TEMPE – Home for the second-straight weekend, No. 10 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball is hosting the Pac-12 South Tournament from March 8-10, with Arizona State facing No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford on Friday before matchups with No. 7 Cal and in-state rival No. 19 Arizona on Sunday.
The schedule at the Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility this weekend is as follows:
Fan Information
Fans are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and umbrellas, but there is also seating that people can use at the facility. There is a clear bag policy and pets are not allowed. Parking is available to the south of the courts by the Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium.
For those not in attendance, all duals will be on the Pac-12 Network all weekend. There will be live scoring and fans can follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), @sundevilbeachvb.
Sun Devil Outlook
No. 10 Arizona State (6-0)
Opponent Outlook
No. 1 UCLA (8-3)
The schedule at the Sun Devil Beach Volleyball Facility this weekend is as follows:
| 8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Friday | UW vs. Utah | UCLA vs. ASU | Utah vs. Arizona | UCLA vs. Stanford | UW vs. Arizona | Stanford vs. ASU | -- |
| Saturday | Utah vs. Cal | UCLA vs. Oregon | USC vs. Utah | UW vs. UCLA | Stanford vs. Cal | Oregon vs. Stanford | UW vs. USC |
| Sunday | Oregon vs. Cal | Cal vs. ASU | Arizona vs. USC | USC vs. Oregon | Arizona vs. ASU | -- | -- |
Fan Information
Fans are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and umbrellas, but there is also seating that people can use at the facility. There is a clear bag policy and pets are not allowed. Parking is available to the south of the courts by the Sun Devil Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium.
For those not in attendance, all duals will be on the Pac-12 Network all weekend. There will be live scoring and fans can follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), @sundevilbeachvb.
Sun Devil Outlook
No. 10 Arizona State (6-0)
- The perfect start continued over the weekend as the Sand Devils hosted the Sun Devil Invitational, sweeping both Colorado Mesa and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The wins extended the best start in program history and tied for the longest winning streak the team has seen.
- The Sand Devils have a tough weekend ahead, facing four ranked teams. In the all-time series, Arizona State trails against all four.
- This weekend is the first of two big conference events held in Tempe this season. ASU hosts the Pac-12 South Tournament this weekend and will host the Pac-12 Championships at the end of April.
- Sophomores Adriana Nieves Papaleo and Kendall Whitmarsh are 6-0 on the year. They have paired together in all but one dual, but even when not paired together they came away victorious.
- Two other pairs have gone 5-1 together this year. Playing on court two, sophomore Arden Besecker and freshman Ava Williamson are 5-1, and then senior Taryn Ames and graduate Lexi Sweeney have been 5-1 in the No. 3 spot.
- The Sand Devils are ranked No. 10 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, tied for the highest rank ASU has received in program history. It ties a No. 10 ranking in 2017.
Opponent Outlook
No. 1 UCLA (8-3)
- The Bruins have had a challenging schedule to begin the season, every dual being against a ranked team and all but two being top-10 teams.
- Last weekend, UCLA hosted the Battle for LA and won all four matchups.
- The Sun Devils have just one win against the Bruins all-time and it came back in 2015.
- ASU sophomore Kendall Whitmarsh's older sister Jaden is a graduate on the Bruins.
- The Cardinal had a big start to the season, going 4-1 against five top-10 teams to start the season. Stanford beat both USC and UCLA that weekend.
- Over the weekend, Stanford hosted the Battle of the Bay, going 3-0.
- The last win over the Cardinal for the Sun Devils came in 2019 in the Pac-12 Championships.
- The Bears started the season 4-0. Last weekend, they played in the Battle for LA at UCLA, falling against ranked teams UCLA and Cal Poly. Cal did pick up wins over Concordia University Irvine and LMU.
- Arizona State beat Cal back in 2021 but has lost the last four-straight matchups.
- The Wildcats are perfect to start the season. They hosted the Cactus Classic to begin the year and last weekend played in the Malibu Invite, winning three there.
- Last season, ASU swept the regular season series against Arizona for the first time since 2014. However, the Wildcats won the matchup at the Pac-12 Championships.