LUBBOCK, Texas – Setting a rally-scoring era record with a .523 clip, No. 9 Sun Devil Volleyball swept Texas Tech (25-13, 25-17, 25-18) on the road Friday night.
Notable stats
- Arizona State (19-4, 10-2 Big 12) beat Texas Tech (8-15, 0-11 Big 12) for a third win in a row.
- ASU hit .523 in the win, which is a program record in the rally-scoring era. It is the highest clip since 2023 when the Sun Devils hit .493 in a match against FGCU.
- Senior opposite Noemie Glover had 19 kills on a .750 clip, which is a new career high for her in hitting percentage. For the second time in the last three matches, she has hit at least .480. This also was her 19th match with double-digit kills this season. She chipped in three blocks and five digs.
- The Sun Devils held the Red Raiders to a .121 clip, the third match in a row that they've held opponents to a sub-.200 clip and the 14th time this season.
- Pacing the offense, senior setter Isabella Costantini collected 42 assists, which is a season high for her. This was her sixth time this season with 30 or more assists. Additionally, she had two aces, six digs and two blocks.
- Also in double figures was junior outside hitter Una Vajagić with 11 on a .550 clip, which is a season best for her. She added five digs.
- On defense, the team leader in digs was junior libero Faith Frame with nine. In blocks, junior middle blocker Zoey Burgess led the way with four.
- Playing the last two sets, graduate Aniya Clinton went 6 for 10 with a .500 clip in her home state. She also had two blocks.
- Arizona State now has 19 wins on the year. The team will go for 20 on Sunday, which would be the fourth season in a row with 20-plus wins. It would be the sixth time this century.
Set one: ASU 25, TTU 13
Arizona State took control early with back-to-back kills from Glover to lead 3-1. A 4-0 run with kills from three separate Sun Devils extended their lead to 9-4. ASU then put together a 9-2 run, which saw Glover rack up three more kills and a block, making the lead 19-9. A few kills from Burgess put the Sun Devils at set point, 24-13, and then an error from the Red Raiders ended it. Glover had eight kills and hit .800 in this set.
Set two: ASU 25, TTU 17
After some close competition early in the second frame, a kill from Clinton and an ace from Glover made it a 6-4 lead. Three-straight Sun Devil points extended the advantage to 13-9, forcing a Red Raider timeout. Another run of three with a pair of Glover kills made it 16-11. Texas Tech responded with its own 3-0 run to close it to 20-16, but a tip kill from Burgess got the sideout. With junior defensive specialist Piper Rama serving, the Sun Devils scored three in a row with kills from the middles to make it 23-16, bringing a second timeout from the Red Raiders. A kill from Glover ended the set, 25-17.
Set three: ASU 25, TTU 18
Momentum carried over for the Sun Devils into the third set, starting out with a 4-0 lead after two aces from Costantini. Four-straight points with a block from Clinton and Burgess pushed the lead to 10-2. Kills from Vajagic put ASU up by 10, 15-5, heading into the media timeout. It was back and forth for the second half of the set. Texas Tech closed the gap a bit with a 3-0 run to make it 22-17, but Glover’s kill ended the streak. Another kill from Glover capped off the dominant win, 25-18.
Up next
Arizona State is back home on Sunday, hosting Utah at 1 p.m. MST on ESPN+. The game theme is Dancing With the Devils and kids 12 and under will receive a free shoe charm giveaway.
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