Arizona State University and University of Arizona sports teams will compete against one another in 21 common varsity intercollegiate sports during the 2018-19 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.
FOOTBALL (Teams can earn a Territorial Cup point by winning the head to head competition)
GAME RECAP: Sun Devil Football entered unchartered territory with 2:44 remaining in the third quarter of the contest against the University of Arizona. UA senior Tony Ellison brought home his second touchdown reception of the day to put the Wildcats up 40-21 – the most points allowed by ASU this season and the largest deficit the team had faced.
What followed will go down as some of the most incredible 15 minutes in the history of the storied rivalry as the Sun Devils scored 20 unanswered fourth quarter points en route to a 41-40 victory in Tucson.
Eno Benjamin ran for three touchdowns in the contest and the Sun Devil defense pitched a shutout and forced two turnovers in the final frame in one of the most improbable compacts in the history of the Territorial Cup – and keeping the Cup in Tempe for another 364 days.
The 19-point comeback was the fourth longest overall for the Sun Devils since at least 1996 and the largest fourth-quarter comeback to occur in that time. The Sun Devils are now 4-1 this season in games decided by three points or less and have played nine games this season decided by less than a touchdown. All five of ASU's losses have fallen in that category.
Benjamin's third touchdown rush of the game placed ASU up 41-40 with 3:08 remaining in regulation. The Wildcats made one final push to get within field goal range and a chance to win but Josh Pollack's 45-yard attempt sailed wide right with 11 seconds remaining to seal the deal of the Sun Devils and move ASU to 7-5 on the season and 5-4 in Pac-12 action.
Benjamin was named the Bob Moran Most Outstanding Player, finishing with 80 yards on the ground in addition to his three scores. Benjamin needs just 42 yards in ASU's bowl game to set ASU's all-time single season rushing record. He sits at 1,524 yards on the 2018 campaign as he eyes Woody Green's 1972 school record of 1,565 yards.
His 15 scores on the ground this year are tied for sixth in ASU single season history. He also set the ASU school record for season rushing attempts, now sitting at 277 on the season – surpassing Freddie Williams' 1975 school record of 266 carries.
Manny Wilkins was 18-of-31 for 265 yards, throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another – the 20thof his career – without turning the ball over once. He finished with 57 total rushing yards, many of which coming in the second half as he helped guide the Sun Devils to the come-from-behind win.EB3 was on another level tonight ????
— Territorial Cup Champions ?? (@ASUFootball) November 25, 2018
He is your 2018 Territorial Cup Most Outstanding Player! #GoDevils pic.twitter.com/o5Sq19YcyY
Aashari Crosswell had two pass breakups and an interception – all coming in the final 15 minutes of the contest. Tyler Johnsonrecovered a pivotal fumble to set up the go-ahead score and Demonte King returned from injury in the final regular season game of his career to log 10 tackles – nine of the solo variety.
The Sun Devil defense, which had held opponents to the sixth-fewest points per fourth quarter this season (3.8) shut out an opponent in the fourth quarter for the fifth time this season. ASU has now outscored the opposition 119-42 in the fourth quarter of games this season.
The comeback started innocuously as Brandon Ruiz knocked through a routine 27-yard field goal with 13:05 remaining to bring ASU back within 40-24.
The Sun Devil defense, which had labored in allowing scores on 8 of 10 Arizona possession to that point in the game, finally got the stop it needed: forcing the Wildcats to punt on 4th-and-1 with just over nine minutes remaining.
ASU wasted no time, driving 80 yards on 8 plays over the next 2:25 to make it a one possession game following Wilkins' 11-yard touchdown rush and ensuing two-point conversion on a pass to Tommy Hudson to put the defense back on the spot, trailing 40-32.
The defense responded in kind, forcing the Wildcats into third-and-long and getting enough pressure on UA quarterback Khalil Tate to roll out and make a bad throw across his body on his own side of the field. Aashari Crosswell was in perfect position for his third interception in the last four games, returning it deep into Arizona territory to set up a Ruiz field goal from 39 yards out to bring ASU back within 40-35 with 3:33 remaining.
The Wildcats, needing to run out the clock, fumbled away the ball on a botched rushing play that was quickly fallen upon by Johnson – ASU's second takeaway in just over 90 seconds – to set ASU up at the Arizona 22-yard-line with 3:15 left.
Benjamin wasted no time, take the first handoff from scrimmage and bursting through a huge hole paved by left tackle Zack Robertson and tight end Tommy Hudson for a 22-yard touchdown with 3:08 remaining, putting ASU up 41-40 after a failed two-point conversion.
Arizona had one final attempt at things, driving to the ASU 27-yard line on the final possession of the game but ASU forced the Wildcats into fourth-down with 17 seconds remaining and holding for the missed field goal to retain the Territorial Cup.
ASU's defense bent but didn't necessarily break all day, forcing Arizona into four short field goal attempts throughout the first three quarters of the game – trading touchdowns for three points and giving the offense a fighting shot of things in the end.
The first half was a tale of runs for the Wildcats and counterpunches from ASU. Arizona opened the game with a 10-0 lead before Wilkins found Brandon Aiyuk for a 58-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Aiyuk finished the game with a game-high 106 receiving yards on five catches.
The Wildcats responded with nine more unanswered points to go up 19-7 before Benjamin's first score of the contest again made it a one-possession game. Again, however, Arizona scored another eight points (two field goals and a safety) to stake a 27-14 lead early in the third quarter.
Following Benjamin's second touchdown to make it a six-point game, Arizona scored 14 unanswered points to close out the third quarter and place ASU in its largest deficit of the season prior to the fourth quarter theatrics.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (Point is awarded based on team finish in Pac-12 Championship)
RACE RECAP: In the men's 8K title race at the 2018 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships, Fearghal Curtin topped his season debut at the Pre-Nationals Invitational two weeks ago by leading the line for the Sun Devils with a 43rd-place finish in 24:19.7, the best time by a Sun Devil this season.
"For Fearghal, it was a heck of a race and a heck of an improvement than his first race two weeks ago," men's head coach Cory Lesliesaid. "But really when you look at Jackson or really any guy, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who didn't run faster today than they did last time we were here.
The season best performances continued as Jackson Lewis, Garrett O'Toole, Erik Gonzalez and Michael Renner all crushed their season bests and scored for the Sun Devils who finished ninth with 241 points, 40 points better than the previous year.
