: No. 19 Sun Devils prepare to host unranked Utah Utes

by Austen Browne - October 31, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The No. 19 Arizona State volleyball team looks to rebound from a disappointing loss last Sunday against Oregon State and start this weekend off right with a win over the struggling unranked Utah Utes on Halloween night in Wells Fargo Arena. A win would avenge an early season loss

ASU Volleyball: Unranked Beavers sweep Sun Devils

by Austen Browne - October 25, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) Inconsistency continued to be a factor as No. 18 Arizona State fell victim to an upset at the hands of the unranked Oregon State Beavers in three sets (20-25, 20-25, 22-25). After completing the upset over No. 11 Oregon the previous night, the Sun Devils looked like a completely different

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils set to square off against unranked Beavers

by Austen Browne - October 25, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Fresh off an impressive upset, No. 18 Arizona State looks to complete the Oregon sweep when they go up against the unranked Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Ore. on Saturday. A win would allow the Sun Devils to close out the first half of the conference slate with

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils overcome slow start, survive in five sets against Cougars

by Austen Browne - October 19, 2014October 19, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State volleyball team capped off its home stand with a notch in the win column as the team came back to steal the match from the unranked Washington State Cougars in five sets (26-28, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-11). The Sun Devils started off flat

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to take care of business against struggling Cougars

by Austen Browne - October 19, 2014October 25, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils finish off a tough home stand with a comparatively easy matchup against the struggling Washington State Cougars on Sunday. ASU will look to get back to their winning ways after dropping two matches to top-5 teams in consecutive weekends. The Sun Devils

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils Host Cal in Pac-12 Home Opener

by Austen Browne - October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 18 Arizona State volleyball team (12-4, 2-2 Pac-12) returns from a grueling road trip to Wells Fargo Arena this weekend, with the first game on Friday, hosting the struggling California Bears (8-7, 0-4 Pac-12). First serve with the Bears is set for 7 p.m. The Sun Devils

ASU Volleyball: Utah’s upset knocks off No. 17 Sun Devils

by Austen Browne - October 5, 2014October 5, 2014

(Photo: Ava Montoya/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State volleyball team fell victim to an upset at the hands of the unranked Utah Utes in four sets, (11-25, 25-20, 24-26, 23-25) on Sunday, ending their road trip with a 2-2 record in the Pac-12 conference. The Utes break a three-game losing streak

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to finish off road trip on a high note against the Utes

by Austen Browne - October 5, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The No.17 Arizona State volleyball team looks to continue their stellar play as they end their four-game road trip with a tilt against the Utah Utes at Utah’s Crimson Court on Sunday. The match will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks. The Sun Devils are riding high after

Sun Devils down No. 9 Trojans in four sets

by Austen Browne - September 26, 2014

The No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils upset the No. 9 USC Trojans in four sets (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20) in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday. The victory hands ASU their first Pac-12 win of the year and further cements the team as a force to be reckoned within the