(San Luis Obispo, CA) No. 13 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball pulled off a 3-2 win over No. 7 Loyola Marymount to split the day after a loss to No. 2 UCLA to end the weekend at the COE Challenge on Saturday.
Arizona State (17-12) earned its ninth ranked win of the year and second top-10 win with the victory over Loyola Marymount. Under head coach Kristen Glattfelder, this is ASU’s fifth top-10 win and 27th ranked win overall.
Redshirt senior Ava Kirunchyk improved her team-best win total to 21. She is tied for the 11th-most wins in a single season in team history. She and fellow redshirt senior Samaya Morinreunited in the second dual of the day after three duals apart, winning their match and improving to 27-11 together between their two seasons playing together. This season, they are 19-6, all on the top court.
Senior McKenna Flaherty and junior Kristin Gilmour were clutch in the win over LMU, getting the clinch in three sets (16-21, 21-16, 15-9). They improved to 17-9, including a 16-5 mark on court four.
Game one: No. 2 UCLA 5, No. 13 ASU 0 /// Final Box
The Bruins (24-4) swept the top four courts en route to the 5-0 dual win. The lone Sun Devil duo to win a set was the sophomore pair of Zoë Taylor and Layla Williams, who won their first set on court five. However, they ended up losing the match in three.
Game two: No. 13 ASU 3, No. 7 LMU 2 /// Final Box
ASU started the dual strong against Loyola Marymount (22-10), winning four of the five first sets. The ones and threes put the Sand Devils on the board first, both sweeping their matches. The remaining three courts went to a third set, with LMU winning the second sets on courts two and five and ASU forcing a third on court four. The No. 4 pair of Flaherty and Gilmour clinched the win for the Sun Devils, winning in three. The Lions took the matches on two and five.
Up next
The last regular-season dual will be next Friday, April 17, at Long Beach State.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Kimberlie Haner
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