LONG BEACH, Calif.—The Arizona State volleyball team (4-3) fell to Pepperdine (5-2) in three sets, 22-25, 17-25, 20-25, to open the LBSU Baden Invitational on Friday at the Walter Pyramid.
"I'm disappointed with our performance today," head coach Stevie Mussie said. "We didn't compete the Arizona State way that we have been training the last six weeks. We had too many unforced errors and we didn't follow our scouting report. We have an opportunity to compete tomorrow but we will need to be much cleaner against two very good teams in Harvard and Long Beach State."
Senior Maya McClendon and junior Oluoma Okaro led the Sun Devils with nine kills apiece, while Okaro also led ASU in blocks with five in total. Sophomore Jasmine Koonts added four blocks to the team's total, while fellow sophomore Kylie Pickrell added three.
For Pepperdine, Nikki Lyons led the way with 10 kills, while Jasmine Gross added nine kills on .471 attacking.
Up next, the Sun Devils continue the LBSU Baden Invitational on Saturday with matches against Harvard and tournament-host Long Beach State. The match against the Crimson is slated for a Noon PT start, and the contest with the 49ers will start at 6 p.m. PT.
Live stats will be available for both matches, while the match against LBSU will be live streamed via BigWest.TV.
Match Notes
Kills: McClendon (9), Okaro (9)
Assists: Pearson (13), K. Pickrell (14)
Digs: Harker (10)
Blocks: Okaro (5TB: 1BS, 4BA), Koonts (4BA), K. Pickrell (3BA)
"I'm disappointed with our performance today," head coach Stevie Mussie said. "We didn't compete the Arizona State way that we have been training the last six weeks. We had too many unforced errors and we didn't follow our scouting report. We have an opportunity to compete tomorrow but we will need to be much cleaner against two very good teams in Harvard and Long Beach State."
Senior Maya McClendon and junior Oluoma Okaro led the Sun Devils with nine kills apiece, while Okaro also led ASU in blocks with five in total. Sophomore Jasmine Koonts added four blocks to the team's total, while fellow sophomore Kylie Pickrell added three.
For Pepperdine, Nikki Lyons led the way with 10 kills, while Jasmine Gross added nine kills on .471 attacking.
Up next, the Sun Devils continue the LBSU Baden Invitational on Saturday with matches against Harvard and tournament-host Long Beach State. The match against the Crimson is slated for a Noon PT start, and the contest with the 49ers will start at 6 p.m. PT.
Live stats will be available for both matches, while the match against LBSU will be live streamed via BigWest.TV.
Match Notes
Kills: McClendon (9), Okaro (9)
Assists: Pearson (13), K. Pickrell (14)
Digs: Harker (10)
Blocks: Okaro (5TB: 1BS, 4BA), Koonts (4BA), K. Pickrell (3BA)