(Hamilton, NY) Completing a sweep of the Colgate Volleyball Classic, No. 7 Sun Devil Volleyball beat Villanova in straight sets (25-15, 25-13, 25-14) with a season-high 14 blocks on Saturday afternoon at the Reid Athletic Center.
Notable stats
Arizona State (5-1) held Villanova (3-2) to a -.010 hitting percentage, the lowest of the season. The Wildcats had 32 errors in the match.
ASU hit .377 in the fourth sweep of the season.
With a season-high 14 blocks, the Sun Devils had double-digit blocks for the second time this season (also in the win over Texas). Leading the blocking effort was junior middle blocker Zoey Burgess with five, matching her season best.
The team’s kill leader was junior opposite Noemie Glover with nine. She added four blocks.
At libero, junior Faith Frame notched 10 digs to lead all players.
Junior outside hitter Una Vajagić earned a season high in blocks with four. She also had seven kills.
Set one: ASU 25, Villanova 15
Villanova led early by as much as four at 6-2, but junior defensive specialist Piper Rama served ASU on a 7-0 run to take a 10-7 lead. That stretch saw four kills from Vajagić. There was some back and forth until a kill from Glover and solo block from graduate outside hitter Aniya Clintonput the Sun Devils up 15-10 heading into the media timeout. Following the break, those two points extended into four-straight points to get up 17-10. Arizona State was able to hold the lead, even making it a 10-point advantage by the end, winning 25-15 after a pair of Wildcat errors.
Set two: Arizona State 25, Villanova 13
The second frame started with some back and forth play before the Sun Devils scored five in a row, with four blocks in the run, to take the 10-6 lead. A 9-1 run really pushed Arizona State’s advantage up, making it 20-10 with points coming from a variety of Sun Devils. A couple more Wildcat errors sealed the win, 25-13. ASU held Villanova to a -.031 clip in this set and had 11 blocks through two sets.
Set three: ASU 25, Villanova 14
Junior middle blocker Tosia Serafinowska earned the first ace of her career as part of a 3-0 run to put ASU up 8-5. From there, the Sun Devils added to the lead with a 9-1 run that saw four more blocks, making it a double-digit lead at 17-7. Errors continued to plague the Wildcats as they had four errors towards the end of the set to get the Sun Devils to match point, 24-13. A kill from senior middle blocker Ella Lomigora completed the sweep, 25-14.
Up next
Arizona State finally returns home next week for the Snyder-Park Classic from September 10-12 in Desert Financial Arena.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Kimberlie Haner
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