TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 20 Arizona State beach volleyball will kick off the 2020 campaign at the Cactus Classic in Tucson, Arizona against San Francisco and Boise State on Saturday.
The Sand Devils will begin the season in Tucson, where they played seven matches in 2019. Last season, they went 4-3 in duals played in Tucson. The team includes 13 returners and eight newcomers, including one transfer junior. Those returners helped ASU earn a 21-14 record in 2019, tallying the most wins in program history. The victory total beat out the previous high of 16, reached in 2017.
Arizona State is ranked No. 20 in the AVCA Coaches Poll to start the season. Last year, the Sun Devils ended the season ranked No. 20 after a strong performance in the Pac-12 Championship, finishing in fourth for the first time.
The matchup against San Francisco will begin at 12:30 p.m. MST and the dual against Boise State is at 3 p.m. MST. Both duals will be live on the Pac-12 Networks.
Opponent Outlook
San Francisco (0-0) | 12:30 p.m. MST
The Sand Devils will begin the season in Tucson, where they played seven matches in 2019. Last season, they went 4-3 in duals played in Tucson. The team includes 13 returners and eight newcomers, including one transfer junior. Those returners helped ASU earn a 21-14 record in 2019, tallying the most wins in program history. The victory total beat out the previous high of 16, reached in 2017.
Arizona State is ranked No. 20 in the AVCA Coaches Poll to start the season. Last year, the Sun Devils ended the season ranked No. 20 after a strong performance in the Pac-12 Championship, finishing in fourth for the first time.
The matchup against San Francisco will begin at 12:30 p.m. MST and the dual against Boise State is at 3 p.m. MST. Both duals will be live on the Pac-12 Networks.
Opponent Outlook
San Francisco (0-0) | 12:30 p.m. MST
- The Dons had an overall record of 12-13 in the 2019 season.
- The team's No.1 pair, Anna Dalla Vecchia and Carly Lowry, were named to the 2019 All-West Coast Conference Second Team. Dalla Vecchia is a junior on this year's roster.
- This will be the first meeting between ASU and USF in beach volleyball.
- The Broncos went 13-6 in the 2019 season. They picked up two Pac-12 wins last season, beating Oregon and Utah.
- In the overall series between Arizona State and Boise State, it is tied 2-2. The last meeting was in 2018 when the teams played twice, the Broncos winning both duals 3-2.