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Fri Apr 16 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College PHOTO COURTESY OF ARIZONA STATE ATHLETICS Kerry Clayton scored five goals and added two assists, as Arizona State fell just short of its first-ever win over Stanford in a 22-21 overtime loss Friday. Pac-12 women’s lacrosse is no longer simply the eminent domain of Stanford and USC. This year especially, the conference is wide open. A couple of overtime thrillers reinforced that fact Friday, as No. 17 Stanford had to rally from a six-goal deficit to def...

Arizona softball drops series opener at ASU, loses Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza to injury Share this story TEMPE — Arizona softball lost a nail-biter to ASU on Friday—and their All-American center fielder to injury. Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza grounded out with the bases loaded as the Sun Devils escaped with a 4-3 win, and she immediately crumbled to the ground after running through first base on the bang-bang play. As ASU celebrated the win, APC clutched her knee for several minutes before being he...

Arizona’s offense is locked in and loaded for Top 15 Territorial Cup Series against the Sun Devils Share this story Brady Vernon To say Arizona softball has dominated the Territorial Cup Series with Arizona State lately might be an understatement. The Sun Devils haven’t won a series against their in-state rivals since 2015 and the Wildcats swept the most recent meeting in 2019 without allowing a single run across three games. Following the nine-game road trip that saw Arizona struggle agai...

Arizona softball sweeps doubleheader vs. GCU before big ASU series Share this story Photo by Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images No. 8 Arizona run-ruled GCU 8-0 in both games of Wednesday’s doubleheader, doing what it should do against a WAC team. “I wasn’t overly pleased with the way we played,” head coach Mike Candrea said. “We didn’t have any sense of urgency, but we’ve got 48 hours to kind of get tuned up and get ready for ASU.” The Wildcats (26-5, 6-2) tallied 16 r...

Tulsa hires Arizona State assistant Nelp as womens coach Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Monday, April 12, 2021 TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa has hired Arizona State assistant Angie Nelp to coach its women’s basketball team. Tulsa made the announcement on Monday. Nelp spent four years on the Arizona State staff and was promoted to associate head coach last April. During her tenure, the Sun D...

Apr 13, 2021 Since the inception of the NCAA Womens Water Polo Championships in 2001, only three teams have ever been crowned as champions: Stanford, the University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles.  While taking on those juggernauts seems like enough of an uphill battle, Arizona State University shares the same division with all three teams: The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). The 2020 season looked optimistic for the Sun Devils after jumping out to ...

Strong defense and goals by Alyssa Duke and Shyra James powered the Buffs to a 2-0 upset over No. 17 Arizona State. By Matthew Lenneman

April 8, 2021 Jaelen House’s energy and leadership abilities could be a boost to a Grand Canyon University program fresh off its first NCAA Tournament appearance. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News) ASU transfer Jaelen House announced GCU as a finalist for his services. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – Fresh off its first dance in the NCAA Tournament, Grand Canyon University is a finalist for the services of Jaelen House, the Arizona State transfer and local product out of ...

Apr 7, 2021 BOULDER – Colorado womens tennis team heads to Arizona this weekend to take on Arizona Friday at 2:30 p.m. MT and then No.36/33-ranked Arizona State Saturday at noon.   Colorado (8-9, 2-5 Pac-12) is receiving votes in the ITA Womens Tennis Coaches Poll after coming off its 4-3 upset of Washington State Sunday. These are the final two regular season road matches for the Buffs 2021 season.   Sara Nayar is leading Colorado after upsetting both the No.52-ranked singles player in the...

Stanford brings underrated pitching duo, speedy offense into series with Arizona State softball Share this story Courtesy of Stanford Athletics Stanford (22-8, 3-3 Pac-12) comes into Tempe for its third conference series of the season. The Cardinal have swept Utah and been swept by Arizona thus far. Jessica Allister’s team has flown under the radar again because of an underrated pitching duo and an offense built on speed. The Pitching Duo Arizona State’s bat aren’t facing another elite p...