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ASU’s season comes to an end in Sweet 16 loss to Creighton

by Seth Schwartzberg - December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) After getting the two wins needed in Tempe and advancing to its second Sweet-16 in the past three seasons, second-seeded Arizona State faced off against third-seeded Creighton, looking to advance to its first Elite Eight in program history. The Big East Champion-Bluejays rode a 22-game winning streak

ASU looks to advance to Elite Eight for first time in program history

by Pratham Valluri - December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) For a program on the heels of three consecutive losing seasons, 2023 marked a turning point for Arizona State volleyball. Head coach JJ Van Niel was hired to lead the team and took the Sun Devils to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1995, a sign

ASU comes away with close win over Colorado

by Seth Schwartzberg - November 16, 2025November 16, 2025

After its massive win over in-state rival Arizona on Thursday, Arizona State hit the road for the first time since its lone conference loss to Iowa State to face the No. 22 Colorado Buffaloes, who trailed the Sun Devils by just two games in conference play heading into Saturday night’s

ASU shuts down Arizona to sweep Duel of the Desert

by Seth Schwartzberg - November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

Fan attendance in the JJ Van Niel era has skyrocketed since his arrival, with two of No. 8 Arizona State’s home games breaking into the top 10 this year after a trio of games did the same in 2024. But with an attendance record that has stood for over 10

ASU extends win streak to six behind sweep over Utah

by Pratham Valluri - October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

(Photo: Elijah Longoria) On a day when Arizona State received its 2024 Big 12 Championship Ring, it welcomed Utah for its conference home opener after starting Big 12 play with a pair of wins on the road last week. A 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-15, 25-16) over Utah (8-7, 0-3 Big 12) served

ASU stays hot with sweep over GCU

by Seth Schwartzberg - September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE - In the second of three games for No. 8 Arizona State as part of the Sun Devil Classic, the Sun Devils welcomed in-state rivals GCU, who were coming off a Friday night sweep of Milwaukee. With the fourth-largest crowd for a volleyball game at Desert

Sun Devils Turn the Tide Against the Waves in Sweep

by Seth Gilefsky - September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

TEMPE – The common adage is offense wins games and defense wins championships; however, for the No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devils, their defense stole the show in their first game of the Sun Devil Invitational on Friday. In front of a rocking Desert Financial Arena crowd, ASU (7-2) was able

ASU overcomes early struggles and injuries in home opener win

by Ethan Ignatovsky - September 6, 2025September 6, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE -- After dropping the second set of the night and narrowly escaping the third set with a win, No. 7 Arizona State volleyball needed to enter the fourth set of its home opener matchup against Florida Gulf Coast with a bang. The set started off with a