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ASU Volleyball: Stevie Mussie is making an impact at Arizona State

by Eliav Gabay - September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

(Photo: James Powel/WCSN) Athletic director Ray Anderson was quick to introduce Arizona State’s seventh women’s volleyball head coach, Stevie Mussie, less than a month after the departure of eight-year head coach Jason Watson at the end of last season. The Sun Devils averaged about 19 wins a season and made four consecutive

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look to start their final tournament strong

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by Delilah Cassidy - September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

(Photo: James Powel/WCSN) Starting the season 6-3 on the road is usually affirmation of a skilled volleyball team. However, lofty expectations for the Arizona State Sun Devils hinder the recognition they deserve based on their record. ASU hopes to earn that recognition as it wraps up its non-conference schedule this weekend. The team

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils look for a better day at LBSU Invitational

by Delilah Cassidy - September 10, 2016

(Photo: Jacob Franklin/WCSN) Arizona State volleyball looks to bounce back on the second day of the LBSU Baden Invitational against Harvard and Long Beach State. On Friday, the Sun Devils were swept by Pepperdine in three sets 22-25, 17-25, 20-25. The Sun Devils were working against themselves, committing 24 errors through three sets

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils drop first match at LBSU Invitational

by John Engelbert - September 9, 2016

(Photo: James Powel/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils kicked off the LBSU Baden Invitational with a match against the Pepperdine Waves. The Waves came out on top, sweeping the Sun Devils in three sets 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20. Fast-forward in the first set, tied at 17, Pepperdine went on a two point

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils sweep Abilene Christian to finish weekend

by Jacob Franklin - August 27, 2016September 2, 2016

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) After splitting the first two matches of the season, Arizona State swept its final match of the weekend against Abilene Christian University 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 behind senior outside hitter Maya McClendon’s efficient performance. McClendon helped the Sun Devils establish their early first set lead. She tallied five kills on

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils recovering from losing Macey Gardner for the season

by Troy Lynch - October 14, 2015January 8, 2017

(Photo: Hannah Franklin/WCSN) The past weekend for No. 10 Arizona State was its worst series of events for the Sun Devils this season. Its 15-game winning streak was snapped, and ASU wasn't able to even win a single set over the two matches in Washington. However, the two losses are not the worst

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils to play Texas Southern in second game of Sun Devil Invite

by Andre Simms - September 18, 2015September 19, 2015

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) The No. 10 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils are already off to their best start since 1985 (9-0), and had a convincing 3-0 sweep over UNLV on Friday to start off the Sun Devil Invitational. ASU will continue its home tournament playing its second game of the weekend against Texas Southern

ASU Volleyball: New Offensive System Provides Better Results for No. 15 Sun Devils

by Troy Lynch - September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) Coming into the 2015 season, it was that evident that No. 15 Arizona State was going to be stacked with talent. With so much skill on one team, head coach Jason Watson has had to make some adjustments. Last weekend the Sun Devils implemented the 6-2 system to their

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils sweep first tournament of the year

by Troy Lynch - August 30, 2015August 30, 2015

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 16 Sun Devils started their season by taking care of Northeastern, New Mexico State and Air Force in the Falcon Classic. Things got off to a good start for the Sun Devils as they swept the Northeastern Paws in three straight sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-17). Every Sun

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils fall at the hands of powerful Longhorns in a sweep

by Trey Lanthier - December 5, 2014December 5, 2014

(Photo: Brendan Maloney) The 2-seed Texas Longhorns proved to be too much for the Arizona State Sun Devils, as ASU was swept in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, (25-19, 25-20, 25-22). The Longhorns rode a great performance from sophomore middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu, who led the team with