Mauricio Casillas, Author at Cronkite Sports

Bachynski leads Sun Devils past UCLA

by Mauricio Casillas - January 26, 2013July 14, 2013

The Sun Devils dominated the UCLA Bruins by winning 78-60 today at Wells Fargo Arena. The 18-point win was due in large part to the play of Center Jordan Bachynski and forward Carrick Felix. Bachynski finished with a career high 22 points and 15 rebounds, and also added 6 blocks. Felix

ASU returns to top form against Rhode Island

by Mauricio Casillas - January 26, 2013July 10, 2013

The Sun Devil hockey team took care of business tonight against the University of Rhode Island winning 4-0. The team was led by captain Colin Hekle who had one goal and three assists, and also recorded his 52nd point of the season, which is a career high. “It’s always nice to make

ASU caps off weekend with win

by Mauricio Casillas - January 19, 2013July 10, 2013

The Sun Devils were able capture their only win of the three-game weekend series tonight by beating the University of Central Oklahoma 5-3. ASU Forward Dan Styrna returned to the lineup tonight after being side lined for Thursday and Friday night’s game, and was a big part of the reason the

Arizona pulls away in second half to pick up 71-54 win

by Mauricio Casillas - January 19, 2013July 14, 2013

It was a back and forth affair in front of a sold out crowd at Wells Fargo Arena, but the Arizona Wildcats (16-1, 4-1) were able to use their superior depth to lead them to a 71-54 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-4, 3-2). Arizona led for much of

Bronchos round up the Sun Devils

by Mauricio Casillas - January 19, 2013July 10, 2013

The top ranked Sun Devils suffered their second consecutive loss tonight after falling 4-2 to No. 17 University of Central Oklahoma. ASU held a 2-1 lead late in the third, but they were unable to close out the game. The Bronchos scored three goals in the last six minutes of the

Sooners stomp the Sun Devils

by Mauricio Casillas - January 18, 2013July 10, 2013

The top ranked Sun Devils fell to the fifth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 6-3 tonight in Oceanside Arena. The Sooners (15-8-4) were able to dominate ASU’s (25-5) top line all night, as they scored four goals on them. “Their first four goals were just chances we can’t give up,” head coach Greg Powers said.

Devils fall just short in Oregon

by Mauricio Casillas - January 13, 2013July 14, 2013

The Sun Devils suffered their first conference loss of the season tonight, falling to the Oregon Ducks by a score of 68-65. The main difference in the game was free throw shooting. The Sun Devils shot 55.6% from the line, while the Ducks went 14-15. With 15 seconds remaining in the game,

McAuliffe answers in overtime

by Mauricio Casillas - January 13, 2013July 11, 2013

The Sun Devils closed out their weekend series against Stony Brook with a 5-4 overtime thriller. It was the third consecutive night that the Sun Devils were forced into overtime, with the previous two games ending in shootouts. Forward Danny McAuliffe secured the team’s third consecutive win just two minutes into

Back-to-back shootout victories

by Mauricio Casillas - January 12, 2013July 11, 2013

For the second consecutive night, the Sun Devils were forced into a shootout. And for the second consecutive night, they came out on top. The Sun Devils were able to defeat the Stony Brook Seawolves 2-1 in a come from behind effort that was capped off by captain Colin Hekle’s game

Sun Devils douse the flames thanks to Darcy Charrois

by Mauricio Casillas - January 11, 2013July 11, 2013

It took eight rounds in the shootout to decide the winner between top ranked ASU and No. 10 Liberty, but in the end defenseman Darcy Charrois propelled the Sun Devils to victory with his game winning shot. “It was a pretty special moment,” Charrois said. Charrois was the eighth Sun Devil shooter;