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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

JJ Van Niel Extended Through 2029 After Historic Two-Year Start

by Tyler Weiss - April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) With just two days left in the year 2022, then-athletic director Ray Anderson tapped JJ Van Niel to be the ninth head coach of Arizona State volleyball. Inheriting a team that hadn’t seen a tournament appearance since 2015, Van Niel came to The Valley with his work cut

Sun Devils conclude historic year in heartbreak, says goodbye to core of seniors

by Charlie Limoncelli - December 8, 2024December 8, 2024

(Photo: Michael Kain/WCSN) TEMPE — Despite Arizona State volleyball’s season coming to an end prematurely, the Sun Devils had a historic year: ASU reached 30 wins for the second time in program history, earned the first conference title in program history and hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament

Arizona State’s season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 3-1 loss to Texas A&M

by Ethan Ignatovsky - December 8, 2024December 8, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) TEMPE - On Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Arizona State found itself in a position it hadn’t often been in during the 2024 season: trailing. Down 2-1 heading into the fourth set, after looking like a lost team for most of the match, the

Claire Jeter Sets Career Highs One Day Prior To Facing Her Former Team

by Tyler Weiss - December 7, 2024December 7, 2024

(Photo credit: Sam Farsky/WCSN) TEMPE – Throughout her adolescence, Arizona State volleyball middle blocker Claire Jeter had aspirations of playing for Texas A&M. She was born and raised in Missouri City, Texas, a town located about 100 miles south of College Station. After graduating from Ridge Point High School, Jeter made