Jacob Franklin, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Volleyball: Arizona preview

by Jacob Franklin - November 27, 2015

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils will travel to Tucson, Arizona to take on the rival No. 23 Arizona Wildcats in the regular season finale. This will be the Sun Devils last chance to impress the selection committee before Selection Sunday this weekend. The Sun Devils are still looking to

ASU Volleyball: Analysis of No. 24 ASU’s five set loss to No. 1 USC

by Jacob Franklin - November 22, 2015November 22, 2015

(Photo: Blake Bernard/WCSN) No. 24 Arizona State knew that it would take an all-around effort to keep pace with No. 1 USC. The Sun Devils played well defensively, but could not play at a consistent high level to get the win. In the first set the Sun Devils hit efficiently, posting a hitting

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils fall in five on Senior Night to No. 11 UCLA

by Jacob Franklin - November 20, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) In a match where the emotions were running high and the seniors were honored, the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils lost a heartbreaker to the No. 11 UCLA Bruins in five sets 22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 26-28, and 10-15. “Tonight we were plugging away, and we had a couple

ASU Volleyball: No. 24 Sun Devils will take on No. 11 UCLA on senior night

by Jacob Franklin - November 20, 2015November 20, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) For the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils this Friday night is senior night, and it could be the most important night of the year. The Sun Devils will take on No. 11 UCLA in Wells Fargo Arena and will hope to pick up their 20th win of

ASU Volleyball: Mercedes Binns and Kylie Pickrell are connecting better than ever

by Jacob Franklin - November 11, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) To compromise for the injuries that have hit No. 21 Arizona State, a plethora of changes were made to the lineup over the course of several matches. When these decisions were made to change up the lineup, a couple different ideas have to be considered. One of those more important

ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils snap losing skid, beat Washington State in four sets

by Jacob Franklin - November 8, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) In what could prove to be one of the most important games of the season, the No. 20 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the Washington State Cougars in four sets by scores of 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23. “It (the win) keeps us in it,” ASU head coach Jason Watson said.

ASU Volleyball: Washington State preview

by Jacob Franklin - November 8, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) After dropping the seventh game out of their last nine against the No. 3 Washington Huskies, the No. 20 Arizona State Sun Devils will look to put their season back on track as the Washington State Cougars come into Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe to face ASU at

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils search for offensive tempo and efficiency

by Jacob Franklin - November 6, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) With seven matches remaining in the regular season, No. 20 Arizona State suffered its first home loss to No. 3 Washington, and while the Sun Devils were more successful in finding a good tempo, the efficiency was not there. The Sun Devils offense came out of the gates with

ASU Volleyball: Analyzing the lineup changes

by Jacob Franklin - November 4, 2015November 4, 2015

(Photo by: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) In the midst of what seemed like a season for the record books, No. 20 Arizona State has had to make many lineup adjustments the past few weeks. “We needed to try something,” ASU head coach Jason Watson said. “We needed to see if we could get some kind

ASU Volleyball: No. 14 Sun Devils can’t keep up with No. 7 Stanford, fall in three sets

by Jacob Franklin - October 28, 2015

(Photo: Kaley Kurowski/WCSN) After building momentum with two consecutive Pac-12 wins, the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils dropped the first of a Northern California road trip against No. 7 Stanford by scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-9. Set one started out tight, as the two teams were tied up at 5-5, but