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ASU lacrosse’s slow starts being addressed

by Megan Plain - February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

(Photo: Debbie Braasch/ASU Lacrosse) Although the Sun Devils are undefeated in season play, each first quarter in the past three games has been lacking in points. Their dominance doesn’t show until the second quarter comes around, which could be problematic when facing better teams. In the previous game against the Bulldogs, the

Arizona State sweeps Diamond Devil double-header, improves to 17-0

by WCSN Softball - February 24, 2014April 25, 2014

(Photo:Kerry Crowley) By Jake Gadon Dominance on the diamond propelled the Arizona State softball team to two more wins on Sunday to help the team improve to 17-0 on the season. In the first game, the Sun Devils took care of business against the Drake Bulldogs, winning 9-1 in six innings behind the

Analysis: Stagnant offense,substitutions key on Rocky Mountain Road Trip

by Samantha Pell - February 24, 2014February 23, 2014

(Photo: Noah Findling/WCSN) It was a rough road trip for Arizona State. With a 86-63 loss to Utah at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, ASU now drops to 19-8 overall and 8-6 in the Pac-12. After the upset win against Arizona last week in Tempe, Ariz., the Sun

Home run parade leads Arizona State to double-header sweep

by Julian Lopez - February 23, 2014

(Photo:Scotty Bara) Behind two great performances from pitchers Dallas Escobedo and Mackenzie Popescue and multiple home runs from unlikely players, the Arizona State softball team picked up two more victories on Saturday night. A five-run 3rd inning provided more than enough runs for starting pitcher Mackenzie Popescue as the Sun Devils defeated

Sun Devils fight off Colorado down the stretch to snap skid

by Katy Burge - February 22, 2014February 22, 2014

(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) No. 20 Arizona State (21-6, 10-5) ended their three-game losing streak Friday, defeating Colorado (14-12, 4-11) 55-51 in the Sun Devils' Play4Kay game. Throughout the first half, tight defense and poor shooting percentages kept the game neck and neck. Though ASU shot only 35 percent from the field,

Long ball sends Arizona State past Seton Hall

by Julian Lopez - February 22, 2014February 22, 2014

(Photo:Scotty Bara) The long ball was in full effect on Friday night as the Arizona State softball team hit four home runs in its 12-1 mercy-rule victory over Seton Hall. ASU got on the board in the first inning after Cheyenne Coyle led off the inning with a double and later scored

DeLuca’s strong start

by Tamsyn Stonebarger - February 21, 2014February 21, 2014

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Senior goalie Christian DeLuca opened up his last season at Arizona State University with a promising performance on the road against Stanford and Utah, with only 7 total goals allowed and a 63.2 save percentage. “I think I did really well. It was my first game in two

Arizona State rolls to mercy-rule victory over Drake

by Zac Pacleb - February 20, 2014February 21, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils took care of business once again, beating the Drake Bulldogs in five innings, 8-0, to improve to an unblemished 12-0 on the young season. The game, in all respects, was more of the same for ASU head coach Craig Nicholson and his

Handy being Handy

by WCSN Lacrosse - February 20, 2014February 20, 2014

(Photo: Debbie Braasch/ASU Lacrosse) Losing only a total three faceoffs in his first two games this past weekend, Zack Handy has had a beastly start to the season. Handy attributed his success (32 wins in 35 total tries) to his coaches, most notably Ben Vosika, who stress the importance of winning

Newcomers making an immediate impact for ASU

by WCSN Lacrosse - February 20, 2014

(Photo: Debbie Braasch/ASU Lacrosse) With a strong start to the 2014 lacrosse season, No. 3 Arizona State won each of its first two games against Stanford and Utah, coming on the heels of new faces in the lineup. Matt Wallace, Conor McLaughlin and John McCallum are newcomers who are beginning to prove