Match Stats
- Arizona State def. Colorado 3-1, (21-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-18)
- Arizona State improves to 11-20, 4-15 Pac-12, Colorado falls to 13-16, 5-14 Pac-12
- Hosted by Arizona State
Press Release
Courtesy of Arizona State Athletics
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona State Volleyball team (11-20, 4-15 Pac-12) rallied past Pac-12 foe Colorado (13-16, 5-14 Pac-12) in four sets, 21-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 on Wednesday evening in Wells Fargo Arena.
Freshman Ivana Jeremic led the Sun Devils with 18 kills while junior Oluoma Okaro added 17 kills. Sophomore Lexi MacLean (14) and senior Maya McClendon (13) also added double-digit kills. The four hitters combined for 62 of ASU’s 66 kills for the match.
Junior Halle Harker had 15 digs, giving her 1,372 for her career. She now sits 10 digs away from moving up to sixth on the school’s all-time career digs list. Freshman Courtney Leffel, sophomore Kylie Pickrell, and freshman Ivana Jeremic all had double-digit digs with 14 each.
“It was a great group effort by everyone offensively and defensively,” head coach Stevie Mussie said, “To have four hitters in double-digits and four diggers with double digits. Great night for everybody.”
Colorado junior Stephanie Shadley led the Buffaloes with 15 kills, while senior Katelyn Cuff had 11 kills while hitting .562 on the night. Sophomore Naghede Abu had eight blocks.
Up next, the Sun Devils will be back at Wells Fargo Arena to round out the 2016 season on Saturday. They will host Pac-12 rival Arizona at 3:00 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Network with Amy Gant and Kevin Barnett on the call. The second half of the Territorial Cup ® Series point will be up for grabs during the match.
Match Notes
Kills: Jeremic (18), Okaro (17), MacLean (14), McClendon (13)
Attack Pct: Okaro (.565; 17K 4E 23 TA), Jeremic (.302; 18K 5E 43 TA)
Assists: K. Pickrell (47)
Digs: Harker (15), Leffel (14), K. Pickrell (14), Jeremic (14)
Double Doubles: K. Pickrell (3rd, 47 assists & 14 digs), Jeremic (2nd, 18 kills & 14 digs)
Blocks: Okaro (3TB: 2BS & 1BA), Unzue (3TB: 1BS & 2BA)
Career Note
Top-10 Career Digs At ASU
1. Sydney Donahue, 2004-07—2385**
2. Stephanie Preach, 2010-13—2010
3. Christy Nore, 1985-88—1597
4. Jami Coughlin, 1998-01—1528
5. Sarah Johnson, 2007-10—1439
6. Terri Cox, 1994-97—1382
7. Halle Harker, 2014-present—1372
7. Mindy Gowell, 1987-91—1365
9. Leanne Schuster, 1991-94—1284
10. Christine Garner, 1992-95—1253
** Pac-12 Record
Press Release
Courtesy of Colorado Athletics
TEMPE, Ariz. — Colorado got out to a quick start in its match Wednesday night against Arizona State, winning the first set, but was unable to keep the momentum going and fell in four sets (25-18, 16-25, 24-26, 18-25) at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Buffs are now 13-16 overall (5-14 Pac-12), while ASU improved to 11-20 (4-15 Pac-12).
WHAT HAPPENED: The Buffs were led by junior Stephanie Shadley, who recorded 15 kills in the effort. She earned her seventh double-double of the season with 10 digs and also added one block solo.
CU had one other Buff in double-digit kills, senior Katelyn Cuff. Cuff recorded 11 kills and also hit a team-best .562 with just two errors on 16 attacks.
Defensively Colorado had four Buff with 10 or more digs. Sophomore Alexa Smith had a team-best 15 digs and senior Marie Zimmerman picked up a season-high 11 digs. Senior Cierra Simpson was the final member of the quartet, recording 10 digs.
Sophomore Naghede Abu was the best blocker in the match, leading both teams with eight total blocks. She posted two solos and six block assists.
Arizona State had four players with double-digit kills and was led by Ivana Jeremic’s 18 kills. Oluoma Okara added 17 kills, Lexi MacLean had 14 and Maya McClendon added 13.
SET 1: The Buffs jumped out of the gate quickly, taking an 8-3 lead, which forced ASU to take an early timeout. CU kept the pressure on and increased the lead to six at 10-4. The Sun Devils were forced to take their second time out when the Buffs had a late 18-13 lead. Out of the break, ASU took four of the next five points, cutting CU’s advantage to just a pair (19-17). The Buffs took a timeout and sided-out on the next point with Shadley’s seventh kill of the set (20-17). CU was able to record a 4-0 run after ASU tallied a kill, bringing the score to 24-18. The Sun Devils fought off three set points before Cuff finished the frame for CU with a kill (25-21).
SET 2: ASU led the second set 8-7 and then recorded a 4-0 run to go up 12-7. Colorado responded with a 5-2 run to bring the score within one (13-12) before ASU answered with four straight points to force a CU timeout (17-12). The Buffs tried to rally, but were unable to get much going offensively and dropped the set 25-16.
SET 3: The Sun Devils took an early 8-4 lead to start the game, but the Buffs stormed back, using a 6-2 run to even the set up at 10-10 before adding another point to take an 11-10 advantage. ASU took its first timeout and followed it up with a point before CU rattled off a 6-0 run for a 17-11 lead. The Sun Devils took their second timeout and were able to start chipping away at CU’s advantage, getting within a point late in the set at 22-21. The Buffs took a timeout and used their second timeout three points later after ASU tied up the set (23-23). The Sun Devils completed their comeback four points later, winning the set 26-24.
SET 4: ASU took a 7-2 lead, causing the Buffs to spend an early timeout. The Sun Devils had all of the momentum on their side and increased the lead to 16-8, forcing CU to take its final timeout. The Buffs struggled to make a dent in ASU’s lead and fell 25-18.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Buffs hit .196 with 46 kills and 18 errors on 143 attacks, while the Sun Devils hit .259 with 66 kills and 25 errors on 158 attacks. ASU recorded 58 assists to CU’s 45 and also out-dug the Buffs 78-60. CU had the lead in blocks, posting 10.0 to ASU’s 6.0.
ACES AWAY: Senior Cierra Simpson served up a pair of aces in the match to put her at 91 for her career, which is CU’s rally-scoring era record. Simpson broke the former record (90), which was set by former teammate Kelsey English (2011-14).
NOTEABLE: CU hit .441 in the first set with 16 kills and one error on 34 attacks…Stephanie Shadley led set 1 with a .727 hitting efficiency with eight kills on 11 errorless attacks…Senior Kiara McKibben handed out 22 assists and Marie Zimmerman added 17 assists…ASU leads the all-time series 8-4.
NEXT UP: The Buffs wrap-up the 2016 season against No. 17 Utah on Friday, Nov. 25, at 1 p.m. in Salt Lake City, Utah. The match will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Mountain.
QUOTABLE:
Jesse Mahoney, head coach
“We are on a roller coaster right now – we play great for long stretches then play poorly for long stretches. We had our chance to take control of the match in the third set off of some great serving by CeCe Simpson, but let the lead slip away. ASU got better as the melancholy progressed and we did not. We’ve got one more match this season on Friday and we will play for pride.”
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