"I saw a group that was committed and put themselves in a good spot from the start," Leslie said. The team result is unfortunately the same as last year, but I think we took a lot of steps in the right direction.
"The message all along has been, 'we're not going to turn this thing around overnight.' We know it's going to take time and patience, and I think the guys have done a great job of showing up and getting better every day," Leslie said.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY(Point is awarded based on team finish in Pac-12 Championship)
RACE RECAP: Alexis Nichols and the Sun Devil women's team earned Arizona State a vital Territorial Cup Series point Friday as ASU topped the U of A women and finished ninth at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships in Palo Alto, California.
"One of the things I said to the group was that when I was in college and ran the steeplechase, it's the first event on the track, so it was upon me to start the team off right," women's head coach Jeremy Rasmussen said. "That's how I feel about this T-Cup Series point. It's the first full point out there, and it's important for us to go out and do what we can to start our department off right and help bring the trophy back to Tempe."
Nichols finished 41st and put up her best 6K time of the season, crossing the finish line at the Stanford Golf Course in 21:08.5.
Daan Haven (51), Samantha Ortega (52) and Courtney Lewis (55) all finished within three seconds of each other and Meagan Reniewicki's 72nd-place finish closed out the Sun Devils' scoring for the day and locked them in at 250 points.
"Those ladies are very interchangeable," Rasmussen said. "This time, our first through four was maybe 20 seconds apart, which was the best we'd been all season. We've got two weeks to get better and make sure these ladies go into the Regional meet in a good position."
The Wildcats of Arizona finished 10th, giving ASU the T-Cup Series point for women's cross country for the first time since 2015.
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— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) October 26, 2018
Alexis Nichols and the ???? women take the T-Cup Series point!! #ForksUp?? pic.twitter.com/dfufhLE0Sr
WOMEN'S SOCCER (Point awarded to winner of head to head match)
MATCH RECAP: Arizona State soccer dropped their first match in the last five outings in a hard fought 1-0 loss to the University of Arizona Friday, Nov. 2 at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium.
The Wildcats wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Following a corner kick, University of Arizona defender Samantha Falasco kicked a shot off the front post, assisting Morgan McGarry in front of the net for a 1-0 lead in just the 6th- minute of the match.
The Wildcats continued to create opportunities, outshooting the Sun Devils 8-6 in the first half. In the 13th- minute Hanna Clifford put a shot on frame that ended up in the hands of ASU goalkeeper Nikki Panas, who was only forced to make two saves in the match.
In the 32nd minute, ASU forward Marleen Schimmer nearly tied the game with a free kick that sailed just over the net. Minutes later, Casey Martinez tried her luck from deep but her look sailed wide.
In the closing minutes of the first half Schimmer found herself on the attack again, this time kicking a line drive into the gloves of Arizona goalkeeper Lainey Burdett.
Following the break, Wildcat forward Jill Aguilera launched a deep shot just wide of the net in the 57th minute, to be followed in the 69th minute with a dangerous free kick opportunity that was turned away again by the stifling ASU defense.
The Sun Devils worked hard to find an equalizer in the final ten-minutes, but in the end ASU's comeback effort would come up just short.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
MATCH ONE RECAP: The Arizona State University volleyball team fell to the rival Arizona Wildcats in three sets (18-25, 21-25, 18-25) to open Pac-12 play Thursday, Sept. 20 at McKale center.
The Sun Devils were led by the effort of senior Alyse Ford with 14 kills. Sophomore Shelbie Dobmeier and junior Nicole Peterson split time at setter, Dobmeier recording 14 assists and Peterson notching 12. Each setter also recorded 10 digs on the match.
For the Wildcats, senior Kendra Dahlke led the pack with 14 kills and 11 assists.
A perfectly-placed ace. ????
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 21, 2018
Nicole Peterson of @SunDevilVB finds the seam in the Wildcats' defense to give ASU the point.
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MATCH TWO RECAP: In the final match of the season, Arizona State volleyball fell in straight sets to No. 23 Arizona.
Arizona State finished the season at 14-18, 5-15 Pac-12. After a rough 2017 season, the Sun Devils improved immensely, earning four more wins in the season total and five more in conference play. This has been the biggest improvement from season to season for an ASU team since 2012 when the nine 2011 wins jumped to 20.
Senior Alyse Ford finished her career at Arizona State on an eight-matches double-digit kills streak after notching 12 tonight to lead all players. Courtney Leffel led the defense with 12 digs, her fifth match in a row with double-digit digs. Callie Jones had a team-high 17 assists.
The Wildcats (22-10, 11-9 Pac-12) started the match strong, dominating the first set. A few kills from Ford put ASU up 3-2 early, but it was all Arizona after that. An 11-1 run put the set far out of place for the Sun Devils as they fell 25-12.
The second set was closer, but the Wildcats still controlled the momentum. An early 5-0 run for the visitors put them up 7-2 and they never looked back. The Sun Devils saw a spark later in the set. They went on a 4-1 run to cut into the deficit, making it 21-16 after a dig from Halle Johnson turned into a kill, surprising the Arizona defense. Ultimately, the Wildcats took the set, 25-17, taking a 2-0 advantage in the match.
Arizona State came out a new team in the third set. The two teams traded points for the first part of the set. An ace from Ivana Jeremic put ASU up 12-11, but Arizona followed that up with three in a row to take a two-point lead. The Sun Devils kept it close, either trailing by one or tying the set, until the Wildcats got up by two again, 22-20. A few kills from Claire Kovensky kept hopes alive, but Arizona closed the door, winning 25-23 and completing the sweep.
Prior to the match, the three seniors, Ford, Peyton Grahovac and Carmen Unzue, were honored.
THANK YOU, SENIORS.#SunDevilFamily forever. pic.twitter.com/69S5gTfCpj
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) November 25, 2018
MEN'S BASKETBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
GAME ONE RECAP: Rob Edwards and Zylan Cheatham sat on the bench against Arizona last season, frustrated that they couldn't make an impact in the game that ended in an 84-78 Sun Devil loss in Tucson. They had a conversation, one that envisioned ASU ending its recent struggles against the Wildcats.
On Thursday, Cheatham and Edwards were essential alongsideRemy Martin in the Sun Devils 95-88 overtime win against the Wildcats. In typical rivalry fashion, it was a one-possession game with the shot clock off.
