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Gritty and scrappy defense leads to No.15 Sun Devil success

by Sammy Nute - October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE – When opposing teams have faced No. 15 Arizona State volleyball (14-2, 3-1 Big 12), getting points on the board has been challenging. For Big 12 conference foe No. 20 BYU (9-5, 2-2 Big 12) on Friday night, that was especially true. For the first time all season,

No. 14 Sun Devils hit plateaus in loss to No. 19 Baylor

by Tyler Weiss - September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) A sequence of events that described No. 14 Arizona State Volleyball’s (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) Friday night match against No. 19 Baylor (10-3, 2-0 Big 12) came in the second set when ASU trailed 16-20. The Sun Devils were struggling to erase the four-point deficit Baylor took over

No. 14 Arizona State starts the new era off with yet another sweep

by Ethan Ignatovsky - September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) A challenge by No. 14 Arizona State’s head coach JJ Van Niel late in the third set might’ve been the difference maker Wednesday night in Texas as Van Niel successfully challenged that a kill from Scottsdale native and TCU freshman outside hitter Evan Hendrix landed outside ASU’s line.

Everything is BIGger in Texas- ASU Volleyball Opens up Conference Play in the Lone Star State

by Brooklyn Cohen - September 25, 2024September 26, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) In their first taste of Big-12 conference play, No. 14 Arizona State women volleyball travels to Texas for two BIG matchups. With a Wednesday evening match against No. 22 TCU and a Friday evening match against No. 19 Baylor, the Sun Devils have a tall task if they

No. 14 Arizona State overcomes inefficiencies, sweeps Memphis in penultimate non-conference game

by Ethan Ignatovsky - September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE - If the only scene you saw from No. 14 Arizona State’s victory over Memphis was freshman libero Piper Rama doing the worm and busting out a gymnastics move that would make you think she was trying out for the gym devils during a coaches challenge in

Sun Devils upset No. 7 ranked Buckeyes, win match 4-1

Women's Tennis

by Daniel Rios - February 25, 2024January 12, 2025

Photo Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics TEMPE—With her entire team chanting “ASU” behind her back, senior Rachel Hanford had the chance to do something that hadn’t been done for the Sun Devils in over three decades. Tied at 7-6 in the tiebreaker, Hanford needed one more point to clinch the second

ASU Softball: Hackbarth launches two more, ASU offense stays hot in 7-4 victory over Baylor

by Jack Loder - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

(WCSN Photo/Marlee Smith) For the second time in three at-bats, Maddi Hackbarth tossed her bat, took a hop and a skip toward first base and broke into her signature slow trot. The fifth-year senior admired her 12th blast of the year, a three-run shot that broke the game open, as it

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils open season with close win over URI

by Valentina Martinez - November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Last weekend, No. 18 Arizona State Men’s Basketball prepared to face No. 2 Baylor in its season opener. Come Monday, the Sun Devils chances of playing were in doubt. Whether they’d be traveling to Connecticut and competing in the 2K Empire Classic was questionable after Baylor head coach

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 35 Sun Devils head to Texas for bout with top-10 foes

by Leo Tochterman - March 22, 2019

No. 35 Arizona State enters this weekend of play ranked by the Oracle/ITA for the first time since January. Sitting at 6-8, the Sun Devils will look to build off of a weekend that saw them beat two ranked opponents in then-No. 13 Michigan (4-2) and then-No. 31 California (4-3). Throughout

ASU Men’s Tennis: A rise in the rankings, but the road gets tougher

by Patricia Vicente - March 22, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) Arizona State entered the Oracle/ ITA Rankings for the first time since January in the most recent update on Tuesday, checking in at No. 35. Although the latest rankings do not mark the first time the Sun Devils find their name on the leaderboard (they were previously ranked No.