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ASU Wrestling Collects 600th Program Win

by Wyatt Baumeyer - November 23, 2024November 23, 2024

(Photo By: Sun Devil Athletics) Tempe – What better way to collect your program's 600th victory than to dominate your local foes in front of the home crowd? That was Arizona State Wrestling's preferred way to celebrate Friday evening at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. Friday Night’s victories lifted ASU's program to

No. 13 Arizona State travels to Utah for two big impact Big 12 matches

by Ethan Ignatovsky - October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

(Photo: Aubrie McMillan/WCSN) After beating Arizona in Tucson to secure bragging rights in the Territorial Cup, Arizona State Volleyball heads north to Utah where it runs into two ranked conference opponents, BYU and Utah. Coming out ahead in the two matchups will be crucial for Arizona State to keep and improve

ASU Soccer faces in Arizona in crucial Rivalry Game

by Ella Gomez - October 25, 2024October 25, 2024

(Photo By: Sam Farsky/ WCSN) Tempe – After its loss to Kansas (8-5-4, 5-4-1) earlier this week, Arizona State women’s soccer (8-6-3, 3-6-1) is in Tempe for its last game of the season. The Sun Devils take on its in-state rival University of Arizona Wildcats (10-5-2, 5-4-1) in the Territorial Cup,

No. 13 Arizona State shows resilience in road victory over rival Arizona

by Ethan Ignatovsky - October 24, 2024October 24, 2024

(Sammy Nute/WCSN) Coming into Arizona State’s Thursday night matchup on the road against its biggest rival, Arizona, The Sun Devils had won 14 straight sets spanning five match wins. ASU’s last set loss came on October 9. That night was the first meeting of the season between the two rival schools

Sun Devils waste midweek opportunity, fall 5-3 to No. 17 Arizona

by Sammy Nute - May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — A little over one year ago, then-No. 18 Arizona State baseball visited unranked Arizona Wildcats in a midweek game towards the latter half of the year. The Sun Devils were in prime position to make their first NCAA Tournament under head coach Willie Bloomquist, and the

Bloomquist ejected in disappointing series finale

by Tyler Weiss - March 17, 2024March 17, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TUCSON — In the bottom of the fifth inning, Arizona State baseball found themselves staring at an eight-to-three deficit against the Arizona Wildcats. With the bases loaded and just one out, ASU’s rivals were close to putting the game out of reach. That was when Arizona’s sophomore Brendan

After rough last week, DFA crowd energized ASU to defeat No. 21 WSU

by Justin de Haas - February 24, 2024February 24, 2024

(Photo: Emma Jeanson/WCSN) TEMPE — The past week has been an emotional roller coaster for Arizona State men’s basketball, but you wouldn't know it with the energy in Desert Financial Arena on Saturday. ASU not only lost to its arch rival then-No. 5 Arizona on Feb. 17, but it was absolutely humiliated

Arizona Sweeps Arizona State in front of record breaking crowd in Tucson

by Griffin Peters - January 24, 2020January 25, 2020

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) No. 16 Arizona State’s five-game winning streak came to an end Friday in Tucson after falling to No. 18 Arizona 59-53. For the first time in history, both programs came into the matchup ranked in the AP top 25, and the game lived up to the hype. Senior guard Robbi

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 47 Sun Devils take Territorial Cup upset triumph in Tucson

by Patricia Vicente - March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) After a nail-biting, tie-breaking victory to clinch the doubles point, No. 47 Arizona State found itself in a hole after the conclusion of the first two singles matches. However, the team mustered enough strength to pull out three singles wins to defeat rival No. 25 Arizona in the

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 47 Sun Devils head south to face familiar foe in No. 25 Arizona

by Leo Tochterman - March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) After losing to two teams ranked in the top-10 in the nation in then-No. 6 Baylor (2-5) and then-No. 10 TCU (3-4), No. 47 Arizona State will look to rebound against in-state rival No. 25 Arizona in Tucson on Saturday afternoon for a rivalry matchup in the Territorial