With their best foot forward, the Sun Devils jumped to a 7-0 run to start overtime and combated the Wildcats' free-throws with eight points from Martin and seven boards from Cheatham.
Martin wasn't only clutch in the extra five minutes, he drilled back-to-back triples and scored on a nifty up-and-under move to regain the lead after a 15-4 Wildcat run. His momentum-changing plays were a portion of his career-high 31 point performance that ended with a big smile, looking up at the crowd of 14,731 with his fist raised in the air.
Martin is finally healthy and has found his balance between his scoring passing. He assisted on eight baskets against the Wildcats and has had a leadership mentality.
Cheatham and Edwards also had career nights. Cheatham grabbed his career-high in rebounds (22) after snagging 20 against UCLA and Edwards scored his ASU career-high of 19.
Arizona State has now won four of its last five and owns six conference victories after finishing with eight just a year ago when the program reach the NCAA Tournament. They shot 55.6 percent for the game, 72.7 percent in the second half, and had five players in double figures.
GAME TWO RECAP: The Sun Devil men's basketball team defeated the Arizona Wildcats 72-64 and swept the Wildcats (17-14; 8-10 Pac-12) for the first time since 2008-09.?? Final Numbers ??
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) February 1, 2019
Career nights from Zylan and Remy push the Sun Devils past the Wildcats to secure Coach Hurley's 1st win over Arizona. pic.twitter.com/oZszN28qYs
Remy Martin had arguably his best game of the season, only looking at his last performance against Arizona where he scored 31 and sealed the game late in Tempe.
On one dump off, it went to the hands of Kimani Lawrence who had his most emphatic dunk of the season for an old fashioned three-point play. Lawrence played his best game in almost a month, looking more comfortable spacing the floor and finding his shots.
He was one of four in double figures for ASU and found himself in that category for the first time since Feb. 7 against Washington State.
For Martin, he notched team-highs in points (27), rebounds (8) and assists (7). It was his second-highest scoring total of the season and came at the perfect time as the Sun Devils' depth was limited in a big game.
The Wildcats tried to make one last run at the Sun Devils late, connecting on two three-pointers to push a 10-1 run and a one-point lead with seven minutes remaining.
The Sun Devils were ready for it as Martin scored on one of his layups, Zylan Cheatham forced an offensive foul, and the Sun Devils never gave the lead back to their rivals.
Elias Valtonen made the most of his minutes, snagging four rebounds and came up with a big block at the end of the first half to keep the game tied.
Dort scored nine of his 15 early, pacing the Devils offensively before picking up his third foul. Cheatham was solid again as he notched 13 points and six rebounds.
As a team, the Sun Devils shot 49 percent and outrebounded their opponent for the 22nd time this season. With the regular season over, ASU will finish in the second spot of the Pac-12 standings for the fourth time in 41-year Pac-10/12 history.
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— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) March 9, 2019
ASU completes the season sweep of the Wildcats and finishes the regular season 21-9?? pic.twitter.com/99dVdxaeSM
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
GAME ONE RECAP: The No. 17 Arizona State women's basketball team had its seven-game winning streak snapped in a 51-39 loss at Arizona.
The Sun Devils never led in the game and were not able to find a way to consistently score as they combined to record 15 points in the middle two quarters.
Kianna Ibis (11 points) and Kiara Russell (eight points) combined for 19 points for the Sun Devils, who shot 23 percent for the game, including 17 percent (4-23) from long range.
Sunday's game was only the third in 12 games in which the Sun Devils had more turnovers (17) than assists (10).
The Sun Devils were plus-eight on the boards with Ibis (seven rebounds), Courtney Ekmark (five rebounds) and Sophia Elenga (four rebounds), leading the way.
Trailing by seven points, 27-20, at the half, the Sun Devils were not able to draw closer than five points over the final 20 minutes.
Arizona (11-1, 1-0) also struggled from 3-point range (1-11), however the Wildcats connected on 54 percent of their attempts inside the arc. Aari McDonald led all scorers with 24 points to help Arizona snap a four-game losing streak to ASU.
Despite their inability to produce points in bunches, the Sun Devils still trailed by only seven points after Elenga's layup with 5:49 remaining.
Arizona scored the next three points before a 3-pointer by Reili Richardson once again cut the deficit to seven, 43-36, with 3:37 remaining.
The Sun Devils could not trim any more points off Arizona's lead as the Wildcats scored the game's next eight points to secure the win.
GAME TWO RECAP: Courtney Ekmark (20 points, seven rebounds) and Kianna Ibis (19 points, 10 rebounds) combined for 39 points and 17 rebounds to help lead the No. 21 Arizona State women's basketball team to a 60-47 win over Arizona on Friday night.Final from Tucson. pic.twitter.com/w5JS58fB1j
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) December 31, 2018
The Sun Devils outscored Arizona 21-12 in the fourth quarter to break open what was a four-point game after the first 30 minutes.
Ibis scored the first five points in the first minute of the fourth quarter to help give ASU some separation after Arizona's 11-3 run to close out the third quarter. Ekmark then helped close out the game by going 5-6 from the line in the final 2:12.
Charnea Johnson-Chapman (three points, nine rebounds, two blocks) and Sophia Elenga (six points, seven rebounds) combined with Ibis and Ekmark for 33 of ASU's 44 rebounds. ASU ended the game with a plus-16 advantage on the boards (44-28) and limited Arizona to a 35-percent shooting effort.
With the win, the Sun Devils avenged a 51-39 loss to Arizona in Tucson on Dec. 30 and have now won 28 of the last 33 meetings against the Wildcats.
After leading the way with eight points each in the first half, Ekmark (12 points in second half) and Ibis (11 points in second half) both notched double-figure scoring efforts in the second half as the two seniors combined for 23 points.
Both teams struggled to get their offenses going early in the first quarter, combining for just 16 points (ASU 9 and Arizona 7). Ibis' layup with 3:29 left in the frame gave ASU a 7-2 lead and pushed the 2018 All-Pac-12 standout's career point total over the 1,000-point mark.
ASU more than doubled its first quarter point total over the first 3:17 of the second frame as the Sun Devils used a 12-4 run to take their first double-digit advantage of the game, 21-11. The last seven points of the scoring spurt came in a 55-second flurry as Ibis (jumper) and Ekmark (layup and 3-pointer) helped the Sun Devils jumpstart their offense.
