(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Practice builds muscle memory. At least that is what Arizona State defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales believes. When sophomore safety Aashari Crosswell was penalized for kicking an incomplete UCLA pass during the Sun Devils’ 42-32 loss to the Bruins, it wasn’t an unfamiliar sight. “We talk about stuff all the
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ASU Women’s Soccer- Analysis: Sun Devils offensive struggles continue through Pac-12 play
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/ WCSN) With three games of Pac-12 conference play gone and done with, the Arizona State Sun Devils (6-4-2, 0-2-1) have failed to capitalize offensively as they would have liked. Especially in a conference as competitive as the one they find themselves in. This past weekend against No. 5 USC
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils Five-Defender Formation Almost Finds Success Against USC
(Photo Creds: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Tempe, Ariz. – Coach Graham Winkworth started five Sun Devil defenders in an attempt to neutralize the #5 ranked Trojans, but came up short in his defensive scheme as ASU fell 2-1. Arizona State exhibited five defenders on their backline for the first time this season, as they
ASU Women’s Soccer: The Soto Sisters’ Rivalry – Pac-12 Soccer Edition
(Photo: Patty Vicente/ WCSN) Arizona State’s Nicole Soto considers her sister Ashley Soto as her best friend and “ride or die.” However, when ASU (6-2-2, 0-0-1 Pac-12) takes on the No. 5 University of Southern California Trojans (7-1-1, 0-1-0) this Thursday, they’ll turn from best friends into enemies. Even if it’s only for
ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 27 Sun Devils drop two top-15 road matches to close regular season
(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) A week after sweeping No. 44 Utah at home on Senior Day, No. 27 Arizona State hit the road to Los Angeles hoping to convert its upward momentum into a positive weekend prior to the 2019 Pac-12 Championships next week. Instead, however, the Sun Devils (13-12, 4-4 Pac-12) dropped
ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 27 Sun Devils face pair of top-15 foes on the road in season finale
(Photo: Patricia Vicente/ WCSN) No. 27 Arizona State is on the road to Southern California this weekend to close out the regular season against the two Pac-12 programs leading it in the standings, No. 14 UCLA and No. 10 USC. Riding a six-match win streak, ASU (13-10, 4-2 Pac-12) remains undefeated in
ASU Baseball: No. 7 Sun Devils suffer their second-straight dismantling loss
(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
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