TEMPE – No. 6 Sun Devil Water Polo closed out their final home tournament of the 2026 season with a perfect 4-0 record at the Sun Devil Classic that spanned Feb. 14-15.
Arizona State opened the two-day event with a historic 26-0 victory over LaVerne, in which 14 different Sun Devils found the back of the net. The shutout marked ASU's largest margin of victory in program history, surpassing the previous record of 24 in the 26-2 win against Cal Lutheran on Jan. 22, 2024.
The Sun Devils followed that dominant performance with a 23-10 win over Biola to close out day one. Arizona State continued their momentum on Sunday, defeating Long Island 23-5 and Azusa Pacific 18-6.
Four Sun Devils registered hat tricks on day two of the tournament. Senior attacker Millie Quin, graduate center Nioka Thomas, junior attacker Kat Featherstone, and freshman utility Miya Tirosh each recorded three goals in Sunday's matchups.
Senior goalkeeper Sanne Keijzer and sophomore Keri Glad anchored the defense throughout the weekend. Keijzer posted 28 saves on 65 shots faced while allowing just five goals across her appearances. Glad collected 23 saves on 79 shots faced, surrendering 16 goals.
Up Next
Sun Devil Water Polo travels to the Bay Area to face Stanford on Feb. 21 in Palo Alto, California, followed by a contest against San Jose State on Feb. 22 in San Jose, California.
Securing shutouts
In their 26-0 victory over LaVerne, 14 different Sun Devils found the back of the net. The shutout marked ASU's largest margin of victory in program history, surpassing the previous record of 26-2 against Cal Lutheran set on Jan. 22, 2024. This also marked the third shutout in program history thus far. Arizona State’s last shutout came against Bucknell in 2016, when the Sun Devils defeated the Bison 11-0 on Mar. 5, 2016.
The program's first shutout came in 2003, when Arizona State blanked UC Santa Cruz 14-0 on Feb. 1, 2003.
Game-by-game scoring
Game 1: ASU 26, LaVerne 0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |
| ASU | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| LaVerne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ASU Scoring: Hannah McClaskey (4), Millie Quin (3), Maci Magee (2), Miya Tirosh (2), Lulu Gaetano (2), Gabby Gaetano (2), Kat Featherstone (2), Leila Meraz (2), Camelia Bouloukbachi (2), Laura Kardos (2), Sophie Shorter-Robinson (1), Itziar Almeda (1), Nioka Thomas (1)
Game 2: ASU 23, Biola 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |
| ASU | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| Biola | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
ASU Scoring: Jelena Butic (1), Camelia Bouloukbachi (1), Margot Chammas (1), Hannah McClaskey (2), Kat Featherstone (2), Gabby Gaetano (1), Lulu Gaetano (1), Laura Kardos (3), Millie Quin (5), Sophie Shorter-Robinson (3), Nioka Thomas (1), Miya Tirosh (2)
Game 3: ASU 23, Long Island 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |
| ASU | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| LIU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
ASU Scoring: Itziar Almeda (2), Camelia Bouloukbachi (1), Kat Featherstone (3), Dominika Kardos (1), Laura Kardos (1), Maci Magee (1), Hannah McClaskey (1), Leila Meraz (2), Millie Quin (3), Sophie Shorter-Robinson (1), Nioka Thomas (3), Miya Tirosh (1), Iris Vreeling (2)
Game 4: ASU 18, Azusa Pacific 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |
| ASU | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| APU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ASU Scoring: Itziar Almeda (1), Jelena Butic (1), Margot Chammas (1), Gabby Gaetano (1), Kat Featherstone (1), Dominika Kardos (1), Maci Magee (2), Hannah McClaskey (1), Millie Quin (2), Sophie Shorter-Robinson (2), Nioka Thomas (2), Miya Tirosh (3)
Follow along
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