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Undefeated Season Comes to an End at No. 3 Stanford

Undefeated Season Comes to an End at No. 3 StanfordUndefeated Season Comes to an End at No. 3 Stanford
Stanford Athletics
STANFORD, Calif. – A historic start to the 2023 season came to an end for No. 25 Sun Devil Volleyball as the team fell in straight sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-12) at No. 3 Stanford on Friday night at Maples Pavilion.

Notable Stats
  • Arizona State (14-1, 2-1 Pac-12) had its first loss of the season, dropping the match at No. 3 Stanford (10-2, 3-0 Pac-12).
  • The win streak ended at 14 in a row, the third-best start in program history. It was also the best start by a new head coach in ASU history in the NCAA era. 
  • The Sun Devils struggled on offense, hitting .125 to the Cardinal's .339. 
  • Junior outside hitter Geli Cyr led the team in kills with nine. She also had seven digs.
  • Graduate libero Mary Shroll had a team-high 11 digs in the match. She also had ASU's only ace. 
  • As a team, Arizona State had five blocks. Senior Claire Jeter and graduate Shannon Shields had two blocks each. 
Set One: Stanford 25, ASU 19
Stanford took the early lead to start the match, putting together a couple of points at a time to build a lead. The Cardinal built a seven-point lead after a 7-2 run before  timeout, making it 15-8. Levinska's kill ended the run and Cyr followed it up with two-straight kills to make it a 15-11 deficit. The teams traded points until the Cardinal scored two in a row, extending their lead to 22-17 and forcing a timeout from the Sun Devils. A kill from Cyr held off set point, but a kill from Stanford won the set, 25-19.

Set Two: Stanford 25, ASU 18
Three-straight points for Stanford early put the home team up 6-2. With kills from three different Sun Devils, ASU went on a 3-1 run to get within two, down 7-5. However, a 5-1 run from the Cardinal pushed their advantage to 12-6, forcing a timeout from the Devils. The teams traded points for a while, ASU not able to cut into the deficit. Stanford scored four in a row to extend the lead to 23-16 before a kill from Maddie McLaughlin ended the run. Like the first set, Cyr got a kill to hold off set point, but the home team was able to win again, 25-18.

Set Three: Stanford 25, ASU 12
Arizona State struggled to start the third frame, going down 9-2 and calling a timeout. The Sun Devils scored three in a row to make it 9-5, but the Cardinal went on a 6-1 run to open the lead up to 15-6. Claire Jeter had a solo block late in the set, but the damage had been done. Stanford won the set 25-12.

Up Next
ASU looks to get back on track at Cal on Sunday in Berkeley. The teams will play at noon MST/PDT on the Cal Live Stream.