JJ Van Niel Archives - Page 7 of 8

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils sweep Utah, continue historic season

by Max Zepeda - November 12, 2023November 12, 2023

(Photo via Bianca Acosta/WCSN) No. 17 Arizona State volleyball (24-4,12-4 Pac-12) has learned to achieve victory in countless ways throughout its historic 2023 campaign. The Sun Devils’ Saturday night matchup against Utah (10-16, 5-11 Pac-12) was an intriguing new form of triumph for the Sun Devils. Regardless, a win by ASU helped

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils avoid season sweep against Colorado

by Tyler Weiss - November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

(Photo via Ritisha Thakker/WCSN) For the last time this season, No. 17 Arizona State volleyball (23-4, 11-4 Pac-12) played at Mullett Arena where it took on Colorado (14-12, 6-9 Pac-12) Thursday night. It was "Wizard Night" at the match, and it seemed fitting as ASU looked as if all the magic

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils earn historic upset over No. 3 Stanford

by Josh Freeman - October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

(Photo via Kendall Makuta/WCSN) It was the Halloween match at Mullett Arena on Sunday afternoon as No. 21 Arizona State volleyball (21-3, 9-3 Pac-12) took on mighty No. 3 Stanford (18-3, 11-1 Pac-12) in a contest that looked as if the Cardinal were seeing ghosts on the floor as part of

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils bounce back with sweep over Cal

by Max Zepeda - October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) Throughout this 2023 season, No. 21 Arizona State volleyball (20-3, 8-3 Pac-12) has defied all kinds of expectations, and in battling through its final Pac-12 Conference schedule in program history, ASU has shown significant resilience against some of the nation’s best programs. That resilience showed again Friday night,

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils swept by Colorado in upset loss

by Tyler Weiss - October 22, 2023October 22, 2023

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) Heading into Sunday's match, Boulder, Colorado, had historically been a difficult location for No. 17 Arizona State volleyball (19-3, 7-3 Pac-12) to find success. Heading into the contest, ASU held a all-time record of 3-8 in Boulder. To put the home dominance of Colorado (12-9, 4-6 Pac-12)

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils stay on road trip in the Rocky Mountains

by Max Zepeda - October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) Fresh off one of the most significant wins in recent program history against then-No. 5 Oregon, No. 17 Arizona State Volleyball (18-2, 6-2 Pac-12) looks to keep its momentum at an all-time high heading into another weekend on the road. This time, the Sun Devils will head into

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils hit road against Oregon schools

by Josh Freeman - October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) Arizona State volleyball is coming off a successful home stand in Tempe last weekend that saw the program break a five-match losing streak to USC and sweep UCLA for the first time since 2009. The sweep of the LA schools proved even more notable as it marked

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils back in Tempe to take on LA schools

by Tyler Weiss - October 5, 2023October 4, 2023

(Photo via JJ Digos/Sun Devil Athletics) After splitting its Bay Area road trip against Stanford and Cal, Arizona State Volleyball returns home this weekend to face two southern California conference opponents in USC (10-4, 4-0 Pac-12) and UCLA (9-5, 1-3 Pac-12). After getting swept against Stanford, No. 23 ASU (15-1, 3-1 Pac-12)

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils set to challenge 14-0 record in Bay Area

by Max Zepeda - September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

(Photo via Xavier Litman/WCSN) Even when the schedule was first presented to Arizona State Volleyball head coach JJ Van Niel and his squad, a perfect start of nearly historic proportions was in sight for 2023. Despite the outside noise that the program was continuing to rebuild, No. 25 ASU (14-0, 2-0

ASU Volleyball: Undefeated Sun Devils down Huskies in four sets

by Josh Freeman - September 24, 2023September 24, 2023

(Photo via WCSN) TEMPE - Despite dropping the first set, Arizona State Women’s Volleyball responded on Sunday against the Washington Huskies (9-4, 0-2 Pac-12) by winning three straight sets to capture a victory for the team’s 50th anniversary celebration and improve to 14-0 on the season. Washington came out firing on all