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ASU Water Polo: Sverchek and Koopman shine as Arizona State beat Indiana in back to back games

by Ryan Curry - January 23, 2016January 24, 2016

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Senior defender Katie Sverchek and freshman attacker Maud Koopman carried their team as No. 6 ranked ASU beat No. 14 ranked Indiana 10-5 in the first game and 13-8 in the second game. Koopman recorded only one goal in the first game, but bounced back in the

ASU seniors experience a unique play in Tempe

by Elaine Wilson - January 22, 2016

Ever since Ray Anderson was hired as Arizona State’s Vice President of Athletics and Athletic Director, he has made his mark in creating a culture of success. Whether it be through hiring Olympic-caliber coaches or supporting renovation efforts concerning athletic facilities, Anderson has not been shy in any move he

ASU Men’s Basketball: California preview

by Zane Hopen - January 21, 2016

After only winning one of its first five conference games, Arizona State looks to dig themselves out of the hole in the first game of its Bay Area road trip against the California Golden Bears. The Sun Devils are coming off a close loss to the Washington Huskies, who found a way to

ASU Men’s Basketball: USC Preview

by Zane Hopen - January 6, 2016

(Photo: Josh Orcutt/WCSN) Following a loss to open Pac-12 play to in-state rival Arizona, the Arizona State Sun Devils look to bounce back against an up-and-coming USC team. The loss to the Wildcats was the Sun Devils’ fourth of the season, and it was as hard-fought and energetic as any Sun Devil

ASU Men’s Basketball: Arizona preview

by Zac Pacleb - January 2, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Kicking off conference play against an in-state rival is as intense of a start to the Pac-12 schedule as a team could hope or dread, and that is exactly the situation presented to Arizona State and No. 8 Arizona. The first of two Territorial Cup tilts between the teams

ASU Men’s Basketball: Holder’s career-high stabilizes Sun Devils against CSU Bakersfield

by James Wilkins - December 28, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite poor shooting early in the game, the Arizona State Sun Devils turned on the offense late and pulled out a 75-59 win over the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners in Tempe. Sophomore guard Tra Holder led the way for ASU, setting a career-high with 23 points and adding

ASU Men’s Basketball: Stephen F. Austin preview

by James Wilkins - December 22, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Looking to continue their strong start in nonconference play, the Arizona State Sun Devils take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in Tempe on Tuesday. The Sun Devils are coming off one of their most solid performances of the year in their 98-79 win over Houston Baptist on Saturday.

ASU Men’s Basketball: Houston Baptist preview

by James Wilkins - December 18, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Coming off an impressive road win over UNLV on Wednesday night, the Arizona State Sun Devils look to continue their nonconference success against the Houston Baptist Huskies. The Sun Devils showed a lot of heart against UNLV, overcoming a 14-point second half deficit to pull out a 66-56 win

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils starting to turn heads with strong nonconference performances

by Zac Pacleb - December 17, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) It wasn’t a fun Arizona State locker room during halftime of its game against the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. The Sun Devils found themselves down 12 points and struggling on both ends of the floor. While they were shooting an anemic 29.4 percent, the Rebels shot 58.3 percent and got anywhere

ASU Men’s Basketball: Without Savon Goodman, the Sun Devils rally in the second half to defeat UNLV

by Zac Pacleb - December 16, 2015December 17, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After a horrid start offensively and without leading scorer and rebounder Savon Goodman, Arizona State regrouped and rallied in the second half to comeback from 12 points down to defeat the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels 66-56. With Goodman out due to personal reasons, the Sun Devils had a hard time