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ASU Women’s Basketball: Suffocating defense helps No. 21 Devils pull away from Wildcats late

by Jack Johnson - February 2, 2019February 2, 2019

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) After splitting the weekend series against USC and UCLA, the no. 21 Arizona State women’s basketball team returned to action at home Friday night and defeated their in-state rival Arizona 60-47. The Devils were looking to avenge their loss to the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson earlier this season where

ASU Women’s Basketball: No. 21 Sun Devils welcome Wildcats for Territorial Cup rematch

by Gabe Swartz - February 1, 2019

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) Over the course of the last decade, the Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball program has experienced more than its fair share of losses. Yet in year three of the Adia Barnes era, the Wildcats roster has seen an influx of talent after signing the highest ranked recruiting class in

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils still “taking it one game at a time” despite riding NCAA tournament bubble

by Michael Gutnick - January 31, 2019February 4, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) It's been a common theme that Arizona State men's hockey team has followed closely all season long. No matter the opponent, at home or on the road, the No. 16 Sun Devils' success has been consistently backed by one key phrase: take it one game at a time. Since the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Devils, Wildcats both need a win ahead of Territorial Cup matchup

by Jacob Rudner - January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) On December 13, 1913, the University of Arizona Wildcats traveled from Tuscon to take on what was then known as the Normal School of Arizona. U of A won the game 41-17. Thursday, 233 rematches and 106 years later, the Wildcats will travel back to Tempe, this time looking to

ASU Women’s Basketball: A Canadian’s journey to Tempe

by Gabby Ducharme - January 30, 2019January 30, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) In Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, freshman Taya Hanson grew up dreaming of playing basketball at the Division I level. In November 2018, Hanson began playing for Arizona State under legendary Head Coach Charli Turner Thorne. A 5-foot-10-inch guard with broad shoulders, Hanson seemed destined to end up in Tempe

ASU Women’s Basketball: No. 16 Sun Devils bounce back with win over Trojans

by Gabe Swartz - January 27, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) Behind a 13-2 run to open the second quarter, No. 16 Arizona State (14-6, 5-4) defeated USC (11-8, 1-7), 68-59. The ASU run, which helped the Devils open up a 27-20 lead, gave Charli Turner Thorne’s squad a lead they would not surrender for the remainder of the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall short in back-and-forth duel with Trojans

by Chris Gleason - January 27, 2019January 27, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) In a tightly contested 40-minute battle, the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-6, 5-3 Pac-12) were defeated by the USC Trojans (12-8, 5-2) 69-67 after freshman Luguentz Dort’s desperation three- taken with 0.6 seconds to shoot- missed off the backboard. USC senior Bennie Boatwright’s triple with 14 seconds to play

ASU Men’s Hockey: Daccord, Walker lead Sun Devils to series split at Boston University

by Hunter Hippel - January 26, 2019January 26, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Saturdays have treated Arizona State well this year. The Sun Devils had just three losses on that day of the week this year, plus a shootout tie. And in their series finale at Boston University Saturday night, that didn't change. ASU shut out the Terriers 3-0 to earn a two-game

ASU Women’s Basketball: No. 16 Devils suffer home setback to Bruins

by Gabby Ducharme - January 26, 2019January 27, 2019

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) UCLA and the No. 16 Arizona State Sun Devils battled it all forty minutes, but the Bruins won the Friday morning clash 61-59 on Friday in Tempe. Japreece Dean knocked down the game winning three-point attempt with 0:09 seconds to play. In a game where there

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils fall to Boston University, 4-2

by Hunter Hippel - January 25, 2019January 25, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) For about 10 minutes Friday night, Arizona State looked like itself. It looked like the team that had either hung with or beaten up just about every powerhouse East Coast program it faced this season. The team that appeared to be on course for an NCAA Tournament bid.