TUCSON, Ariz. – Double-doubles from pin hitters senior Noemie Glover and junior Una Vajagić led No. 8 Sun Devil Volleyball to a sweep (25-16, 25-22, 25-16) over Arizona in the McKale Center at ALKEME Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Notable stats
- Arizona State (21-4, 12-2 Big 12) kept the winning streak against Arizona (7-18, 2-12 Big 12) going, moving it to eight in a row in the rivalry series. ASU also completes the season sweep of the Territorial Cup Series point.
- The Sun Devils held the Wildcats to a .103 hitting percentage. This is the 16th time ASU has held an opponent to a sub-.200 clip, including the last five matches in a row.
- This was the 10th sweep of the year for Arizona State.
- Junior outside hitter Una Vajagić set a new career high in kills with 22. She hit .390 and also earned a double-double with 13 digs. This was her fourth time with 20-plus kills this season and her 10th double-double of the year. It was also her fifth match in a row in double figures in kills.
- Another Sun Devil with a double-double was senior opposite Noemie Glover with 19 kills on a .333 clip and 10 digs. This was her third-straight match with double-digit kills (all but four this season) and her fourth double-double of the year. She had 10 kills in the first set. This was the second match this season that she has had double-digit kills in a single set, the other when she had 12 kills in set two at Cincinnati on September 27. She also had three blocks.
- Senior setter Isabella Costantini set a new season high in assists with 48. This was her second time with 40-plus assists this season and the fourth time in the last five matches with 30 or more assists. In today’s win, she also had seven digs and two aces.
- Leading the defense was junior libero Faith Frame with 17 digs. It was her second match in a row with double-digit digs, 17th time this season. Also in double figures in digs was sophomore outside hitter Maéva Schalk with 11 digs, her third time this season with double-digit digs.
Set one: ASU 25, Arizona 16
Glover scored five of ASU’s first six points with kills, tying it at 6-6 after a 3-0 run for Arizona. That kill sparked five-straight Sun Devil points to lead 10-6 and force a Wildcat timeout. Sophomore serving specialist Ella Lewis helped her team score seven in a row again to extend the lead to 17-7, a run which saw three errors from the home team. Arizona State returned the favor by making four errors in a row to close the gap to 17-11 until Glover put it away to end the streak. The Sun Devils went on a 4-0 run with two points scored by junior middle blocker Zoey Burgess to get to set point, 24-15. Glover’s 10th kill won the set, 25-16.
Set two: ASU 25, Arizona 22
Costantini served ASU to five-straight points to begin the second frame, forcing an early timeout from Arizona. The Wildcats closed the gap with a 4-0 run to get within two, 10-8. The Sun Devils later scored four in a row to go up 17-10, again with Costantini serving and getting her second ace of the set. Three kills in a row for ASU from three different players extended the lead to 21-12, but Arizona responded with five points in a row to force a timeout from the visiting team with the score at 21-17. In a long rally out of the break, Glover put the ball away with a big swing for the sideout, up 22-17. A run of three for the Wildcats made it 23-21, bringing the second Sun Devil timeout. A kill from Vajagić put her team at set point, and though Arizona held off one set point, she put away another swing to win the set, 25-22.
Set three: ASU 25, Arizona 16
The momentum stayed with the Sun Devils in the third frame, opening up with a 4-1 lead after two kills from Vajagić. The Wildcats closed the gap until a kill from Glover sparked three-straight points for her team, making it 9-5. Vajagić caught fire, scoring three kills in a stretch to extend the lead to 13-9. A 4-1 ASU run with three kills from Glover pushed it to 20-14. The Sun Devils were able to hold onto the lead, ending with three-straight points to win 24-16 and complete the sweep.
Up next
The last two regular season road matches are next weekend, with ASU playing top-25 teams TCU and Baylor.
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