(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) With just two days left in the year 2022, then-athletic director Ray Anderson tapped JJ Van Niel to be the ninth head coach of Arizona State volleyball. Inheriting a team that hadn’t seen a tournament appearance since 2015, Van Niel came to The Valley with his work cut
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ASU earns fourth consecutive win with Big 12 play in sight
Arizona State faces Vanderbilt aiming to maintain winning streak
ASU’ best shooting night of the season propells it past Cincinnati, 82-75
(Photo credit: Maya Diaz/WCSN) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Early in the second quarter of Arizona State women’s basketball's first-round matchup in the Big 12 Conference championship against Cincinnati, ASU junior forward Kennedy Basham grabbed a defensive board that started a fastbreak for the Sun Devils. Graduate guard Tyi Skinner brought the ball
Sun Devils prepare for the Mercer Bears after a nail biting win
(Photo Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) After a hard-fought non-conference win at home, Arizona State Lacrosse (4-2) prepares for the Mercer Bears (1-3) to visit the Inferno. ASU fought from whistle to whistle, really earning their win against the Saint Joseph Hawks on Sunday, the final score was Sun Devils
Arizona State allowes 15 Arizona 3-pointers in Senior Day loss
(Photo credit: Sierra Watson/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State women’s basketball was neck and neck with rival Arizona as the second quarter neared its end Saturday. The two teams were tied and looking for an opportunity to pull ahead. The Wildcats broke the tie with just under two minutes to go before halftime
Lydia Oldknow’s revenge tour against the Hawks
(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE— After being held goalless last week against the University of Southern California, junior attacker Lydia Oldknow found the back of the net four times Saturday against St. Joseph University. Oldknow, who had 14 goals before the contest against the St. Joseph Hawks, added four
Sun Devils stun No. 29 ranked Broncos at Diablos
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Tempe—Following their victory over the Liberty Flames, the Sun Devils looked to build on their momentum and take on the No. 28-ranked Boise State Broncos, a formidable foe. The match started Friday night, following the Sun Devils’ victory. The doubles teams played on Friday night, and the singles
Depleted Sun Devils Fight For Hurley, Fall To No. 25 BYU
(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) TEMPE — As "B-Y-U" chants rained late in the game onto the Desert Financial Arena floor in Tempe, drowning out any rebuttal from Arizona State basketball fans, it was a scene reminiscent of a Shakespearean tragedy. What had transpired was as dysfunctional a showing as was possible for
No. 4/17 Sun Devils Set For Big 12 Championships
(Photo: Casey McNulty/Sun Devil Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils completed their regular season on Feb. 8, but the competition is far from finished. The Sun Devils are now headed to Federal Way, Washington, to compete in their first ever Big 12 Championships. The ASU men are coming off a men's Pac-12