ASU would go on to outscore the Wildcats 16-6 in the second quarter to take a 25-13 halftime lead. Ekmark and Ibis scored eight points each to pace ASU's attack in the first half. The Sun Devils held Arizona to only 25 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes.
Ibis' jumper to start the second half extended ASU's lead to 14 points, 27-13. After Arizona cut the deficit to seven, Ekmark came back with a 3-pointer and layup to move ASU's advantage back up to 12 points, 36-24.
The Wildcats would once again rally as they ended the quarter with an 11-3 run to cut ASU's lead to 39-35 entering the final quarter.
This is OUR state ?? pic.twitter.com/EKdxNBEwNC
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) February 2, 2019
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (Pac-12 Championship Highest Finisher)
MEET RECAP: Cierra Runge broke two school records with a single swim and the ASU-A relay squad broke an 11-year school record in the 400 free relay as No. 18 Sun Devil women's swimming and diving finished up the final day of the 2019 Pac-12 Championships. With their fourth place finish, the women secured their Territorial Cup Series point after finishing above fifth place Arizona.
The Sun Devil women closed out their Pac-12 Championships with two more podium finishes, this time by Cierra Runge's second place finish in the 1650 free and SIlja Kansakoski's third place finish in the 200 breast.
Runge, the Pac-12 Championship record holder in the mile, finished less than a second behind first place. Her time of 15:51.72 set two records in a single swim: It broke the Sun Devil record in the mile as well as the 1000 free, as her split of 9:35.26 in her first 1000 topped Emma Nordin's time earlier this season.
Nordin also turned heads in the mile, touching the wall at 16:00.44 for the second-fastest time in ASU history behind Runge's time tonight. The mark is also a personal best by nine seconds for the sophomore who has excelled this week.
The Sun Devil women finish up Pac-12s in fourth place with 932.5 points!
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 3, 2019
With the finish, the women also secure a crucial Territorial Cup Series point ?? pic.twitter.com/TxRPJ2Lggb
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (Pac-12 Championship Highest Finisher)
MEET RECAP: Zach Poti added his second podium finish of the weekend, this time in the 200 back on the final night of the 2019 Men's Swimming Pac-12 Championships. The Sun Devils also added a podium finish in the 400 free relay to cap off the week.
Poti notched his second podium finish of the week tonight in the 200 back. The junior placed second in the preliminary round and then came back in the night cap to shave an entire second off his morning time, touching the wall at 1:39.88. The mark is the second-fastest time in Arizona State history, and was just three-tenths of a second (0.30) off from Richard Bohus' record setting time in 2017.
The Sun Devils ended the week the same way they started it: with a podium finish in a relay. Carter Swift-Evan Carlson-Zach Poti-Grant House combined to go 2:50.51 in the 400 free relay, securing a NCAA A-Cut in the process.
Several freshmen again contributed points tonight including Noah Henry, Ethan Luc, Tyler Zuyus, Jack Edgemond and Jakob Icimsoy.
Sun Devil men's swimming earned four automatic qualifying bids: three relays and one individual bid. ASU earned A-Cuts in the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay and the 400 free relay while Zach Poti earned an automatic qualification in the 100 back. The NCAA will release a psych sheet in the coming weeks revealing which Sun Devils who raced to B-Cuts will earn a bid to the National Championship.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Cal 948
2. Stanford 716
3. Arizona 570
4. Arizona State 459.5
5. USC 366.5
6. Utah 335
GYMNASTICS: (Pac-12 Championship Highest Finisher)
MEET RECAP: With a strong all-around performance from Cairo Leonard-Baker and career highs from three others, No. 21 Arizona State gymnastics took fifth overall and first in the first session with a 196.400 at the 2019 Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships on Saturday in the Maverik Center. The performance also notched the Sun Devils a Territorial Cup Series point, as they finished above the Arizona Wildcats at eighth place.
With their fifth-place finish, the Gym Devils had their best Pac-12 result since 2006 when they took fourth. They scored over a 196.000 for the sixth time this year and earned a season-high 49.275 on bars. For the first time this year, two gymnasts scored a 9.900 or better on both bars and floor.
Leonard-Baker tied for first in the all-around in the first session and tied for fourth in the entire championship with a 39.525, her second-highest all-around score of the season. The last time an ASU gymnast finished in the top four in the all-around at Pac-12s was Nicole Harris in 2007 when she tied for third with a 39.450. Leonard-Baker scored a 9.950 on bars, which tied for second for both sessions. Additionally, the win over Arizona counts as a Territorial Cup point for Arizona State.
Three gymnasts earned new career highs in the meet. Morgan Hart scored a 9.900 on bars, Jessica Ginn earned a 9.875 on floor and Corinne Belkoff got a 9.825 on vault. There were also multiple Gym Devils who tied their career highs in different events.
Definition of getting to the #NextLevel. ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) March 23, 2019
The #GymDevils are guaranteed to have their best #Pac12Gym finish since 2004! pic.twitter.com/vSWtE4CSzY
WOMEN'S GOLF (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
TOURNAMENT RECAP: Junior Olivia Mehaffey won the Pac-12 women's golf championship in a playoff over Albane Valenzuela of Stanford at the Palos Verdes Golf Club (par 71/6,131 yards) in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., leading the Sun Devil squad to a third-place finish. She becomes the second Pac-12 individual winner in head coach Missy Farr-Kaye's four seasons, joining Linnea Strom in 2016, and the 13th Sun Devil to win the title, the best mark in the league as UCLA is second with seven.
As a team, the Sun Devils finished in third place (293-293-281=867/+15) behind Arizona (290-292-280=862/+10) and USC (283-286-282=851/-1).
Mehaffey shot a 4-under 209 (69-70-70) and shot par on No. 18 in the playoff to top Valenzuela, who made bogey. Mehaffey was the only player in the 55-team field to shoot under par in all three rounds. She trailed by four strokes entering the final round, but birdied the first hole and then 16 to put the pressue on Valenzuela, who was still on the course.
