Arizona State University and University of Arizona sports teams will compete against one another in 21 common varsity intercollegiate sports during the 2017-18 academic year. For a school to be the winner of the Territorial Cup Series Trophy, it must accumulate 11 points.
- Each sport will be worth one (1) point.
- The point is awarded to the team that wins a season series.
- If the teams play once in a given season (football) then that game counts as one point.
- For baseball and softball, all regular season games count towards season series tally, including the non-conference games.
- For swimming and diving, cross country, golf, and track and field only, one point is awarded to whichever team finishes higher in the Pac-12 Championship.
- If teams split the regular season match-ups, then each team receives a point for that sport.
- In the event of a tie the following tie-breaker will be used: University with higher finish in the Directors' Cup Standings.
- In the event of a tie after the Directors' Cup Standings are used the TCS will end in a tie.
See the updated scoring here.
FOOTBALL: (Teams can earn a Territorial Cup point by winning the head to head competition)
RESULT: ASU Won, 42-30
GAME RECAP:
In a series known for wild games and unpredictable finishes, the 92nd playing of the Territorial Cup football game saw yet another chapter written into its crazy history. Arizona State used a 21-point third quarter, a blocked punt and a three-touchdown performance from quarterback Manny Wilkins to erase an early deficit and beat rival Arizona, 42-30.
A balanced offensive attack paved the way for that comeback, and heading the charge was Wilkins. The signal caller finished the day with over 190 total yards and three touchdowns.
Senior Demario Richard (later named the game's MVP and Bob Moran Player of the Game) was the one who got Arizona State's second half comeback off on the right foot with a one-yard touchdown run, taking advantage of tremendous field position after Curtis Hodges blocked a punt all the way back to the Arizona five-yard line.
The Sun Devils finished the game converting on six of their seven trips to the red zone, the lone blemish coming as Wilkins took a knee to run out the game's final seconds. The team is now 46-of-48 for the season in that category, with the other miss also coming as the team ran out the clock in last month's win over Washington.
The victory not only reclaimed the Territorial Cup for Arizona State, but also ensured the team a second place finish in the Pac-12 South.
Quick recap of today's Territorial Cup victory! #ClaimTheCup #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/msrYhpfeoL
- Sun Devil Football (@FootballASU) November 26, 2017
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (Point is awarded based on team finish in Pac-12 Championship)
RESULT: Arizona - 8th, Arizona State - 9th
EVENT RECAP:
In the men's Pac-12 Championship race, ASU finished ninth with 282 points and the Wildcats of Arizona took eighth.
John Reniewicki was the top-finisher for the Devils. He started out fast and was near the leaders through the first 800 meters of the meandering course.
Reniewicki finished 66th, and Erik Gonzalez took 72nd to finish as the Sun Devils' No. 2 runner for the first time this season, and score for the fifth consecutive race.
J.P. Nelson bounced back after pulling up at last weekend's regular season finale to take 76th in Springfield. Alexander Stevens and Michael Renner wrapped up the scoring in 77th and 78th, respectively.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY(Point is awarded based on team finish in Pac-12 Championship)
RESULT: Arizona - 7th, Arizona State - 9th
EVENT RECAP:
While the Sun Devils couldn't pick up the Territorial Cup point at the Pac-12 Championships when they took ninth, Chelsey Albertson proved to be a bright spot for ASU on the day.
She earned her first all-conference cross country honor when she crossed the line in 14th in a season's best 19:23.6, and the achievement was Arizona State's first all-conference honor since Shelby Houlihan won the individual title in 2014.
ASU's No. 2 was Alexis Nichols, who ran her best 6K of the season to finish 58th. Samantha Ortega and 2017 ASU Cross Country Invitational champion Courtney Lewis finished 60th and 61st, respectively, and ASU closed the book on its scoring just eight seconds later when Daan Haven crossed the line in 67th.
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- Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) October 27, 2017
Chelsey Albertson finishes 1?4?th to claim second-team all-#Pac12XC honors! #ForksUp! pic.twitter.com/gSlTYf9egu
WOMEN'S SOCCER (Point awarded to winner of head to head match)
EVENT RECAP: The Arizona State women's soccer team put up a courageous effort, rallying from a one-goal deficit to tie the game before eventually falling to Arizona 2-1.
After being outshot 9-1 in the first half the Sun Devils (5-11-3, 2-7-2 Pac-12) fought back in the second half to post a 7-6 edge over the Wildcats (10-4-4, 7-2-2) over the final 45 minutes. Jemma Purfield (three shots) and Jazmarie Mader (two shots) combined for five shots to lead ASU while freshman Nikki Panas made five saves.
Arizona broke through in the 38th minute off a corner kick and deflected shot, to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead following the first 45 minutes of play in Tucson.
The two teams would trade jabs through the opening minutes of the second half, but it would be Mader, the active career-goal scoring leader for ASU, who would make it a 1-1 game in the 68th minute of play. With the goal, Mader netted her 13th career-goal, moving her just seven goals out of the top-10 for ASU's all-time goal scoring leaders.
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- Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) November 3, 2017
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
MATCH ONE RECAP: The Arizona State volleyball team fell to the Arizona Wildcats 24-26, 18-25, 22-25 at Wells Fargo Arena.
