(Tempe, AZ) In front of the fifth-biggest crowd in program history, the No. 14 Sun Devil Volleyball team picked up its second-straight home win of the season with a sweep against Memphis (25-19, 25-19, 25-9) in Desert Financial Arena as part of the Webb-Burbridge Classic on Friday night.
Notable Stats
Arizona State (10-1) picked up its seventh sweep of the year, third in a row, by beating Memphis (6-6).
Senior outside hitter Geli Cyr hit a career-best .650, collecting 13 kills with no errors. She also had eight digs. This was her sixth match of the year with double-digit kills.
With a game-high 14 digs, graduate libero Mary Shroll had her 13th-straight match with double digit digs (dating back to last season), which is the longest streak of her career.
Graduate setter Argentina Ung notched 37 assists to pace the offense. She also had five digs, two aces, two blocks and two kills.
Two Sun Devils neared double figures with nine kills each: junior opposite Bailey Miller and graduate middle blocker Claire Jeter. Jeter also added two blocks.
The attendance was 4,193, which is the fifth-best in Sun Devil history.
Set One: ASU 25, Memphis 19
The Sun Devils set the tone early in the opening set with a 10-5 lead over the Tigers. Following that, ASU and Memphis traded points to give ASU a 15-10 lead heading into Memphis’ first timeout. The Sun Devils maintained a 19-14 lead over the Tigers heading into Mephis’s second timeout of the set. ASU managed to take the first set of the night 25-19 behind six kills from Cyr, four kills from Miller, and a staggering 10 digs by Shroll.
Set Two: ASU 25, Memphis 19
Despite being down 2-0 at the jump, the Sun Devils battled back-and-forth with the Tigers and eventually gained a 10-6 lead. ASU put together a 5-1 run with aces from Ung and Roberta Rabelo to push the lead to 22-16. The Sun Devils were able to pull away and captured their second set of the night 25-19.
Set Three: ASU 25, Memphis 9
With the help of Ung and Savannah Kjolhede setting the tone with a block, the Sun Devils came out hot with a 12-3 lead, forcing the Tigers into a timeout. A pair of kills from Jeter increased ASU’s lead to 16-6 heading into Memphis’ last timeout of the set. The Sun Devils kept their foot on the gas and swept the Tigers 3-0 with a 25-9 win to end the night.
Up Next
The Webb-Burbridge Classic will finish on Saturday with a matchup between Arizona State and Montana State at noon MST in Desert Financial Arena. It will be live on ESPN+.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Kimberlie Haner
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