(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With the count 3-1, and the bright lights of Phoenix Municipal Stadium beaming down onto the outfield grass as intensely as the rivalry match being played, Spencer Torkelson stood in the right-handed batter's box waiting for the next pitch to come. Randy Labaut, the left-handed Arizona Wildcat starter, was tenderly
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ASU Men’s Hockey: Daccord-Shortridge showdown creates enticing NCAA Tournament goaltending match-up
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) The stats are whopping: 3,261 minutes, 1,564 saves, 59 starts, 38 wins, 11 shutouts, and two promising Mike Richter finalists. All that remains is a once-in-a-lifetime match-up between Quinnipiac's Andrew Shortridge and Arizona State's Joey Daccord. In their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, the Sun Devils go head-to-head with a familiar
ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils dispatch Miami, make Sweet 16 behind Ryan’s clutch defense
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) The Arizona State women’s basketball team has suffered numerous crushing losses this season where the team either held an advantage in the second half or was within striking distance down the stretch. The No. 5 Sun Devils found themselves in a similar situation on Sunday during their second-round
ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils travel to Miami as No. 5 seed in NCAA Tournament
ASU Women’s Basketball: Writers roundtable, previewing the NCAA tournament
(Photo by Travis Whittaker/ WCSN) With the tournament getting started today, WCSN gathered members of the women's basketball coverage team to break down all things NCAA tournament heading into this weekend. 1. What was your first thought when you saw the bracket was leaked early and Arizona State was headed to Coral
ASU Men’s Hockey: Joey Daccord named a Mike Richter Award semifinalist
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) With an impressive resume in a surprisingly successful season for the Arizona State, junior goaltender Joey Daccord has been nominated as a semifinalist for the 2019 Mike Richter Award. As one of 10 NCAA goaltenders selected as semifinalists, Daccord becomes the first-ever Sun Devil in program history to earn
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils Display Rare Lack of Discipline As NCAA Tournament Nears
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) Discipline. That was the word of the day last Friday for Arizona State women’s basketball after losing to UCLA 73-69. It was an uncharacteristic day for ASU and the team knew it. The Devils got into foul trouble. They committed costly turnovers. And they were cold from
ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils fall to UCLA in Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State’s Pac-12 Tournament journey came to an end in the quarterfinals Friday against UCLA. Despite a late 3rd quarter comeback, the Sun Devils lost to the Bruins 74-69, caused by uncharastically sloppy offense and too many defensive miscues. Arizona State starting point guard Reili Richardson committed
ASU Baseball: Devils Return Home To Play Xavier After Short Road Stint
Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN After a rain-shortened one-game road trip in southern California, Arizona State baseball returns home to Phoenix Municipal Stadium this weekend for a three-game series against the Xavier Muskateers, the first of eight-straight home games for the Sun Devils. Despite Xavier’s 5-5 record to start the season, it may be
ASU Women’s Basketball: Deep bench key to Devils Pac-12 Tournament run
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State opened up play in the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday, defeating the Colorado Buffs 66-49 in a very tough opening-round match up. In the 12-5 matchup, Arizona State senior Courtney Ekmark came up big for the Sun Devils, scoring 18 points off 6 made 3-pointers. The Sun