TEMPE, Ariz. – The Sun Devils volleyball month-long road trip opens this weekend with a trip to Atlanta to play in three matches at the Georgia Tech Invitational, including two matches against 2021 NCAA Tournament teams in Dayton and No. 5 Georgia Tech. .
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The matches will be played from Friday to Saturday. On Friday, Arizona State will face Dayton first at 9 am MST before playing Florida International later that day at 3 pm MST. The final game against the host team is Saturday afternoon at 2 pm MST and will be available to watch Saturday afternoon on ACC Network Extra. The first two will not be available for viewing but will have a live score for updates. Links to all of these can be found on the Sun Devil Volleyball Schedule page.
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Arizona State (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
- The Sun Devils went 2-1 at the Webb-Burbridge Classic last weekend in Tempe with wins over CSU Bakersfield and Northern Iowa.
- Top outside shooter Iman Isanovic It is on the verge of reaching a big milestone. Her 26 kills over the weekend pushed her closer to the 1,000 career kill mark at 997. She will be the 18th Sun Devil to play their entire season in Tempe. At UNI, he had a career-high 16 digs and 12 kills for the first double-double of the season by any Sun Devil.
- The junior pin hitter is the leading hitter on the team after opening weekend. Marta Lewinska with 41. She posted double-digit kills in matches against CSU Bakersfield and Northern Iowa, tying her 21st in the win over UNI. She was named to the all-tournament team for the Webb-Burbridge Classic.
- Nine of the fourteen blocks ASU had against Northern Iowa came from the junior middle blocker. Claire throws, matching her career high. After the weekend, she led the team in total tackles with 14 and was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts.
- Transfer to the second level Jaden Ravnsborg In her first outing as a Sun Devil, she received a libero nod, all but one set. She reached double-digit digs in all three matches, including a 14-dig effort in the win over UNI.
- Composition tasks were divided among the youth at the end of the week. Ella Snyder And high Shannon Shields. The two assists were separated by just one, with Shields 57 and Snyder 56.
Opponent Outlook
Dayton (2-1)
- The Flyers opened the season with wins over Cincinnati and Illinois State before falling to Florida State.
- Last season, Dayton compiled a 26-6 record, including 16-0 in Atlantic 10 play, to win the conference, its 12th in the last 14 seasons. The team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
- The Sun Devils lead the all-time series between ASU and Dayton 2-1. The last meeting was Back in Dayton in 2010, the home team emerged victorious.
Florida International (0-3)
- The Panthers are undefeated to start the 2022 season with road games against Iowa, Gonzaga and Oklahoma as the Sooners host.
- In 2021, FIU went 9-13 (6-6 Conference America). The current roster has just 13 newcomers and five returnees.
- ASU and FIU have only met once in program history, with the Sun Devils winning that meeting in 2012.
No. 5 Georgia Tech (2-0)
- The Yellow Jackets won both their matches over the weekend. They took a 3-1 game against tournament host Ole Miss and swept No. 17 Illinois. With plenty to prove in the top-25 opener against No. 17 Illinois, the Yellow Jackets outscored the Illini by a combined 18 points in the last two sets.
- Outfielder Julia Bergman picked up her first ACC Player of the Week honor of the 2022 season. Following that performance in the first tournament, Bergman leads the nation in points per set (6.43) and points per set (7.21). With more than 1,200 career kills, the senior and 2021 AVCA All-American ranks seventh in program history with 133 kills.
- In the year In 2021, Georgia Tech had an amazing season. The team had a 26-6 (14-4 ACC) record and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.
- The Sun Devils have a 3-0 record in the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets. They last met in 2011. In 2019, Arizona State went 3-1. Isanovich, then a freshman, had seven kills.
