Sept. 2, 1997
Arizona State Volleyball Hits The Road
Sun Devils Travel to Texas for Ladyjack Invitational
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State volleyball team (3-0, 0-0 Pac-10) travel to Nacogdoches, Texas for the LadyJack Invitational hosted by Stephen F. Austin University. Tournament participants are: Arizona State, Stephen F. Austin, Cental Florida, University of North Texas and Rice University. All times local to site.
PROBABLE LINEUP: Terri Cox (Sr./OH); Jen Lucero (Jr./OH); Jolynn Faatulu (So./S); Laura Hibsman (So./MB); Jamie Peck (So./OP); Kirstin Matttson (Sr./MB). (Key Subs): Mindi Larsen (Jr./OH); Carmen Fusco (Fr./DS/S). The Arizona State volleyball team (3-0, 0-0 Pac-10) travel to Nacogdoches, Texas for the LadyJack Invitational hosted by Stephen F. Austin University. Tournament participants are: Arizona State, Stephen F. Austin, Cental Florida, University of North Texas and Rice University. All times local to site.
ASU AT THE LADYJACK INVITATIONAL Friday, September 5: ASU vs. Central Florida 1 p.m. ASU vs. North Texas 6 p.m. Saturday, September 6: ASU vs. Stephen F. Austin Noon ASU vs. Rice 4 p.m.
PHOENIX AIRPORT HILTON/SUN DEVIL CHALLENGE: Arizona State swept the competition at their home tourney, notching wins over Saint Mary's (3-0), Portland State (3-1) and Cal Poly SLO (3-1). Senior outside hitter Terri Cox was named tournament MVP. Cox was joined on the all-touranment team by teammates Jolynn Faatulu and Kirstin Mattson, CPSLO's Kari DeSoto and Louelle Lipana and PSU's Eavi Shovlin.
THE LAST TIME: The last time the Sun Devils began the season 3-0 was in 1995 when Arizona State rattled off seven wins before losing to Washington (9/22) in Tempe.
DEVILS IN THE PAC
Hitting Percentage: 10th, Laura Hibsman (.355)
Assists: 6th, Jolynn Faatulu (11.55 apg)
Blocks: 5th, Kirstin Mattson (1.55 bpg); 8th, Hibsman (1.30 bpg)
Kills: 4th, Terri Cox (4.64 kpg)
Service Aces: 8th, Cox (0.55 pg)
Digs: 1st, Jen Lucero (4.10 dpg); 2nd, Cox (3.55 dpg)
FOR THE RECORD: Senior Terri Cox should move into the top three in career digs at ASU by the end of the '97 season. She is currently ranked ninth all-time with 1,060 digs and needs just 224 digs to move into the top three. The top spot held by Christy Nore (1985-88) who racked up 1,597 in her four-year career. Cox should also move into the top 10 in career kills. The outside hitter has career 819 kills . Senior middle blocker Kirstin Mattson should move him to the top 10 all-time for block assists this year. She currently has 161 and need just 20 to move into the top 10.
HEAD COACH SNYDER-PARK Sun Devils head coach Patti Snyder-Park enters her ninth season with the Arizona State volleyball program. She has guided the Devils to four NCAA tournament appearances in the past five years including a semifinal match appearance at the NCAA Mountain Regional in 1995. Snyder-Park has taken ASU to post-season competition in five of her last eight seasons and has posted a winning record in six of the last seven seasons. She has a career record of 138-98 at Arizona State.
COX DOES IT ALL Senior outside hitter Terri Cox looks to finish out her remarkable career with style. The 1996 first-team All-Pac-10 selection finished last season ranked second in the nation in digs averaging 4.90 per game and finished 11th in the country in kills with 5.07 per game.
MATTSON IN THE MIDDLE Senior middle blocker Kirstin Mattson will captain the squad this season. She led the team last year with 1.26 blocks per game and was second on the team in kills with 2.55 per game. The 6-1 middle leads the team in block solos with 34 on the year and is second in block assists (67).
TALK ABOUT TOUGH The Sun Devils will face nine teams ranked in the top 25 in the preseason (USA Today/AVCA) during 1997. Six of those are Pac-10 teams which ASU must face twice during the season.
SUN DEVILS ON THE NET Catch all the latest news on the Arizona State Volleyball team on the Sun Devil Athletics website at http://www.TheSunDevils.com
SUN DEVIL FACTS AND FIGURES
ASU Individual Single-Match Leaders (as of 9/1)
Kills: 22, Terri Cox vs. Portland State (8/29)
Digs: 18, Terri Cox vs. Portland State (8/29)
Assists: 59, Jolynn Faatulu vs. Cal Poly SLO (8/30)
Aces: 3, Kirstin Mattson vs. Cal Poly SLO (8/30)
Solo Blocks: 2, Kirstin Mattson vs. PSU (8/29), 2, Jolynn Faatulu vs. CPSLO (8/30)
Asst. Blocks: 7, Kirstin Mattson vs. SMC (8/29)
ASU Individual Season Leaders (as of 9/1)
Kills: 51, Terri Cox
Digs: 41, Jen Lucero
Assists: 127, Jolynn Faatulu
Block Solos: 3, Kirstin Mattson
Block Assists: 14, Kirstin Mattson
Service Aces: 6, Terri Cox
PAC-10 STANDINGS
Pl. School W L Pct. W L Pct.
1. Stanford 17 1 .944 25 2 .926
2. Washington State 14 4 .778 23 5 .821
3. Washington 12 6 .667 22 7 .759
USC 12 6 .667 18 8 .692
5. Arizona 10 8 .556 19 9 .679
6. UCLA 9 9 .500 17 12 .586
7. Oregon State 6 12 .333 17 12 .586
8. ARIZONA STATE 4 14 .222 9 15 .364
9. Oregon 3 15 .167 10 19 .345
California 3 15 .167 7 19 .269