Sophomore Ivana Jeremic led the Sun Devils with 14 kills. Freshman Megan Beedie recorded her second career start for ASU and added nine kills on .750 attacking. Beedie also had two solo blocks and one block assist on the match.
Senior libero Halle Harker had 21 digs on the match. Sophomores Nicole Peterson and Shelbie Dobmeier split time at setter, recording 27 and 13 assists, respectively.
MATCH TWO RECAP: The Sun Devils battled Arizona to a four-set match but ultimately fell, 17-25, 17-25, 25-23, 17-25 at the McKale Center in Tucson.
Senior libero Halle Harker only needed 13 digs to make career history, but gave the program 31 in her final effort as a Sun Devil. This stat put her career total at 2,029 digs, placing her at No. 2 all time in ASU history. During the match's second set, Harker passed standout Stephanie Preach's mark of 2,010, which she set from 2010-2013. Harker also finished in the upper echelon of the Pac-12 conference's liberos, with her 2,029 placiner her in a tie for No. 10 all-time in league history with Oregon State's Becky Defoe (2010-13).
Offensively for the Sun Devils, freshman Griere Hughes led the way with 14 kills, while sophomore Ivana Jeremic added 12 and senior Oluoma Okaro notched 10.
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— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) November 26, 2017
Senior Halle Harker moves into No. 2 all-time in career digs for ??????!#SunDevilFight pic.twitter.com/u6ZOnGLDIH
MEN'S BASKETBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
GAME ONE RECAP: Senior Tra Holder scored a game-high 31 points but No. 3 Arizona State dropped its first contest of the season, coming up just short in an 84-78 defeat against rival Arizona. The Sun Devils entered the evening as the nation's lone undefeated team after Villanova and TCU lost earlier in the day.
Playing in his first Territorial Cup matchup, freshman Remy Martin finished with 11 points and four rebounds off the bench. Arizona State finished the night with three scorers in double figures as Mickey Mitchell (10) joined Holder and Martin. Freshman Romello White led the team on the glass, pulling down eight rebounds in his first conference game. The Sun Devils turned the Wildcats over 16 times ASU also led in bench points (22-14) and fast-break scoring (19-12).
GAME TWO RECAP: In a meeting that featured the largest crowd at Wells Fargo Arena since 2005, the No. 17 Wildcats defeated the No.25 Sun Devils 77-70. After falling behind by 18 early in the first half, the Sun Devils rallied back from their largest deficit of the season, entering halftime down 39-38 and gaining the lead at the beginning of the second period, 41-39. With the help of a Mickey Mitchell basket, the Sun Devils went on a 7-0 sprint as Justice hit a contested three from way beyond the arc. Arizona head coach Sean Miller was forced to call a timeout.
After the break, the Wildcats settled down. Dusan Ristic and Rawle Alkins scored inside the painted area while DeAndre Ayton showcased his jumper.
Down six with just over six minutes to play, Mickey Mitchell made a hustle play that opened an opportunity for Tra Holder to hit a three. Holder sunk it and added two more on a layup that he was hacked on.
ASU tied the ballgame at 63. A clutch three from Trier and a dunk by Ayton on the next possession gave Arizona the cushion they needed.
The foes exchanged free-throws down the stretch until Sun Devils ran out game clock.
The Sun Devils' resilience was represented in the box score. The Sun Devils outscored the Wildcats in points in the paint, off turnovers, second chance and bench. Arizona's +16 rebound and +14 from the charily stripe was too much for Arizona State to handle. ASU uncharacteristically had just 12 attempts from the free-throw line.
Devils battle but fall to Arizona. pic.twitter.com/RluhPZmVV8
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 16, 2018
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
GAME ONE RECAP: Robbi Ryan scored 14 of her career-high 24 points in the second half to help lead the Arizona State women's basketball team to a 75-50 win over Arizona in the first of the back-to back Territorial Cup Series games.
The Sun Devils outscored the Wildcats 25-5 in the third quarter to break open whatt was a four-point game at the half (27-23). ASU would go on to shoot 69 percent in the second half while outscoring the Wildcats 48-27 in the final 20 minutes.
The Sun Devils had 22 assists on their 30 field goals. Robbi Ryan led the way with nine assists while Courtney Ekmark (six assists, 17 points) and Bre'yanna Sanders (four assists) both posted career high numbers.
On the defensive end, the Sun Devils scored a season-high 32 points off of the 23 turnovers they forced. Ekmark's career-high five steals helped the Sun Devils total 13 steals for the game.
GAME TWO RECAP: Kianna Ibis (14 points), Jamie Ruden (12 points) and Courtney Ekmark (11 points) combined to score 37 points to help lead the Arizona State women's basketball team to a wire-to-wire 69-45 win over Arizona.DEVILS WIN, DEVILS WIN!!! ??????@rryan_44 went beast mode and four Devils scored in double-digits to claim a 25-point victory over that team down south! #NoPity ?? pic.twitter.com/N10n3B2YIl
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) February 17, 2018
Robbi Ryan had nine points, while Charnea Johnson-Chapman had eight points for the Sun Devils, who shot 45 percent for the game while limiting Arizona (6-21, 2-14) to only 38 percent.
With Ryan leading the way on the glass, the Sun Devils nearly doubled up the Wildcats in total rebounds, 40-22. Ekmark (seven rebounds), Charnea Johnson-Chapman and Sophia Elenga (six rebounds each) were also big contributors for the Sun Devils on the boards.
