Sun Devils Drop Match At Stanford

Mar 19, 2021

STANFORD, Calif. – In the first of two this weekend, Sun Devil Volleyball came up short at Stanford, falling in three sets (25-22, 25-16, 25-16) on Friday evening at Maples Pavilion.

Notable Stats

Arizona State (4-11) had its first loss since March 5. Stanford (2-5) won in straight sets, ASU's seventh match decided in three sets this season.
Freshman pin hitter Marta Levinska hit .318 in the loss, earning a team-high nine kills. She also had an ace and four digs
Sophomore Iman Isanovic was not far from that total, notching eight for herself. She had six digs as well.
Sophomore Shannon Shields set for the majority of the match and collected 19 assists and seven digs. Her dig total is tied with sophomore Annika Larson for a team-high.
The block was quite in the match with senior Megan Beedie leading the charge with three to go with her two kills.

Set One: Stanford 25, Arizona State 22
The Sun Devils had the lead for the first part of the set, leading as much as 13-8 after a kill from Roberta Rabelo. The Cardinal responded, however tying it up at 18-18 and taking the lead at 20-18. ASU got back on top with a 4-0 run, leading 22-20. The home team answered back with a 5-0 run to close out the set.

Set Two: Stanford 25, Arizona State 16
It was back and forth early in this set, trading leads and tying five different times. A 6-1 run for Stanford created some space from Arizona State, making it 17-11. Another 3-0 run made it 20-12 for the home team, forcing another timeout from the Sun Devils. ASU put a few more on the board, but could not come back.

Set Three: Stanford 25, Arizona State 16
The Sun Devils took the early lead in the final frame, going up 7-3 after a 5-1 run. However, the Cardinal responded with five-straight points to take the lead at 8-7. Claudia Stahlke got the kill after a long rally to tie it, but Stanford ran away with it from there. A 4-0 run for the Cardinal pushed it to 15-10 and they would not let up the lead, winning 25-16 again.

Up Next
The two teams will face off again on Sunday at noon MST. That match will be live on the Pac-12 Network.