Your Sun Devils swept the Wildcats in basketball this weekend! Sun Devil Men’s Basketball dropped the University of Arizona Wildcats 87-80 in the State Farm Territorial Cup Series Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. Not until the final seconds did either team lead by more than six points. The State Farm Territorial Cup rivalry saw one of its most epic showdowns in the schools long histories. In the end, the Sun Devils had just enough to take down their bitter rival. Carrick Felix, Trent Lockett and Jonathan Gilling all put up 21 points apiece, Gilling posting a career high. Toward the end of this season the Sun Devils have shown flashes of what they could possibly be in the coming years. The victory over Arizona showed they could play with the best of the Pac-12, not to mention sending the Wildcats back to Tucsan with a loss.
Not to be out-done, Alex Earl scored 11 of her team-high 14 points in the second half to help lift Sun Devil Women’s Basketball to a 70-63 win over Arizona on Saturday. With the win, the Sun Devils claimed the State Farm Territorial Cup Series point in women’s basketball for the 2011-12 season as ASU also defeated the Wildcats 60-45 on New Year’s Eve.
The Sun Devils have taken it to the Wildcats as of late. Men’s Basketball has won seven of the past 11 games vs. Arizona under Coach Sendek and Women’s Basketball has won 15 of the last 17 meetings against the Wildcats. Men and Women’s Basketball return to action this week when they travel to Los Angeles for Pacific Life Pac-12 Basketball Tournament.
The 10th-ranked Sun Devil Baseball team hosts the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils won three out of four this past weekend at the Coca-Cola College Baseball Classic Surprise. As of March 4th, the Sun Devils led the Pac-12 in four offensive categories, including batting average (.380), slugging percentage (.562), on base percentage (.461) and hits (123). They also rank second in RBI (89), runs scored (93), doubles (25), home runs (10) and total bases (182). On the mound, they are tops in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.33) , opposing bat. avg (.191) and runs allowed (10) for the second week in a row.
Katelyn Boyd was clutch in extra innings for Sun Devil Softball as the senior came through with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth against Creighton. The Sun Devils escaped with a 3-1 victory Sunday to improve to 20-2. Hillary Bach and Katelyn Boyd were named the Pac-12 Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively. The pair becomes the program’s 64th and 65th athletes to receive a conference nod. Hillary Bach pitched her first career perfect game against Wichita State in a 9-0 victory last Saturday, becoming just the fourth pitcher to ever accomplish the feat at ASU. She now ranks fifth all-time at ASU in career wins with 74. Sun Devil Softball will face the Blue Jays again on Tuesday at 7 p.m. before hosting the Diamond Devil Invitational March ninth though March 11th. Participating teams include Valparaiso, East Carolina, Pacific, Creighton and New Mexico State.
The Sun Devil Women’s Gymnastics team returns home Friday, March 9th to host Stanford for its season finale at Wells Fargo Arena. In addition to competing in a combined meet with the ASU Men’s Gymnastics Club team, the Sun Devils will also honor their seniors.
The 6th-ranked Sun Devil Water Polo team defeated the 5th-ranked San Diego State Aztecs, 12-3, in the team’s conference and home opener on Saturday afternoon at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. Shannon Haas shattered her previous single-game goals record with seven in the match, tying a school record in goals scored in a single game. The Sun Devils take on California on March 10th, with the first sprint scheduled for 1 p.m. at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
Be Well, Be Safe, and GO SUN DEVILS!
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