LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 14 Sun Devil Volleyball dropped its first match of the season, falling in straight sets at No. 5 Nebraska (25-20, 26-24, 25-19) on Friday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Notable Stats
Set One: Nebraska 25, ASU 20
Nebraska put together a 4-0 run to go up 6-4, but a big kill through the block from Cromartie got the sideout for ASU. The Huskers slowly added to the lead despite not putting together big runs, giving them the 15-11 lead at the media timeout. Jeter notched her fourth kill of the match to make it a 21-17 deficit. However, the home team was able to hold on for the 25-20 first-set win.
Set Two: Nebraska 26, ASU 24
After some back and forth to start the match, the Sun Devils scored three in a row to take the 9-8 lead with kills from Cyr and Cromartie. Cyr caught fire in this set, earning back-to-back kills to get to 10 on the night in a 4-0 run for ASU to go up 15-12. The Huskers inched back, tying it up at 16-16 before a service error put the Sun Devils back on top. From there, the teams traded points until Nebraska took the lead at 19-18. ASU got ahead at 22-21 after an error from Nebraska, forcing a timeout from the home team. It went to extra points, but late serve errors from the Sun Devils stopped any potential momentum, giving the Huskers the 26-24 win.
Set Three: Nebraska 25, ASU 19
Arizona State was down 5-1 early before putting together a 3-0 run with two blocks to get within one, 5-4. The defense shone in a scrappy rally to make it a one-point game again at 7-6. A successful challenge from Van Niel gave Cromartie the kill off the block and tied it, and a block from Savannah Kjolhede and Ung put ASU up 11-10. A 5-1 run from the Huskers made it 15-12 in their favor at the media timeout. Out of a timeout, Roberta Rabelo got the kill off the block for the sideout to make it an 18-16 deficit. ASU started to fall behind and was unable to come back, falling 25-19.
Up Next
Arizona State has a quick turnaround as it will play its final road non-conference match against Long Beach State on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. MST.
Notable Stats
- Arizona State (7-1) had it's first non-conference loss since September 16, 2022, now 19-1 in non-conference play under head coach JJ Van Niel.
- The matchup against Nebraska (7-1) was the first ranked opponent of the year for ASU. Additionally, this is just the fourth time under Van Niel that the Sun Devils have been swept.
- Senior outside hitter Geli Cyr reached double figures in kills for the fourth time this season with a team-high 14. She also hit a .357 clip.
- Graduate middle blocker Claire Jeter continued her hot hitting, earning seven kills with no errors. She added two blocks as well, moving into a tie for No. 5 in the ASU record book for career block assists while a Sun Devil with 305.
- For graduate outside hitter Shania Cromartie, this was her fifth match of the season with double-digit kills with 10.
- Graduate setter Argentina Ung notched her second double-double of the year with 35 assists and 15 digs, the latter being a season high for her.
- At libero, graduate Mary Shroll led the team in digs with 16. She extended her streak of matches in a row with double-digit digs to 10 dating back to last season.
Set One: Nebraska 25, ASU 20
Nebraska put together a 4-0 run to go up 6-4, but a big kill through the block from Cromartie got the sideout for ASU. The Huskers slowly added to the lead despite not putting together big runs, giving them the 15-11 lead at the media timeout. Jeter notched her fourth kill of the match to make it a 21-17 deficit. However, the home team was able to hold on for the 25-20 first-set win.
Set Two: Nebraska 26, ASU 24
After some back and forth to start the match, the Sun Devils scored three in a row to take the 9-8 lead with kills from Cyr and Cromartie. Cyr caught fire in this set, earning back-to-back kills to get to 10 on the night in a 4-0 run for ASU to go up 15-12. The Huskers inched back, tying it up at 16-16 before a service error put the Sun Devils back on top. From there, the teams traded points until Nebraska took the lead at 19-18. ASU got ahead at 22-21 after an error from Nebraska, forcing a timeout from the home team. It went to extra points, but late serve errors from the Sun Devils stopped any potential momentum, giving the Huskers the 26-24 win.
Set Three: Nebraska 25, ASU 19
Arizona State was down 5-1 early before putting together a 3-0 run with two blocks to get within one, 5-4. The defense shone in a scrappy rally to make it a one-point game again at 7-6. A successful challenge from Van Niel gave Cromartie the kill off the block and tied it, and a block from Savannah Kjolhede and Ung put ASU up 11-10. A 5-1 run from the Huskers made it 15-12 in their favor at the media timeout. Out of a timeout, Roberta Rabelo got the kill off the block for the sideout to make it an 18-16 deficit. ASU started to fall behind and was unable to come back, falling 25-19.
Up Next
Arizona State has a quick turnaround as it will play its final road non-conference match against Long Beach State on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. MST.