Arizona State University began their Sand Volleyball program in 2014. It officially became an NCAA Championship sport in 2016, as they changed the sport's name to Beach Volleyball. ASU is currently one of nine schools to play Beach Volleyball in the Pac-12 Conference, along with Arizona, California, Stanford, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Utah, and Washington. In their first four seasons, the Arizona State Sun Devils have had three head coaches. Jason Watson led ASU for two seasons from 2014-2015, Jackie Bunker for one season in 2016, and Brad Keenan starting in 2017.
Home matches are hosted at the PERA Club, which is located on 1 E. Continental Dr. Tempe, AZ 85281. The PERA Club (short for Project Employees Recreation Association) is a private country club for employees and families of the Salt River Project, the major water and power utility in Phoenix and surrounding cities. It now holds three volleyball courts after completing major renovations to accommodate the Sun Devil Volleyball team.
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2014 Season Summary
During their inaugural season in 2014, the Sand Devils finished (6-4) overall under Coach Watson. The 2014 team included: (Bianca Arellano, BreElle Bailey, Mercedes Binns, Jordy Checkal, Whitney Follette, Macey Gardner, Kwyn Johnson, Bethany Jorgensen, Andi Lowrance, Mia Mazon, Shannon McCready, Genevieve Pirotte, Kizzy Willey-Ricedorff, and Nora Tuioti-Mariner).
ASU's 2014 schedule is listed below:
March 8th, 2014 vs Arizona Christian at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ W 5-0
March 8th, 2014 at Arizona at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ L 4-1
March 14th, 2014 vs Tulane at Wildcat Spring Challenge in Tucson, AZ W 3-2
March 15th, 2014 vs Arizona Christian at Wildcat Spring Challenge in Tucson, AZ W 5-0
March 26th, 2014 vs Nebraska at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 3-2
April 19th, 2014 vs Cal State Bakersfield at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA L 4-1
April 19th, 2014 vs Arizona at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA W 3-2
April 19th, 2014 vs USC at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA L 5-0
April 24th, 2014 vs Arizona at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 3-2
April 25th, 2014 vs Boise State AT PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
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2015 Season Summary
The Sun Devils completed the 2015 campaign (7-13) overall under Coach Watson. The 2015 team included: (Bianca Arellano, BreElle Bailey, Madison Berridge, Mercedes Binns, Jordy Checkal, Whitney Follette, Macey Gardner, Frances Giedraitis, Halle Harker, Kwyn Johnson, Bethany Jorgensen, Andi Lowrance, Mia Mazon, Sydney Palmer, Kizzy Willey-Ricedorff, Mia Rivera, and Blair Robalin).
ASU's 2015 schedule is listed below:
March 6th, 2015 vs Tulane at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ L 3-2
March 6th, 2015 vs LSU at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ L 4-1
March 7th, 2015 vs TCU at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ W 5-0
March 20th, 2015 vs Florida State at South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, SC L 4-1
March 20th, 2015 at South Carolina at South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, SC L 4-1
March 21st, 2015 vs Georgia State at South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, SC L 4-1
March 21st, 2015 vs Carson-Newman at South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, SC W 5-0
March 22nd, 2015 vs Tulane at South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, SC L 3-2
March 25th, 2015 vs Nebraska at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 3-2
March 26th, 2015 vs Boise State at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 3-2
March 28th, 2015 vs USC at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 5-0
March 28th, 2015 vs New Mexico at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
April 10th, 2015 vs Arizona in ASU Sand Volleyball Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 4-1
April 11th, 2015 vs New Mexico in ASU Sand Volleyball Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 4-1
April 11th, 2015 vs Cal State Bakersfield in ASU Sand Volleyball Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 3-2
April 18th, 2015 vs California at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA W 4-1
April 18th, 2015 vs USC at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA L 4-1
April 18th, 2015 vs UCLA at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA W 3-2
April 18th, 2015 vs Arizona at Pac-12 Tournament in Santa Monica, CA L 3-2
April 22nd, 2015 at Arizona in Tucson, AZ L 4-1
2016 Season Summary
ASU finished the 2016 season (12-13) overall under Coach Bunker. The 2016 team included: (Bianca Arellano, Madison Berridge, Natalie Braun, Whitney Follette, Frances Giedraitis, Kwyn Johnson, Sydney Palmer, Jourdan Parnell, Cassidy Pickrell, Kylie Pickrell, Logan Rae, Mia Rivera, Blair Robalin, and Bethany Wedepohl).
