Photo highlights: Week in sports
Interim head coach Joseph Anders (right), who is coaching the team during Charli Turner Thorne's absence, consults with associate coach Chris Mennig prior to the start of the second half.
Coach Joseph Anders reacts as Micaela Pickens attempts to draw the charging foul as the Arizona State women's basketball team defeated Azusa Pacific 66-35 in an exhibition game on Nov. 3.
Promise Amukamara takes off toward the basket after stealing the ball. The freshman guard scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the second half.
Freshman forward Jada Blackwell added 12 points to the final score. The Sun Devils open the 2011-12 regular season at noon, Nov. 11, when they host UC Riverside at Wells Fargo Arena for a Veterans Day triple header. The men’s basketball team meets Montana State at 2:30 p.m. and volleyball hosts Pac-12 rival Colorado at 7 p.m.
The Sun Devils traveled across town to meet the Antelopes of Grand Canyon University (GCU) for the first basketball game in GCU’s new arena. In front of a raucous crowd, ASU came away with an 89-69 win.
Education majors Drew MacDonald, left, and Selina Avita showed up to support the Sun Devils.
Trent Lockett passes to a teammate after getting jammed up by the Antelopes defense. Lockett had 15 points on the night.
Braylon Pickrel (11) and Ruslan Pateev (24) battle for a rebound. The Sun Devils play host to Montana State at 2:30 p.m., Nov. 11.
Sparky and the ASU Flag Bearers lead the team onto the field at the Rose Bowl to meet the UCLA Bruins.
A.J. Pickens runs around the end after catching the ball to score, giving ASU a 7-6 lead early in the first quarter.
Among the more than 60,000 Rose Bowl attendees there were a few ASU stalwarts who cheered on the Devils.
Sun Devil defenders Will Sutton (90) and Vontaze Burfict (7) crash past Bruin defenders in pursuit of UCLA’s Jeff Dickman (24).
Cameron Marshall rushed for a season-high 168 yards and a touchdown for the Sun Devils.
Brock Osweiller scores on the quarterback keeper in the fourth quarter to make the score 28-23.
A pass interference infraction on UCLA and a Mike Willie pass completion helped setup a potential game winning field goal, but the kick was wide and No. 20 Arizona State fell just short to the Bruins, 29-28. Next up, the Devils travel to Pullman, Washington to meet the Cougars of Washington State University, Nov. 12.
Joanna Smith returns a shot against Michigan’s Michele Sulahan during play in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational, Nov. 4 as the tennis team wrapped up its fall season. They open their spring season against UC Davis at noon, Jan. 21.
The Sun Devils celebrate Sierra Cooks first goal as the Arizona State women's soccer team defeated Arizona 2-1, Nov. 4, to claim the women's soccer point in the State Farm Territorial Cup Series.
Senior forward Sierra Cook avoids Wildcats goalkeeper Ashley Jett on her way to score the game-winning goal with 5 minutes and 45 seconds left in the match.