ASU led by as many as seven in the first quarter and would take its first double-digit lead after Ekmark's 3-pointer gave the Sun Devils a 27-17 advantage a little more than four minutes into the second quarter. Ruden scored eight of her 12 points in the second period to help give ASU a 35-24 lead at the half.
The Sun Devils were never seriously threatened in the second half as the Wildcats got no closer than 10 points in the third quarter. They extended their lead to 22 points after Johnson-Chapman's layup put ASU up 61-39 with 6:54 remaining.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (Pac-12 Championship Highest Finisher)
MEET RECAP: With a third-place finish at the 2018 Women's Swimming & Men's/Women's Diving Pac-12 Championships, the No. 22 Sun Devil women's swim/dive team finished third and, in turn, captured a Territorial Cup Series® point by finishing ahead of Arizona in fifth. A third-place finish and 996 team points was the highest for the Sun Devils since finishing second (1186) in 1994.
Senior Mara Aiacoboae scored key points by defending her Pac-12 title in the platform dive (327.25), improving upon her second-place finish in the earlier prelims. Prior to Aiacoboae, the last Sun Devil to earn back-to-back women's platform titles was Trish Tumlinson (2004/2005). Aiacoboae's score was also the third-best to win a women's platform title since Tumlinson's back-to-back titles.
Chloe Isleta also set her third and fourth school records of the weekend – both in the 200 back – shaving .28 off her prelim time in the finals.
Silja Kansakoski took the top seed into the 200 breast finals, also joined by teammate Marlies Ross in the A final, finishing fourth and eighth, respectively. Nora Deleske (13th) and Kaya Philapil (15th, PR) also recorded top-15 finishes for a big event for the Sun Devils.
?? PAC 12 CHAMPION!! ?? Mara Aiacoboae defends her Pac 12 title in platform diving! The senior scored 327.25 for the victory. Ashley McCool was 7th with 239.95. #Pac12Dive #SunDevilMomentum
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) February 25, 2018
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (Pac-12 Championship Highest Finisher)
MEET RECAP: Throughout the Pac-12 Men's Championships, the No. 8 Sun Devils recorded several impressive times and captured the Territorial Cup Series® poin, finishing ahead of Arizona in the standings, to tie the overall race, 6-6. Despite the Wildcats finishing ahead in the final event, the 400-free relay, the Sun Devils had built enough of a lead to finish ahead, 391-387, and capture the T-Cup point.
After defending his 200 free title on Friday, Cameron Craig earned his second individual and third overall podium finish of the weekend, taking third in the 100 free.
The Sun Devils scored two in the 200 breast with Christian Lorenz finishing just off the podium in fourth and Jack Dalmolin finishing eighth. Dalmolin set a personal record earlier in the event's prelims as he and Lorenz finished fourth and fifth.
Zach Poti also earned a top-five finish in the 200 back while Josh Vedder had a lifetime best in the C final.
With the addition of men's diving scores from the previous weekend, Cal won the team title (971) followed by 2017 champion Stanford (769), USC (549.33), ASU (391), Arizona (387) and Utah (295.66). The Sun Devils' fourth-place finish matched last year's, their highest finish at Pac-12's since finishing fourth in 2008.
And the Devils hold on to win the Territorial Cup point!! Final team scores ASU 391 - University of Arizona 387. What a finish! #Pac12Swim #SunDevilMomentum #TrustTheProcess
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 4, 2018
GYMNASTICS: (Point earned for winning head-to-head regular season matchup, does not include any potential postseason meetings)
MEET RECAP: The No. 17 Arizona State women's gymnastics team (6-4; 3-3 Pac-12) captured a pivotal Territorial Cup point in a wire-to-wire, 196.725-195.025, victory over in-state rival Arizona Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. In the effort, the Gym Devils surpassed the 196+ mark for the fifth time this season. Of pertinent note, the team's 196.725 effort constitutes its 21st-best in program history.
The Gym Devils swept the event rotations, recording tallies of 49.125, 49.025, 49.175, 49.400 on vault, bars, beam and floor, respectively.
Leading the Arizona State effort was four-time Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Cairo Leonard-Baker and 2012 French Olympian Anne Kuhm. Leonard-Baker won the all-around title recording a 39.475, while Kuhm followed close behind finishing in second with a 39.450. ASU also swept the individual event titles. In addition to her all-around title, Leonard-Baker added first-place finishes on bars and floor, posting scores of 9.875 and 9.950 respectively. Kuhm added a vault title to her resume with a 9.900. Junior Justine Callis earned her first title of the season, capturing with beam with a career-best 9.900 to her credit.
Starting the meet on vault Kuhm led the way with a career-high 9.900. Leonard-Baker added a 9.850 (tied career-best) while Junior Morgan Wilson recorded a 9.825. The Gym Devils ended the rotation by tying their season-best on the event with a 49.125.
Entering the outing's second rotation with a slight advantage, ASU earned a 49.025 on bars and was led by Leonard-Baker's 9.875. Kuhm added a 9.825, while three Gym Devils including Callis, Wilson, and Junior Kaitlyn Szafranski, earned 9.775's to close out the rotation.
