FINAL BOX SCORE
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State volleyball defeated Colorado in four sets (31-29, 25-22, 16-25, 25-18) in Wells Fargo Arena on Friday night for its first victory over the Buffaloes since 2016, led by the first double-double of the season from senior outside hitter Ivana Jeremic.
Notable Stats
Arizona State head coach Sanja Tomasevic
"We're going to take a win, but it was an ugly win tonight. We're going to take a win, but I'm not really thrilled or excited with the way we played."
On playing Utah on Sunday
"They're a really good team. I love what they're doing over there. They have weapons all over the place. They do a good job, their really good middle is back this year. Utah has a good team and they're going to give us a run for our money. Hopefully we can protect the home court."
Junior middle hitter Megan Beedie
On going back to the basics
"I seem to rely on my teammates and my coaches. So when everything feels like it's up and down, you go back to the basics and think, 'What do I have to do on this point?' And just getting my other middles telling me what's going on, what I need to do and look out for. It really helps me slow things down."
Senior setter Callie Jones
On how focusing in practice translates to performing in games
"The game starts the day you come in, whether it's Monday or Tuesday, whenever we come back from our day off. It starts then and we just need to execute more consistently. And that will help us in games, because we practice what we're going to do in games. So if we're inconsistent in practice, we're going to be inconsistent in games. So I think just leveling that out, taking every rep more seriously, and just dialing in every play in practice is going to make games a lot easier and a lot more consistent for us."
Set One: Arizona State 31, Colorado 29
After Arizona State started the match missing the first two serves, Colorado led 4-2. A three point service run from Peterson helped the Sun Devils pull ahead and maintain the lead for the majority of the set. The Sun Devils and the Buffaloes battled deep into the 20s, despite 16 service errors between both teams. Six kills from Burse and five digs from Jones helped propel the Sun Devils to a 31-29 victory, with the final kill coming from Isanovic.
Set Two: Arizona State 25, Colorado 22
Arizona State started the set down again with a 4-1 Colorado lead but battled back. After an ace and a four point serving run from Isanovic, Arizona State pulled ahead to lead 9-7. Colorado tied it up at 12, but after a challenged call was reversed in the Sun Devils' favor, Arizona State pulled ahead and maintained a lead for the rest of the set. Five more kills from Burse, along with four kills from both Isanovic and Jeremic pushed the Sun Devils to a 25-22 win, with the game-ending block coming from Jeremic and Boyd.
Set Three: Arizona State 16, Colorado 25
With an ace and a block to start the match, Colorado started strong with a 3-0 lead over Arizona State. After an ace from Isanovic and a three-point serving run for Peterson, Arizona State came within one point to Colorado at 7-6. That would be the closest they would come to Colorado throughout the set, with the Buffaloes producing 10 blocks, 10 kills and 13 digs in the set. Even with three kills from Jeremic and two solo blocks from Burse down the stretch, the Sun Devils fell to the Buffaloes, 25-16.
Set Four: Arizona State 25, Colorado 18
The final set between the two teams was a battle to start, with the lead changing several times.
Arizona State took the definitive lead at 15-14 with an Isanovic ace. A huge block from Jeremic and Boyd put the Sun Devils on top at 19-15. Five kills from Beedie and an ace from senior libero Courtney Leffel led the Sun Devils to match point. A net call on the Buffaloes with an unsuccessful challenge in an attempt to hold off the win failed, resulting in an Arizona State match victory.
Up Next
Arizona State faces off against No. 20 Utah (10-4, 2-1 Pac-12) at Wells Fargo Arena on Sunday, October 6 at 12 p.m. MST. Utah is coming off of a four-set win against Arizona on Friday night.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State volleyball defeated Colorado in four sets (31-29, 25-22, 16-25, 25-18) in Wells Fargo Arena on Friday night for its first victory over the Buffaloes since 2016, led by the first double-double of the season from senior outside hitter Ivana Jeremic.
2-0 AT HOME?? pic.twitter.com/gwpNo6f95o
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) October 5, 2019
Notable Stats
- Arizona State (10-4, 2-1 Pac-12) beat Colorado (8-5, 0-3 Pac-12) for the first time since 2016.
- The last time the Sun Devils played into the 30s in a set was Sept. 10, 2016, when they beat Long Beach State in five sets, winning the first set 30-28.
