(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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Sun Devils set for first Big 12 home series, taking on Kansas
Arizona State faces Vanderbilt aiming to maintain winning streak
No.11 Sand Devils begin season with difficult stretch in Hawaii
(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) The Arizona State beach volleyball team opened their 2025 season with a difficult set of matches in Hawaii at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic this past weekend. The No. 11 Sand Devils competed against six of the top 12 teams, including four in the top five. While they fought
ASU water polo looks to stay hot in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
(Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State Water Polo looks to redeem its disappointing ninth-place performance in the Triton Invitational in its second knockout-style tournament of the year, the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. The No. 10 Sun Devils (13-3, 0-1 MPSF) travel to Irvine, California, for a stacked tournament featuring the sixth
Arizona State to host first two rounds of NCAA Volleyball Tournament
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) TEMPE - Anticipation filled a theatre room inside the Carson Student Athletic Center as the NCAA volleyball selection show entered its final act. Arizona State players, family members and members of the staff had seen 56 teams get their names, seeds and opponents announced but hadn’t yet heard
Sun Devil win Acrisure Classic, Sanon wins tournament MVP
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) ASU hoped to extend their winning streak to five with a possible victory against undefeated St. Marys, a team that had just been a five seed in the NCAA tournament the previous season, in the Acrisure Classic Championship game after a demanding and hard-fought victory over a tough
ASU Basketball gears up for the Acrisure Classic in another Early Season Test
(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) Arizona State men's basketball (5-1) has had an encouraging start to the season. Giving No. 3 Gonzaga a run for their money in Spokane and beating its cross-town rival in Grand Canyon University has intrigued the valley at what this team could be. While fans will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner,
Sun Devils snap five-game winning streak, fall to USC 11-6
Devils fail to secure first conference series win in 7-2 loss to Cal
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – After ending their 11 game losing streak in walk-off fashion Saturday, Arizona State softball entered Sunday looking to win their first series in conference play against California. Farrington was packed once again as they cheered on ASU in what could be the turnaround series the Sun