Spearheaded by a career-best 9.900 effort from Callis the Gym Devils posted a solid 49.175 on beam. Sophomore Ashley Szafranski earned second-place on the event with a 9.875. All-around powerhouses, Kuhm and Leonard-Baker, added a pair of 9.800's.
Through winning each rotation, the #GymDevils ?? captured a pivotal Territorial Cup point, 196.725-195.025, led by Cario Leonard-Baker's all-around score of 39.475. ?? #SunDevilPower #ProveIt pic.twitter.com/BT4MfK6YWN
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 25, 2018
WOMEN'S GOLF (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
TOURNAMENT RECAP: With the third-lowest team score of the day, No. 11 Sun Devil women's golf finished fifth at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, improving one place from a season ago in which they went on to win the NCAA Regional and National Championship.
Olivia Mehaffey earned the Sun Devils' highest finish (T5), shooting a 1-under 71 on Tuesday to finish 2-under for the tournament, and earned First Team All-Conference honors.
Raquel Olmos shot a four-under 68 on Tuesday, a new collegiate low, while Madison Kerley finished just outside the top-25 in sole possession of 26th. Olmos' seven birdies helped her tie for the lowest score of the final round.
No. 1 UCLA won their second consecutive championship while No. 6 USC finished second and No. 9 Arizona and No. 4 Stanford tied for third. Individually, Patty Tavatanakit won a one-hole playoff vs. her own teammate, Lilia Vu, for the championship.
Congrats to @OliviaMehaffey on a top-5 finish at @pac12's and Raquel for shooting her career low today! #SunDevilTradition pic.twitter.com/Pc2rL68Cln
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) April 24, 2018
MEN'S GOLF (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
TOURNAMENT RECAP: The @SunDevilMGolf team couldn't sustain its Tuesday momentum in the final round of the Pac-12 Championship Wednesday, but something great came out of the trip to the Rolling Hills Country Club (Par 71/7,130 yards) in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
Freshman Koichiro Ishika closed out a stellar championship with a 2-under 69 and finished at 11-under 273 (69-69-66-69) with 19 birdies (tied for fourth) and was 7-under on the par-4 holes. He entered the tournament with seven rounds in the 60s, he left with 11. He was one of only five players to shoot 69 or better in each of the four rounds and was easily the best freshman finisher.
USC won their first Pac-12 golf title since 2011 and 20th overall as breezy conditions kept scores in check for most of the day. The Trojans managed to post a 4-under for the final round to finish at 31-under par, four strokes ahead of second-place Colorado (27-under) and eight strokes clear of third-place ASU (23-under). The Trojans are the first team to host and win the Pac-12 Championships since Washington in 2009. Junior Justin Suh of USC won the individual title at 16-under 268 (68-64-65-71).
A Territorial Cup® Series point is on the line at every men's golf Pac-12 championship, as the Sun Devil have now finished better than Arizona in 12 of the past 14 Pac-12 men's golf championships, missing a Territorial Cup point only in 2011 and 2012.
#ForksUp @KoichiroIshika best freshman finish this week
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) April 26, 2018
TOP 5 2018 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP FRESHMEN
6. Koichiro Ishika, ASU 273/-11
T13. Kaito Onishi, USC 280/-4
T19. Devon Bling, UCLA 282/-2
T23. Issei Tanabe, USC 283/-1
T27. Mason Andersen ASU 284/E
T27. Spencer Tibbits OSU 284/E pic.twitter.com/4xpw8NVx8r
BASEBALL (All head-to-head games, including non-conference (best of 3))
GAME ONE RECAP: Spencer Torkelson launched his 23rd home run of the season, but defensive miscues late in the game would lead to a tough 6-4 loss for Sun Devil Baseball on the road at Arizona on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz.
Torkelson's two run shot in the fifth inning gave the Sun Devils a chance as the freshman recorded his team-leading 13th multi-RBI game of the season and reached base for a team-best 34th consecutive game. With the home run, Torkelson again stands alone in first place in the NCAA this season with 23 home runs.
Hunter Jump and Lyle Lin also added two hits in the game and Carter Aldrete had two RBIs, but it was the tough plays on defense that undid the Sun Devils.
Chaz Montoya took the tough loss in relief, though the game-winning run proved to be unearned and did not come while Montoya was on the mound. The sophomore went 3.0 innings with two strikeouts and no walks with two hits allowed in an otherwise solid performance from the bullpen.
Arizona State didn't have a baserunner through the first three innings of the game and it took until the fourth inning for ASU to get a hit on the board with Jump leading off the frame with a double.
Arizona intentionally walked Canning to the free base with one out and followed that with a Lyle Lin walk to load the bases with one out for Aldrete. The sophomore delivered on a full-pitch count, lacing one into center to bring across two and give ASU the early 2-0 lead.
Some shoddy defense in the bottom half of the frame led to four UA double but ASU largely limited the damage with just three runs allowed in the frame to remain within striking distance, trailing 3-2 at the end of the frame.
That set the table for Torkelson in the fifth, who tagged Wildcat starter Cody Deason for just his second home run allowed all season, this one coming on a two-run moonshot that scored Drew Swift as well and put ASU back up, 4-3.
The defensive miscues again reared their ugly head in the bottom of the seventh inning, however, as a pair of Sun Devil errors led to a trio of Wildcat runs to put Arizona up 6-4 – a lead it wouldn't relinquish in the final two innings.
