(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) By: Jonathan Messiha The Arizona State women’s soccer team (6-2-1) dominated every aspect of their match against Cal State University-Northridge (5-1-3) on Friday night, but failed to convert their possession into goals. Statistically speaking, the Sun Devils were the far better team, as they outshot the Matadors 22 to 7, although
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ASU Women’s Soccer: Sun Devils tie CSUN in non-conference finale
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Despite dominating possession on Friday night, Arizona State soccer (6-2-1) was unable to break free from a 1-1 stalemate with Cal State Northridge (5-1-3) and settled for their first tie of the season. ASU came out firing with multiple offensive pushes in the first half, the closest of these
ASU Soccer: Season comes to an end as Sun Devils miss out on NCAA Tournament
(Photo: Colin Thompson/WCSN) Arizona State women’s soccer did as much as it could in 2018: the Sun Devils beat who they were supposed to beat, picked up a couple of upsets, and ended up finishing 8th place in the Pac-12, three places above their preseason projection. On Monday, however, they learned that
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils fall to No. 1 Stanford in last regular season match
(Photo: Colin Thompson/WCSN) After a disappointing loss against rivals Arizona Friday, ASU got another chance to prove that they deserved to be in the NCAA tournament against Stanford in their last regular season match, but fell short in a 4-1 loss to the number one team in the nation. Although on paper,
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils earn their first conference weekend sweep
(Photo: Colin Thompson/WCSN) Three points is three points. That was the general feeling around the ASU soccer team after their 2-1 victory against the Washington Huskies Sunday afternoon to notch their first conference weekend sweep of the season. It wasn’t the prettiest of wins for the Sun Devils but they pulled it through
ASU Soccer: Douglas returns to rested Sun Devils squad for contests with Washington schools
(Photo: Harrison Zhang/WCSN) After the cancellation of the match against No. 1 Stanford due to weather conditions this past Saturday, the Sun Devils (6-5-1, 1-3-1) will begin their homestand against No. 22 Washington State (10-3-0, 3-3-0) and will conclude against University of Washington (7-6-1, 2-4-0). It will be the first contest for
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils face their toughest challenge with No. 1 Stanford
(Photo: Harrison Zhang/WCSN) Arizona State (6-5-1, 1-3-1) heads into Saturday’s matchup against No. 1 Stanford (12-0-1, 5-0-0) in Tempe for what shapes up as the biggest test of the season for head coach Graham Winkworth’s squad. After losing their second straight match against a Top-20 opponent last Sunday against USC, the
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils fall to No. 15 UCLA in first game of Los Angeles road trip
(Photo: Deja Broughton/WCSN) On a sunny evening in Westwood, Calif., the Sun Devils (6-4-1) fell to the No.15 UCLA Bruins (7-3-1) 3-1. The lone goal from Jemma Purfield was not enough as ASU earned their second conference loss of the season. Just two minutes from the opening whistle, the Bruins drew
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils fight for a draw against No. 18 Colorado
(Photo: Deja Broughton/WCSN) Arizona State women’s soccer might not have gotten the upset victory they were looking for on Thursday afternoon, but nobody around the Sun Devils program will be complaining about an upset draw. In front of a crowd of 449 at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State (6–2–1) held
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils host Colorado and Utah in first Pac-12 home games
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After an impressive 2-1 comeback win against California-Berkeley last week, ASU soccer will return to Tempe to continue its tough Pac-12 schedule against Colorado and Utah this Thursday and Sunday afternoon. The Sun Devils (6-2 ) have exceeded many people’s expectations already. Just one game into conference play