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ASU Volleyball: No. 19 Sun Devils upset by unranked Oregon State

by Austen Browne - November 13, 2014November 14, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 19 Arizona State volleyball team struggled yet again against the pesky Oregon State Beavers squad and could not complete the comeback in a five set marathon defeat (25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 12-15) Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena. The loss gives the Beavers the sweep in

ASU Volleyball: No. 19 Sun Devils take on unranked Oregon State

by Austen Browne - November 13, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No.19 Arizona State volleyball team hopes to start the home stretch of the season with a tally in the win column and avenge an early-season loss against the unranked Oregon State Beavers. The Sun Devils need to find some sort of consistency to rise up and raise

ASU Volleyball: With Willey, Bailey struggling, McDaniel has been filling in

by Zac Pacleb - November 11, 2014November 11, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) A utility player is a term generally used in the sport of baseball, describing a player who has the ability to play a multitude of positions at the same level. However, for No. 19 Arizona State and head coach Jason Watson, they have their own version of a utility

Pac-12 Rankings Roundup

by Zac Pacleb - November 11, 2014November 11, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) No. 1: Stanford (last week: No. 1), 24-0 (14-0) The Cardinal remain unblemished on the season after spurning a surprising comeback effort from No. 19 Arizona State in five sets and then fending off a strong game from No. 14 Arizona in another five-set match. The catalyst behind the

ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils drop unranked Bears in four sets

by Troy Lynch - November 8, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) After losing to No. 1 Stanford, the No. 20 Sun Devils took on the unranked California Golden Bears in Berkeley, Calif. The Sun Devils took the win in four sets (26-28, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22). It didn’t look good for the Sun Devils in the first set as they struggled

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils set for battle with struggling Cal

by Troy Lynch - November 7, 2014November 7, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Just two days after nearly upsetting No. 1 Stanford, the Sun Devils will stay up in northern California to take on the California Golden Bears. The last time these two teams met was in Tempe, Ariz. and the Bears took a game off the Sun Devils, but eventually fell

ASU Volleyball: Is BreElle Bailey the answer?

by WCSN Volleyball - November 6, 2014November 8, 2014

Volleyball analysts Zac Pacleb and Troy Lynch discuss the importance to the opposite hitter position and if someone else is the answer with BreElle Bailey struggling.

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils push undefeated No. 1 Stanford to five before falling.

by Austen Browne - November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 20 Arizona State volleyball team had its inspiring comeback attempt fall short as they narrowly lost to the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal in five sets, (11-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 11-15). After falling behind by two sets and looking lost, without a rhythm, the Sun Devils rallied together

ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils look to challenge top-ranked Cardinal on the road

by Austen Browne - November 5, 2014November 6, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 20 Arizona State volleyball team quickly turns around after two weekend matches to play a pair of mid-week games, with the first of them coming on the road against the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night. The Sun Devils will try to upset and hand

Pac-12 Rankings Roundup

by Zac Pacleb - November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

No. 1: Stanford (last week: No. 1), 22-0 (12-0) The Cardinal stayed perfect this weekend after dropping Oregon State in four sets and sweeping No. 11 Oregon on the road. The 22-0 start is the best in program history since 1991. Against the Ducks, junior outside hitter Jordan Burgess led the