GAME TWO RECAP: Hunter Bishop recorded five RBIs, Spencer Torkelson hit another home run and the Sun Devil bullpen threw 6.1 scoreless innings of relief as Arizona State defeated Arizona, 10-5, on Friday night in Tucson.
Bishop had the game of his life, recording two bases-loaded hits en route to the first five-RBI game for a Sun Devil this season and the first of his career.
Torkelson did Torkelson things, launching his nation-leading 24th home run. He became the first Pac-12 player to hit 24 home runs in a season since Arizona's Shelly Duncan in 2001 and he is now tied for 13th in Pac-12 single season history.
The ninth-inning dinger gave him a two-home run lead for the national lead as he climbs within two of the NCAA freshman record of 26, set by Todd Greene of Georgia Southern in 1990.
Gage Canning notched a home run himself, his ninth of the season as he came within one home run of becoming the first NCAA player since 2010 to have double digit doubles, triples and home runs. Only 14 other players have accomplished the feat since 1989 and Canning would be the first player from a Power Five school to accomplish the feat since Nomar Garciaparra did so for Georgia Tech in 1994.
ASU got 6.1 solid innings of relief from its bullpen, with Connor Higgins gets ASU out of a huge jam in the fourth inning and going on to earn his second win of the season. Higgins pitched 2.2 innings of hitless and scoreless relief before giving way to Brady Corrigan. The freshman went 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit with a strikeout to earn his first career save.
Canning led the scoring off right out the gates, launching a two-run solo shot to right center in the top of the first to give ASU an early 1-0 lead.
The Wildcats responded with a run off a wild pitch in the bottom of the inning to tie things up before but issued three free passes to the Sun Devils to lead off the second inning and Bishop bade them pay. Bishop ripped a long foul ball before turn one and sending it to opposite left center field, a base-clearing double that scored three runs and made it 5-1 after Bishop scored on a sac fly.
Arizona was up to task in the bottom of the third, however, taking advantage of some free passes of its own to throw up four runs to things up a 4-4 after three.
The Wildcats would threaten in the bottom of the fifth, putting two runners in scoring position with just one out but Higgins entered the game to shut things down with a big strikeout followed by a groundout to escape the frame unscathed.
ASU, despite having five runs early, had just two hits through the first five innings of the game before the bats came alive again in the sixth. Canning led the frame off with a leadoff triple – his 11th of the season – and scored on Carter Aldrete's chopper through the right side to go back on top, 6-5.
Alika Williams added a hit of his own and Gage Workman walked to load the bases for Bishop yet again and the sophomore delivered with a two-RBI laser to center field to give ASU a three-run advantage at 8-5.
Torkelson gave ASU the insurance it would need in the top of the ninth as the freshman launched his 24th home run of the season, another moonshot over the wall in left field to give Corrigan a five-run lead as the fellow freshman earned the first save of his career.
GAME THREE RECAP: Hunter Bishop homered twice and Spencer Torkelson notched his 25th big fly of the year, but Sun Devil Baseball dropped the rubber match in the series against rival Arizona, 10-9, in 11 innings on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
The exciting back and forth affair had plenty of fireworks, as Bishop continued what had been an already impressive weekend with the first multi-home run game of his career. The sophomore had a solo shot early on and then a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, the latter of which cleared the batter's eye in center field.
With the weekend's effort, Bishop finished with eight RBIs in the team's three games while adding a pair of doubles and scoring three runs.
Bishop, Carter Aldrete and Hunter Jump all finished with three hits in the game. ASU's bullpen was solid again, not allowing a single earned run in 7.0 innings of relief. ASU was undid again, however, by three defensive errors that led to the final four unearned runs of the game.
Torkelson continued his historic freshman season as his three-run home run in the fourth inning gave him 25 on the season – extending the ASU and Pac-12 freshman records and moving within one home run of the NCAA freshman record of 26 set by Todd Greene in 1990.
The frosh became the first Pac-12 player to reach 25 home runs since fellow Sun Devil Mitch Jones set a ASU school record with 27 in 2000. Torkelson is now tied for 11th in Pac-12 history for single season home runs. Saturday's homer also extended his NCAA lead in the category to two home runs. No freshman in NCAA history has ever led the country in home runs.
The two teams traded runs from the onset of the game, with ASU taking a quick 2-0 lead in the first just to have Arizona answer in the bottom of the frame.
ASU went up against in the second on an Alika Williams sac fly to make it 3-2 and opened things up in the fourth with Bishop's solo shot followed by a three-run bomb from Torkelson to make it 7-2.
The Wildcats stormed back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth to make it 7-6 before tying it against in the sixth inning on an unearned run.
ASU immediately went back on top, however, behind Bishop's second home run of the game. The two-out shout gave ASU a 9-7 advantage that was again wiped out in the bottom half of the frame after two Wildcats scored following a dropped fly ball that would have ended the inning.
The pitching staffs locked in to trade zeroes over the next three innings, though ASU loaded the bases twice in the team's final four plate appearances and couldn't bring the go-ahead run across.
The Wildcats would eventually take advantage in the bottom of the 11th, scoring of a fielding error to right field to earn the walk-off victory.
The ASU bullpen did its part to keep ASU in the game, however with Brady Corrigan going 3.1 innings after a solid outing last night, allowing no earned runs in his longest appearance in over a month.
