Sept. 9, 1997
Arizona State Volleyball On The Road Again
Sun Devils travel to Calif. for the UCSB Judy Bellomo Classic (9/12-13)
The Arizona State volleyball team (7-0, 0-0 Pac-10) travel to Santa Barbara, Calif. for the UCSB Judy Bellomo Classic hosted by UC Santa Barbara. Tournament participants are: Arizona State, #15 Loyola Marymount, South Florida, Portland State and #7 UC Santa Barbara. All times local to site.
ASU AT THE 1997 UCSB JUDY BELLOMO CLASSIC Friday, September 12 ASU vs. #15 Loyola Marymount 10:30 a.m. ASU vs. South Florida 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 13 ASU vs. Portland State 10:30 a.m. ASU vs. #7 UC Santa Barbara 7:00 p.m.
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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); Shawna Vanley (Jr./MB/OH). |
LADYJACK INVITATIONAL: Arizona State swept the competition at the Ladyjack Invitational, notching wins over Central Florida (3-0), North Texas (3-0), Stephen F. Austin (3-0) and Rice (3-1) to improve their record to 7-0. Senior outside hitter Terri Cox was named tournament MVP. Sophomore setter Jolynn Faatula was named to the all-tournament team for the second time this season. Cox hit .303 for the tourney, with 55 kills, 41 digs and five service aces over four matches.
THE LAST TIME The last time the Sun Devils began the season 7-0 was in 1995 when Arizona State rattled off seven wins before losing to Washington (9/22) in Tempe.
DEVILS IN THE PAC-10 (as of 9/7/97) Assists: 7th, Jolynn Faatulu (11.78 apg) Blocks: 4th, Kirstin Mattson (1.61 bpg) Kills: 5th, Terri Cox (4.42 kpg) Service Aces: 3rd, Michelle Mortensen (0.60 pg); 7th, Cox (0.46 pg) Digs: 2nd, Jen Lucero (3.95 dpg); 5th, Cox (3.33 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 1,101 digs and needs just 183 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 874 kills. Senior middle blocker Kirstin Mattson should move him to the top 10 all-time for block assists this year. She currently has 177 and need just four 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 142-98 at Arizona State.
COX DOES IT ALL Senior outside hitter Terri Cox looks to finish out her remarkable career with style. Cox has already grabbed MVP honors in two tournaments this season (Sun Devil Challenge and Ladyjack Invit.). She currently ranks ninth in career digs at ASU with 1, 101. 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. Mattson was named to the all-touranment team at the Sun Devil Challenge in August. 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 seven and in block assists (30) on the year.
TALK ABOUT TOUGH The Sun Devils will face nine teams ranked in the top 25 (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 9/7) Kills: 22, Terri Cox vs. Portland State (8/29) Digs: 18, Terri Cox vs. Portland State (8/29) Assists: 59, Jolynn Faatulu vs. CP SLO (8/30) & Rice (9/6) Aces: 3, three players 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) & Rice (9/6)
ASU Individual Season Leaders (as of 9/7) Kills: 106, Terri Cox Digs: 87, Jen Lucero Assists: 299, Jolynn Faatulu Block Solos: 7, Kirstin Mattson Block Assists: 30, Kirstin Mattson Service Aces: 11, Terri Cox
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PAC-10 IN THE POLLS
School USA Today/AVCA Volleyball
(as of 9/7) (as of 9/2)
Stanford 4 2
Washington State 6 6
USC 9 10
Arizona 18 19
UCLA 19 11
Washington 20 17
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ASU Volleyball Record Breakdown Pacific-10 0-0 Non-Conference 7-0 Vs. Ranked Teams 0-0 Vs. Unranked Teams 7-0 Home Matches 3-0 Away Matches 1-0 Neutral Matches 3-0 Three Games 4-0 Four Games 3-0 Five Games 0-0 August 3-0 September 4-0 October 0-0 November 0-0 Last 5 Matches 5-0 Current Streak W7 |