TEMPE – No. 6 Sun Devil Volleyball defeated No. 13 TCU in four sets (25-11, 22-25, 25-13, 25-17), pushing the winning streak to 12 in a row and remaining undefeated at home.
Notable stats
- Arizona State (18-2, 9-0 Big 12) earned its 12th win in a row by beating TCU (16-6, 6-4 Big 12), 25th conference win in a row.
- This also was the sixth ranked win of the year, improving to 6-2 against teams in the top 25. Head coach JJ Van Niel has 14 ranked wins in his three seasons.
- ASU is now 9-0 at home this season. The Sun Devils have not lost a Big 12 match at home.
- This was Arizona State’s 11th match with double-digit blocks this season, earning 10 in the win. The Sun Devils have had double-digit blocks in six of the nine Big 12 matches so far.
- The Sun Devils out-hit the Horned Frogs .283 to .060. This is the sixth time in Big 12 play holding an opponent to a sub-.200 clip, third time below .100.
- Two reached double-digit kills with 11: junior opposite Noemie Glover and senior outside hitter Bailey Miller. For Glover, this is her ninth-straight match in double figures. For Miller, it’s her fifth in a row, and she added three aces.
- Graduate middle blocker Colby Neal had nine blocks and nine kills on a .692 clip. This was her 13th match with five or more blocks.
- Sophomore libero Faith Frame led all players with 13 digs. This is her third match in a row with double-digit digs, 11th of the season.
- Another Sun Devil with double-digit digs was senior outside Tatum Parrott, who had 11. She also had four kills and two aces.
- Redshirt freshman opposite Kiylah Presley neared double digits in kills with nine, hitting .421.
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Set one: ASU 25, TCU 11
ASU took an early 5-1 lead with a kill from Colby Neal and an ace from Miller. The Horned Frogs cut the Sun Devils’ lead in half, pushing the score to 7-4. A kill from Parrott made the score 10-4, causing TCU to take its first timeout. Kills from both Miller and Presley extended ASU’s lead to 13-6. Another kill from Presley ended a two-point run for the Horned Frogs. The Sun Devils went on a five-point run, going up 23-10 with a kill and a block from Glover. A final block from Parrott won the Sun Devils the first set, 25-11.
Set two: TCU 25, ASU 22
Back-and-forth play opened the second frame until TCU went on a four-point run, leaving ASU down 6-3. A kill from Colby Neal made it a one-point game, 9-8. The teams continued to trade points with TCU leading 15-13 before a media timeout. After an ASU timeout, the Sun Devils went on a three-point run, tying the game 17-17 after a dig from Frame kept the play alive. TCU took another two-point lead, but a kill from Colby Neal and an ace from Miller tied the set up again at 19-19. ASU used its second timeout after falling behind by two. An error from TCU brought ASU within one, 21-20. Back-to-back points from TCU brought the Horned Frogs to match point, and would eventually win the set 25-22.
Set three: ASU 25, TCU 13
Two three-point runs brought the Sun Devils up 6-1 to start the third set, causing the Horned Frogs to use an early timeout. A kill from Glover and a block from Colby Neal extended ASU’s lead to 8-1. Back-and-forth play continued before a kill from Miller ended a two-point run from TCU, pushing ASU to a 13-6 lead. A kill and then a block from Glover caused TCU to take its second timeout at 16-8. After a successful challenge, the Sun Devils went on a three-point run with kills from both Miller and Presley, going up 21-11. A block from Colby Neal brought ASU within one from winning the set, and a service error from the Horned Frogs gave the Sun Devils a 25-13 win.
Set four: ASU 25, TCU 17
To start the fourth, the teams traded points before a kill from Glover allowed ASU to take a 4-3 lead. A back-row kill from Miller started a four-point run for the Sun Devils, causing the Horned Frogs to take their first timeout at 10-5. A pair of two-point runs extended ASU’s lead to 14-7. Colby Neal ended a two-point run from the Horned Frogs with a kill at 15-9. TCU took its second timeout at 19-12, following back-to-back points from ASU. An ace from Parrott and a kill from Miller brought the Maroon and Gold within two, before a kill from Presley took ASU to match point 24-15. Another kill from Presley won the Sun Devils the match, 25-17.
Up next
Arizona State hits the road next for a matchup at Iowa State on Friday, starting at 4:30 p.m. MST/6:30 p.m. CDT on ESPN+.
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Quotes
Head Coach JJ Van Niel
Opening Statement:
“Obviously just aside from the second set, we played a pretty solid match. We had contributions, kind of from everywhere, a nice balanced offense. I was very happy with our middles and right sides for kind of taking advantage of a lot of open space that they had. The crowd was fun; 942 came and they were great as always. It's really fun to play in front of a big crowd, it makes the environment really fun to be around.”
On competing in the Big 12:
“The Big 12 is a tough conference this year, so we know we have to be prepared every night. I think our team's been really good at being focused on just the next match. My staff knows I don't like talking ahead. I don't like looking forward and we try to make sure we control what we can control, which is just a very nice match.”
On the 12-game winning streak:
“I think different players have stepped up at different times, and I do feel like the things we've been working on to get better at is translating on the court. It's turned out to wins. I think one of the things of the team this year that to me has been most impressive is, fighting even when your backs against the wall. We've got a lot of times where I would have thought we would have lost, and late in the set, people are making big plays and they've been really resilient.”
On the energy playing at home continuing the undefeated record:
"Our team loves playing in front of them, we've got a great crowd, they're loud. One of the things I was excited about when I took this opportunity was DFA because I think that environment is great. I don't know if it's because it's old, not cement, but it's loud. When you're the opponent, you walk in, back then ASU was only getting maybe 1,000 people at those matches. It was still loud and the 942 is in your ear and it's like having a seventh person on the court. It's fun, I think people love playing for people, it's fun.”
Graduate Middle Blocker Colby Neal
On playing at home after three road games:
“It's always nice to have people cheering alongside you, cheering you on, getting excited when you have a good play. It also just gives us motivation to protect our house. These people came and showed up for us, so we wanna show out for them.”
On improving after the second set:
“I think in the second set, we were a little bit sloppy. We definitely weren't holding ourselves to the same standard as we usually do. Also, TCU is a really good team, so if we're not doing our best, they're going to take advantage of that, like you saw. But luckily, we were able to come back in the third and the fourth and be disciplined and intentional again.”
Sophomore Libero Faith Frame
On what to improve on halfway through Big 12 play:
“I think there's a lot of things that we're still pushing to improve on. The big one is maintaining the same energy throughout the game, not starting high and then going low and then back up, just maintaining. Where we play our best is at that medium energy level so I think working on keeping that energy level throughout the whole entire game is a big one.”
On playing tough matchups every week:
“I think it's really good that we're playing such good teams right now. It's obviously preparing us for the postseason later on, the tournament, so I think playing these good teams now is just preparing us, and it's been really fun.”