Arizona State University and University of Arizona sports teams competed against one another in 19 common varsity intercollegiate sports during the 2021-22 academic year. For a school to be the winner of the Territorial Cup Series ® Trophy, it must accumulate 11 points.
- Each sport will be worth one (1) point.
- The point is awarded to the team that wins a season series.
- If the teams play once in a given season (football) then that game counts as one point.
- For baseball and softball, all regular season games count towards season series tally, including the non-conference games.
- For cross country, golf, and track and field only, one point is awarded to whichever team finishes higher in the Pac-12 Championship.
- If teams split the regular season match-ups, then each team receives a half-point for that sport.
- In the event of a tie the following tie-breaker will be used: University with higher finish in the Directors' Cup Standings.
- In the event of a tie after the Directors' Cup Standings are used the TCS will end in a tie.
See the updated scoring here.
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ( ASU TAKES THE POINT, FINALS SCORE 12.5-8.5)
MAY 15, 2022: Arizona State track and field is returning to Tempe with lots of hardware in tow! ASU earned ten medals over three days of competition at Oregon's Hayward Field during the Pac-12 Championships. Jamar Marshall Jr. won the 110m hurdles in a program record 13.39. Ralford Mullings earned silver in the men's discus, Dayton Carlson stunned Hayward Field with his second-place finish in the 800m, and the men's 4x100 team earned silver too in a seasons-best 39.28. Dylan James earned a pair of bronze medals across the triple and long jumps, and the men's 4x400 team earned bronze too. ASU's men earned fifth with 88 points, claiming the final T-Cup point as Arizona came in 10th.
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (ARIZONA TAKES THE POINT, SCORE 11.5-8.5)
MAY 15, 2022: With an outstanding performance, Jorinde van Klinken earned gold medals in both the shot put and discus. Van Klinken continues to forge her name as one of the greatest women to ever throw in the Pac-12. She has three conference titles now with this week's wins and remains top of the NCAA West Region in both events heading into West Prelims despite neither of her conference final marks being season bests. She threw 60.87m/199-08 in the discus and 18.31m/60-1.00 in the shot this week in Eugene. Shelby Moran earned bronze in the women's hammer as well. The women earned eighth with 57 points, falling shortly behind the Wildcat's who took 7th.
MEN'S GOLF (ASU TAKES THE POINT, LEADS 11.5-7.5)
APRIL 27, 2022: The Sun Devil men's golf team couldn't overcome a seven-stroke deficit heading into the final round of the 2022 Pac-12 Championship in suburban Seattle Wednesday, as it finished third to host Washington at the par-71, 6,979-yard Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish. Freshman Josele Ballester finished fourth at 2-under 282 (68-70-72-72), he shot 10-under on the par-4 holes, the second-best mark in the tournament. This placement however outscores Arizona Men's Golf, who finished in 11th place at 56-over par, and hands over the T-Cup point to ASU. The Wildcats' final round score of 13-over was its second lowest of the championship.
BASEBALL (TIE, EACH SCHOOL GETS HALF POINT. ASU LEADS 10.5-7.5)
APRIL 24, 2022: Sun Devil Baseball started out strong this year where they once again overcame a multiple-run deficit, clawing back from three down to defeat rival No. 10/11 Arizona, 10-6, on April 5th. The Sun Devils (14-16) were again unfazed by an early hole as the team ripped off seven unanswered runs in the second half of the game to take the non-conference midweek tilt from the Wildcats (21-8). The tides changed on Friday, April 22nd as the teams battled it out in ten innings, where unfortunately the Wildcats came out victorious, 6-7. After a gut-wrenching extra inning, walk-off loss in the series opener, Sun Devil Baseball responded with another offensive onslaught to hold off the Arizona Wildcats, 8-5, and even the series on Saturday at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson. Sun Devil Baseball simply ran out of horses in the stable after a tense Territorial Cup Series at rival Arizona, falling 14-4 in the series finale on Sunday in Tucson.
