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Pac-12 pressure is on the Sun Devils

by Zac Pacleb -

(Photo: Noah Findling/WCSN) It may be mid-October, but the Arizona State Sun Devils are definitely feeling the heat. After a blazing 13-1 start, the Sun Devils found themselves ranked for the first time in over a decade. Wins over defending champion Texas, then-ranked Wichita State, and a controversial five-set loss to then-No.

ASU volleyball generating crowd momentum

by Zac Pacleb -

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Few have been able to handle the heat in Tempe this season, particularly those taking on the blazing hot Sun Devils in Wells Fargo Arena. Through six matches at Wells Fargo Arena this season, the No. 16 Sun Devils have only dropped one, a four-set loss to No. 22

Ducks drown Sun Devils in four sets

by Josh Frons -

(Photo: Ryan Bafaloukos/WCSN) In a match of ranked opponents, the Sun Devils just couldn’t swim with the Ducks at Wells Fargo Arena. The No. 21 ranked Oregon Ducks defeated Arizona State in four sets. After ASU won the first 25-21, Oregon ran off three in a row (25-19, 25-10, 25-20). The Sun Devils

Looking ahead: volleyball non-conference

by Trey Lanthier -

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Last year, the Sun Devils’ women’s volleyball team was recovering from a five year stretch of sub-.500 records that spanned back to 2007. The team started out blazing hot through a manageable non-conference, heading into Pac-12 play with an 11-2 record. Can they do it again this year? Instead of