Senior outfielder Sierra Rodriguez slides safely into home plate for another Sun Devil run on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Farrington Stadium as the ASU Sun Devils faced off with the California Bears. (J. Bauer-Leffler/ The State Press)
20 — Time, in seconds, left on the clock when ASU got the ball with the chance to upset No. 1 seed Richmond in the second round of the NIT. Junior Gerry Blakes saw his shot miss off the rim, forcing overtime.
4-4 — ASU's record in the NIT under Herb Sendek after Sunday's 76-70 overtime loss to No. 1-seed Richmond in the second round of the tournament.
FINAL: ASU eliminated from the NIT by Richmond, 76-70. Final game for McKissic, Barnes and Gilling.
— Matthew Tonis (@Tonis_The_Tiger) March 23, 2015
Senior forward Shaquielle McKissic had a special message to the fans on Twitter after the game:
@942Crew @SunDevilHoops @ASUCoachJohnson @LarryGreer4 @ASUCoachBP @HerbSendek pic.twitter.com/yDZE9xUt7E — Shaquielle McKissic (@ShaqInTheBox) March 23, 2015
13, 16 — ASU women's basketball rode a 13-0 and 16-0 run Saturday to a dominating 74-55 win over 14-seed Ohio in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
ASU defeats Ohio 74-55 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Sun Devils will play UALR on Monday.
— Logan Newman (@Logan_Newsman) March 22, 2015
11 — Third-seeded ASU will face 11 seed Arkansas-Little Rock in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after UALR upset sixth-seeded Texas A&M. 2010 — The last year that ASU baseball won a series against Oregon in Eugene before the Sun Devils did so this year, taking two of three games from the No. 15-ranked Ducks. 9 — Innings pitched by ASU junior left-hander Ryan Kellogg, who gave up just three hits in a 2-1 complete game victory over Oregon on Saturday.
Give me a K. Give me a E. Give me a L. Give me another L. Give me an O. Give me a G. Give me another G. What's that spell? Win, win, win! — Tracy Smith (@ASUSkip) March 22, 2015
50 — Career home runs from ASU softball senior catcher Amber Freeman after her blast on Sunday afternoon helped power the Sun Devils to an 11-6 win over No. 12 Cal.
Here it is! @am becomes just the fourth Sun Devil in history to reach the 50-home run milestone with this shot! http://t.co/4rZOfuJLZJ
— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) March 22, 2015
11 — Wins on the season for freshman pitcher Breanna Macha after ASU's win Sunday, boosting the Sun Devils' record to 3-2 in the Pac-12. 2011 — Last season in which ASU wrestling had an All-American before junior Blake Stauffer finished fourth in the NCAA Tournament Saturday.
All-American finish for @BlakeStauffer_3 not what he wanted but I'm blown away by the rapid progress made this year. Next year has started
— Chris Pendleton (@ChrisPendleton9) March 21, 2015
2, 5 — Place for the ASU men's and women's track and field at their first home meet in the Baldy Castillo Invitational on Saturday. 3-0 — Record for ASU tennis in the Pac-12 after its dominant sweep of Washington State on Sunday, extending its season record to 12-3. 3 — Number of gymnasts that ASU will be sending to the NCAA Regionals. Juniors Taylor Allex and Allie Salas will be joined by senior Natasha Sundby who will all be competing on April 4 in Oklahoma.
NCAA announces 3 members of @ASUGymnastics are heading to Regionals -- Taylor Allex (AA), Allie Salas (AA), Natasha Sundby (specialist).
— Mitch Quesada (@mitchTquesada) March 23, 2015
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