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ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils snap losing skid, beat Washington State in four sets

by Jacob Franklin - November 8, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) In what could prove to be one of the most important games of the season, the No. 20 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the Washington State Cougars in four sets by scores of 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23. “It (the win) keeps us in it,” ASU head coach Jason Watson said.

ASU Volleyball: Analyzing the lineup changes

by Jacob Franklin - November 4, 2015November 4, 2015

(Photo by: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) In the midst of what seemed like a season for the record books, No. 20 Arizona State has had to make many lineup adjustments the past few weeks. “We needed to try something,” ASU head coach Jason Watson said. “We needed to see if we could get some kind

Off the Block: Episode 1

by Troy Lynch - November 3, 2015November 4, 2015

(Photo by: Case Smith/WCSN) The No. 20 Sun Devils are coming off of two losses from last week, but the bigger story is all of the lineup changes that were implemented against Cal. In the first episode of 'Off the Block' you can hear head coach Jason Watson, junior pin hitter

ASU Football: Sun Devils try to stay focused even with a .500 record

by Zac Pacleb - November 3, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With national, conference and divisional championship hopes all but lost, Arizona State was left to reflect on its triple-overtime loss that saw Oregon drop 61 points on its vaunted defense. While collegiate overtime procedure produces skewed offensive numbers, that doesn’t take away the fact that Oregon was able to

ASU Swimming: Alysha Bush continues hard work for a NCAA qualifying time

by Ryan Curry - October 30, 2015December 2, 2015

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devil swim team returned to the Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex for another week of practice. Both men and women focused their training on correcting little mistakes. In particular, junior Alysha Bush entered practice looking to get faster so she can achieve a B qualifying

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils go back to the 5-1, still having struggles in loss to Cal

by Andre Simms - October 29, 2015November 23, 2015

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) In a match with some interesting lineup decisions, the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils fell to the Golden Bears in four sets (25-14, 21-25, 19-25, 22-25). Things were different from the start for ASU, as they switched from the 6-2 offensive system to the 5-1 under senior setter

ASU Volleyball: California preview

by Andre Simms - October 29, 2015

(Photo: Kaley Kurowski/WCSN) No. 14 Arizona State looks to rebound from being swept at the hands of the No. 7 Stanford Cardinal as the Sun Devils travel further north to take on the unranked California Golden Bears in Berkeley. In order to be successful, the Sun Devils must clean up the mistakes that plagued

ASU Volleyball: With the lineup changes, the sweep over Utah provided confidence for the Sun Devils

by Andre Simms - October 23, 2015

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) The No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils swept the Utah Utes in what was ASU's first home match in over two weeks. The match was the fourth for the Macey Gardner-less Sun Devils and saw some significant strides in the cohesion of the team as a whole as they’ve started

ASU Volleyball: Lexi MacLean has gone from redshirting to starting, and her growth has been rapid

by Zac Pacleb - October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

(Photo: Hannah Franklin/WCSN) Arizona State freshman outside hitter Lexi MacLean was planning on redshirting this season, but a season-ending injury to Macey Gardner has forced the Texan to step into the starting lineup. After getting her first two starts under her belt, MacLean is looking for more.

Catchin’ Zs: M&G takeaways and Pac-12 media poll reactions

by Zac Pacleb - October 15, 2015November 19, 2015

WCSN men's basketball reporters Zac Pacleb and Zane Hopen discuss Katie Hempen's ridiculous three-point shooting, the men's intrasquad scrimmage and the Pac-12 media poll, including Zac geeking out about ASU's Willie Atwood and USC's Katin Reinhardt. Catchin' Z's (10/15/15) -- M&G takeaways and Pac-12 media poll reactions by Catchin' Z'S on