ICE IN HER VEINS! @OliviaMehaffey NAILS her putt for @TheSunDevils 13th Individual @pac12 Champion! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/6hoBxs0LLX
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) April 17, 2019
MEN'S GOLF (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
TOURNAMENT RECAP: The @SunDevilMGolf program finished strong after a tough first three rounds with the second-best round of the day at the 60th Pac-12 Championships in Eugene. ASU, a 12-time winner of the event, finished fourth at 23-over 1,443 (369-354-356-364) as it shot the second best final round at 9-over. ASU played the par-3 holes at 14-over, best in the tournament.
A Territorial Cup® Series point is on the line at every men's golf Pac-12 championship, as the Sun Devil have had the upper hand recently in the series. ASU has now finished better than Arizona in 13 of the past 15 Pac-12 men's golf championships, missing Territorial Cup Series points only in 2011 and 2012.
TEAM SCORES (GOLFSTAT RANK IN PARENTHESES)
(17) Stanford 359-346-349-359=1,413/-7
(32) UCLA 353-352-348-367=1,420/E
(12) California 357-350-343-371=1,421/+1
(2) Arizona State 369-354-356-364=1,443/+23
(39) Oregon 364-353-357-377=1,451/+31
Utah 365-351-363-372=1,451/+31
(6) USC 359-354-360-377=1,452/+32
Washington 362-364-363-375=1,464/+44
(44) Arizona 367-364-356-383=1,470/+50
Colorado 358-359-377-386=1,480/+60
(50) Oregon State 381-355-377-380=1,493/+73
Washington State 382-375-384-400=1,541/+121
BASEBALL (All head-to-head games, including non-conference (best of 4))
GAME ONE RECAP: In front of over 6,000 Sun Devil faithful, the No. 9 Sun Devil baseball team took the first game of the Territorial Cup Series, 8-2, over Arizona on Friday evening at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Junior Alec Marsh set the tone for the tilt as he improved to 7-0 on the season. The right-hander went 6.1 innings, striking out four and allowing just two runs on three hits. For Marsh, it was his 11thquality start in his last 15 starts since assuming the mantle of Mr. Friday Night midway through last season. Marsh has now allowed three runs or fewer in 25 of his last 26 appearances dating back to his freshman season.
Marsh's effort was especially noticeable against a UA team that entered the weekend ranked third in the country in scoring (9.6 runs per game), 11thin batting average (.306) and fourth in total runs (231). ASU held the Wildcats to just two runs, marking only the third time this season Arizona had two or fewer runs in a game.
The Wildcats were just 4-of-31 from the plate (.129) while the Sun Devil pitchers stranded eight base runners and held Arizona to 0-for-7 hitting with runners in scoring position. The four hits were the third-lowest total by the UA this season.
Spencer Torkelson highlighted the Sun Devil offense with his 3-for-5 outing, including his fifth home run of the season. More impressively, it was his fifth home run in five career games against the school from down south, accounting for one homer in each of those contests. Hunter Bishop also added a longball - his NCAA-leading 15thof the season - while he enjoyed two intentional walks from a UA squad that did everything they could to avoid him.
Gage Workman added a 3-for-4 effort with a two-RBI single in the seventh that blew that game open. Brady Corriganearned his first save of the season, getting a huge foul out with the bases loaded and a two-run lead in the top of the seventh against Arizona's top hitter Cameron Cannon to escape the jam and set up ASU's four-run seventh to put the game away.
The Sun Devils took no time loading the bases in the bottom of the first behind a walk, a ground-rule double by Torkelson, an intentional walk of Bishop. Carter Aldrete got enough of one for a big league fly ball that found the hole in left center and an early 1-0 for the Sun Devils.
ASU added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth behind an RBI double for Aldrete and an RBI groundout from Lyle Lin to take a 3-0 lead.
In the next inning, Bishop walloped a 415-foot solo home run to center field to give the Devils a 4-0 lead. Bishop entered the contest with the national lead in home runs and extended that lead on Friday.
Marsh was exceptional through five innings, retiring the first 10 batters he saw and not allowing a hit until the fifth inning. The Wildcats finally got a hold of him in the top of the sixth on a solo home run, followed by another solo shot in the seventh that make things interesting. Those would serve as just two of the total hits Marsh allowed on the evening as the junior masterfully worked his way around an Arizona lineup that entered the weekend ranked in the Top-5 nationally in a slew of key offensive categories
Arizona loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the seventh after the second solo shot cut ASU's lead to 4-2. Corrigan entered the game to face Arizona's Cameron Cannon - the best hitter in the team's lineup – and needed just two pitches to induce an inning-ending foul out to Workman at third base to escape the jam.
The Sun Devils didn't hesitate to quiet the Wildcat momentum, accounting for four two-out runs in the bottom half of the inning to effectively put the game away. Torkelson got the rally going with a laser down the opposite right field line as he muscled a down-and-away curveball over the fence for his fifth homer of the year to make it 5-2.
The Devils loaded the bases and took advantage on a wild pitch on what should have been an inning-ending strikeout to plate another. Workman made the Wildcats pay for allowing the inning to stay alive with his RBI single up the middle to bring two more across and a commanding 8-2 lead.
Corrigan did the rest from there, finishing with 2.1 innings pitched with three strikeouts and one hit allowed to earn his first save of the season.
GAME TWO RECAP: The No. 9 Sun Devil Baseball program matched its best 25-game start in school history and took the series over in-state rival Arizona with an 8-3 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday night to improve to 24-1 on the season and 7-1 in Pac-12 play.
ASU got off to an incredible start with a five-run first inning following a ceremonial first pitch from Larry Fitzgerald that had the crowd of 5,680 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium abuzz from the onset. The Sun Devils would never relinquish that lead, matching the program's best start in history at 24-1 – a feat that has been accomplished multiple times but most recently in 2010. ASU also remains the lone team in the country with only one loss on the season.
For the second consecutive game, the Sun Devil pitching rotation did its part to limit one of the most potent offenses in the country. Boyd Vander Kooi earned the win with a quality start, allowed just three runs on five hits while striking out four in 6.0 innings of work to move to 3-0 on the season. All three runs came on one knock – a three-run shot from Arizona's Dayton Dooney in the fourth as the Devils held the UA scoreless for the eight other innings in the contest.
Sam Romero earned the save, his second in the last week, finishing the game with three consecutive scores innings while striking out four and working out of a ninth-inning bases loaded jam against the heart of the Arizona order.
