TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona State volleyball team (10-3, 0-1 Pac-12) fell to the Arizona Wildcats (7-3, 1-0 Pac-12), 24-26, 18-25, 22-25, on Thursday evening in Wells Fargo Arena.
"Before the match I talked about how the serve-receive was going to be the key for tonight's match, but we did not pass well and we did not serve well so I'm not surprised with the outcome of the match," said head coach Sanja Tomasevic.
Sophomore Ivana Jeremic led the Sun Devils with 14 kills. Freshman Megan Beedie recorded her second career start for ASU and added a career high nine kills on .750 attacking. Beedie also had two solo blocks and one block assist on the match, another career high for the newcomer.
Senior transfer Isabel Miller added a career high five kills on .417 attacking off the bench in the third set.
Senior Halle Harker had 21 digs on the match, now with 1,654 career digs to her name. Her mark remains the third-best in program history. Sophomore Nicole Peterson and Shelbie Dobmeier split time at setter, recording 27 and 13 assists, respectively.
For Arizona, Kendra Dahlke led with 12 kills while Jade Turner added 11 on .381 attacking.
Up next, the Sun Devils stay home to continue Pac-12 play against the No. 7 Washington Huskies (10-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT. The match will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network as Darren Sutton and Al Scates remain on the call.
Match Notes
Kills: Jeremic (14)
Attacking Percentage: Beedie (.750; 9 K, 0 E, 12 TA)
Assists: Peterson (27), Dobmeier (13)
Digs: Harker (21)
ASU Career Digs Leaders
1. Sydney Donahue, 2004-07 – 2385
2. Stephanie Preach, 2010-13 – 2010
3. Halle Harker, 2014-present – 1654
4. Christy Nore, 1985-88 – 1597
5. Jami Coughlin, 1998-2001 – 1528