Heading into the weekend, expectations were high for an Arizona State softball team that had gotten off to its best start since 2011 – the last time it won a national championship
Trailing 3-2 in the eighth inning, junior pitcher Meika Lauppe was trying to get out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam to give Arizona State one final chance to tie or win the game
About five minutes into the second half, a scrum formed on the Arizona State bench, as nearly the entire TCU bench had made its way to its opponent’s bench, highlighted by ASU head coach Bobby Hurley wiping out on the floor
After being subbed out in the first inning after reaching base, senior infielder Aiyana Coleman returned to action in the fourth inning with a runner on second.
After getting out to a 4-0 lead and extending it to 7-3, sophomore designated hitter Mya Clark led off the fourth inning with the game tied at seven. Clark had already gotten off to a strong start, drawing a walk in the first inning and tripling in the third. In her third at-bat, she continued her hot hitting, leading off the fourth inning with a fly ball deep to right-center field. Sophomore centerfielder Samantha Bolding went back to the wall and attempted a jumping catch, but was unable to make the catch
Just eight days after blowing a 12-point lead with six minutes left, head coach Bobby Hurley almost faced a similar fate in Salt Lake City
After a slow start to Saturday, Jan. 3, game against the Colorado Buffaloes, senior guard Moe Odum spent the entirety of the second half heating up offensively, making shots, setting his teammates up and finishing with 21 points and 12 assists
The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-10-1) did just that, defeating the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (3-11-0) 7-2 at Mullett Arena on Jan 2, 2026. The big story of the game was sophomore forward Cullen Potter recording a hat trick, picking up his ninth, 10th, and 11th goals of the season
The Air Force Falcons (10-7-2) used a five-goal first period, with the first three goals coming within the first three minutes, to power their way to an 8-2 victory against the Michigan Tech Huskies (11-8-2) in Day 1 of the Desert Hockey Classic at Mullett Arena on Jan 2, 2026
ASU (8-2) defeated NAU (4-5) 73-45 at home on Nov 9, 2025. The Sun Devils started slow out of the gate, but used a 38-22 scoring run in the second half to pull away for their biggest margin of victory this season.
