Arizona State drops opener to Augustana

Penn State v Arizona State | Chris Coduto/GettyImagesNot unique to this season, the Sun Devils have long had issues in playing a complete 60 minutes.

Few times has that been more apparent than during tonight's matchup with Augustana.

Fresh off their 4th straight in season tournament championship, Arizona State looked to continue their winning ways against the Vikings of Augustana, who were celebrating their own home opener for the 2025-26 season.

Almost from the start, things were looking great as Sam Alfano got the Sun Devils on the board with his second goal of the season just 5:00 in to the game, followed quickly by Bennett Schimek with his second goal of the season at the 8:10 mark to give…