June 26, 1998
Finished season 13-16 overall, 4-14 (8th) in the Pacific-10 Conference...went 9-2 in nonconference schedule...co-captains were senior Kirstin Mattson and junior Jen Lucero...only two seniors on the 1997 roster (nine underclassmen and six newcomers)...named tournament champions at the Sun Devil/Hilton Challenge (3-0) and the Ladyjack Invitational (Nacogdoches, Tx.) where they went 4-0...senior outside hitter Terri Cox was named tournament MVP at both the Sun Devil/Hilton Challenge and Ladyjack Invitational...Cox was an all-tournament selection at the Judy Bellomo Classic (Santa Barbara, Calif.)...sophomore Laura Hibsman was a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention selection...frosh Amanda Burbridge was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team...Cox was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection...Mattson was named to the all-tournament team at the Sun Devil/Hilton Challenge along with teammate Jolynn Faatulu...Cox became only the seventh player in ASU history to record over 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career...Mattson became only the sixth Sun Devil to tally over 100 solo blocks and 200 block assists during her career...ASU recorded wins over four teams participating in the '97 NCAA tourney: South Florida, Central Florida, Stephen F. Austin and Washington...Mattson recorded her first career triple-double versus Oregon State, 10/18 (14 kills-11 digs-10 blocks)...Mattson's triple-double was the first by an ASU player since 1993.
Attendance Breakdown: 12 home dates; total home attendance 8,101; average attendance 675.
Pac-10 Attendance Breakdown: Nine home dates; Pac-10 attendance 7,351; average Pac-10 attendance 817.