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Sun Devil Beach Volleyball To Host Maroon & Gold Scrimmage On Saturday

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Sun Devil Beach Volleyball To Host Maroon & Gold Scrimmage On SaturdaySun Devil Beach Volleyball To Host Maroon & Gold Scrimmage On Saturday
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona State beach volleyball team is slated to kickoff the 2017 season as the program hosts its annual Maroon and Gold scrimmage on Saturday Feb. 25 at the PERA Club.

Sun Devil fans are encouraged to bring their own chairs to watch the two rounds of matches starting at 3 p.m. MT. Admission to the event is free.

The PERA Club is located on 1 E. Continental Drive, a short five-minute drive from ASU's Tempe Campus.

2017 SCHEDULE…
The Sun Devils will officially kick off the 2017 campaign Mar. 3-4, traveling south for the University of Arizona-hosted Arizona Invitational. Over the course of the two-day event the Maroon and Gold will square off with Hawaii, Jacksonville and rival Arizona.
 
On March 11-12, the Sun Devils will return home to host the program's annual Sun Devil Challenge at the PERA Club. Arizona State will play host to New Mexico, Texas A&M Kingsville, and Arizona.
 
The Sun Devils will then travel to California to face CSU Bakersfield and Pepperdine on March 17 and 18, respectively.
 
Keenan's squad home will return to the valley on March 23 for a midday (11 a.m. MST) tilt with Nebraska before flying to Fort Worth, Texas for the TCU Tournament on March 25-26.
 
The Sun Devils will stay on the road for a three week stretch starting March 31-April 1 at the Florida International 5th Annual Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, Fla. Next they will have a two-week stint in Southern California, facing Pac-12 foe USC on April 7, playing in the USAV Challenge on April 8, and then playing in a double-header against Concordia and CSUN in Northridge, Calif. on April 14.
 
ASU will then wrap-up it's home slate hosting three matches at the PERA Club against New Mexico and the California Bears on April 21, and the Stanford Cardinal on April 22.
 
The team will conclude the 2017 season at the Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., set for Thursday, April 27. The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships follow on May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Ala.
 
2017 ASU Beach Volleyball Home Schedule
Date Time Opponent
Saturday 2/25 3:00 PM Maroon and Gold
Sun Devil Challenge 3/11-3/12
Saturday 3/11 5:00 PM New Mexico vs. Texas A&M Kingsville
Saturday 3/11 7:00 PM ASU vs. Arizona
 
Sunday 3/12
 
9:00 AM
 
Arizona vs. Texas A&M Kingsville
Sunday 3/12 11:00 AM ASU vs. New Mexico
Sunday 3/12 2:00 PM Arizona vs. New Mexico
Saturday 3/12 4:00 PM ASU vs. Texas A&M Kingsville
 
Thursday 3/23
 
3:00 PM
 
ASU vs. Nebraska
Friday 4/21 11:00 AM ASU vs. New Mexico
Friday 4/21 1:00 PM New Mexico vs. Cal
Friday 4/21 3:00 PM ASU vs. Cal
Saturday 4/22 3:00 PM ASU vs. Stanford

2017 RETURNERS...
The Sun Devils return ten letter-winners in 2017, including the No. 1s duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette who were named to the inaugural All-Pac-12 First Team at the culmination of the 2016 season.  
Name Record Career
Bianca Arellano 15-9 33-25
Madison Berridge 9-15 9-15
Natalie Braun 1-9 1-9
Whitney Follette 15-9 35-23
Frances Giedraitis 11-9 19-22
Kwyn Johnson 9-15 10-18
Sydney Palmer 8-13 15-24
Jourdan Parnell 13-11 13-11
Mia Rivera 10-14 10-18
Bethany Wedepohl 13-9 13-9

NEWCOMERS...
The Sun Devils roster features a plethora of new faces in 2017. Newcomers include freshman Ellyson Lundberg (Larksupr, Calif.), freshman Katelyn Carballo (Laguna Beach, Calif.), freshman Kara Woodard (Phoenix, Ariz.), freshman Sage Patchell (Laguna Beach, Calif.), University of South Carolina transfer Katie Cross (Flagstaff, Ariz.), and indoor competitor Oluoma Okaro (Lakewood, Calif.).