ASU stranded 10 Wildcat baserunners, a notable area of prowess for the Devils who entered the series averaging 8.8 stranded opponent baserunners per game this season. It is the first time this season that Arizona has been held to three or fewer runs in consecutive games and the first time since May 3-4 last season that has happened. The Wildcats entered the weekend ranked third in runs scored at 9.6 runs per game.
Bishop got the crowd on its feet early with a 426 foot home run to right-center field right out the gates with Spencer Torkelson on base. It was just the second home run given up by UA starter Quinn Flanagan this season as the Sun Devils feasted on the right-hander, batting around the order and chasing the starter before the first inning was through. Flanagan had given up just 10 earned runs this season with a team-low 3.33 ERA before the Sun Devils got their claws in him.
The bats cooled for the Sun Devils some after that and Arizona took advantage of that with a three-run shot in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit to 5-3 with the swing of the bat. Vander Kooi settled down after the homer though, getting two quick outs to escape the frame and cruising through the next two innings to keep the Sun Devils on top.
A wild fifth-inning featured a questionable call against Alika Williams on what would end up being a double play after the second-base umpire ruled he didn't tag up a fly ball that would have put runners on the corners with one out.
Head Coach Tracy Smith strongly objected to the call – which was proven to be an incorrect call on video replay – and was ejected from the game for sharing his grievances. The Sun Devils fed off their head coach's energy however, bouncing back in the bottom of the sixth with a huge three-run innings to effectively put the game away.
With two outs in the sixth, Spencer Torkelson wore a pitch to set up a 3-1 hit-and-run call with Bishop at the plate that was executed to perfection. Bishop laced a single to left center and Torkelson had a full head of steam and was waved home, sliding in just fractions of a second ahead of the tag on his shoulder to give ASU a 6-3 advantage.
Bishop would then steal second and Alika Williams drew a two-out walk to set the table for Aldrete, who shook of a questionable strike two call that brought the count full and made Arizona pay for an incredible outfield shift – lacing a double to the wall in left for another two Sun Devil runs and an 8-3 advantage.
Romero handled things from there, but not without some excitement in the top of the ninth. Arizona loaded the bases with one out with the Arizona's top-two hitters coming to the plate. The senior right-hander was unfazed, striking out both Austin Wells and Cameron Cannon to strand the bases loaded and give ASU the game and series victory.
GAME THREE RECAP: In a game that featured 33 total runs over five hours, the No. 9 Sun Devil Baseball team escaped victorious after walking off in the ninth inning to earn a 17-16 victory, sweeping rival Arizona in a series for the first time since 2009.
Spencer Torkelson, Alika Williams and Lyle Lin all hit home runs on a day where offense was at a premium while pitching and defense were not.
Both teams combined for eight errors – four apiece – but none bigger than the final one of the game as the Arizona shortstop booted a ball with the bases loaded and two outs in bottom of the ninth on a Williams ground ball, allowing Drew Swift to score for ASU's third walk-off victory of the season.
The Sun Devils drew 15 walks in the contest – a season-high, the most by any Pac-12 team in a game this season and tied for the third-most in program history. The two squads combined for 29 total hits and 19 stranded batters.
Sam Romero again proved to be the hero of the pitching rotation, returning to the mound less than 24 hours after earning a save in ASU's win on Saturday to earn the victory on Sunday. With the game knotted at 16-16 in the ninth inning, Romero was tasked with facing the heart of the potent Arizona State order, which had combined for seventh hits and 10 runs already on the afternoon. The senior vet responded in kind with a scoreless frame – just the third scoreless frame for the Wildcats in the game - to give the Devils a chance to walk it off in the ninth.
For the Sun Devil offense, Trevor Hauver went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs and two doubles. Hunter Bishopdrew four walks and scored four runs in the effort, also notching a double and swiping a bag. Williams was 2-for-6 with a team-best three RBIs while also twice putting the ball into play and forcing Arizona errors that also scored runs – including the final run of the contest.
The Wildcats pounced on the scoreboard first today, bringing in four runs in the first inning. Facing the largest deficit it has faced all season, the Sun Devils responded back by scoring three runs themselves in the bottom half of the inning to get back within one.
Arizona countered with a hit a three-run homer in the next inning to go up by four runs again, but Spencer Torkelson and the Sun Devils retaliated with a two-run home run in the bottom of the frame to get back within 7-5.
Again, Arizona tacked on two more in the fifth before ASU finally took its first lead of the game in the bottom of the fifth with four runs, capped by Lyle Lin's two-run shot.
Arizona got one back in the sixth but ASU netted two in the same frame to increase its lead to 15-12.
After a scoreless seventh inning from both squads, the Wildcats put up four runs in the eighth to reclaim a 16-15 lead. But a leadoff double from Bishop led to him moving to third on a flyout and taking home with the tying run on a wild pitch to bring things back to 16-all.
Romero's heroics set up a dramatic ninth inning as ASU took advantage of a poor defense from the Wildcats, loading the bases with no hits and two outs in the inning to set the table for Williams. The cleanup hitter did all he could, putting the ball in play and allowing the second Wildcat error of the inning seal the deal in walk-off fashion.
SOFTBALL (All head-to-head games, including non-conference (best of 3))
GAME ONE RECAP: The 17th- ranked Arizona State softball team fell, 8-0, to the No. 11 Arizona Wildcats at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Friday night in the first of three games between the two rivals in Tucson.
ollowing a slow offensive start by both teams in the first, Arizona brought in the first runs of the game with a two-run blast to left.
Following a three-up three-down top of the third, the Wildcat offense got back to work in the home-half, connecting on a three-run homer and a two-run blast to make it a 7-0 Arizona lead.
With the Sun Devils looking to punch back, the ASU offense showed signs of life in the top of the fourth, working a one-out single to left, but the comeback would stall from there.
Following a scoreless fourth, the Devil worked a pair of runners on in the fifth, but the Wildcat offense held to keep ASU off the board.
The game would end in the home-half with U of A lifting a sacrifice fly to deep center that brought in the winning run, and completed the 8-0 run-rule victory for the home team.
GAME TWO RECAP: The 17th- ranked Arizona State softball team (25-10, 5-3) dropped game two to No. 11 Arizona, 8-0, Saturday at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.
Following a quick top of the first, the Wildcat bats came back to life with a three-run, four-hit, bottom of the frame.
