Sun Devils shut out Washington State

November 15, 2008

Rudy Carpenter threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns as Arizona State defeated Washington State 31-0 on Saturday. Carpenter, a senior, has 80 career touchdown passes, third in Pac-10 history.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils (4-6, 3-4 Pac-10) have won back-to-back games and kept their slim bowl hopes alive. Arizona State posted its first shutout since a 19-0 victory over top-ranked Nebraska on Sept. 21, 1996, a span of 152 games.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils snapped a six-game losing streak with a 39-19 victory over Washington last weekend. Then came the Cougars (1-10, 0-8), whose lone victory came against Portland State.<separator></separator>Washington State had a chance to take the lead against Arizona State, driving from its own 20 to ASU's 24 midway through the first quarter. Patrick Rooney missed a 41-yard field goal attempt, and Arizona State never trailed after <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weber_thomas00.html">T… Weber</a> kicked a 21-yard field goal early in the second quarter.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils made it 10-0 on a 14-yard pass from Carpenter to <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/taylor_kerry00.html">K… Taylor</a> late in the first half.<separator></separator>Early in the third quarter, Carpenter hit <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_kyle00.html">… Williams</a> for a 21-yard score to put the Sun Devils up 17-0.<separator></separator>Carpenter and Williams connected for a 51-yard score to make it 24-0 late in the third quarter.