TEMPE, Ariz. – For the first time this season, Arizona State beach volleyball will be home this weekend to host the ASU Invitational on Friday and Saturday, playing No. 2 USC, No. 5 Pepperdine and No. 6 Hawai'i.
The Sun Devils (10-4, 1-3 Pac-12) have won eight of their last nine matches, going 3-1 this last weekend. The 10-4 record is the best start in program history. ASU is already one win away from matching last year's win total.
The Sand Devils will face three top-10 teams this weekend. The lone win over a top-10 team in program history came against No. 6 Arizona back in 2017, a 3-2 victory.
Oluoma Okaro and Ashley Wenz were named the Pac-12 Pair of the Week on Tuesday, the first honor in ASU history. Ever since being paired together nine matches ago against Washington, they have not lost at the No. 1 spot. This past weekend at the Bear Down Beach Tournament, they went 4-0, including a win over rival Arizona's top duo. Three of the four wins were two-set sweeps.
Opponents Outlook
No. 2 USC (13-2) | March 22, 12 p.m. MST
The Sun Devils (10-4, 1-3 Pac-12) have won eight of their last nine matches, going 3-1 this last weekend. The 10-4 record is the best start in program history. ASU is already one win away from matching last year's win total.
The Sand Devils will face three top-10 teams this weekend. The lone win over a top-10 team in program history came against No. 6 Arizona back in 2017, a 3-2 victory.
Oluoma Okaro and Ashley Wenz were named the Pac-12 Pair of the Week on Tuesday, the first honor in ASU history. Ever since being paired together nine matches ago against Washington, they have not lost at the No. 1 spot. This past weekend at the Bear Down Beach Tournament, they went 4-0, including a win over rival Arizona's top duo. Three of the four wins were two-set sweeps.
Opponents Outlook
No. 2 USC (13-2) | March 22, 12 p.m. MST
- The Trojans went 3-1 last week, the lone loss coming against No. 10 South Carolina.
- ASU has never beaten USC in program history (0-8). The teams met three times in 2018, one of those matches being a close 3-2 loss for the Sun Devils.
- The Rainbow Warriors are on a six-match winning streak.
- The Sun Devils will face them twice this weekend, once on Friday and once on Saturday. They are 0-4 against Hawai'i all-time.
- The Waves have won five of the last six, most recently picking up a loss against No. 1 UCLA.
- Arizona State has only played Pepperdine once before, a 5-0 loss.