Keenan Vaughan, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU falters late in 7-6 extra innings loss to Minnesota

by Keenan Vaughan - March 1, 2025March 1, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — The situation late Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium had turned from a potential storybook ending to outright disaster for the maroon and gold. Junior left fielder Kien Vu stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning with the bases loaded, two outs

Sun Devils dominate Oral Roberts in 9-2 win, clinch series victory

by Keenan Vaughan - February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX — The classic saying that it’s not about how you start but rather how you finish can't be truer in sports. Arizona State watching a two-run lead evaporate in the bottom of the ninth on Friday to allow Oral Roberts to hand the team its first loss

No. 12 ASU out-dueled against No. 3 Western Michigan in 4-3 OT Loss

by Keenan Vaughan - February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — Every fan repping the maroon and gold rose to their feet as freshman forward Cullen Potter charged toward the net on a breakaway a minute into overtime. The only thing standing between the Sun Devils and a sweep of the No. 3 team in the country

ASU completes opening series sweep in 17-10 win over Ohio State

by Keenan Vaughan - February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

(Photo: Bryan Ross/WCSN) PHOENIX — With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, senior first baseman Jacob Tobias drove in a run on a base hit that gave ASU a commanding 10-2 lead. Little did anyone in the dugouts and stands know that the true offensive marathon was about

No. 10 ASU downs Minnesota Duluth in shootout but could have had more

by Keenan Vaughan - February 15, 2025February 27, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) For the fourth straight game, No. 10 Arizona State found itself in a battle in overtime. After both teams traded scoring chances for five minutes, a shootout was needed. Senior forward Ryan Kirwan scored the only goal in the shootout and junior goaltender Gibson Homer sealed the deal

No. 10 ASU continues homestretch with rematch at Minnesota Duluth

by Keenan Vaughan - February 13, 2025February 14, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) In early December, Arizona State hosted Minnesota Duluth for the team’s last in-conference series during the first half of the season. While the Sun Devils came away with the first home sweep of an NCHC opponent in program history, it took staving off a sudden third-period comeback and

No. 12 ASU finishes the job in OT win over No. 6 Denver

by Keenan Vaughan - February 9, 2025February 13, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) TEMPE — When sophomore forward Kieran Cebrian scored a goal with eight minutes left in the third period to extend No. 6 Denver’s lead to two, an undeniable sense of déjà vu swept through Mullett Arena. The night before, No. 12 Arizona State clawed its way back from a

No. 12 Sun Devils hit the road to take on Miami

by Keenan Vaughan - January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

(Photo: Sam Farsky/WCSN) ASU was 13 minutes and 44 seconds away from completing a home sweep of No. 19 Colorado College this past Saturday when a long pass from senior forward Ryan Kirwan was tapped in for a goal by junior forward Charlie Schoen to extend the team’s lead to 4-1. Instead,

No. 11 ASU suffers third-period meltdown against No. 19 College College in 5-4 loss

by Keenan Vaughan - January 25, 2025January 25, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — One week prior, the Sun Devils were up 4-1 with around 14 minutes left in the second game of their road series at St. Cloud State. Rather than cruising to victory though, two late goals by the Huskies forced ASU to hang on for dear life

No. 13 Sun Devils Score Four Power Play Goals, Clinch Road Sweep Over No. 15 St. Cloud State

by Keenan Vaughan - January 19, 2025January 19, 2025

(Photo: Grace Johnson/WCSN) No. 13 Arizona State hockey assumed the top spot in the NCHC standings after a 6-3 win over No. 15 St. Cloud State on Friday. Following a near-perfect special teams performance on Saturday night, the Sun Devils can hold that position for at least another week. ASU (13-8-1, 8-4