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Big 12s Start Thursday for #12 Sand Devils

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Big 12s Start Thursday for #12 Sand DevilsBig 12s Start Thursday for #12 Sand Devils
PETER VANDER STOEP
TEMPE – No. 12 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball is set for the first Big 12 Beach Volleyball Championship this Thursday and Friday, where Arizona State is a No. 2 seed and will face No. 3 seed Arizona on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. CDT in Fort Worth, Texas.

The winner of the dual between ASU and Arizona will face the winner of No. 1 seed TCU against No. 4 seed Utah. That game will be at 4 p.m. CDT on Thursday. For the complete bracket, head here.

This is the first season that the Big 12 has sponsored beach volleyball, thus making this the first championship for the sport in conference history.

How to Follow
All duals will be streamed on ESPN+. There will be live scoring for the duals. Fans can also follow along on X (formerly Twitter) at @SunDevilBeachVB and on Instagram at @sundevilbeachvb.

Sun Devil Outlook
No. 12 Arizona State (20-12)
  • Arizona State went 2-0 in its last two home duals over the weekend to improve to 20-12. This is the third time in program history reaching the 20-win mark (also in 2024 and 2019). The best win total in team history is 21 wins, which was achieved in both 2024 and 2019.
  • Sophomore Ava Williamson leads the team in individual wins with 22, which is tied for the sixth-best single season win total in Sun Devil history. She also is No. 10 for career individual wins with 46.
  • This season, the Sand Devils are 7-12 against ranked teams. The team has one top-10 win, which was against No. 7 Florida State at the COE Challenge. 
  • Juniors Kendall Whitmarsh and Tori Clement are both 20-11 this season, which is tied for tenth-best single season win total in Sun Devil history. The duo have competed together for most of the season and have accumulated a 14-5 record together. 
  • ASU has picked up two wins over the University of Arizona this season. The Devils are 9-15 against the Wildcats all-time but have won each of the last three meetings and four of the last five. 
  • Against No. 2 TCU this season, ASU is 0-3. The Sun Devils are 3-6 against the Horned Frogs all-time. 
  • The Sand Devils hold an 8-0 record against Utah all-time, and picked up a 5-0 win over the Utes earlier this season.