Troy Lynch, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Lacrosse: Top-10 teams clash in California as Sun Devils take on the Mustangs

by Troy Lynch - March 1, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) The No. 2 Sun Devils will be taking on No. 8 Cal Poly this Sunday in San Luis Obispo, Calif. as both teams look to remain perfect on the season. Arizona State has looked very good to start the season as they have knocked out all opposition. Their

ASU Baseball: Five-run seventh sparks Sun Devil win

by Troy Lynch - February 19, 2015February 24, 2015

(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsP4TLDtsmI

ASU Lacrosse: Where is the flow?

by Troy Lynch - February 14, 2015February 25, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) There are a lot of aspects that make the sport of lacrosse special, but a player’s “flow” is what makes a player stand out. For the Arizona State Sun Devils, the flow helped them reach the national championship game last year and they look to return, even

ASU Lacrosse: Sun Devils set to open season against No. 23 Cal

by Troy Lynch - February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) After ending the 2014 season is traumatic fashion, No. 2 Arizona State revamped the program with a new head coach, Joe Thon. The Sun Devils are playing the first game of the Thon era on Saturday. The Sun Devils’ first match up will be against No. 23

ASU D1 hockey: Levin earns eighth shutout in rout over Wildcats

by Troy Lynch - January 30, 2015

(Photo:Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The No. 1 Arizona State Sun Devils took the first game of the Cactus cup over the No. 22 Arizona Wildcats with the score of 7-0. Even without six of their starters, ASU looked to be fine without them. Freshman forward Mak Barden started off the scoring frenzy with a

Taking a Look: WCLL 2015 season preview

by Troy Lynch - January 12, 2015January 8, 2017

(Photo: Cal Poly Lacrosse) The Western Collegiate Lacrosse Conference has produced a cluster of national champions (four from 1998-2005) throughout its history. In recent years, it's been Cal Poly that's had the field on lockdown, securing five of the last six WCLL championships. Here’s a look at how the chips might fall

ASU D1 Hockey: Sun Devils fall to Sooners in semester opener

by Troy Lynch - January 8, 2015January 8, 2015

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) It was quite an eventful night in Tempe as the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners handed the No. 1 the Sun Devils their first home loss of the regular season with a score of 5-3. Both sides of the blue line were clicking for Oklahoma as the offense kept producing

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils survive and advance with strong outing against Texas A&M

by Troy Lynch - December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Sun Devils defeated the Texas A&M Aggies in the first round of the NCAA national tournament in four sets, (22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22). Sophomore Jazzmin Babers helped her team fight back in the fourth set as the score was almost always within two points. They eventually tied the game

ASU Volleyball: In their third post-season in three years, the Sun Devils now look to advance

by Troy Lynch - December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The regular season is now over, but that does not matter for Arizona State as they earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Sun Devils will be traveling to Austin Texas today, returning to the national tournament for the third time in three years. “This validates that this is a

ASU Volleyball: Huskies use powerful attack to overwhelm Sun Devils with a sweep

by Troy Lynch - November 23, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) After losing their first two matches of the season last week, the Washington Huskies let those losses set a fire within them as they swept the Arizona State Sun Devils (25-19, 25-11, 25-19). The first set was close up until the score was tied 17-17. The Sun Devils were