Volleyball hits the homecourt against Stanford and Cal

November 05, 2008

Coming Soon: The Arizona State Sun Devil Women’s Volleyball Team (12-11 overall, 3-7 Pac-10) return to the home parquet this weekend to host the Pac-10 powerhouses, the second-ranked Stanford Cardinal (19-3 overall, 10-1 Pac-10) and sixth-ranked Cal Golden Bears (19-3 overall, 9-2 conference) as their Pac-10 home slate continues on. The Sun Devils will face Stanford on Friday, November 7 and Cal Saturday, Nov. 8. Both matches will start at 7 p.m. MT and will be held at ASU’s Wells Fargo Arena.<separator></separator>Follow The Sun Devils Live!: All of ASU’s fans can follow all of ASU’s home matches, and some road matches, via the free statistical GameTracker at www.thesundevils.com.<separator></separator>Recapping Last Weekend Against Arizona: A State came out for quite possibly their best outing in the entire 2008 campaign as they stormed their home court to topple their in-state rival Arizona in a perfect 25-22, 25-17 and 25-23 sweep of the ‘Cats for their third consecutive home win over UA in three years. The stars of the show proved to be <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/giordano_margie00.html… Giordano</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/reaves_sarah00.html">S… Reaves</a> on offense and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/markanovich_sonja00.ht… Markanovich</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/reaves_sarah00.html">S… Reaves</a> on the Devil D. A phenomenal team attack percentage of .307 also spelled the story as the team clicked into high gear on the ‘Cats to collect their third Kachina in as many years.<separator></separator>Competition and History Against Stanford Cardinal: The Cardinal boast a four-match winning streak after dominating the Washington schools with two straight sweeps as well. A 2007 Final Four participant as well their Bay Area counterparts Cal, Stanford went 32-3 last year only to finish as the NCAA Runner-Up to the National Championship and this year look to do one better as they return five starters and alibero, all close to All-American caliber.<separator></separator>All time against the powerhouse of Stanford is a tough one for ASU as Stanford leads 43-2 with a perfect 20-2 record against ASU in Tempe.<separator></separator>Competition and History Against Cal Golden Bears: The Golden Bears entered the 2008 season with a full arsenal of weapons, returning five starters and a libero from the 2007 season which saw them go 26-8 overall and finish their season ranked fourth in the nation and make it as far as the NCAA Semifinal match where they lost to 2007 National Champion, Penn State.<separator></separator>Last weekend against the Washington schools, the Bears dominated Washington State 3-1, before being sweeping by away tenth-ranked Washington.<separator></separator>All-time against the Bears is a tight one, with ASU leading 24-21, and ASU holding a 13-9 lead on their home court.