Nov. 11, 1997
ASU Volleyball Makes Final Road Trip to Northwest
Sun Devils Take Final Conference Road Trip of The Season to Face Oregon State (11/14) and Oregon (11/15)
PROBABLE LINEUP: Terri Cox (Sr./OH); Amanda Burbridge (Fr./OH); Jolynn Faatulu (So./S); Laura Hibsman (So./MB);Shawna Vanley (Jr./OP); Kirstin Matttson (Sr./MB). (Key Subs): Mindi Larsen (Jr./OH); Carmen Fusco (Fr./S); Jamie Peck (So./OP).
The Arizona State Sun Devils (12-13, 3-11 Pac-10), trying to snap a six-game conference losing streak, hit the road for their final road trip of the season to take on Oregon State on Friday, November 14, at 7 p.m. PDT and Oregon on Saturday, November 15, at 7 p.m. PDT. ASU's current six-match skid is its longest of the 1997 season.
ABOUT OREGON STATE
The Beavers are 14-13 overall, 5-9 in
conference action ... Heather Lowe (4.49 kpg and 2.30 dpg) and Pia Ahlengard
(3.93 kpg and 3.04 dpg) lead the OSU attack ... Oregon State is 2-3 in their
last five matches ... They are coached by Jeff Mozzochi (fifth season) ...
ASU last win over Oregon State came on October 2, 1995 in Tempe (3-0) ... the
Devils lead the all-time series with OSU, 17-7, however have lost the last four
meetings ... Oregon State defeated ASU earlier this season in Tempe, 3-1 (15-5,
15-17, 15-12, 16-14).
ABOUT OREGON
The Ducks are 8-18 overall, 0-14 in Pac-10 play ...
They are led by Madeline Ernst (3.92 kpg and 2.15 dpg) and Tia Stewart (2.18
kpg and 1.01 bpg) ... Oregon is 0-5 in its last five matches ... They are
coached by Cathy Nelson (third season) ... The Devils won earlier this season
in Tempe, 3-0 (15-12, 15-11, 15-1) ... ASU leads the all-time series with the
Ducks, 17-6 ... Oregon's last victory over the Devils came on October 26 , 1996
(3-2) in Tempe.
INJURY UPDATE
Starting setter Jolynn Faatulu, who went down in the
third game of the Oregon State match on 10/18 with an injury to her right
ankle, has been cleared to play for this weekend's matches with the Oregon
schools. The sophomore suffered an avulsion fracture to the ankle and was
sidelined for three weeks.
HEAD COACH SNYDER-PARK
Sun Devils head coach Patti Snyder-Park
enters her ninth season with the Arizona State volleyball program. She has
guided the Devils to four NCAA tournament appearances in the past five years
including a semifinal match appearance at the NCAA Mountain Regional in 1995.
Snyder-Park has taken ASU to post-season competition in five of her last eight
seasons and has posted a winning record in six of the last seven seasons. She
has a career record of 147-111 at Arizona State.
COX DOES IT ALL
Senior outside hitter Terri Cox looks to finish out
her remarkable career with style. Cox has grabbed MVP honors in two tournaments
this season (Sun Devil Challenge and Ladyjack Invit.) and was an all-tournament
selection at the Judy Bellomo Classic as well. Once again, she is leading the
squad in both kills (4.37 kpg) and digs (3.53 dpg). She has recorded a
double-double in 16 of 23 matches played this season. Cox has become the
seventh player in ASU history to record over 1,000 kills and digs in her
career.
MATTSON IN THE MIDDLE
Senior middle blocker Kirstin Mattson will
captain the squad this season along with teammate Jen Lucero. Mattson was named
to the all-tournament team at the Sun Devil Challenge in August. The 6-1 middle
leads the team in block solos with 28 and block assists (99) in 1997. Mattson
becomes the sixth Sun Devil to rack up over 100 solo blocks and 200 block
assists during her career.
TALK ABOUT TOUGH
The Sun Devils have faced a ranked opponent in 10
of its last 15 matches. ASU has played a ranked opponent in 11 of its 25
matches this season, including nine of 14 conference matches.
SUN DEVILS ON THE NET
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State Volleyball team on the official Sun Devil Athletics website at
http://www.thesundevils.com
SUN DEVIL FACTS AND FIGURES
ASU Individual Single-Match Leaders (as of 11/10)
Kills: 27, Terri Cox vs. Washington (10/3)
Digs: 26, Terri Cox vs. Washington (10/3)
Assists: 64, Jolynn Faatulu vs. Portland St. (9/13)
Aces: 5, Kirstin Mattson vs. Washington (10/3)
Solo Blocks: 3, two players (Mattson & Hibsman)
Asst. Blocks: 8, Kirstin Mattson vs. Oregon State (10/18)
ASU Team Match Highs (as of 11/3)
Kills: 76, vs. Portland St. (9/13) and Washington (10/3)
Assists: 68, vs. Washington (10/3)
Block Assists: 23, vs. Oregon State (10/18)
Service Aces: 10, vs. Rice (9/6)
Digs: 85, vs. California (11/8)
DEVILS IN THE PAC-10 (as of 11/10/97)
Assists: 7th, Jolynn Faatulu (12.14 apg)
Blocks: 7th, Kirstin Mattson (1.40 bpg)
Kills: 6th, Terri Cox (4.47 kpg)
Digs: 1st, Cox (3.53 dpg)
PAC-10 STANDINGS
Pac-10 Overall
Pl. School W L Pct. W L Pct.
1. Stanford 15 0 1.000 24 2 .923
2. USC 11 4 .733 19 4 .810
3. Washington 10 4 .714 15 8 .652
4. Washington State 9 5 .643 21 5 .808
Arizona 9 5 .643 17 5 .773
6. UCLA 7 8 .385 12 10 .545
7. Oregon State 5 9 .357 14 13 .519
8. ARIZONA STATE 3 11 .214 12 13 .480
9. California 2 11 .154 8 16 .333
10. Oregon 0 14 .000 8 18 .308
PAC-10 IN THE POLLS
School USA Today/AVCA Volleyball
(as of 11/11) (as of 11/10)
Stanford 3 1
USC 7 8
Arizona 10 10
Washington State 12 13
Washington 16 15
UCLA 24 NR
Sun Devils... Pacific-10 3-11 Non-Conference 9-2 Vs. Ranked Teams 0-11 Vs. Unranked Teams 12-2 Home Matches 5-5 Away Matches 2-7 Neutral Matches 5-1 Three Games 5-8 Four Games 4-3 Five Games 3-2 August 3-0 September 6-5 October 3-5 November 0-1 Last 5 Matches 1-4 Current Streak L4
ASU Career Kills 1. 1,871 Christine Garner, 1992-95 2. 1,679 Tammy Webb, 1983-86 3. 1,517 Christy Nore, 1985-88 4. 1,392 Valentina Vega, 1982-83, 1985-86 5. 1,296 Mindy Gowell, 1987-91 6. 1,144 Terri Cox, 1994- ASU Career Digs 1. 1,597 Christy Nore, 1985-88 2. 1,365 Mindy Gowell, 1987-91 3. 1,325 Terri Cox, 1994- ASU Career Block Assists 1. 378 Tina Berg, 1987-90 2. 305 Sue Nord, 1986-89 3. 296 Tammy Webb, 1983-86 4. 276 Debbie Penney, 1988-91 5. 272 Nancy Christian, 1990-93 7. 246 Kirstin Mattson, 1994-