Sept. 22, 1997
Arizona State Volleyball Travels To Tucson
Sun Devils Face In-State Rival Arizona (9/26) in a Conference Matchup
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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). |
The Arizona State volleyball team (9-2, 0-0 Pac-10) travels to Tucson for a conference tilt with in-state rival Arizona on Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m. at McKale Center.
LAST WEEK IN LOS ANGELES: Arizona State went 0-2 over the weekend in Los Angeles to open Pac-10 play. ASU fell to #8 USC, 0-3 (3-15, 4-15, 3-15) and #17 UCLA, 0-3 (13-15, 9-15, 14-16). Senior outside hitter Terri Cox led the Devils offensivley in both matches notching nine and 18 kills respectively.
ABOUT ARIZONA: The Wildcats are 9-1 overall heading into this weekend's matchup with the Devils ... Carolyn Penfield currently leads the team offensively averaging 3.44 kills per game ... Michelle Fanger and Erin Aldrich are adding 2.83 and 2.34 kills per game respectively ... Setter Michaela Ebben is averaging 12.19 assists per game ... Defensively, Aldrich and Penfield are putting up 1.26 and 1.03 blocks per game ... The 'Cats are coached by David Rubio (CSU-Northridge '82), now in this 6th season at the helm of the program ... Arizona State holds a 32-20 advantage in the all-time series with Arizona ... ASU split with the Wildcats last season, 3-2 (10/11) in Tempe and 2-3 (11/8) in Tucson.
DID YOU KNOW: With a 9-4 record heading into this weekend's matchup with Arizona, the Devils have already tied their season wins from last year (9-15).
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| Senior Terri Cox |
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 eighth all-time with 1,172 digs and needs just 129 digs to move into the top three. The top spot is 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 974 kills. Senior middle blocker Kirstin Mattson has moved into the top 10 all-time for block assists this year. She currently has 192 and which ranks her 10th all-time.
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 144-102 at Arizona State.
COX DOES IT ALL: Senior outside hitter Terri Cox looks to finish out her remarkable career with style. Cox has grabbed MVP honors in two tournaments this season (Sun Devil Challenge and Ladyjack Invit.) and was an all-tournament selection at the Judy Bellomo Classic as well. Once again, she is leading the squad in both kills (4.58 kpg) and digs (3.36 dpg). 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 along with teammate Jen Lucero. 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 17 and is second in block assists (45) in 1997.
FAATULU ASSISTS DEVILS: Sophomore Jolynn Faatulu will run the court for ASU in 1997 after returning from ACL knee surgery which kept her our of action last season. Faatulu is a two-time all-tournament selection this season and is averaging 12.68 assists and 2.52 digs per game.
TALK ABOUT TOUGH: The Sun Devils will face nine teams ranked in the preseason top 25 (USA Today/AVCA) during 1997. Six of those are Pac-10 teams which ASU must face twice during the season.
Sun Devil Facts And Figures
ASU Individual Single-Match Leaders (as of 9/21) ASU Individual Season Leaders (as of 9/21) Devils In The Pac-10 (as of 9/21/97)Pac-10 Standings
(Conference) (Overall)
School W L Pct. W L Pct.
Washington State 2 0 1.000 14 0 1.000
USC 2 0 1.000 9 0 1.000
Stanford 1 0 1.000 10 2 .833
Washington 2 0 1.000 7 4 .692
Arizona 1 1 .500 9 1 .900
UCLA 1 1 .500 5 2 .714
ARIZONA STATE 0 2 .000 9 4 .818
Oregon 1 0 .000 7 4 .692
Oregon State 0 2 .000 7 6 .538
California 0 1 .000 5 5 .500
Pac-10 In The Polls
School USA Today/AVCA Volleyball
(as of 9/16) (as of 9/22)
Stanford 4 2
Washington State 6 6
USC 8 7
Arizona 15 17
UCLA 17 14
ASU Record Breakdown
Pacific-10 0-2
Non-Conference 9-2
Vs. Ranked Teams 0-4
Vs. Unranked Teams 9-0
Home Matches 3-0
Away Matches 1-3
Neutral Matches 5-1
Three Games 4-4
Four Games 4-0
Five Games 1-0
August 3-0
September 6-4
October 0-0
November 0-0
Last 5 Matches 2-3
Current Streak L3