Featured Archives - Page 45 of 163

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils to take on the Florida State for first game of NCAA tournament

by Andre Simms - December 2, 2015December 3, 2015

(Photo: Blake Bernard/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils, who finished the year 19-12, have their first NCAA tournament match against the 24-7 Florida State Seminoles in Gainesville. One of the biggest things mentally for the Sun Devils is simply the fact that they have a fresh start going into the tournament. “I felt

ASU Volleyball: Cassidy Pickrell prepares for her first NCAA Tournament

by Andre Simms - December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Kaley Kurowski/WCSN) When someone looks at an upperclassman on a team that has made the NCAA tournament four straight years, it’s natural to assume that player has postseason experience. However that’s not the case for Arizona State junior outside hitter Cassidy Pickrell. Pickrell came to ASU via transfer from UC Irvine, which

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU squeezes out a win against Creighton

Men's Basketball

by James Wilkins - December 2, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils made big plays down the stretch and survived to get a tough 79-77 win over the Creighton Blue Jays in Omaha. After allowing Creighton to shoot 6-for-12 from deep in the first half, the Sun Devils went into the half down 41-33. They

ASU Swimming: Park shines as one of ASU’s top swimmers

by Ryan Curry - December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) As the first half of the season starts to wind down, the Arizona State swim team is looking to wind up the intensity of its practices. The swimmers strive to build on the momentum they’ve gained this season and one in particular, sophomore Patrick Park, wants to do

ASU Volleyball: Freshmen starters are seeking to make an impact in the NCAA Tournament

by Jacob Franklin - December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils just inked their fourth straight NCAA tournament bid this Sunday and will square off against the Florida State Seminoles on Thursday. It is just the third time ASU has appeared in four consecutive tournaments in program history and the first time since 1992-1995. Not only has

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils pull out tough win over UC Santa Barbara despite poor shooting

by Zac Pacleb - November 29, 2015November 30, 2015

(Photo: Josh Orcutt/WCSN) Arizona State held the lead just three times in the second half and only once in the last 14 minutes of play, but that one time was the difference maker as the Sun Devils escaped with a 70-68 win over UC Santa Barbara. “Just really proud of my team

ASU Men’s Basketball: Jacobsen’s last-second layup seals the win over UC Santa Barbara

by Zac Pacleb - November 29, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Josh Orcutt/WCSN) Despite a poor offensive showing in all facets, the Arizona State Sun Devils rode solid free throw shooting, an opportunistic defensive performance and several clutch plays down the stretch to oust the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 70-68. The Sun Devils came out of the gates as sluggish as could

ASU Hockey: Clarkson outlasts Sun Devils in both games of weekend series

by Jacob Janower - November 29, 2015

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State went into New York with the chance to go over .500 for the first time all season, but came up empty in a pair of games against Clarkson University. The Sun Devils are now 5-8 in NCAA play after being outscored by four goals in the

ASU Football: Analysis of Cal loss

by Zane Hopen - November 29, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) There is no better way to paraphrase the 2015 Sun Devil football team through football than the way it performed in the 48-46 loss to Cal. Nearly everybody was on the ASU bandwagon coming into this season with so many returners on both sides of the ball, a unique defensive

ASU Football: Porous Sun Devil defense undone by Goff’s five touchdown passes

by Zac Pacleb - November 29, 2015November 29, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In the regular season finale, Arizona State showed every bit of its potential in the first half against the California Golden Bears, but as has been the narrative all season, poor tackling and missed opportunities led to a 48-46 win for Cal. ASU commanded the ball and tempo from