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ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils Fall to Stanford

By Samantha Sloman

Sep 24, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils mascot Sparky cheers against the California Golden Bears during the second half at Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils won 51-41. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils mascot Sparky cheers against the California Golden Bears during the second half at Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils won 51-41. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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After winning their first conference match against the 1-6 Cal Golden Bears, the Sun Devils fell to the Stanford Cardinals with a final match score of 0-3.

The Arizona State women’s volleyball team were unable to get off to a good start as they dropped the first set 25-13.

During the first set, freshman Ivana Jeremic got the Sun Devils five kills against Stanford. Setters Nicole Peterson and Kylie Pickrell managed to set all of Jeremic’s kills.

Jeremic was responsible for 6.5 of ASU’s 13 points and ended with a hitting percentage of .167.

Throughout the second set, the Sun Devils managed to pick up their pace a bit, but still fell short of Stanford 25-17.

Junior middle blocker, Oluoma Okaro, had four kills within the second set, while senior outside hitter, Cassidy Pickrell, had two kills.

In the third and final set, the Sun Devils seemed to wake up and managed to come close to the Cardinals but were unable to win the set with a final score of 25-19.

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Okaro, Pickrell, Jeremic, and Lexi MacLean all had kills in the third set. Okaro had another four kills in the final set. Alongside Okaro, MacLean had three kills, Pickrell had two, and Jeremic had one.

Overall Okaro, Pickrell, Jeremic, and MacLean were ASU’s top performers of tonight’s match against Stanford.

Okaro had the highest hitting percentage of the night with a percentage of .533, and a total of nine overall kills. MacLean held a hitting percentage of .267 and had a total of five kills. Jeremic held a total of six kills and a .192 hitting percentage. Pickrell did not have a great night for the Sun Devils, but she managed to record four kills.

After a hard loss against Stanford, the Sun Devils are now 1-7 in the conference season. Next week ASU will be on their home court and they’ll take on Washington State on October 19.