WOMEN'S GOLF (ARIZONA TAKES THE SPORT, ASU LEADS 10-7)
APRIL 20, 2022: In one of the toughest fields of any women's college golf tournament, Alessandra Fanali finished in the Top-10. The Maroon & Gold finished seventh as a team, however with Arizona shooting an even-par final round to move up three spots on the team leaderboard to finish the tournament in a tie for fifth at 20-over par, they take the Territorial Cup point for the sport.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (ASU TAKES THE POINT & LEADS 10-6)
APRIL 16, 2022: The No. 20 Sun Devils routed in-state rival Arizona, 4-1, in the finale on Saturday at the Whiteman Tennis Center to close out the regular season with six straight wins. Sedona Gallagher's 6-3, 6-4, win on Court 3 over the Wildcats' Lexi Ryngler clinched the Sun Devils' 14th win of the 2021-22 campaign. ASU had to fight for the doubles point and, in front of a packed home crowd, managed to down two Arizona tandems on Courts 1 & 2. The Sun Devils carried over their doubles momentum into singles play, where four first sets broke the Maroon & Gold's way. Spaka and Marianna Argyrokastriti were the first two off, both notching wins to pull ASU ahead, 3-0. It paved the way for Sedona Gallagher, whose straight-sets defeat of Ryngler sent the Wildcats home.
SUN DEVILS WIN ?? pic.twitter.com/sbWIKroWSY
— Arizona State Women’s Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) April 16, 2022
SOFTBALL (ASU WINS ALL GAMES IN SERIES, 9-6 LEAD)
MARCH 27, 2022: Arizona State (23-5, 4-0 Pac-12) dominated its in-state rival, No. 14 Arizona (19-8, 0-4 Pac-12) on Friday night, 9-2. The Sun Devils combined for eight hits and three doubles that spanned over four innings in their explosive win over the Wildcats. On Saturday evening, ASU shut out in a run-rule victory over the Wildcats, 11-0. The Sun Devils combined for 11 hits across five innings, including three home runs in the fifth inning, in an explosive, series-clinching win over Arizona. In the past two days the Sun Devils have held the Wildcats 20-2 through 12 innings. On Sunday, Phoenix local Marissa Schuld tossed a perfect game in five innings to complete the series sweep.The Sun Devils are on a 13-game win streak after today's five-inning affair against the Wildcats and have swept both Pac-12 series to open league play this year. This weekend marked the 13th time Arizona State has swept Arizona and the first time since 2011 ASU has swept Arizona in Tucson. The Sun Devils have taken six of the last seven games from their rivals.
Woke up feeling like a problem pic.twitter.com/eFP1aDoTg9
— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) March 27, 2022
BEACH VOLLEYBALL (ARIZONA TAKES SECOND HALF OF THE SPORT POINT, ASU UP 8-6)
MARCH 27, 2022: Sun Devil Beach Volleyball had another 3-2 battle with No. 17 Arizona, this time coming up short at Bear Down Beach on Sunday afternoon to end the Pac-12 South Invitational.
Arizona State (10-12, 2-5 Pac-12) split the season series with Arizona after ASU won in Tempe earlier this month. Each team will get a half point in the Territorial Cup Series.
MEN'S TENNIS (ARIZONA TAKES THE SPORT, ASU UP 8-5.5)
MARCH 26, 2022: No. 19 Arizona takes the Territorial Cup point for tennis after a match up down in Tucson. After taking the doubles point, the Wildcats went on to dominate the singles competition. While the Devils put up a tough fight, Fabien Salle and George Stoupe took opponents to three sets, and Murphy Cassone took singles two, they were unable to take down the Wildcats this time.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD (ASU EARNS POINTS FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S, 8-4.5)
MARCH 12, 2022: #ThrowsU earned a pair of NCAA shot put titles Saturday thanks to Herculean efforts from Turner Washington and Jorinde van Klinken. Jamar Marshall Jr. continued to improve on the track and earned his first NCAA medal, a bronze in the 60m hurdles (7.64). Washington defended his shot put title (21.65m/71-1/2 mark), while van Klinken earned her first indoor shot crown (19.08m/62-7.25 ) after taking bronze last year. The Sun Devil women earned enough points to put them at 18th, while Arizona landed 33rd. The men's team earned 15th in the championship while the Wildcats earned 33rd.
The trophy cabinet just got a little fuller ??????
— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) March 13, 2022
BEACH VOLLEYBALL (ASU WINS HALF POINT, 6-4.5)
MARCH 8, 2022: For the first time since 2017, Sun Devil Beach Volleyball took down No. 13 Arizona in the home opener on Tuesday afternoon, winning a close 3-2 battle. The Sand Devils also beat Benedictine University at Mesa earlier in the day in a 5-0 sweep. Arizona State (5-3, 1-0 Pac-12) earned its first ranked win of the year after upsetting No. 13 Arizona. It all came down to the No. 3 pair of Lila Bordis and Sarah Waters. After winning their first set, they dropped the second to go to a third. Up 4-1 early, the duo held on to win 15-11 and clinch the dual.
SUN DEVILS WIN?????? pic.twitter.com/nq7eOodrWA
— Sun Devil Beach VB (@SunDevilBeachVB) March 9, 2022
MEN'S SWIMMING/DIVING (ASU TAKES THE SPORT, 5.5-4.5 LEAD)
MARCH 5, 2022: The Sun Devil Men's Swim team concluded its first Pac-12 Championships in two years with a third-place finish, its best showing at the conference tournament since 1997. Freshman Léon Marchand was named the Swimmer of the Meet after earning three individual wins plus a victory in the 800 free relay. The Sun Devils would break 17 school records over the course of the four-day meet at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Seattle. The University of Arizona came in 5th with 423.5 points.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING/DIVING (ARIZONA TAKES THE SPORT, 4.5-4.5 TIE)
FEB. 26, 2022: The Sun Devil Women's Swim team concluded its first Pac-12 Championships in two years with a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, after Emma Nordin podiumed in the 1650 free and Lindsay Looney and Jade Foelske added top-five finishes in the 200 fly. The University of Arizona came in 5th, taking the Territorial Cup point for the sport.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (ARIZONA TIES THE SERIES, ASU STILL LEADS 4.5-3.5)
FEB. 13, 2022: The Sun Devil women's basketball nearly came away with consecutive Top 10 wins for the second time in three seasons but ultimately fell short as No. 6 Arizona used a late surge to come away with a 62-58 win and prevent a Sun Devil sweep.
GYMNASTICS (ASU CONTINUES LEAD 4.5-3)
FEB. 12, 2022: Behind a season-high score, No. 20 Sun Devil Gymnastics made it seven years in a row winning the Territorial Cup matchup against Arizona on Saturday with the beam lineup clinching the 196.600 to 196.400 win in the McKale Center. The meet got off to a strong start on bars notching a 49.200, as well as scoring a new season high on vault with 49.275. On the third rotation, the team had a setback on floor, having to count three scores below 9.800. But ultimately the Sun Devils clinched the Territorial Cup point after Jasmine Gutierrez led the way and tied her career high with a 9.900.
OUR. STATE. ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 13, 2022
The #GymDevils beat the Cats for the SEVENTH year in a row! ?????????????? pic.twitter.com/38u5DKNagu
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (ASU UP 3.5-3)
FEB. 11, 2022: Jade Loville (27 points), Taya Hanson (19 points) and Mael Gilles (19) combined for 65 points as the Sun Devil women's basketball team upset sixth-ranked Arizona 81-77 on Friday night.
The Sun Devils (12-8, 4-3 Pac-12), who scored 25 points more than the 55.7 points Arizona (17-4, 7-4) allowed coming into the game, led by as many as 14 points before having to make up a three-point deficit in the final minutes to win their third straight contest, and their second straight over a Top 25 team after defeating then-No. 19 Oregon 81-77 on Sunday. "Obviously, Arizona is a tremendous team, so I am so happy for our team and our program," ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne said after the game. "[It's a] rivalry game, a lot of hype, big game, Territorial Cup, lots that goes into it, and we just trusted the process and each other.
SUN DEVILS WIN!!!!! pic.twitter.com/YXBBxyaMqX
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) February 12, 2022
MEN'S BASKETBALL (UA TAKES POINT FOR THE SPORT, RIVALS ARE TIED 3-3)
FEB. 7, 2022: The ASU men's hoops team could not pull off the second straight upset and fell to the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats 91-79 Monday night. The Sun Devils came off the gate scorching hot, securing a 14-1 lead after notching four three-pointers. Although Arizona was leading by six at the end of the half, Jamiya Neal made a good steal off a pass and dunked the ball with authority to go to the locker rooms with the Wildcats up 40-36. ASU scored 32 points off 20 turnovers. The second half saw a turn of events, as ASU could not find an answer to Arizona's scoring.