Boyd Vander Kooi saw his first extended action since the first month of the season, going 3.0 innings with three strikeouts and no earned runs to keep ASU alive in the latter stages of the game, despite taking the tough-luck loss on an unearned run.
SOFTBALL (All head-to-head games, including non-conference (best of 3))
GAME ONE RECAP: First baseman Danielle Gibson's walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the seventh led the No. 8 Arizona State softball team (35-7, 9-4 Pac-12) to a 2-1 win over the No. 13 Arizona Wildcats in the first game of the three-game series for the coveted Territorial Cup Series point.
The Freshmen of the Year candidate's walk-off accounts for the first walk-off victory of the season for the Sun Devil squad. With that double Gibson currently has a seven-game hitting streak, just shy of her career record 10-game streak.
The Wildcats got things started early with a solo homerun via Ashleigh Hughes in the top of the first. The next two innings remained scoreless before Kindra Hackbarth blasted one to right field in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at one apiece. The homer from K. Hackbarth was her second of the season, and could not have come in a bigger spot.
Lefty G Juarez stayed dominant in the circle all night, striking out 13 Wildcat batters and keeping them scoreless for the remainder of the game. Juarez moved to No. 12 all-time in the Sun Devil record books for single season strikeouts, with 236 thus far.
Following a shutdown inning from Juarez in the top of the seventh, the Wildcat pitching staff walked Morgan Howe with just one out in the inning to bring Gibson to the plate. The freshman drilled her 11th- double of the season to plate Howe and send a sold-out Farrington stadium home with a walk-off win in game one.
GAME TWO RECAP: The eighth-ranked Sun Devil softball team (35-8, 9-5) launched their 47th- home run of the season, and played behind another strong outing from right-hander Breanna Macha, but it wasn't enough as the Sun Devils fell, 4-1, to No. 13 Arizona Saturday afternoon at Farrington Stadium.Welp. That didn't take long ??
— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) April 21, 2018
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Macha (10-5) threw a complete-game in the loss, giving up just three earned runs on eight hits in her 21st- appearance so far this season. The right-hander struck out four Wildcat hitters and allowed three walks on the day.
The two teams traded jabs early, but neither side could scratch in a run until the Wildcats connected on a three-run top of the fourth to jump out in front.
The Sun Devils would respond in the bottom of the fourth when Morgan Howe launched a lead-off homer to straightaway center to make it a 3-1 game heading into the fifth.
The Wildcats would cash in on a Sun Devil error in the top of the fifth to pull the score to the final, 4-1.
GAME THREE RECAP: The No. 8 Arizona State softball team (35-9, 9-6) battled through eight innings, but ultimately fell to No. 13 Arizona (31-13, 8-10) 4-2, dropping the Territorial Cup Series.
Left handed pitcher G Juarez (19-3) led ASU through all eight in the circle, striking out six Wildcats in the contest. On the season, Juarez has held opposing hitters to a miniscule .136 batting average while amassing 232 strikeouts, good enough to rank 12th in ASU single season history.
The Sun Devils' got things started early, when outfielder Kindra Hackbarth doubled down the infield line in the bottom of the first. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, a Jade Gortarez RBI brought her in to put ASU up 1-0 heading to the second.
Both teams were held scoreless through the next five innings, until an Arizona homer brought in two-runs in the top of the sixth to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead.
The Sun Devil defense quickly retired three Wildcats in the top of the seventh before senior Marisa Stankiewicz powered one over the fence to tie things up at 2. The hit was good for the second baseman's seventh home run of the season, and marked the 68th- long ball of the season for ASU.
A Wildcat single in the top of the eighth brought in two to put Arizona up,, 4-2, heading to the bottom of the eighth.
Junior outfielder Morgan Howe laced a two-out single to right field, but the would-be Sun Devil rally would come up just short, marking a 4-2 final.
Final:
— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) April 23, 2018
Sun Devils battled hard but came up short after 8 innings at Farrington. pic.twitter.com/9WxZr4KtSX
WOMEN'S TENNIS (All head-to-head matches, excluding postseason)
MATCH RECAP: The Sun Devil women's tennis team secured an important Territorial Cup Series point with a 4-2 victory over in-state Rival Arizona Saturday in Tucson.
The charge to victory got started with a dominating doubles performance on all three courts that saw the Devils make quick world of the three U of A tandems with Fossa Huergo/Klanecek sweeping on court three and No. 17 John-Baptiste/Hattingh winning 6-1 on court one. Slaysman/Kolarova were up 5-2 before the point was clinched on court one.
After taking a quick 2-0 lead in the dual-match thanks to No. 53 Lauryn John-Baptiste's 6-1, 6-2 win on court one, the Sun Devils found themselves in a dogfight with the Wildcats as four of the remaining five matches would reach three sets.
After dropping the first set 6-2, true freshman Sasa Klanecek stormed back to win the second set 6-2 to force a third. In the third set, Klanecek blanked her opponent on court five to put the Devils back up 3-2.
A few minutes later on court six, Tereza Kolarova held on and defeated Sophia Thomas 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 to seal the match for ASU.
DEVILS WIN, DEVILS WIN!!! ??????
