The Sun Devils decisively claimed the 2014-15 Territorial Cup? series on April 29 with men’s golf’s third-place finish over Arizona’s ninth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships in Pullman, Wash. The men’s golf point pushed Arizona State over the mark to the requisite 10.5 points to claim the bragging rights victory for the Territorial Cup? Series for the second consecutive time in the six-year series history.?
Those 10.5 points came in decisive on the field victories and dramatic showdowns on the court. Wins from men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s soccer, men’s golf, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s indoor track, women’s indoor track, and women’s tennis, along with a series split in men’s basketball to seal the deal.
The Sun Devils wrapped up the victory early and could still earn more points in the series with women's and men's track still left to compete. As of April 29th, Arizona State leads Arizona 10.5-7.5 with the two track points still to come. However, even with a sweep of track, ASU's score of 10.5 is all but out of reach.
Key Moments
Baseball?
Baseball won both the Territorial Cup? Series and the Pac-12 series point for the second consecutive season. Senior outfielder Jake Peevyhouse delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning in front of more than 6,200 fans for the Devils’ first win of the series, and junior left-handed pitcher Ryan Kellogg picked up his second career win over the Wildcats to lead ASU to a conference-series win for the third time in the past four years. The Devils overcame a four-run deficit in Tucson on April 22 to secure the first back-to-back Territorial Cup? Series’ victories since 2010-11. Sophomore third baseman David Greer led the way with 10 hits in the five games, and Peevyhouse added nine hits, four RBI and five runs scored.?
Women’s Basketball
The Sun Devil women’s basketball team has now won 21 of its last 24 meetings against the Wildcats after sweeping the season series with an 88-41 win in Tucson on Jan. 8 and a 71-54 triumph in Tempe on Jan. 10. Senior guard Promise Amukamara and R-junior guard Katie Hempen both scored 16 points to lead the way in the first meeting while sophomore forward Sophie Brunner scored a career-high 26 points to pace ASU in the rematch.
Men’s Basketball
Arizona State men’s basketball earned a half point with its 81-78 win in Tempe on Feb. 15. It marked the third win in past four years over them in Tempe, and ASU is 9-8 in the series in the past eight years.
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? Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) April 30, 2015Men’s Cross Country
Led by redshirt junior Ryan Herson’s 20th-place finish at 24:15, the Sun Devil men’s cross country team finished sixth at the 2014 Pac-12 Championships 8k race in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 31. CJ Albertson finished in 24:35 and Bernie Montoya finished in 24:41 for 34th and 38th place, respectively, which rounded out the Sun Devil finishers in the top-40. As a team, ASU totaled 182 points, ahead of Arizona’s 206.
Women’s Cross Country
On Oct. 31, 2014, senior Shelby Houlihan became just the second Sun Devil to win a Pac-12 title, finishing the women’s 6k in 19:59. Houlihan led ASU to a sixth-place finish at the meet, the team totaling 158 points. Adriana Olivas took 28th at 21:01 and Jenna Maack finished in 35th at 21:15, leading ASU over Arizona’s eighth-place finish with 200 points.?
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
ASU men’s track finished third at the 2015 MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships with 70 points, ahead of rival Arizona’s ninth-place finish. Leading the Sun Devils was MPSF Men’s Athlete of the Meet, Bryan McBride, who scored 25 of ASU’s points. McBride won both high jump and long jump events, and added five more points with his fourth-place finish in the triple jump. Cameron Taylor also added 10 team points with his win in the 60m hurdles.?
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
ASU women’s track finished third at the 2015 MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships with 69.33 points, ahead of Arizona’s seventh-place finish with 48.50 points. Leading ASU were Brianna Tate, Shelby Houlihan, and Keyasia Tibbs, who each won their respective events. Tate set a PR in the 400m dash at 52.86, Houlihan defended her title in the 800m in 2:04.95, and Tibbs won the triple jump with a best mark of 12.47m (40-11.00). ?The women’s 4x400m relay added eight more points to the team total with their second place finish, as did Magdalyn Ewen, who took second in the shot put with a throw of 16.08m (52-9.25).
Men’s Golf
Arizona State men’s golf earned a point with its third-place showing at the Pac-12 Championships, April 27-29 in Pullman, Wash. Two Sun Devils recorded top-10 finishes at the conference championship with senior Broc Johnson finishing in fifth, while junior John Rahm tied for sixth.
Soccer
Freshman defender Madison Stark scored the first goal of her career and senior goalkeeper Chandler Morris made four saves in the Sun Devil soccer team’s 1-0 win over the Wildcats on Nov. 7. Morris would go on to be named the Pac-12’s Goalkeeper of the Week for her performance in the win.
Softball
For the second consecutive season, the Sun Devil Softball team claimed the Territorial Cup? point under second-year head coach Craig Nicholson. ASU won a series in Tucson for just the third time since 1982, having only done so previously in 2011 and 1990, the latter of which came when Pac-12 series’ consisted of two home games and a road game or vice versa and ASU took both games in Tucson. ASU opened the weekend with a come-from-behind 9-5 victory on the heels of a Chelsea Gonzales seventh-inning grand slam before leading from wire to wire Saturday in a 9-4 victory to clinch the series. The Sun Devils are now 4-2 under Nicholson against their rivals.
Tennis
The Arizona State women’s tennis team defeated Arizona on Senior Day at Whiteman Tennis Center, 7-0, on April 17. Five of the six singles matches were decided in two sets.