MEN'S BASKETBALL (UA TAKES HALF POINT, ASU UP 3-2.5)
JAN. 29, 2021: The Sun Devils put up a tough fight against in-state rivals and lead or tied the game all of the first half. The Sun Devils came out strong in the first half as DJ Horne scored 15 of his game-high 17 points in the first twenty minutes by hitting five three-pointers. The Sun Devil defense held Arizona to just .241 shooting from the field and without a three-point field goal. ASU came up short 56-67, but they have another chance to defeat the Wildcats on Feb. 7th, to earn the other half of the Territorial Cup point.
FOOTBALL (ASU LEADS 3-2)
NOV. 27, 2021: The Sun Devils won the 95th installment of the Territorial Cup Game between against their in-state rival Arizona Wildcats, 38-15, in the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon at Sun Devil Stadium. Arizona trailed by two scores early in the fourth quarter and was marching in Sun Devil territory. Ball on the 22-yard line, Jack Jones jumped the route of the Arizona receiver and intercepted Will Plummer's throw before returning it for a 87-yard score, extending the Sun Devils' lead to a game-high 23 points and effectively slamming the door on a potential Wildcat comeback.
Our state ?? pic.twitter.com/tTvNoeBWiQ
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) November 28, 2021
VOLLEYBALL (UA TIES 2-2)
NOV. 27, 2021: Sun Devil Volleyball had their final match of the season on Saturday afternoon, ending with disappointment in a loss at Arizona in three sets (25-11, 25-16, 27-25). Arizona State (14-17, 7-13 Pac-12) out-blocked Arizona (16-15, 8-12 Pac-12), eight to seven in the final match of the season. Today's match put junior Iman Isanovic in the top 10 for kills in a single season at Arizona State with 490, taking sole possession of 10th. A season sweep by the Cats allows them to take the full Territorial Cup point.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (UA EARNS FIRST FULL POINT)
NOV. 5, 2021: The nation's top goal scorer, Nicole Douglas, found the back of net in the 82nd minute for the 19th time this season to force overtime in the Sun Devil soccer team's contest at Arizona on Friday. Unfortunately for the Sun Devils, a penalty kick awarded to Arizona – the product of an unintentional handball in the box called on ASU – brought the game to an abrupt end as the Sun Devils came up on the wrong end of a 2-1 decision.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (ASU UP 2-0.5)
(Point is awarded based on team finish in Pac-12 Championship)
OCT. 29, 2021: ASU competed hard in the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. Leading the Devils was Lena Lebrun who rounded out the women's 6k with a time of 22:16.3 to place in the top-50. The Sun Devils placed 10th in the women's 6k, earning the Territorial Cup point over 12th place Arizona.
Lena Lebrun takes the top spot on ASU's women's team, crossing the finish in 22:16.3 ?? pic.twitter.com/rkcIWW37Gg
— Sun Devil TFXC (@SunDevilTFXC) October 29, 2021
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (ASU LEADS AT 1-0.5)
(Point is awarded based on team finish in Pac-12 Championship)
OCT. 29, 2021: The Sun Devils fought hard in the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the men's 8k, Arizona State was led by Vincent Mauri who finished in the top-25 with a time of 24:45.7. The Sun Devils took home 7th in the men's 8k earning them the Territorial Cup point.
VOLLEYBALL (UA TAKES FIRST POINT OF THE YEAR)
SEPT. 23, 2021 -- @ASU 2, ARIZONA 3: After taking the first set in the five game match ASU came up just short (25-23, 16-25, 17-25, 25-21, 9-15) losing the first match-up against Arizona for any team this year. The Sun Devils fought hard and forced a fifth set after being down 2-1. Junior outside hitter Iman Isanovic led the team with 13 kills and 11 digs, her first double double of the season. Sophomore middle blocker Claire Jeter had 12 kills on a .348 clip for the Sun Devils. Annika Larson, junior libero has 20 digs in the intense match-up, while sophomore setter Ella Snyder has 29 assists to lead the offense.