- Senior outside hitter Ivana Jeremic had her first double-double of the season with a match-high 13 kills and a season-high 17 digs.
- Both senior setters Callie Jones and Nicole Peterson had double-doubles, Jones with 26 assists and tying a season-high with 15 digs and Peterson with 20 assists and 10 digs.
- Senior outside hitter Jada Burse had 12 kills, with six in the first set, and two solo blocks.
- Junior middle blocker Megan Beedie hit an impressive season-high .636 average with eight kills on 11 attempts.
- Freshman outside hitter Iman Isanovic had three aces, with eight kills and one block.
- The two middle blockers, Beedie and freshman Kennedi Boyd, led the team in blocks with three each.
Arizona State head coach Sanja Tomasevic
"We're going to take a win, but it was an ugly win tonight. We're going to take a win, but I'm not really thrilled or excited with the way we played."
On playing Utah on Sunday
"They're a really good team. I love what they're doing over there. They have weapons all over the place. They do a good job, their really good middle is back this year. Utah has a good team and they're going to give us a run for our money. Hopefully we can protect the home court."
Junior middle hitter Megan Beedie
On going back to the basics
"I seem to rely on my teammates and my coaches. So when everything feels like it's up and down, you go back to the basics and think, 'What do I have to do on this point?' And just getting my other middles telling me what's going on, what I need to do and look out for. It really helps me slow things down."
Senior setter Callie Jones
On how focusing in practice translates to performing in games
"The game starts the day you come in, whether it's Monday or Tuesday, whenever we come back from our day off. It starts then and we just need to execute more consistently. And that will help us in games, because we practice what we're going to do in games. So if we're inconsistent in practice, we're going to be inconsistent in games. So I think just leveling that out, taking every rep more seriously, and just dialing in every play in practice is going to make games a lot easier and a lot more consistent for us."
Set One: Arizona State 31, Colorado 29
After Arizona State started the match missing the first two serves, Colorado led 4-2. A three point service run from Peterson helped the Sun Devils pull ahead and maintain the lead for the majority of the set. The Sun Devils and the Buffaloes battled deep into the 20s, despite 16 service errors between both teams. Six kills from Burse and five digs from Jones helped propel the Sun Devils to a 31-29 victory, with the final kill coming from Isanovic.
Set Two: Arizona State 25, Colorado 22
Arizona State started the set down again with a 4-1 Colorado lead but battled back. After an ace and a four point serving run from Isanovic, Arizona State pulled ahead to lead 9-7. Colorado tied it up at 12, but after a challenged call was reversed in the Sun Devils' favor, Arizona State pulled ahead and maintained a lead for the rest of the set. Five more kills from Burse, along with four kills from both Isanovic and Jeremic pushed the Sun Devils to a 25-22 win, with the game-ending block coming from Jeremic and Boyd.
S2 | BLOCK FOR THE WIN. ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) October 5, 2019
ASU takes the second set, 25-22! We are up 2-0 in the match! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/eeBeWwMwLk
Set Three: Arizona State 16, Colorado 25
With an ace and a block to start the match, Colorado started strong with a 3-0 lead over Arizona State. After an ace from Isanovic and a three-point serving run for Peterson, Arizona State came within one point to Colorado at 7-6. That would be the closest they would come to Colorado throughout the set, with the Buffaloes producing 10 blocks, 10 kills and 13 digs in the set. Even with three kills from Jeremic and two solo blocks from Burse down the stretch, the Sun Devils fell to the Buffaloes, 25-16.
Set Four: Arizona State 25, Colorado 18
The final set between the two teams was a battle to start, with the lead changing several times.
Arizona State took the definitive lead at 15-14 with an Isanovic ace. A huge block from Jeremic and Boyd put the Sun Devils on top at 19-15. Five kills from Beedie and an ace from senior libero Courtney Leffel led the Sun Devils to match point. A net call on the Buffaloes with an unsuccessful challenge in an attempt to hold off the win failed, resulting in an Arizona State match victory.
S4 | Happy Blocktober, everyone! ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) October 5, 2019
ASU leads 19-15!! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/Wl1j3YUKbB
Up Next
Arizona State faces off against No. 20 Utah (10-4, 2-1 Pac-12) at Wells Fargo Arena on Sunday, October 6 at 12 p.m. MST. Utah is coming off of a four-set win against Arizona on Friday night.