TEMPE – Splitting the week with home and away matches, No. 8 Sun Devil Volleyball will host in-state rival Arizona on Thursday before travelling to face No. 22 Colorado on Saturday.
How to follow & fan information
Thursday’s match against Arizona will start at 7 p.m. MST at Desert Financial Arena. There will be rally towel giveaway and fans are encouraged to wear gold. Additionally, doors will be opening 90 minutes before, rather than the usual 60 minutes before.
On Saturday, ASU’s road match at Colorado will be at 1 p.m. MST.
Get tickets for the match at Desert Financial Arena.
Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+, with live stats as well. Updates will be provided on social media on X (@SunDevilVB) and Instagram (@sundevilvolleyball). For more fan information, check out the 2025 fan guide.
Sun Devil outlook
No. 8 Arizona State (20-3, 11-1 Big 12)
- The Sun Devils won both of their home matches last week, first sweeping Texas Tech before beating No. 21 BYU in four sets.
- Arizona State is 11-0 at home this season and 33-2 at home in head coach JJ Van Niel’s three seasons. He has lost just one regular season match at home. There have been six matches this season with more than 3,000 in attendance, including four with over 4,000.
- The block continues to be a strong asset in Arizona State’s game. There have been 14 matches with double-digit blocks this season. The Sun Devils have had double-digit blocks in nine of the 12 Big 12 matches thus far.
- Leading the charge on the block has been graduate middle blocker Colby Neal, who already has 118 on the year. She has had five or more blocks in 15 matches this season.
- Noemie Glover and Bailey Miller have been a dynamic duo on offense. Glover has had double-digit kills in the last 12-straight matches, while Miller has reached 10 or more in the last eight. Both are over 200 kills this season, and after a monstrous 20-kill performance from Miller, she now leads the team by one kill at 278.
- The Sun Devils lead the Big 12 in three categories: blocks per set (2.84), hitting percentage (.263) and opponent hitting percentage (.162). Nationally, blocks per set is 11th, hitting percentage is 26th and opponent clip is 15th.
Opponent outlook
Arizona (14-9, 8-5 Big 12)
- The Wildcats have picked up three-straight conference wins, two against ranked opponents. They swept the previously No. 13-ranked TCU and took a 3-1 win over then-No. 21 BYU before earning redemption against Texas Tech last Friday night.
- ASU leads in the all-time series 59-56 against UofA. Over the last two years under head coach JJ Van Niel, the Sun Devils are 5-0 against the Wildcats. Arizona State won in four sets down in Tucson last month.
No. 22 Colorado (20-5, 10-3 Big 12)
- The Buffaloes hold the No. 2 spot in the Big 12 after dropping their last two matchups to conference opponents No. 13 Kansas and Kansas State.
- ASU and Colorado met earlier this season in Tempe, with the Sun Devils winning in four sets. The Sun Devils have the advantage in the all-time series at a record of 16-13. In the last five matchups, Arizona State holds a 4-1 record.