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Sand Devils head south to Tucson looking to stay hot

by Christopher Martinez - February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

Photo courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics Arizona State beach volleyball goes into the weekend in Tucson for the Cactus Classic following a scorching 4-0 opening weekend at Grand Canyon University in the Canyon Classic. ASU is No. 9 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll standings which is the highest rank in

Sun Devils welcome its first ranked opponent of the Season

by Rees Goodall - November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) After opening the season with two consecutive victories, Arizona State men’s basketball team faces its first daunting test of the season with No. 19 Gonzaga paying a visit to Tempe Friday night. This will be the second game of a home-and-home series with Gonzaga, a matchup in which

Sun Devils display offensive firepower in team scrimmage

by Seth Schwartzberg - November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei) For the first time this season, the Arizona State baseball team opened up to the public for a split-squad scrimmage. With the team cut in half between black and grey, it was the first chance for fans to get a look at the team for the 2026 season. On

Sun Devil softball shocks the Monsters during fall ball opener

by Ashanti Thompson - October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton WCSN) TEMPE, AZ- Senior pitcher Makenzie Brown, a first-team All-American and Big 12 player of the year nominee, opened her fall season with seven strikeouts. The Sun Devils dominated the field for their opening Fall Ball clash on Tuesday evening, defeating Eastern Arizona College 18-3. “They put the jersey

ASU stays hot with sweep over GCU

by Seth Schwartzberg - September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE - In the second of three games for No. 8 Arizona State as part of the Sun Devil Classic, the Sun Devils welcomed in-state rivals GCU, who were coming off a Friday night sweep of Milwaukee. With the fourth-largest crowd for a volleyball game at Desert

Sun Devils Turn the Tide Against the Waves in Sweep

by Seth Gilefsky - September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

TEMPE – The common adage is offense wins games and defense wins championships; however, for the No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devils, their defense stole the show in their first game of the Sun Devil Invitational on Friday. In front of a rocking Desert Financial Arena crowd, ASU (7-2) was able

Molly Miller shares plans to turn around Sun Devil program

by Ethan Ignatovsky - March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

(Photo courtesy Sun Devil Athletics) PHOENIX – Arizona State officially introduced Molly Miller as its new women’s basketball head coach Wednesday afternoon at Papago Golf Club. Miller takes the ASU coaching job after a successful five-year stint across the Valley at Grand Canyon and is being tasked with returning Sun Devils women’s

Sand Devils sweep weekend in bounce back performance

by Zach Dworaczyk - March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

(Photo courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) Heading into this past weekend Arizona State beach volleyball (5-4) was looking to bounce back after a rough opening weekend against tough competition in the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic. ASU bounced back and more in what ended up being an important weekend for the squad. The

No.11 Sand Devils begin season with difficult stretch in Hawaii

by Alexandra Kranian - February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) The Arizona State beach volleyball team opened their 2025 season with a difficult set of matches in Hawaii at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic this past weekend. The No. 11 Sand Devils competed against six of the top 12 teams, including four in the top five. While they fought

Poolside Showdown: A Deep Dive Into The Matchup Between Arizona State And Grand Canyon

by Madison Holder - January 3, 2025January 3, 2025

(Photo: Casey McNulty/Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – On Saturday, Arizona State swim and dive looks to prove that the dominance displayed in 2024 will continue. After almost two months off from racing, the Sun Devils are set to face Grand Canyon University at home for the second time this season. Coming off