— Sun Devil W. Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) April 21, 2018
Tereza Kolarova clinches the win and ASU takes the Territorial Cup Series point with the victory over the Wildcats!#FORKSUP! pic.twitter.com/F8T7fKUxMG
MEN'S TENNIS (All head-to-head matches, excluding postseason)
MATCH RECAP: The Arizona State men's tennis team claimed a point in the Territorial Cup Series with a 4-0 sweep over the Arizona Wildcats on senior day.
The Devils jumped on Arizona early in doubles, claiming the win on court three behind Benjamin Hannestad and William Kirkman. The duo defeated Carlos Hassey and Filip Malbasic 6-3 to claim a 3-1 record in conference play and a team-best .750 winning percentage.
Senior Michaël Geerts and Pierre Louis Dodens debuted as double partners in the rivalry matchup, clinching the opening point 7-6 (2) over Jonas Maier and Alejandro Reguant. The doubles-clinching match was a back-and-forth affair, with the Devils duo tied with the Wildcats 1-1 early on. Working up to a 5-5 tie, Geerts/Dodens powered to a 6-5 lead and easily took the tie-breaking set by a score of 7-2.
The No. 45-ranked doubles pair of Makey Rakotomalala and Andrea Bolla went unfinished after a back-and-forth battle against Igor Karpovets and Aaro Pollanen. The battle on court one was suspended in the tiebreaker 6-6.
Geerts took his late momentum all the way to singles play where he powered to a victory on court one in a little under an hour. He won in straight sets on Saturday, taking down Igor Karpovets 6-3,6-3. The 20th-ranked Geerts notched win number 14 this spring, and is a staggering 8-2 in his last 10 matchups. The Belgian cracked the ITA/Oracle top-20 this week to become the highest ranked Sun Devil since No. 1 Sargis Sargsian in 1995, who won the Devils' lone singles NCAA National Championship that year.
No. 72 Hannestad defeated Aaro Pollanen 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and tallied his 10th win of the season. His four conference wins are a team-best, and secured a 3-0 Devils lead with four singles matches still in play on courts three through six.
Makey Rakotomalala finished off the rivals from Tucson, downing Filip Malbasic 7-6, 6-3 in a high energy matchup. Rakotomalala improved to 13-9 on the season with two match clinching victories. The Frenchman pulled out to an early first set lead 4-1, but Malbasic fought back to knot things up at four. The two came to a stalemate 6-6 and headed into a tiebreaker, with Rakotomalala coming out on top to claim the advantage. Again at a tie 3-3 in the second set, Rakotomalala scored three straight points to pull out the victory and clinch the match for the Sun Devils.
DOWN GOES ARIZONA ??
— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) April 21, 2018
The Sun Devils sweep the Cats 4-0 on Senior Day ???? pic.twitter.com/ZXlhG5aGtH
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: The Sun Devil women's track and field team earned the indoor Territorial Cup point Saturday in Seattle as they outscored the U of A women and finished eighth in the MPSF.
Maggie Ewen won her second title of the weekend and fourth MPSF crown in her illustrious indoor career.
She came into Saturday having never claimed the women's shot put title indoors, but also with a lead in the conference of more than five feet thanks to her 19.20m/63-0.00-foot heave that put her at third in NCAA history from earlier this season.
While she didn't need to launch the shot that far in Seattle to claim gold, Ewen still managed to break the MPSF meet and Dempsey Indoor facility records during the competition as she recorded a mark of 18.98m/62-3.25 feet.
Freshman Samantha Noennig also scored in the shot put, taking fifth and providing ASU with four more points in the event.
Shaunie Morrison improved on her championships debut a season ago when she took fifth in the 60-meter hurdles to give the Devils four team points.
The women picked up three more points when Jessica Barreira and Darreyl Woodson took seventh and eighth, respectively in the triple jump. After all of the events were scored, the Sun Devil women finished in eighth with 35 points.
With a meet AND Dempsey Indoor shot put record, Maggie Ewen adds another ?? to her collection!#ForksUp?? pic.twitter.com/qro9aBCBpE
— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) February 24, 2018
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: ASU followed up their impressive outing in the men's pole vault Friday by scoring in two more events Saturday, including the high jump and 4x400-meter relay.
Elijah Hughes scored for the Devils when he cleared 2.10m/6-10.75 on his third and final attempt at the height. He took sixth in the competition, and Mason Ford nearly scored, but finished ninth.
The Devils took second in their heat in the 4x4 in 3:17.27 and finished eighth overall. Khalil Parris, Quinten Bankston, Jesus Llanez and Herbert Polk combined to secure the point for ASU.
After all of the events were scored, the Sun Devil men took 11th, scoring 22.
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: Magdalyn Ewen completed the treble, scored 30 points to earn the athlete of the meet honor and helped the Sun Devil women's team finish fifth in the team competition at the final day of the Pac-12 Championships in Palo Alto, California.
Ewen completed the sweep with a second-consecutive win in the discus and a throw of 59.81m/196-3. She led the way for two more Devils as true freshman Samantha Noennig and Kaylee Antill took sixth and eighth, respectively.
The women's program finished fifth overall with 68 points and Brian Blutreich's throwers were responsible for more than half of the team's final tally, scoring 46 of the total.
The Sun Devils picked up two runner-up finishes from Alethia Marrero in the 800, and Nathan Hiett in the pole vault.
