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Final Pac-12 Match in Tucson on Saturday

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Final Pac-12 Match in Tucson on SaturdayFinal Pac-12 Match in Tucson on Saturday
PETER VANDER STOEP
TEMPE – Ending the regular season on the road, No. 18 Sun Devil Volleyball will head to Tucson on Saturday to play in-state rival Arizona at 5 p.m. MST.

How to Follow
The match against the Wildcats will begin at 5 p.m. MST and will be live on the Pac-12 Network. Live scoring will be available and updates can be found on social media on X (@SunDevilVB) and Instagram (@sundevilvolleyball). 

Saturday's matchup will be the final Pac-12 volleyball match. 

Sun Devil Outlook
No. 18 Arizona State (25-6, 13-6 Pac-12)
  • ASU started the week on Wednesday with a road matchup at No. 11 Washington State. The match went to five sets, with the Cougars coming away victorious. 
  • Arizona State got to 13 Pac-12 wins last weekend, which is tied for the most conference wins in a single season in ASU history. The 25-win total is the third-most in program history. 
  • Senior opposite Marta Levinska continues to be a dominant force in the conference. In Pac-12 play, she is first in points per set (5.7) and second in both kills per set (5.19) and total kills (332). Among pin hitters, she leads the conference in hitting percentage (.339). Over the weekend, the lefty extended her streak of double-digit kills to 15 in a row. Additionally, she has had 20 kills in five of the last six matches and has hit over .300 in eight of the last nine. In the national rankings, she is sixth in kills per set and points per set, and she is 10th in both kills and points. 
  • The serve has been superb this season for the Sun Devils. They have 219 aces on the year, which is the fourth-most in a single season at ASU. In the national rankings, the team is No. 3 in aces per set and No. 23 in total aces, which are both first in the Pac-12. There are five different people on the team with 30-plus aces, led by graduate libero Mary Shroll with 40. 
  • Junior outside hitter Geli Cyr has been on a tear recently. She has had three double-doubles in a row. In the win over OSU, she hit. 632, which is a career high for her. On defense, she has collected double-digit digs in five of the last six matches. 
  • Graduate setter Shannon Shields has been pacing the offense all season, having her most productive year of her career to go out with a bang. She is No. 36 in the nation for assists per set (10.39), which is fourth in the Pac-12. Earlier this season, she surpassed 2,000 career assists and had 1,070 on the year. She has nine double-doubles this year, and she has nine matches this season with 40-plus assists, including two with 50 or more.

Opponent Outlook
Arizona (8-22, 3-16 Pac-12)
  • The Wildcats have struggled this season, currently in last place in the Pac-12. On Wednesday, Arizona lost in four sets at Washington.
  • In the home opener back in September, Arizona State swept Arizona in the first volleyball match in Mullett Arena. The Sun Devils are looking to complete the season sweep with a win on the road, which would also give them both halves of the Territorial Cup Series point. In 2022, ASU won in Tucson in four sets.