Troy Lynch, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils face tall task in match-up with No. 5 Washington Huskies

by Troy Lynch - November 22, 2014November 22, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 22 Sun Devils got past the Washington State Cougars with a five set win on Friday, but things will not get easier for them as they now have to play against No. 5 Washington. Arizona State will travel down to Seattle, Wash. to play the Huskies

ASU Volleyball: Ducks drop the Sun Devils in epic fashion

by Troy Lynch - November 15, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 19 Sun Devils lost to No. 10 Oregon in a five set thriller late Saturday night with the final score being (25-21, 30-32, 24-26, 26-24, 13-15) as the Sun Devils went 0-2 for the fist time this season. The amount of diving saves, one-handed digs, and screaming

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to pull off season sweep of Oregon Ducks

by Troy Lynch - November 15, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 20 Sun Devils are coming off a their second loss against the unranked Oregon State Beavers, after getting swept by them earlier in the season. Now, the Sun Devils will have to play No. 10 Oregon Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Tempe, Ariz. The last time

ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils drop unranked Bears in four sets

by Troy Lynch - November 8, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) After losing to No. 1 Stanford, the No. 20 Sun Devils took on the unranked California Golden Bears in Berkeley, Calif. The Sun Devils took the win in four sets (26-28, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22). It didn’t look good for the Sun Devils in the first set as they struggled

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils set for battle with struggling Cal

by Troy Lynch - November 7, 2014November 7, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Just two days after nearly upsetting No. 1 Stanford, the Sun Devils will stay up in northern California to take on the California Golden Bears. The last time these two teams met was in Tempe, Ariz. and the Bears took a game off the Sun Devils, but eventually fell

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils drop fifth set in marathon match against Colorado

by Troy Lynch - November 2, 2014November 11, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) It was a tough match for ASU, as they were defeated by the Colorado Buffaloes with in five sets (19-25, 27-29, 23-25, 25-15, 11-15) to finish their weekend 1-1 again. The fifth set was controlled by the Buffs as they took an early 6-1 lead. ASU fought back and

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look for season sweep of Buffaloes

by Troy Lynch - November 2, 2014

After coming off a five-set win in grand fashion on Friday night, No. 19 Arizona State will turn around and face the unranked Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday in Wells Fargo Arena. Coming into this match, both teams are 6-5 in conference play and both had thrilling wins on Friday night. ASU

ASU Volleyball: Follette’s return provides more than just numbers for the Sun Devils

by Troy Lynch - October 23, 2014October 23, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) After nearly a month off the court due to injury, Whitney Follette is back. The junior middle blocker returned to the No. 17 Sun Devils as she made her first appearance last Friday since September 13th. During the week of Follette’s return, there was some concern on whether or

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils host undefeated No. 3 Washington

by Troy Lynch - October 17, 2014October 18, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) Things aren’t getting much easier for the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils as they play No. 3 Washington this Friday. ASU will host the Huskies at 7:00 p.m. in Wells Fargo Arena. ASU shocked a lot of people last weekend as started strong against No. 1 Stanford, although

ASU Volleyball: Should Whitney Follette start against Washington?

by Troy Lynch - October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) As we enter the thick of the Pac-12 conference season, with Arizona State volleyball yet to establish itself as either a top-tier team or a bottom-feeder at exactly .500 in conference (3-3), it's reached time to ask some of the tougher questions. After over a month of sitting out