SB Nation Arizona - Arizona State Athletic Rewind: The Week In Sun Devil Sportshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46593/arizona-fave.png2011-11-30T07:00:57-07:00http://arizona.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23647142011-11-30T07:00:57-07:002011-11-30T07:00:57-07:00Arizona State Athletic Rewind And Look Ahead
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<p>Arizona State has had a busy week in athletics as the football team lost its fourth game in a row and earlier this week fired head coach Dennis Erickson. ASU men's basketball went 1-2 in the Old Spice Classic. Keala King went off in the tournament and got our ASU Player of the Week honors. The ASU volleyball team wrapped up its season with a victory over Arizona. </p> <p>Arizona State athletics has hit a rough spot over the past four weeks. The two biggest sports on campus have had disappointing months, and now a head coach has been fired. Dennis Erickson was relieved of his duties on Monday after going 31-30 in five seasons as head coach. Herb Sendek's team hasn't exactly turned heads as they are 2-4 on the season and have losses against: Pepperdine, New Mexico and Fairfield. </p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State Football team</b> lost its fourth straight game last Saturday as they fell 47-38 to the University of California on Senior Night. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="#">Cameron Marshall</a> continued his superb season as he rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77503/brock-osweiler">Brock Osweiler</a> threw for three touchdowns but also threw two interceptions. The ASU defense allowed 484 yards and Arizona State committed 11 penalties. ASU is bowl eligible for the first time since 2007 and will find out which bowl they will attend this weekend.</p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State Football team </b>had nine players that received All-Pac-12 Honors. Junior <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77508/jamal-miles">Jamal Miles</a> and seniors <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8966/garth-gerhart">Garth Gerhart</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35235/clint-floyd">Clint Floyd</a> earned second team All-Pac-12. Miles is the only player in the nation to score a touchdown reception, a touchdown on a kickoff return and punt return, and throw a touchdown pass. Garth Gerhart anchored the Sun Devil offensive line, starting 38 games over his Sun Devil career and Floyd led ASU in total takeaways. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35264/jamaar-jarrett">Jamaar Jarrett</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9000/dan-knapp">Dan Knapp</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/77506/cameron-marshall">Cameron Marshall</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8975/bo-moos">Bo Moos</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/8941/colin-parker">Colin Parker</a>, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35231/gerell-robinson">Gerell Robinson</a> received honorable mention Pac-12 honors. </p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State Men's Basketball team</b> went 1-2 in the Old Spice Classic last week in Orlando, Florida. ASU lost its opener 55-44 to Fairfield. ASU shot 2-13 from 3-point land and was down by 19 at one point. ASU then blew out Wake Forest 84-56 behind <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123174/keala-king">Keala King</a>s' 25 points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100856/trent-lockett">Trent Lockett's</a> 10 rebounds. The devils then fell 68-64 to DePaul in the fifth place game. King once again led the team in points with 22 and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123171/kyle-cain">Kyle Cain</a> had 15 rebounds. This week, ASU travels to Oklahoma to face the University of Tulsa on December 3. </p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State Women's Basketball team </b>went 1-1 in their trip to Puerto Rico. ASU beat Illinois 51-50 and then fell to No. 13 Rutgers 59-52. Deja Mann scored a career high 11 points in the loss to Rutgers. ASU is now 4-1 on the season and hosts the ASU classic this weekend at Wells Fargo Arena. Arizona State is competing in a four team field that includes Eastern Washington, Illinois State and Arkansas State. The tournament begins on December 2.</p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State Wrestling</b> team went 2-2 in their duels last weekend in Troy, NY. ASU defeated Army and Penn. ASU lost to Binghamton and No. 10 Lehigh. Levi Cooper was the top performer for the devils as he went 4-0 and defeated top-ranked and and returning NCAA champion Zach Rey of Lehigh. ASU will head to Las Vegas this weekend to compete in the Las Vegas Invite.</p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State Volleyball</b> team wrapped up its season with a victory over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/arizona-wildcats">Arizona Wildcats</a>. The Sun Devils won in four sets (20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23). ASU finished the season 9-22 overall and 5-17 in conference. Ashley Kastl had 18 kills and senior Malia Bachynski notched 10 of her own in her final game in the maroon and gold. It was the first time ASU had beaten U of A since 2008. ASU volleyball has concluded their season.</p>
<p><b>Player of the Week: </b>Sophomore guard Keala King- King had the best games of his Sun Devil career in succession at the Old Spice Classic. King had 25 points in a victory against Wake Forrest and 22 in a losing effort against DePaul. King shot 8-10 from the field against Wake Forrest and he made 7-8 free throws in that game. King is averaging 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds a game on the season.</p>
<p><b>Must Watch of the Week: </b>The ASU men's basketball team will play its first true road game this Saturday as the travel to play Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane are 4-3 this season and have been competitive against good teams all year. A win would put ASU one game below .500 but a loss may put them in a difficult hole to dig out of. Game time is 2 PM and TV coverage is on CBS Sports Network. </p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2011/11/30/2599567/arizona-state-athletic-rewind-and-look-aheadRyan Bafaloukos2011-11-24T07:33:31-07:002011-11-24T07:33:31-07:00Arizona State University Weekly Sports Recap And Look Ahead
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<p>A look around the Arizona State University sporting landscape beyond football and basketball.</p> <p>The Arizona State University major sports teams had a tough week last week. Both the football and basketball teams suffered defeats including the humiliating Sun Devils loss to rival U of A on Saturday. However, some of the smaller sports had success and this week Sun Devil Athletics will be on a national spotlight has multiple teams leave their Tempe home base to travel for holiday tournaments. </p>
<p>Here's a quick look around the Sun Devil's sporting landscape:</p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State women's cross country team</b> participated in the 2011 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships this week. The event was held November 21 in Terre Haute, Indiana. ASU placed 31st overall as Georgetown won the event. It was ASU's 13th national championship appearance in 14 years. Freshman Shelby Houlihan was ASU's top finisher as she placed 93rd overall and 8th among freshman. </p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State women's basketball team</b> is off to San Juan, Puerto Rico, this week to participate in the San Jaun Shootout holiday tournament. The Lady Devis play Illinois on November 25 and Rutgers on November 26. ASU is 3-0 in 2011 with wins over: UC Riverside, Colorado State and Boston College. </p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State wrestling team</b> is off to Troy, New York, to participate in the Journeyman/ASICS Northeast Duels. ASU will wrestle against: Army, Lehigh, Penn and Binghamton. The duels begin on November 26. </p>
<p>The <b>Arizona State volleyball team</b> will look to do what the football team couldn't; get a victory against the University of Arizona. ASU hosts U of A on November 26. ASU is 8-21 on the season and 5-8 at home. </p>
<p><b>Player Of The Week: </b>Senior guard Kimberly Brandon- Kimberly scored 14 of her 18 points in the second half of Sunday's win over Boston College (1-2). So far on the season, Kimberly is averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and two steals a game.</p>
<p><b>Must Watch Of The Week: </b>Anytime the Wildcats roll into town, it's a marquee event. The volleyball team lost 1-3 Tuesday in Tuscon but the will look to end the season strong and exact some revenge on the those pesky in-state rivals.</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2011/11/24/2581695/arizona-state-university-sun-devils-weekly-sports-recap-look-aheadRyan Bafaloukos