by Evan Millstein, SDA Communications Student Intern
November is here, which means basketball and wrestling is starting with football, volleyball and soccer finishing. Women's tennis hosts a tournament, and hockey has a solid home slate. Check out all the events hosted in the next four weeks.
THURSDAY, NOV. 3 (@SUNDEVILHOOPS VS. UC SANTA CRUZ/ 7 P.M.)
The men's hoops team will host UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., in an exhibition game that will be free. The NCAA allows men's basketball teams to play in two preseason games, and can be a combination of closed scrimmages against NCAA Divison 1 and/or exhibitions against non D-1 teams. UC Santa Cruz is coached by Sun Devil alumni Ronnie Dubois, who walked on and earned himself a scholarship, all-academic Pac-10 honors, and Sun Devil team captain.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 (VOLLEYBALL VS. USC/6 P.M.)
Earlier this season, Arizona State was defeated in four sets (15-25, 18-25, 27-25, 20-25) at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The contest against the Trojans will be live streamed on TheSunDevils.com with Jacob Franklin and John Engelbert on the call.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 (HOCKEY VS. MICHIGAN AT GLENDALE/7 P.M./PAC-12 NETWORK)
Hockey ends its three-game home stand with a meeting against No. 17 Michigan. The puck will drop at 7:05 p.m. PT and will be shown on Pac-12 Networks.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 (SOCCER VS. ARIZONA/3 P.M./PAC-12 NETWORK)
The Sun Devils close the season with a Territorial Cup Series matchup. The action begins at 3 p.m. PT and will be shown on Pac-12 Networks.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4-SUNDAY, NOV. 6 (WOMEN'S TENNIS HOST ASU THUNDERBIRD/ALL DAY/WHITEMAN TENNIS CENTER)
The tennis team, coached by 2016 Pac-12 Coach of the Year Sheila McInerney, hosts their first tournament of the 2016-17 and the 22nd Annual ASU Thunderbird tournament. ASU looks to follow in the footsteps of former Sun Devil Desirae Krawczyk, who won the Thunderbird tournament the pervious year. The tournament is three days long and will conclude on Sunday, Nov 6.
An old-scholl Friday/Saturday doubleheader is completed as this match will air on the Pac-12 Network with Daron Sutton and Holly McPeak on the call.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5: SOFTBALL VS. YAVAPAI COLLEGE (1 P.M.)/VS. SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (5 P.M.)
The Sun Devils will look to remain unbeaten in fall play under first year head coach Trisha Ford. ASU will close their fall slate with a doubleheader at Farrigton Stadium on Saturday. Along with the game, the Sun Devils invite all fans to help support Saint Mary's Food Bank by participating in the team's food drive during the games.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10: FOOTBALL VS. UTAH (7:30 P.M./SUN DEVIL STADIUM/FS1)
Arizona State finishes its home schedule with a Thursday night Pac-12 matchup against Utah. Arizona State is 4-1 at home heading into its home finale.
FRIDAY, NOV. 11: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE (4 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Arizona State women's basketball opens its season at home against Illinois State after going 26-7 overall last season.
FRIDAY, NOV. 11: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. PORTLAND STATE (7 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
ASU opens its season at home against Portland State in the second season under Bobby Hurley as newcomers Sam Cunliffe and Shannon Evans make their debuts. Random #ForkFact: Bobby Hurley was 4-0 in season openers at Duke, and in his first game for the Blue Devils they beat Harvard 130-54 on Nov. 25, 1989.
SUNDAY, NOV. 13: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. SAN JOSE STATE (2 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Arizona State women's basketball plays its second home game of the year with a matchup against San Jose State. Coach Charli Turner Thorne's team went 14-3 at home last season, playing a huge role in their co- championship of the Pac-12.
SUNDAY, NOV. 13: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. CAL POLY (7 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Coach Bobby Hurley's squad finishes its two-game home stand before heading to Orlando with a meeting against Cal Poly. Arizona State looks to continue their success at home, going 58-14 (.806) in the past four seasons.
FRIDAY, NOV. 18: VOLLEYBALL VS. STANFORD (5:30 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
The Sun Devils meet Stanford on Friday before facing Cal on Saturday in an old-school Friday/Saturday doubleheader weekend.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19: WRESTLING VS. OHIO STATE (1 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA)
Sun Devil wrestling opens their 2016-17 home schedule hosting top-five Ohio State, which features TheOpenMat.com's most anticipated match in the month of November in ASU's Zahid Valencia and Ohio State's Bo Jordan (174 lbs.). Another marquee match is at heavyweight - Tanner Hall vs. Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder. As part of the day's festivities, NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Curley Culp, one of the best two-sport athletes Arizona State has ever seen, will be honored with a singlet hanging in the Wells Fargo Arena rafters.
