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ASU Volleyball: What to take away from the first half of Pac-12 play

by Zac Pacleb - October 29, 2014October 29, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Playing the game better, longer. That has been the motto for the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils and head coach Jason Watson during all of the 2014 season. In press conferences, games, and even in previous years, maintaining a high level of play throughout an entire match has

Pac-12 Rankings Roundup

by Zac Pacleb - October 29, 2014November 3, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) No. 1: Stanford (last week: No. 1), 20-0 (10-0) After taking down No. 16 UCLA and No. 20 USC in four sets each, the Cardinal are now on their best start to a season since 1994. Against the Bruins, freshman middle blocker Merete Lutz’s ten blocks led the Cardinal

ASU Volleyball: Unranked Beavers sweep Sun Devils

by Austen Browne - October 25, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) Inconsistency continued to be a factor as No. 18 Arizona State fell victim to an upset at the hands of the unranked Oregon State Beavers in three sets (20-25, 20-25, 22-25). After completing the upset over No. 11 Oregon the previous night, the Sun Devils looked like a completely different

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils set to square off against unranked Beavers

by Austen Browne - October 25, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Fresh off an impressive upset, No. 18 Arizona State looks to complete the Oregon sweep when they go up against the unranked Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Ore. on Saturday. A win would allow the Sun Devils to close out the first half of the conference slate with

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils upset No. 11 Oregon in five sets

by Zac Pacleb - October 24, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils travelled to Eugene for their first road match in two weeks and upset the No. 11 Oregon Ducks in five sets (19-25, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24, 15-9). The Sun Devils did well to keep the fast Oregon offense from their usual dominant, efficient

ASU Volleyball: Ranked teams clash as Sun Devils take on Oregon

by Zac Pacleb - October 24, 2014October 24, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) After a four-match home stand, No. 18 Arizona State hits the road to Eugene, Ore., to square off against the No. 11 Oregon Ducks. The Ducks are coming off of a road split, knocking off No. 17 UCLA in four sets after falling to No. 18 USC in another

ASU Volleyball: Follette’s return provides more than just numbers for the Sun Devils

by Troy Lynch - October 23, 2014October 23, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) After nearly a month off the court due to injury, Whitney Follette is back. The junior middle blocker returned to the No. 17 Sun Devils as she made her first appearance last Friday since September 13th. During the week of Follette’s return, there was some concern on whether or

Pac-12 Rankings Roundup

by Zac Pacleb - October 21, 2014October 21, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) No. 1: Stanford (last week: No. 1), 18-0 (8-0) Stanford is now off to its best start since 1994 (20-0) after beating Colorado and Utah on the road. However, the weekend was anything but easy for the Cardinal, as they were pushed to five sets for the first time

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils overcome slow start, survive in five sets against Cougars

by Austen Browne - October 19, 2014October 19, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State volleyball team capped off its home stand with a notch in the win column as the team came back to steal the match from the unranked Washington State Cougars in five sets (26-28, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-11). The Sun Devils started off flat

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to take care of business against struggling Cougars

by Austen Browne - October 19, 2014October 25, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils finish off a tough home stand with a comparatively easy matchup against the struggling Washington State Cougars on Sunday. ASU will look to get back to their winning ways after dropping two matches to top-5 teams in consecutive weekends. The Sun Devils