After a quick top of the second, UA bounced back to plate a run in the second to make it a 4-0 game after two.
The Sun Devils got the offense going a bit in the third, working a pair of runners on, before the scoring threat would be turned away by a great defensive play on a hard-hit line-drive to first.
The home-side got things going again in the bottom of the frame, launching a pair of home runs to stretch the lead to 8-0.
Following a three-up three-down top of the fourth, the Sun Devil defense regrouped to retire the Wildcats in order in the bottom of the frame.
Looking to avoid the run-rule, ASU worked a pair of runners on, but a late defensive push would be enough for the Wildcats to hold the Devils off the board, and close out the 8-0 victory.
GAME THREE RECAP: The 17th- ranked Arizona State softball team (25-11, 5-4) dropped game three, 2-0, to the 11th- ranked Wildcats Sunday afternoon at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.
Junior pitcher Samantha Mejia made her second start in the circle for the Sun Devils against the Wildcats, holding Arizona to just one run on two hits, before handing the game over to Cielo Meza in the bottom of the fourth.
With neither team able to bring in a run in the first three frames, the Sun Devil offense go things going with a one-out double in the top of the fourth. Unfortunately, the Wildcat defense was able to work a strikeout and a groundout to turn the Devils away.
In the home half of the frame, Arizona would take the lead with an RBI single through the left side, making it a one-run contest at the start of the fifth.
Following a scoreless fifth, the Wildcats would tack on one more run on a solo-shot in the bottom of the sixth, bringing the Sun Devils to the plate needing to score twice.
Senior outfielder Morgan Howe got the top of the seventh started with a lead-off walk, and was moved into scoring position with a single off the bat of Jade Gortarez. Unfortunately for the maroon and gold, the comeback would stall there, with Arizona taking game three of the series, 2-0.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (All head-to-head matches, excluding postseason)
MATCH RECAP: The Arizona State women's tennis team ended its regular season on a high note in Tempe when it swept in-state rival Arizona 4-0 to secure the Territorial Cup Series point.
The win at Whiteman Tennis Center improved the Sun Devils to 12-9 heading into the postseason, and was the exclamation point on a season-ending run that saw the Devils win seven of their final eight matches to finish with a record above .500 for the 25th-straight season under legendary head coach Sheila McInerney.
Saturday's match started the way most of the Sun Devils' matches started this season. ASU won the doubles point for the 17th time in their 21-match season. No. 2 John-Baptiste/Hattingh led the way with their quick 6-1 win on court one over the No. 87 tandem, and No. 67 Alicea/Hampton followed shortly after with a 6-3 win.
The Devils headed into singles play with a lead and didn't look back, taking three singles wins and wrapping up their 12th win of the season before Arizona had a chance to notch a point of their own.
Savannah Slaysman got off the courts first as she sat down Gitte Heynemans 6-1, 6-3 on court five.
Just like in doubles, court one's Ilze Hattingh had no trouble taking down Wildcat senior Emma Wilson in identical 6-1 set wins.
Tereza Kolarova and Samantha Alicea both went into a tiebreak in their first sets, and Kolarova pulled out the first set win 7-6 while Alicea dropped hers.
Sammi Hampton and Lauryn John-Baptiste both won their first sets 6-3 on courts four and two, respectively, but the second sets were more of a battle. John-Baptiste went back and forth with Camila Wesbrooks, eventually knotting the match at 5-5. Hampton was up big in the second, but her opponent fought back to make things interesting at 5-4. Hampton got on a roll in the 10th game of the set and eventually won the match and clinched the 4-0 sweep on an ace.
MEN'S TENNIS (All head-to-head matches, excluding postseason)
MATCH RECAP: Sun Devil men's tennis posted their second top-25 upset of the season, this time powering past the No. 25 Arizona Wildcats, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon in Tucson. The squad is now 2-0 against the Wildcats since reinstatement in 2018 and 3-0 in their last three matchups dating back to 2008.
The Sun Devils secured their 12th doubles point of the season through their first 18 matches, already outnumbering their 2018 total with seven more regular season matches currently scheduled.
Arizona took the doubles advantage with a 6-2 win on court two, but the Sun Devils rebounded with back-to-back wins on courts one and three. No. 56 Andrea Bolla/Tim Ruehl finished up first, taking a 6-4 victory in the three spot. No. 18 Nathan Ponwith/Dominik Kellovsky followed soon after, heading into a tiebreaker after battling to 6-all late.
Going down 3-6 in the tiebreak set, the tandem kicked things into overdrive to take the break, 10-8.
Heading into singles play with a 1-0 lead, the Wildcats took two-straight wins on courts five and six to pull out to a 2-1 lead. Benjamin Hannestad stayed extremely competitive in his first set, battling to a tiebreak after tying it at 6-all. Although he lost the first set 7-6 and then his second at 6-1, Hannestad has been making strides in coming back from a recurring injury after playing in three of the Sun Devils' last five matches.
Down but not out, the Sun Devils needed just three singles wins to clinch the match. Ruehl glided past his opponent in straight-sets 6-4, 6-4, for the equalizer at two apiece.
Kellovsky launched a comeback win to give the Sun Devils a lead and huge momentum, dropping his first set 3-6. The Czech-native came out firing in set two, taking it 6-2 to force a match-deciding third set. Going down 1-0 early, Kellovsky fought to 5-4 late and used a between-the-legs shot to take the victory 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The match came down to No. 55 Nathan Ponwith and Justin Roberts with both playing from an advantage in their third sets. Roberts came through for the Sun Devils for his sixth-straight win, charging to a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 victory to clinch the Territorial Cup Series point for the second straight season.
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (MPSF Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: Samantha Noennig and Jessica Barreira won conference titles for the Sun Devils at the final day of the MPSF Championships, Saturday in Seattle.
The sophomore Noennig came into the day leading the conference and the nation in the shot put, and proved she belonged there by claiming the conference crown with a throw of 17.40m/57-1.00 feet.
Following up her third-place in the long jump Friday afternoon, Barreira leaped her way to an MPSF title in the triple jump with a lifetime best 12.90m/42-4.00-foot mark.
She entered the final in fourth-place and soared 42 feet on her fifth jump of the series and held onto the lead for the remainder of the competition to clinch gold and score 10 for the Sun Devil women.