Arizona State knocked off the Golden Bears 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 28-26, 25-22) in Berkeley earlier in the year.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. CITADEL (2 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Arizona State men's basketball returns home from the Tire Pros Invitational, to play one home game then travels to the Bahamas to play second-ranked Kentucky.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23: VOLLEYBALL VS. COLORADO (8 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Coach Mussie's squad hosts Colorado in match three of its four-game home stand to conclude the season. This marks the first meeting between the Sun Devils and Buffaloes this season.
FRIDAY, NOV. 25: HOCKEY VS. RENSSELAER POLY (7 P.M./OCEANSIDE ARENA)
Coach Powers and his squad return home from a four-game road trip to face RPI. This is the first of two games against RPI, and the first of a four-game home stand.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26: VOLLEYBALL VS. ARIZONA (3 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
The Sun Devils cap the 2016 season hosting a rematch with their rivals, the University of Arizona Wildcats. The second half of the volleyball Territorial Cup Series point will be up for grabs in the Pac-12 Network televised contest.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26: HOCKEY VS. RENSSELAER POLY (5 P.M./OCEANSIDE ARENA)
Arizona State hockey plays Rensselear Poly for the second straight night in Tempe.
November is here, which means basketball and wrestling is starting with football, volleyball and soccer finishing. Women's tennis hosts a tournament, and hockey has a solid home slate. Check out all the events hosted in the next four weeks.
THURSDAY, NOV. 3 (@SUNDEVILHOOPS VS. UC SANTA CRUZ/ 7 P.M.)
The men's hoops team will host UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., in an exhibition game that will be free. The NCAA allows men's basketball teams to play in two preseason games, and can be a combination of closed scrimmages against NCAA Divison 1 and/or exhibitions against non D-1 teams. UC Santa Cruz is coached by Sun Devil alumni Ronnie Dubois, who walked on and earned himself a scholarship, all-academic Pac-10 honors, and Sun Devil team captain.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 (VOLLEYBALL VS. USC/6 P.M.)
Earlier this season, Arizona State was defeated in four sets (15-25, 18-25, 27-25, 20-25) at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The contest against the Trojans will be live streamed on TheSunDevils.com with Jacob Franklin and John Engelbert on the call.
Sun Devils To Host No. 25 USC & No. 9 UCLA #NewOrder
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) November 2, 2016
Release: https://t.co/BWo9Fjxw00
Get Tickets: https://t.co/Ba9wJdmz75 pic.twitter.com/9jIxOfhp5w
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 (HOCKEY VS. MICHIGAN AT GLENDALE/7 P.M./PAC-12 NETWORK)
Hockey ends its three-game home stand with a meeting against No. 17 Michigan. The puck will drop at 7:05 p.m. PT and will be shown on Pac-12 Networks.
David Meets Goliath as @TheSunDevils host #17 Michigan on Friday in Glendale.
— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) November 2, 2016
Preview: https://t.co/DEhjSNVfdG
Tix: https://t.co/93gEmJqOc3 pic.twitter.com/vGFGhwA7XU
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 (SOCCER VS. ARIZONA/3 P.M./PAC-12 NETWORK)
The Sun Devils close the season with a Territorial Cup Series matchup. The action begins at 3 p.m. PT and will be shown on Pac-12 Networks.
Previewing tomorrow's #TerritorialCupSeries matchup! See you tomorrow at 3 pm at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium! https://t.co/jrHdJI6HXq #GoDevils
— Sun Devil Soccer (@ASUSoccer) November 3, 2016
FRIDAY, NOV. 4-SUNDAY, NOV. 6 (WOMEN'S TENNIS HOST ASU THUNDERBIRD/ALL DAY/WHITEMAN TENNIS CENTER)
The tennis team, coached by 2016 Pac-12 Coach of the Year Sheila McInerney, hosts their first tournament of the 2016-17 and the 22nd Annual ASU Thunderbird tournament. ASU looks to follow in the footsteps of former Sun Devil Desirae Krawczyk, who won the Thunderbird tournament the pervious year. The tournament is three days long and will conclude on Sunday, Nov 6.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5 (VOLLEYBALL VS. UCLA/6 P.M./PAC-12 NETWORK).@TheSunDevils return to Tempe to host the 22nd annual #ASU Thunderbird Invitational Friday thru Sunday.
