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Offense shines bright as No. 11 ASU dominates No. 8 TCU

by Koah Ferrer - October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE – On a day when it gave out magic decks of cards in honor of head coach JJ Van Niel, Arizona State had some aces up its sleeve that helped it fool the No. 8 team in the nation. The crowd inside Desert Financial Arena erupted as No.

Sun Devils bounce back with dominant sweep over Texas Tech

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by Seth Gilefsky - November 6, 2025November 6, 2025

TEMPE – No. 8 Arizona State had gone a dozen games without a loss on the season before they fell last Friday against Iowa State in Ames, but the mark of a great team is how they rebound from losses, and Wednesday night the Sun Devils did just that. A dominant

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 Volleyball: Wildcats defeat Sun Devils in 2021 season finale

by Jake Seymour - November 27, 2021November 28, 2021

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Arizona State’s (14-17, 7-13 Pac-12) conference schedule ended the way it started – with a loss to the Arizona Wildcats (16-15, 8-12 Pac-12). The only difference between the two matches was the length. The first matchup was a thrilling five-set match, while the sweep. The Sun Devils opened the

ASU Volleyball: USC hands Sun Devils third consecutive loss

by Jake Seymour - November 21, 2021November 22, 2021

(Photo: Brenden Belfield/WCSN) Heading to the LA schools, Arizona State was only a game above .500, but the possibility of an NCAA Tournament berth was real. But after being swept by UCLA, Arizona State head coach Sanja Tomasevic and her squad needed a win over USC to keep them in the

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils defeat Colorado in four sets

by Jake Seymour - November 12, 2021November 13, 2021

(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Friday afternoon marked the second time Colorado (14-10, 5-10 Pac-12 Conference) and Arizona State Volleyball (14-12, 7-8 Pac-12) had matched up this season. The last time the two matched up, ASU had traveled to Boulder where the Sun Devils came out victorious in four sets. Although consistency has been

ASU Volleyball: No. 12 Washington snaps Arizona State’s five-match winning streak

by Jake Seymour - November 5, 2021November 7, 2021

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) As tourney season approaches, teams need to finish the season strong to possibly earn a postseason berth. Arizona State (13-11, 6-7 Pac-12) is a team that is on the outside looking in but is starting to gain national attention. After defeating three Top 25 teams, the Devils earned

ASU Volleyball: California and No.15 Stanford Visit Tempe

by Jake Seymour - October 27, 2021October 29, 2021

When Arizona State departed for its two-match road trip, they looked poised to make a statement. They had just beaten No. 14 UCLA (15-2, 8-2) in a thrilling reverse sweep and were 9-10, 2-6 on the year. But they had a major test quickly approaching – the 18th-ranked Utah Utes

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils get first road sweep, defeat Colorado for third straight win

by Jake Seymour - October 24, 2021October 24, 2021

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Arizona State junior outside hitter Iman Isanovic received the serve from Colorado and found sophomore setter Ella Snyder, who set up sophomore middle blocker Claire Jeter for the match-winning kill. With that, the Devils (11-10, 4-6 Pac-12) would defeat the Buffaloes (12-7, 3-7 Pac-12) and return to Tempe

ASU Volleyball: ASU upsets No. 14 UCLA in reverse sweep

by Jake Seymour - October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) It had been a month since the crowd at Desert Financial Arena witnessed a win and over two weeks since the last Arizona State victory but the bleeding stopped Sunday as Arizona State (9-10, 2-6 Pac-12) upset No. 14 UCLA (13-3, 6-2 Pac-12) for the first time since