(Photo: ASU Athletics) After a rough start this season, sophomore receiver Rick Smith is finally starting to make the impact most expected of him at the beginning of the year. Against Stanford, Smith was targeted five times. Four passes fell for incompletions. His inconsistency and various dropped catches made coaches and fans
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ASU – Hawai’i: Looking to get the season started right
The lady Sun Devils open their 2013-14 basketball season this Saturday, Nov. 9th against the University of Hawai’i at Wells Fargo Arena. Last season, Arizona State suffered its first losing record (13-15) since 1999-2000, landing them at No. 9 in the Pac-12. Last year, Arizona State head coach Charli Turner Thorne
Arizona State Falls to Arizona 2-0, Likely Ending Season
(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The Arizona State women’s soccer team’s quest to make history suffered a fatal blow Thursday afternoon in Tuscon, as they lost to Arizona 2-0. The Sun Devils were seeking to earn a tournament bid for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Kevin Boyd. Boyd stated
Three Sun Devils named to Academic All-District team
(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ ASU Athletics) Arizona State’s Cali Farquharson, Kaitlyn Pavlovich, and Jasmine Roth were named to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 first team on Tuesday. The honor recognizes the student athletes’ performance on the field and in the classroom. Senior defenders Roth and Pavlovich are both members of Barrett, the Honors
ASU up to three straight wins with sweep of WSU
(Photo: Ryan Bafaloukos/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils returned to Wells Fargo Arena for the first time in two weeks and defeated the Washington State Cougars in straight sets 25-22, 25-22, 25-17. ASU has now won three straight matches after losing seven straight in October. In the first set, Washington State started
Sun Devil soccer outlasts Utah, still hopeful for post season
(Photo by: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) With less than four minutes to go in the game, it looked as if the Sun Devils' hopes of making the post season were over. They were trailing 1-0 and had been stifled by Utah's defense. Nothing seemed to be working. However, that all changed after senior defender Kaitlyn
ASU v. Washington State prediction
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils are on the road again, and that might not be a good thing. Todd Graham’s team hasn’t won away from Tempe yet, and Washington State is no pushover. It’s true, the Cougars are just 4-4 and quarterback Connor Halliday leads the country in interceptions.
Bianca Arellano Goes Down
(Photo: Noah Findling/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils lost more than just their seventh straight match last Sunday against Colorado. They lost sophomore setter Bianca Arellano, arguably the most critical component of their offense. On match point against the Buffaloes, Arellano went up to block Colorado outside hitter Taylor Simpson’s attack attempt
Kicking his way onto the scene in superstar fashion
(Photo: Jannah Din/WCSN) Despite the improvements that need to be made on punting for Arizona State’s special teams, the kicking game is considered one of the best in the nation, led by true freshman kicker Zane Gonzalez. Last week against Washington, Gonzalez racked up a total 17 points of ASU’s 53 points