Marrero entered the final with the top-seed after her 2:05.93 from Saturday. She one-upped herself in the final when she clocked the second-best time in school history of 2:03.08 and took silver behind the reigning NCAA indoor champion.
The women's 4x100-meter quartet of Shaunie Morrison, Oglesby, Matthews and Woodson finished fifth in the race.
Southern California won the team competition, followed by Oregon and Stanford in the top three. ASU tok fifth place over Arizona's seventh to claim a Territorial Cup Series point.
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: Five Devils were entered in the men's pole vault final and four scored for ASU, accumulating 18 of the team's 31.5 points. Hiett led the charge in his final Pac-12 championships as the senior and took second, making the podium for the first time in his career.
Freshman Cole Riddle, who finished third at the indoor conference championships finished fourth, Grant Sissersonscored for the first time in his Sun Devil career when he finished sixth and the 2017 Pac-12 champion Matthew Eckles took seventh. All five of coach Ron Barela's vaulters are still in the hunt for a place at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in two weeks.
Seniors Khalil Parris and Darreyl Woodson scored in the men's 400-meter hurdles and women's triple jump, respectively. Elijah Hughes finished sixth in the high jump and Kevin Wilkinson rounded out the individual scoring in the 800-meter run when he took seventh.
Both 4x400-meter teams scored as Parris, Wilkinson, Jesus Llanez and Quinten Bankston finished sixth for the men, and Marrero, Kalei Matthews, Bianca Tinoco and Courntee Oglesby finished eighth.
The Oregon Ducks won the men's title, followed by Stanford and USC rounding out the top three. Arizona finished fourth over ASU's 10th.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
MATCH ONE RECAP: The Sun Devils dropped matches to Arizona and California to round out their first and only day at the Wildcat Spring Challenge.
Ellyson Lundberg and Katelyn Carballo continued to show their continuity and chemistry as part of the number three pairing for all three matches, as they were the only Sun Devil duo to pick up a pair of victories on the day. Lundberg and Carballo swept their final two matches of the day, defeating Colorado Mesa's pairing before taking down toppling No. 14 Arizona's Nady & Watanabe.
The improvement of the fifth pairing of Kate Baldwin and Samantha Plaster was apparent, as the duo provided three competitive matches. They captured a victory over the Colorado Mesa five pairs, giving the Sand Devils a clean 5-0 sweep. Baldwin and Plaster pushed the No. 15 Arizona five pairs to three sets in the nightcap.
No. 15 Arizona 4, Arizona State 1
1. Natalie Anselmo/Olivia Macdonald (ARIZ) def. Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU) 21-16, 21-16
2. Stephany Purdue/Hailey Devlin (ARIZ) def. Sydney Palmer/Kara Woodard (ASU) 21-14, 21-15
3. Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) def. Kacey Nady/Sara Watanabe (ARIZ) 21-14, 22-20
4. Jonny Baham/Brooke Burling (ARIZ) def. Cierra Flood/Katie Cross (ASU) 21-15, 21-12
5. Makenna Martin/Caroline Cordes (ARIZ) def. Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU) 16-21, 22-20, 19-17
MATCH TWO RECAP: The Arizona State beach volleyball team battled, but ultimately fell short to No. 14 Arizona, 3-2, in its regular season finale at the PERA Club Wednesday night.Despite a valiant effort on Court Five, the Sand Devils drop the match in three sets. Katelyn Carballo and Ellyson Lundberg earn another victory, but Arizona State falls 4-1 to cap Day One at the Wildcat Spring Challenge pic.twitter.com/EaSoqi39Y7
— Sun Devil Beach VB (@SunDevilBeachVB) April 7, 2018
The Sand Devils sprang out of the gate, sweeping the outing's opening flight of matches. Arizona State's ever reliable fours duo of Cierra Flood and Katie Cross garnered a 21-18, 21-15 victory over the Wildcats' Caroline Cordes and MaKenna Martin, to net the Maroon and Gold an early advantage. Samantha Plaster and Kate Baldwin, slotted at the fives, followed suit earning a highly contested three-set (17-21, 21-18, 15-10) win over Arizona's Brooke Burling and Jonny Baha,
Arizona would ultimately rebound, capturing the night's three remaining matches. The Sand Devils battled to three sets on courts one and two, respectively, narrowly being edged out by Arizona.
1.Olivia Macdonald/Natalie Anselmo (UA) Def. Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera (ASU): 19-21, 21-15, 15-11
2. Kacey Nady/Olivia Hallaran (UA) Def. Natalie Braun/Frances Giedraitis (ASU): 24-26, 21-14, 15-10
3. Devlin Hailey/Stephany Purdue (UA) Def. Katelyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU): 21-15, 21-18
4. Cierra Flood/Katie Cross (ASU) Def. Caroline Cordes/MaKenna Martin (UA): 21-18, 21-15
5. Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU) Def. Brooke Burling/Jonny Baham (UA): 17-21, 21-18, 15-10
EXH. Sydney Palmer/Kara Woodard (ASU) Def. Sara Watanabe/Chelsey Harris (UA): 21-16, 21-13
FINAL: #SandDevils 2??, No. 14 Arizona 3?? pic.twitter.com/EMwb9MDl6z
— Sun Devil Beach VB (@SunDevilBeachVB) April 19, 2018