(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) 13-year-old Mary Shroll knew she was going to play college volleyball. The determined youngster had fallen in love with the sport and was already sending emails to top NCAA coaches, hoping to catch their attention and start on the path to collegiate volleyball stardom. Fast forward to more than
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ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils defeat Oregon State on Senior Day
(Photo via Ritisha Thakker/WCSN) Throughout their final season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, No. 18 Arizona State volleyball (25-4, 13-5 Pac-12) has battled every week and has never had it easy, even in a season of history-making and record-breaking. The Sun Devils persevered yet again and were victorious in their
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to finish strong in last homestand
(Photo via Ritisha Thakker/WCSN) No. 18 Arizona State volleyball (24-4, 12-4 Pac-12) entered last week ranked one spot higher on the AVCA Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 17 in the country. The one-spot drop comes despite winning both of its matches last weekend at home against Colorado and Utah.However, the
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils sweep Utah, continue historic season
(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 face Colorado and Utah back home
(Photo via Ritisha Thakker/WCSN) No. 17 Arizona State volleyball (22-4, 10-4 Pac-12) is coming off a weekend with mixed results in Southern California, as the Sun Devils swept UCLA in convincing fashion before being swept themselves against USC two days later. The Sun Devils' victory over the Bruins broke a 10-year
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils bounce back with sweep over Cal
(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 upset No. 5 Oregon in straight sets
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils back in Tempe to take on LA schools
(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
(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