Freshman Sydnee Larkin set a huge personal best in the same event to pick up fifth-place and score four more points for the Devils. Her mark of 12.60m/41-4.25 feet moved her to third in school history just behind Barreira's second best mark that she set Saturday as well.
In the women's 800, Bianca Tinoco clocked a lifetime best 2:07.63 to finish eighth in the event and move up to fourth in school history indoors.
Erika Voyzey made history when she became the first ASU woman in more than a decade to score in the women's high jump, finishing eighth and scoring a point for the Sun Devils. Junior Elijah Hughes also scored a point when he placed eighth in the men's high jump.
The Sun Devil women finished seventh in the team standings with 46 points. Southern California won its third-straight women's team title.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (MPSF Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: , William Paulson won a conference title for the Sun Devils at the final day of the MPSF Championships, Saturday in Seattle.
Paulson made history for the Sun Devils on the track with his record-setting mile run on the Dempsey Indoor track.
Paulson clocked a personal best and school-record 3:58.07 on his way to claiming his first MPSF title in the mile and the Sun Devils' first men's MPSF mile title. With his first-place finish today, Paulson became the first Devil since Chuck LaBenz (WAC, 1970) to claim a conference title in the mile.
His record-breaking time also planted him in the top-12 on the NCAA's descending order list, putting him in position to advance to his first NCAA Indoor Championship.
The Sun Devil men took 10th with 30 points. BYU won the men's team title.
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
MEET RECAP: Arizona State wrapped up the final day of the Pac-12 Championships in style by claiming a Territorial Cup Series point, winning two conference titles and placing six Sun Devils on the podium, Sunday in Tucson.
The ASU women finished the meet with 69.5 points to best the Wildcats by 12 and earn the T-Cup Series point on the women's side for the third-straight year. Thirty-three of those points came from two women as NCAA champion Samantha Noennig and All-American Jessica Barreira led the Sun Devils' charge at Roy P. Drachman Stadium.
Noennig won her first Pac-12 title and second conference title of the season Sunday afternoon in the women's shot put. Although the Sun Devil sophomore entered the event as the No. 2 seed in the conference, she managed to take the outright lead with her first throw and coast to a win by more than two feet.
She followed up her first Pac-12 gold by scoring eight more points in the discus. Her new lifetime best of 55.09m/180-9 feet was good enough to put her on the podium again, this time collecting a runner-up honor and closing her championship weekend with a team-high 18 points.
Barreira added 15 points to the Sun Devils' final score with all of them technically coming on Sunday. While the javelin throw started late Saturday night because of a weather delay, it didn't conclude until early Sunday morning.
Along with her point in the javelin, the senior added a runner-up finish in the long jump and a third-place finish in the triple jump later in the day. With her Pac-12 career complete, Barreira walks away having scored 45 points at both indoor and outdoor conference championships in her time as a Sun Devil.
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (Pac-12 Championship highest finisher)
MEET RECAP: On the men's side, William Paulson made history when he became the first Sun Devil since Dan Raby in 1981 to win a conference title in the 1,500-meter run.
The All-American came into the final as the top-seed after the prelim, but the win didn't come easy as Paulson had to navigate his way through one of the elite fields in the country for the win.
He turned it on with just over a lap to go and though several athletes gave chase, none caught up to the Sun Devil senior as he leaned at the line to grab his first Pac-12 title in 3:49.18.
Paulson's win gives ASU its first Pac-12 men's title since 2017.
In one of the last events of the evening, newcomer Fearghal Curtin clocked the seventh-fastest 5,000-meter time in Sun Devil history en route to taking seventh overall in the championship race.
Ian Schulz completed his double for the Devils by adding three points to the men's score with a 54.85m/179-11-foot throw that got him a sixth-place finish in the discus. It was his second personal best of the weekend after he launched the shot more than 18 meters Saturday.
Marcus Reaves also found himself on the scoresheet in the 100 when he ran a 10.49 and took seventh in the conference final.
The University of Oregon took home the men's team title and the Trojans of Southern California claimed top-prize on the women's side. ASU's women finished sixth, earning the T-Cup series point, and the men took 10th.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL (Half point awarded for each regular season contest)
MATCH ONE RECAP: The Sand Devils' six-match winning streak came to an end against the Wildcats. Arizona won the first three dual points to clinch the win. Arizona State did win the matches on courts one and three, but by that point the dual match had already been decided. The matches on courts three, four and five all went to three.
Oluoma Okaro and Ashley Wenz continued their winning streak by taking their match in two. The two of them have yet to lose a match together. Carballo and Cross won their first set before dropping the second. The third set took extra points to decide, but the Sand Devils were able to finish it, winning 17-15.
Results (5, 4, 2*, 1, 3)
1) Oluoma Okaro/Ashley Wenz (ASU) def. Olivia Hallaran/Mia Mason (ARIZ) 21-17, 21-16
2) Natalie Anselmo/Madison Rigdon (ARIZ) def. Cierra Flood/Maddy Salazar (ASU) 21-14, 21-18
3) Katelyn Carballo/Katie Cross (ASU) def. Jonny Baham/Brooke Burling (ARIZ) 21-15, 18-21, 17-15
4) Sarah Blacker/Jasmine Safar (ARIZ) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) 20-22, 21-11, 15-9
5) Ainise Havili/Dana Parker (ARIZ) def. Kate Baldwin/Samantha Plaster (ASU) 11-21, 25-23, 17-15
MATCH TWO RECAP: The Wildcats took the early 2-0 lead after winning on courts four and five in two sets. However, the Sand Devils' top pair of Okaro and Wenz took it to the opponents' top duo, winning in two sets. Unfortunately, by the time they won, Arizona had already taken the dual points on courts two and three.
Results (Order of finish: 4, 5, 2*, 1, 3)
1) Oluoma Okaro/Ashley Wenz (ASU) def. Olivia Hallaran/Mia Mason (UA) 21-16, 21-16
2) Jonny Baham/Brooke Burling (UA) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) 21-17, 21-16
3) Natalie Anselmo/Madison Rigdon (UA) def. Katelyn Carballo/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) 21-15, 21-18
4) Sarah Blacker/Jasmine Safar (UA) def. Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU) 23-21, 21-19
5) Dana Parker/Ainise Havili (UA) def. Lauren Weintraub/Emily Anderson (ASU) 21-10, 21-18