The Arizona State Sun Devils lost to the Stanford Cardinal in three straight sets (12-25, 18-25, 24-26) on Wednesday night in Stanford, California. Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer led both teams with 13 kills. Following behind her was Stanford’s Tami Alade, who had nine kills herself. The Cardinal found offensive success in great
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ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils play five sets; lose to Washington late after promising start
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-4, 0-2 in Pac-12) faced a tough opponent on Sunday against the No. 7 Washington Huskies (12-1, 2-0 in Pac-12), and despite taking a two-game lead gave up the comeback and lost 3-2 in Tempe. Coming into the match, the Huskies were riding a
ASU Volleyball: Pac-12 gauntlet continues against No. 7 Washington
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State Volleyball (10-3,0-1 Pac-12) will be looking to rebound from a disappointing 3-0 sweep in their Pac-12 opener as they head into Sunday’s match against Washington (11-1, 1-0 Pac 12). The Devils began Pac-12 play against rival Arizona and lost in three sets (26-24,25-18,25-22). Arizona State struggled with
ASU Volleyball: Serving, passing struggles cost Sun Devils in loss to Arizona
(Photo: Emmie Keenan/WCSN) Coming into the conference season 10-2, Arizona State volleyball had high expectations for Thursday’s match against Arizona, but were unable to meet those hopes, falling 3-0 to the Wildcats in Tempe. Serving on both ends proved to be the biggest issue for the Sun Devils. The Wildcats averaged less
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils start strong; lose luster in three-set loss to Arizona
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State volleyball (10-3) fell 3-0 to their arch rival, the University of Arizona Wildcats (7-3), in Tempe on Thursday night. Coming off a disappointing 12-20 season, coupled with the massive turnover the program faced this past offseason—featuring an inclusion of four new coaches and 10 new players—expectations were
ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils looking to build momentum at Maverick Classic
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State volleyball team (7-2) will be looking to add three more victories in Arlington, Texas as they compete in the UT Arlington Maverick Classic, their final preseason tournament. The Sun Devils enter the tournament coming off an impressive showing at the Lumberjack Classic held at NAU. The
ASU Volleyball: Previewing the Northern Arizona Tournament
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Coming off of a 1-2 weekend at the Gonzaga Invitational, the Arizona State Sun Devils (4-2) are looking to come out with a winning record at this weekend’s Northern Arizona Tournament. The Devils will face off against Cal State Bakersfield, Northern Arizona and Utah State. Cal State Bakersfield: Friday,
ASU Volleyball: Okaro leads Devils to three sweeps at Sun Devil Classic
ASU Volleyball: In rebuilding year, coaches empower players to establish culture
(Photo: Marie Obsuna/WCSN) In a year full of new faces and new challenges, the first-year coaching staff of Arizona State volleyball is trying to focus on developing a culture, one defined by the players. With the season beginning Friday, the program has already been hard at work on that project. The team
