(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) On a 1-2 curveball diving sharply into the Dedeaux Field dirt, Hunter Bishop swung hard and missed harder. He walked back into the dugout, put his bat down and unleashed a frustrated punch into the stomach of the blue Powerade cooler nearest the bench’s side wall. Bishop’s punch
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ASU Men’s Tennis: A rise in the rankings, but the road gets tougher
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) Arizona State entered the Oracle/ ITA Rankings for the first time since January in the most recent update on Tuesday, checking in at No. 35. Although the latest rankings do not mark the first time the Sun Devils find their name on the leaderboard (they were previously ranked No.
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils defeat two ranked opponents in tournament weekend
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) This weekend may have been a turning point for Arizona State. The Sun Devils (6-8 overall) took a break from conference play to participate in the 2019 BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Despite bowing out in the semifinals to
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils face their toughest challenge with No. 1 Stanford
(Photo: Harrison Zhang/WCSN) Arizona State (6-5-1, 1-3-1) heads into Saturday’s matchup against No. 1 Stanford (12-0-1, 5-0-0) in Tempe for what shapes up as the biggest test of the season for head coach Graham Winkworth’s squad. After losing their second straight match against a Top-20 opponent last Sunday against USC, the
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils fall to No. 15 UCLA in first game of Los Angeles road trip
(Photo: Deja Broughton/WCSN) On a sunny evening in Westwood, Calif., the Sun Devils (6-4-1) fell to the No.15 UCLA Bruins (7-3-1) 3-1. The lone goal from Jemma Purfield was not enough as ASU earned their second conference loss of the season. Just two minutes from the opening whistle, the Bruins drew
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils outwork Utes but fall short 2-0 in first conference loss
(Photo: Harrison Zhang/WCSN) Arizona State’s (6-3-1) unbeaten streak in Pac-12 play has come to an end after a 2-0 loss to Utah (4-6-1) on Sunday afternoon. This marks Utah’s first Pac-12 win of the season and their first victory in Tempe in program history. Both teams held many scoring opportunities that left
ASU Softball: Juarez leads Sun Devils to 5-2 victory against South Carolina in Supers
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) G Juarez threw six innings worth of softball before her no-hitter broke in the seventh inning when Alyssa VanDerveer hit a single into centerfield. With the southpaw’s dominance in the circle Friday night, the Arizona State softball team claimed a 5-2 win over South Carolina. Friday’s victory marks the
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils get blown out 4-0 by USC to end Pac-12 tournament run
(Mason Kern/WCSN) The Arizona State men’s tennis team dropped its second match to USC this season 4-0 in blowout fashion in the team’s opening Pac-12 tournament game at Libbey Park in Oaji, California. The showdown was a rematch of the Sun Devils’ 4-1 loss on April 15 in Tempe. The Sun Devils started
ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 36 Sun Devils to face No. 12 USC in first round of Pac-12 championships
(Photo: Marie Obsuna/ Sun Devil Athletics) After ending regular season play with a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Wildcats, the Arizona State men’s tennis team (14-9, 3-4 Pac-12) heads to Ojai, Calif. this Thursday for the conference championships. The bracket slots ASU as a sixth seed heading into the Pac-12 Men’s Tennis
