Tempe – Sun Devil Beach Volleyball, ranked No. 11 in the nation, heads to California this weekend for the LBSU Tournament on March 15-16, playing against Pepperdine and No. 7 Long Beach State on Friday before finishing off the weekend. will play against California State University, Northridge University and Texas State University.
How to follow
Friday's matchup against Pepperdine will take place at 12:00 PM PDT/MST, followed immediately after by host Long Beach State at 2:00 PM PDT/MST. On Saturday, ASU takes on CSUN at 11 a.m. PDT/MST and concludes the weekend against Texas at 12:15 p.m. PDT/MST.
There will be no live broadcast, but there will be a live broadcast Live scoring. Fans can stay up to date by following her on Instagram and on X (formerly Twitter), @sundevilbeachvb.
sun devil outlook
No. 11 Arizona State University (8-2)
- The Sand Devils finished the Pac-12 South Tournament with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses. ASU won against No. 2 Stanford and No. 19 Arizona.
- The complete upset over Stanford marked ASU's best win in program history.
- On top of an already historic 6-0 start, ASU's current 8-2 record is the best through 10 games in program history.
- The team currently has five wins in ranked play, breaking the previous record of three wins in a single season.
- No. 1 pair Daniella Kensinger and Anya Pemberton went 3-1 this weekend. The duo helped the Sand Devils defeat Stanford, winning the longest set in program history and defeating Arizona's No. 1 team (30-28). Their efforts earned them Pac-12 Pair of the Week honors from ASU for the second time since 2019.
- The experienced pair of graduate Lexi Sweeney and senior Taryn Ames are two wins away from 50 individual wins, which would tie for seventh place in the ASU record book. Currently, they both have 48 members.
Opponent outlook
Pepperdine (6-6)
- Pepperdine traveled to Hawaii last weekend and finished the weekend with a 4-3 record.
- The Sand Devils have never beaten the Waves and will be looking for a win with a record of 0-3.
7. Long Beach State (10-2)
- The Sharks have won the last seven duals, including five ranked championships. On Wednesday, they hosted No. 15 Georgia State and No. 17 GCU, and defeated both of them.
- ASU last faced LBSU in 2016, losing 4-1 in the second round.
CSUN (6-3)
- CSUN finished the weekend 2-2 with wins over Sacramento State and Cal State Bakersfield.
- The Sand Devils currently hold an undefeated record (2-0) against the Matadors.
Texas (0-0)
- Texas begins the 2024 season in the LBSU Tournament this weekend.
- In their inaugural season last year, the Longhorns finished 1-12, with one win coming from a 3-2 win over Missouri State.
- This will be the first meeting between the two programs.
