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No.14 Sun Devils stay hot, sweep fourth consecutive match

Volleyball

by Charlie Limoncelli - September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

(Photo: Grace Johnson/WCSN) TEMPE — For the first time in 35 years, Arizona State volleyball defeated the Montana State Bobcats on Saturday for the final match of the Webb-Burbridge Classic. Su A high-powered Sun Devil squad swept Montana State 3-0, extending their streak of consecutive sweeps to four. Arizona State improves to

Early penalties, missed opportunities hurt ASU in first Big-12 loss

by Sammy Nute - September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) One thing that has been clear since Kenny Dillingham took over the Arizona State football program is that the second-year head coach clearly prioritizes discipline. Penalties are one of the easiest ways for a team to lose control of a game, and the Sun Devils were coming off

Cyr and Ung spark connection in No. 14 Sun Devils 3-0 sweep over Memphis

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by Brooklyn Cohen - September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) On a night when the home crowd at Desert Financial Arena was fired up for the Sun Devils, senior outside hitter Geli Cyr and graduate student setter Argentina Ung brought their own heat to the match, making an impact with their blazing connection on the court. On Day 2

No. 14 Arizona State overcomes inefficiencies, sweeps Memphis in penultimate non-conference game

by Ethan Ignatovsky - September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE - If the only scene you saw from No. 14 Arizona State’s victory over Memphis was freshman libero Piper Rama doing the worm and busting out a gymnastics move that would make you think she was trying out for the gym devils during a coaches challenge in

Sun Devils open Big 12 era against Texas Tech in Lubbock

by Sean Brennan - September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Adversity will never be completely absent from any college football team, let alone Kenny Dillingham’s at Arizona State. There was plenty of it in present in 2023 — his first year as head coach of his alma mater — when the Sun Devils limped to their second consecutive 3-9

Simmons making large impact on Sun Devils in second year

by Sammy Nute - September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) At the beginning of each team’s first drive of a football game broadcast on ESPN, the network takes the time to flash a graphic on the top of their scoreboard. The primetime slot on the Worldwide Leader in Sports is a big game, and the network knows the

Homecoming For Sun Devils Begins With Webb-Burbridge Classic

by Tyler Weiss - September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) About a year ago, No. 14 Arizona State volleyball (9-1) couldn’t have predicted how the season opener would set the tone for 2023. On September 21st, 2023, ASU swept in-state rival Arizona in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,816 in attendance. It was the first time since

Sun Devils Swept By No. 5 Nebraska, Endure First Loss

by Tyler Weiss - September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

(Photo: Ritisha Thakker/WCSN) Before No. 14 Arizona State volleyball (7-1) faced No. 5 Nebraska (7-1), Sun Devil head coach JJ Van Niel emphasized serving as a key to the match. “I was doing an interview earlier today; they said, ‘what are the keys?’” Van Niel explained. “I said, ‘we've got to

ASU Football gets a chance at history against Mississippi State

by Devon Henderson - September 7, 2024September 11, 2024

(Photo: Justin Ford/Getty Images) Nowhere is the saying “There’s always bigger fish” more prevalent than in college football. Arizona State football (1-0) gave that lesson to Wyoming (0-1) in Week 1. ASU was a three-win power five team in 2023, its last in the Big 12. Wyoming was a nine-win group

Sun Devils preaching focus ahead of Mississippi State: ‘You’ve got to learn how to win.’

by Sean Brennan - September 6, 2024September 7, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) Most members of Arizona State football were riding high after the team’s season-opening victory on Saturday, an attitude that wasn’t endorsed by coaches but was somewhat unsurprising. The Sun Devils’ 48-7 beatdown of Wyoming, who was fresh off a nine-win campaign and projected to make a bowl game