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ASU Softball: Fresno State Transfers make an impact in new roles at ASU

by Jake Santo - April 19, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) Last season, you would not have seen three players at Farrington Stadium playing for the Arizona State Softball team. They weren’t still in high school or out with injuries. Instead, Maddi Hackbarth, Kindra Hackbarth and Morgan Howe dawned different colors, those of the Fresno State Bulldogs. At the beginning

ASU Soccer: Jemma Purfield and Graham Winkworth’s special bond

by Andre Simms - September 14, 2017

(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) The relationship between player and coach is oftentimes a special one, but for Arizona State Soccer head coach Graham Winkworth and junior forward Jemma Purfield, their relationship is more than that. Both hailing from across the pond, Winkworth and Purfield have known each other for a while. Winkworth

ASU Lacrosse: Johnny Perlite has emerged as a defensive catalyst for the Sun Devils

by Ethan Schmidt - March 23, 2017March 25, 2017

(Photo: Jacob Franklin/WCSN) Just over a year ago, Johnny Perlite came off ACL surgery. Now, he continues to have an outstanding season for Arizona State men’s club lacrosse. Perlite is a northern California native from Clayton, CA. He attended the famed high school of De La Salle. The 5-foot-10-inch, 175 pound sophomore is

ASU Softball: The return of a Sun Devil legend

by Drew Andre - March 24, 2016March 24, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) What does one do after an illustrious college career? The possibilities are endless but really there are only two options: you can continue with your sport in some facet or move on altogether. For some this is an easier decision than others. It was an easy choice for

ASU Women’s Basketball: Quick preview of ASU’s first round matchup with New Mexico State

by Bailey O'Carroll - March 18, 2016March 18, 2016

The Arizona State Sun Devils women’s basketball team will start off the first round of the NCAA tournament at home against 15-seed New Mexico State University. This is the 14th time theses two schools have played each other in school history, but none more important than this matchup in the NCAA

Off the Block: Episode 1

by Troy Lynch - November 3, 2015November 4, 2015

(Photo by: Case Smith/WCSN) The No. 20 Sun Devils are coming off of two losses from last week, but the bigger story is all of the lineup changes that were implemented against Cal. In the first episode of 'Off the Block' you can hear head coach Jason Watson, junior pin hitter

ASU Baseball: Woodmansee wins it for Sun Devils

by Mark Harris - February 13, 2015February 14, 2015

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The Arizona State baseball team kicked off the era at Phoenix Municipal Stadium with a bang Friday night, as a walk-off home run by Colby Woodmansee gave the Sun Devils a 4-3 extra inning victory over the Cowboys. In a pitching duel, both teams struggled to put up

From Farms to Courts: Kelsey Moos

by Terra Pinckley - November 19, 2014November 19, 2014

(Photo Credit: Brooke Faber/WCSN) There are many adjectives that could be used to describe sophomore power forward Kelsey Moos: powerful, intense, intelligent, and even goofy. But there is one noun that stands above all of those: winner. “[Kelsey Moos] just finds a way to get the ball or make a play, which

Arizona State Falls to Arizona 2-0, Likely Ending Season

by Jacob Garcia - November 7, 2013November 7, 2013

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The Arizona State women’s soccer team’s quest to make history suffered a fatal blow Thursday afternoon in Tuscon, as they lost to Arizona 2-0. The Sun Devils were seeking to earn a tournament bid for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Kevin Boyd. Boyd stated