(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) If there could only be one takeaway from the first series of the year for the Arizona State women's club hockey team against Grand Canyon University, it would certainly be the Sun Devils' aggressive play in the attacking zone. This aggressive approach, mainly coming from the defensive line, has been a
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ASU Soccer: Sun Devils fall hard to No. 2 Stanford
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After an impressive draw against California to begin their Bay Area trip Thursday, the ASU women’s soccer team failed to have the same quality performance against Stanford Sunday afternoon. Stanford cruised to a 6-0 victory against the Sun Devils. From kickoff, the Cardinal seemed to be the more energetic
ASU Hockey: Walker impresses in win over NAIT
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Johnny Walker led Arizona State in tonight's exhibition game against Northern Alberta Institute for Technology, helping it secure a 4-1 victory. NAIT came out strong with fast opening lines in the first, but due to a high number of penalties (four in the first period), Walker was able to one up
ASU Hockey: Five burning questions for the 2017-2018 season
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) “Be the tradition.” That has been Arizona State head coach Greg Powers’ emphasis to his squad throughout its short existence as a NCAA team. As the Sun Devils head into their third season as an Independent, they will look to improve upon their 10-19-3 record. ASU finished strong last season,
ASU Women’s Hockey: Devils take advantage of early GCU mishaps in 4-1 win
(Photo: Liesl Babicka/WCSN) After finishing Friday night’s game in a 1-1 tie, the Arizona State women’s club hockey team finally shook off all of the offseason cobwebs, finishing its two-game series against Grand Canyon University with a decisive 4-1 victory on Saturday. GCU began to apply pressure immediately after puck-drop. However, even with
ASU Soccer: Devils open up Pac-12 play with a victory
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) On Friday night, Arizona State soccer played Oregon State in their first Pac-12 match of season and were determined to start conference play with a win. The first half started out slowly for both teams as sloppy mistakes were evident. Poor passes and lazy movement denied either team the
ASU Women’s Hockey: New faces bring a new season
(Photo: Ellie Simpson/WCSN) On Friday, the Arizona State women’s club hockey team will be starting its second season in the women’s Division I American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). The Sun Devils have added four new faces to the squad to help muster up their offense. Freshmen Aubrey Beskid, Jessica Ferrigno, Catherine Jones and sophomore Alyssa
ASU Soccer: Pac-12 conference play will test the Sun Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Pac-12 conference isn’t normally the first conference that comes to mind when one thinks of NCAA Women’s soccer. Historically, the conference that dominates the women’s side is the ACC. But, things have taken a turn for the Pac-12. The Pac-12 conference has become one of the dominating conferences
Pac-12 Pickings: Conference’s top teams underwhelm in week three
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) The Pac-12 could do no wrong in the season’s first two weeks. This past Saturday, the conference could do little right. Two of the league’s five ranked teams lost to Group of 5 schools. Its highest ranked member came narrowly close to falling to an unranked opponent at home. Three of
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils battle to bitter end, lose to Hawaii in overtime
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Not willing to go down without a fight, the Arizona State women’s soccer team played until the final moments of Friday night’s game but ultimately fell to Hawaii 1-0 in overtime. Freshman keeper Nikki Panas performed well, as she dove for shots and took risky chances to come