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Sun Devils secure first Big 12 victory in 81-61 win over Colorado

by Sammy Nute and George Lund - January 4, 2025January 7, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) Last weekend, the Arizona State men’s basketball team kicked off its inaugural season as a member of the vaunted Big 12 with a disappointing opening showing against BYU, losing by 20 and not displaying any of the characteristics it would take to win in the Sun Devils’ new

BYU dismantles Sun Devils 76-56 to open Big 12 play

Men's Basketball

by George Lund - January 1, 2025January 1, 2025

(Photo: Alyssa Burato/WCSN) ASU men's basketball began the season with a a 9-2 in non-conference play, the program's seventh best preseason start since 1999. ESPN ranks ASU's strength of schedule as the 25th toughest in the country, a blazing start for a promising Sun Devil team. The Sun Devils would begin

No. 9 Sun Devils one winning weekend away from Big 12 Champions

by Ethan Ignatovsky - November 20, 2024November 20, 2024

(Photo: Aubrie McMillan/WCSN) Arizona State Volleyball is coming off a successful road trip to West Virginia and Cincinnati last weekend that resulted in two victories, each in sweep fashion, for the Sun Devils. If ASU keeps the winning streak going through the end of the week, it will clinch the Big

No. 9 Sun Devils take 12-match win streak on east coast road trip

by Charlie Limoncelli - November 14, 2024December 3, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE – Freshly named as the No. 9 team in the nation in the NCAA rankings, its highest under head coach JJ Van Niel, Arizona State Volleyball enters this week’s road trip atop the Big 12 Conference standings. The Sun Devils (24-2, 12-1) head east as winners of 12

No. 11 Sun Devils tie season high 14 blocks in victory over No. 8 Kansas

by Ethan Ignatovsky - November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

(Photo: Aubrie McMillan/WCSN) TEMPE - A 24-24 tie at the end of the first set had the Arizona State faithful anxiously awaiting what would come next. Both teams needed two consecutive points to win the set. After a short rally, Kansas senior outside hitter Caroline Bien wound her arm and hit the

No. 11 Sun Devils upset No. 8 Kansas in high profile Big 12 match

by Charlie Limoncelli - November 7, 2024November 9, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE — All 4,179 fans at Mullett Arena were on their feet, cheering as the music blared and Arizona State’s graduate setter Argentina Ung stepped onto the court to serve for match point. A back and forth volley ensued before senior outside hitter Geli Cyr dug a Kansas attack.

Sun Devils look to clinch bowl appearance against familiar foe Oklahoma State

by Sammy Nute and Tia Reid - November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

(Photo courtesy of Oklahoma State Athletics) With both of their two losses coming right before a bye week, Arizona State football has had to stew on both of its losses for twice as long as it would have liked. Last time ASU came out of its bye week, it had one of

Notebook: ASU hoops prepares for big matchup against Duke

Men's Basketball

by Daniel Rios - October 26, 2024October 28, 2024

(Photo: Alyssa Burato/WCSN) Basketball season has almost fully commenced, as the NBA tipped off this past week, and college basketball is just under two weeks away. Arizona State basketball will take the hardwood in Desert Financial Arena in what should be a different but exciting time for ASU fans. The team is

ASU soccer honor Seniors in tough loss to Arizona, eye Postseason

by Rees Goodall - October 26, 2024October 26, 2024

(Photo by: Sam Farsky/ WCSN) When the game clock hit 90 minutes and referee Jonathan Weiner blew his whistle for full-time, it meant much more than just the end of Friday night’s 1-0 Territorial Cup loss for the Arizona State soccer team. The whistle closed the final regular season game for

Sun Devils fight through mistakes in big 35-31 win over Kansas

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

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — With 1:46 left in the first half, the Sun Devils were driving down the field, attempting to take advantage of what head coach Kenny Dillingham deems the most important part of the game. Multiple times this season, Dillingham has emphasized how the middle eight minutes of