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Sun Devils stay perfect in Big 12 play with convincing win over TCU

by Alexandra Kranian - October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

TEMPE — No. 6 Arizona State entered its ninth Big 12 matchup of the season against No. 13 TCU, aiming to keep its conference win streak alive against its highest-ranked Big 12 opponent yet. The Horned Frogs arrived in Tempe looking to bounce back after dropping two straight matches to

No. 6 Arizona State takes the first of two in the Duel in the Desert

by Seth Schwartzberg - October 25, 2025October 25, 2025

(Photo: Crawford McKinstry/WCSN) TUCSON - In the first of the two matchups against in-state rival University of Arizona, No. 6 Arizona State beat the Wildcats; winning in four sets, 25-18, 22-25, 25-16, 25-16. “Aside from the second set, I thought we played very clean ball,” ASU head coach JJ Van Niel said. After

Sun Devils sweep Bears in 12th straight home conference win

by Seth Gilefsky - October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

(Photo: Madison Sorenson) TEMPE – Since joining the Big 12 last year, the friendly confines of Desert Financial Arena have been a welcome sight for No. 8 Arizona State, having not lost a match at home in that timeframe. The Sun Devils opened their home conference slate with a sweep over

ASU extends win streak to six behind sweep over Utah

by Pratham Valluri - October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

(Photo: Elijah Longoria) On a day when Arizona State received its 2024 Big 12 Championship Ring, it welcomed Utah for its conference home opener after starting Big 12 play with a pair of wins on the road last week. A 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-15, 25-16) over Utah (8-7, 0-3 Big 12) served

Sun Devils open Big 12 play with weekend sweep in Kansas

by Alexandra Kranian - September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) No. 8 Arizona State headed into conference play with a target painted on its back after winning the Big 12 Championship in its inaugural year. Its first test came on the road with a pair of games in Kansas, as the No. 18 Jayhawks and Wildcats would

ASU stays hot with sweep over GCU

by Seth Schwartzberg - September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE - In the second of three games for No. 8 Arizona State as part of the Sun Devil Classic, the Sun Devils welcomed in-state rivals GCU, who were coming off a Friday night sweep of Milwaukee. With the fourth-largest crowd for a volleyball game at Desert

Sun Devils Turn the Tide Against the Waves in Sweep

by Seth Gilefsky - September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

TEMPE – The common adage is offense wins games and defense wins championships; however, for the No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devils, their defense stole the show in their first game of the Sun Devil Invitational on Friday. In front of a rocking Desert Financial Arena crowd, ASU (7-2) was able

No. 9 Sun Devils travel to Lone-Star State for trio of games

by Alexandra Kranian - September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) No. 9 Arizona State (4-1) will travel to Texas this weekend for three matches, beginning Thursday against Texas State and concluding Sunday against No. 2 Texas. The trip follows a pair of home victories that extended the Sun Devils winning record to four matches. ASU earned wins over

No. 7 ASU leaves Nore-Stahl Classic with convincing victories

by Alexandra Kranian - September 7, 2025September 7, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE, Ariz. — No. 7 Arizona State returned to the court on Sunday to round out the Nore-Stahl Classic with a Sunday afternoon matchup against Loyola Marymount, which lost in four sets to Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. ASU ended the weekend with a straight-set sweep over the

ASU overcomes early struggles and injuries in home opener win

by Ethan Ignatovsky - September 6, 2025September 6, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE -- After dropping the second set of the night and narrowly escaping the third set with a win, No. 7 Arizona State volleyball needed to enter the fourth set of its home opener matchup against Florida Gulf Coast with a bang. The set started off with a