(Tempe, AZ) No. 11 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball kicks off the 2025 season with intense competition at the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Classic in Hawai’i this Thursday through Saturday, facing six ranked teams, including four top-five opponents.
Sun Devil Outlook
No. 11 Arizona State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)
- To start the season, the Sun Devils will face six ranked teams, five of which are ranked in the top 10 and four in the top five.
- Led by then first-year ASU head coach Kristen Glattfelder (formerly Rohr), Arizona State had a stellar season in 2024. In the final season as a member of the Pac-12, the team went 21-10 (5-5 Pac-12) and made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time, earning a No. 12 seed. The 21 wins tied the ASU record for wins in a season. ASU had raked in 11 ranked wins this season, the previous record was held at three during the 2019 season.
- The Sun Devils return All-Americans Daniella Kensinger and Ava Williamson, who were both on the second team.
- Of the 10 starters at the NCAA Championships, the Sand Devils lost just four, bringing back a core group of strong student-athletes. There are eight on the 2025 roster who played significant time in 2024.
- The Sand Devils are ranked No. 11 in the AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll. ASU was ranked every week last season, which was the longest the Sand Devils have been ranked in a single season. The highest ranking last season was No. 10 in week 2, which was tied for the highest rank ASU has received in program history. It tied a No. 10 ranking in 2017.
Opponent Outlook
No. 12 Hawai’i
- The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 24-12, winning the Big West Championship and losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to LMU, 3-1.
- Since 2016, the Sun Devils are 0-8 against the Warriors. Their last matchup was in the 2022 Cactus Classic in Tucson, Arizona.
No. 3 UCLA
- The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Championship Final, losing to in-city rival USC, 4-0, to be the national runner-ups. The Bruins finished with an overall record of 35-7.
- The Sun Devils’ only win against the Bruins on the sand came in their first matchup in 2015, when they won 3-2. ASU holds a 1-10 record against UCLA and played last year, losing 5-0.
No. 1 USC
- The defending four-time national champions are the beacon of success in the NCAA, finishing with an overall record of 37-5 and defeating UCLA last year in the NCAA Championship en route to their sixth national title, including a Pac-12 Championship along the way.
- The Sun Devils are currently 1-15 against the Trojans, with their last win coming in 2015.
No. 2 TCU
- TCU finished the 2024 season with a 29-8 overall record, advancing to the NCAA Tournament and losing to LSU in the first round.
- Since their first march in 2015, the Sun Devils are 3-3 against the Horned Frogs, last winning 4-1 in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2018. Last season, ASU lost a tough five-setter 3-2 on the road in Waco. The teams are now conference foes in the Big 12.
No. 7 LMU
- LMU defeated Hawai’i in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, eventually losing to UCLA in the second round. LMU owned an overall record of 28-14 in the 2024 season.
- ASU won its first matchup against LMU in 2016, 5-0, but since then, have lost three straight to the Lions and is 1-3 against the university from Los Angeles.
No. 5 Stanford
- The Cardinal finished the 2024 season with its second-consecutive top-three finish at the Pac-12 Tournament, placing third and boasting a 32-6 record, losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to LSU.
- The Sun Devils own a 4-14 record against Stanford, winning back-to-back matches during the 2017 season. Last season, ASU defeated then ranked No. 2 Stanford, the biggest win on the sand for ASU.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Kimberlie Haner
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