Nov. 21, 2011
TUESDAY, NOV. 22 Arizona State @ Arizona, 7 p.m. MT
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SATURDAY, NOV. 26 Arizona State vs. Arizona, 7 p.m. MT
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THIS WEEK IN SUN DEVIL VOLLEYBALL
The Arizona State volleyball squad (8-21, 4-16 Pac-12) wraps up their 2011 season with two rivalry matches in the State Farm Territorial Cup Series. The Devils travel down to Tucson to face the Arizona Wildcats on their home court Tuesday night, then return to Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe to take on their rivals on Saturday evening.
FOLLOW THE TERRITORIAL CUP LIVE!
The Territorial Cup games will have live chats from both Tucson and Tempe on CoverItLive, where you can chat with a media relations staff member from the sidelines. Also offered for both games is the free Gametracker service, where you can follow statistics and play-by-play action in real time. UA offers a live video stream of Tuesday's match on their web site for a subscription price. FOX Sports Arizona will be broadcasting Saturday night's rivalry game on their web site for free.
SENIOR NIGHT
The final home game on Saturday will celebrate this year's seniors in a special ceremony. Come out and cheer on the senior class as we bid adieu to our two seniors, Malia Bachynski and Sonja Markanovich.
DEVILS IN THE RANKINGS
Sophomore Stephanie Preach still holds the lead in Pac-12 digs per set, averaging 5.19. Erica Wilson is eighth in hitting percentage at .335, and Sonja Markanovich comes in at seventh for blocks per set in the conference with 1.15. Ashley Kastl is eighth in kills per set at 3.84 as well as eighth in points per set at 4.21.
TERRITORIAL CUP DISCOUNT
If you attended Saturday night's (Nov. 19) football game between the Sun Devils and the Wildcats, bring your ticket stub to Saturday evening's match-up (Nov. 26) to receive a special $3 admission to the volleyball contest.
PREVIOUSLY FOR THE DEVILS...
A-State set out on a tough weekend against the No. 1 USC Trojans and No. 2 UCLA Bruins, and took losses in both contests. Four Devils notched double-figure kills against USC, including a double-double from Ashley Kastl and a .867 attack average from Sonja Markanovich, but the Trojans took the match 3-1. The Bruins swept ASU in a Sunday afternoon match, where Erica Wilson led the offense with 10 kills on a .714 attack percentage.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Arizona (18-11, 10-10 Pac-12) traveled to SoCal this past weekend as well and split their matches against UCLA and USC. The Wildcats upset the No. 2 Bruins in a 3-0 sweep, the first UA victory over UCLA since 2005. The momentum couldn't continue into the next match however as Arizona fell to the No. 1 Trojans 3-0. Freshman Chloe Mathis is eighth in the conference in assists per set with 9.77, and sophomore Candace Nicholson comes in this week at ninth in digs per set with 3.96. Arizona currently holds a 40-38 record in all-time play against the Sun Devils.
By Kyra Geithman, Media Relations Assistant