— Sun Devil Tennis (@sundeviltennis) November 3, 2016
Preview: https://t.co/fA4zRd9Qns pic.twitter.com/aVZ602QpZj
An old-scholl Friday/Saturday doubleheader is completed as this match will air on the Pac-12 Network with Daron Sutton and Holly McPeak on the call.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5: SOFTBALL VS. YAVAPAI COLLEGE (1 P.M.)/VS. SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (5 P.M.)
The Sun Devils will look to remain unbeaten in fall play under first year head coach Trisha Ford. ASU will close their fall slate with a doubleheader at Farrigton Stadium on Saturday. Along with the game, the Sun Devils invite all fans to help support Saint Mary's Food Bank by participating in the team's food drive during the games.
Softball will host a food drive during Saturday's doubleheader at Farrington Stadium. Get all the info here; https://t.co/2negds0HZ8
— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) October 31, 2016
THURSDAY, NOV. 10: FOOTBALL VS. UTAH (7:30 P.M./SUN DEVIL STADIUM/FS1)
Arizona State finishes its home schedule with a Thursday night Pac-12 matchup against Utah. Arizona State is 4-1 at home heading into its home finale.
FRIDAY, NOV. 11: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE (4 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Arizona State women's basketball opens its season at home against Illinois State after going 26-7 overall last season.
#SunDevilWBB ranked No. 18 in preseason @AP_Sports poll: https://t.co/Qz3L9dv2Wr
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) November 2, 2016
FRIDAY, NOV. 11: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. PORTLAND STATE (7 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
ASU opens its season at home against Portland State in the second season under Bobby Hurley as newcomers Sam Cunliffe and Shannon Evans make their debuts. Random #ForkFact: Bobby Hurley was 4-0 in season openers at Duke, and in his first game for the Blue Devils they beat Harvard 130-54 on Nov. 25, 1989.
SUNDAY, NOV. 13: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. SAN JOSE STATE (2 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Arizona State women's basketball plays its second home game of the year with a matchup against San Jose State. Coach Charli Turner Thorne's team went 14-3 at home last season, playing a huge role in their co- championship of the Pac-12.
SUNDAY, NOV. 13: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. CAL POLY (7 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Coach Bobby Hurley's squad finishes its two-game home stand before heading to Orlando with a meeting against Cal Poly. Arizona State looks to continue their success at home, going 58-14 (.806) in the past four seasons.
FRIDAY, NOV. 18: VOLLEYBALL VS. STANFORD (5:30 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
The Sun Devils meet Stanford on Friday before facing Cal on Saturday in an old-school Friday/Saturday doubleheader weekend.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19: WRESTLING VS. OHIO STATE (1 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA)
Sun Devil wrestling opens their 2016-17 home schedule hosting top-five Ohio State, which features TheOpenMat.com's most anticipated match in the month of November in ASU's Zahid Valencia and Ohio State's Bo Jordan (174 lbs.). Another marquee match is at heavyweight - Tanner Hall vs. Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder. As part of the day's festivities, NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Curley Culp, one of the best two-sport athletes Arizona State has ever seen, will be honored with a singlet hanging in the Wells Fargo Arena rafters.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19: VOLLEYBALL VS. CALIFORNIA (8 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)Our most anticipated match in November will include top wrestlers from @ASUWrestling and @wrestlingbucks.
— TheOpenMat.com (@theopenmat) October 29, 2016
Top 5: https://t.co/X7xwFa4tOL pic.twitter.com/zYA9SL63HH
Arizona State knocked off the Golden Bears 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 28-26, 25-22) in Berkeley earlier in the year.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23: MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. CITADEL (2 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Arizona State men's basketball returns home from the Tire Pros Invitational, to play one home game then travels to the Bahamas to play second-ranked Kentucky.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23: VOLLEYBALL VS. COLORADO (8 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
Coach Mussie's squad hosts Colorado in match three of its four-game home stand to conclude the season. This marks the first meeting between the Sun Devils and Buffaloes this season.
FRIDAY, NOV. 25: HOCKEY VS. RENSSELAER POLY (7 P.M./OCEANSIDE ARENA)
Coach Powers and his squad return home from a four-game road trip to face RPI. This is the first of two games against RPI, and the first of a four-game home stand.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26: VOLLEYBALL VS. ARIZONA (3 P.M./WELLS FARGO ARENA/PAC-12 NETWORK)
The Sun Devils cap the 2016 season hosting a rematch with their rivals, the University of Arizona Wildcats. The second half of the volleyball Territorial Cup Series point will be up for grabs in the Pac-12 Network televised contest.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26: HOCKEY VS. RENSSELAER POLY (5 P.M./OCEANSIDE ARENA)
Arizona State hockey plays Rensselear Poly for the second straight night in Tempe.