Bianca Arellano was named Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team and earned Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Whitney Follette earned Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team and was named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
Frances Giedraitis was named Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Kwyn Johnson received Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Sydney Palmer was named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
Mia Rivera earned Pac-12 All-Academic 2nd Team.
ASU's 2016 schedule is listed below:
March 4th, 2016 vs New Mexico in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 3-2
March 4th, 2016 vs # 6 Florida State in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 5-0
March 5th, 2016 vs Colorado Mesa in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
March 5th, 2016 vs # 17 South Carolina in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 4-1
March 10th, 2016 at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, CA W 5-0
March 10th, 2016 at # 2 USC in Los Angeles, CA L 5-0
March 11th, 2016 at # 4 Long Beach State in Long Beach, CA L 4-1
March 18th, 2016 vs Colorado Mesa at UNM Spring Beach Tournament in Albuquerque, NM W 4-1
March 19th, 2016 vs New Mexico State at UNM Spring Beach Tournament in Albuquerque, NM W 5-0
March 19th, 2016 at New Mexico at UNM Spring Beach Tournament in Albuquerque, NM L 4-1
March 25th, 2016 vs Cal State Bakersfield at Wildcat Spring Challenge in Tucson, AZ W 4-1
March 25th, 2016 vs Cal State Northridge at Wildcat Spring Challenge in Tucson, AZ W 5-0
April 2nd, 2016 at # 4 Hawaii at Outrigger Beach VB Challenge in Honolulu, HI L 5-0
April 2nd, 2016 vs # 5 UCLA at Outrigger Beach VB Challenge in Honolulu, HI L 5-0
April 9th, 2016 vs Oregon at Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, CA W 3-2
April 9th, 2016 at Stanford at Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, CA L 3-2
April 10th, 2016 vs Boise State at Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, CA W 3-2
April 10th, 2016 vs # 16 California at Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, CA L 4-1
April 14th, 2016 at Arizona in Tucson, AZ L 4-1
April 16th, 2016 vs San Diego State at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
April 16th, 2016 vs Grossmont College at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
April 20th, 2016 vs Arizona at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 4-1
April 29th, 2016 vs California at Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA L 3-2
April 30th, 2016 vs Oregon at Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA W 3-2
April 30th, 2016 vs Arizona at Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles, CA L 5-0
2017 Season Summary
The Sun Devils completed the 2017 campaign (16-16) overall under Coach Keenan, setting a school-record for wins in a single season. ASU entered the AVCA Beach Volleyball poll for the first time in school history, reaching as high as # 10. The Maroon & Gold was ranked in five of the eleven weeks for the AVCA poll. The 2017 team included: (Bianca Arellano, Madison Berridge, Natalie Braun, Katelyn Carballo, Katie Cross, Whitney Follette, Frances Giedraitis, Kwyn Johnson, Ellyson Lundberg, Oluoma Okaro, Sydney Palmer, Jourdan Parnell, Sage Patchell, Cassidy Pickrell, Mia Rivera, Bethany Wedepohl, and Kara Woodard).
Bianca Arellano was named Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team and earned Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Whitney Follette earned Pac-12 All-Conference 1st Team and received Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Kwyn Johnson claimed Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Oluoma Okaro received Pac-12 All-Conference 2nd Team.
Cassidy Pickrell earned Pac-12 All-Academic 1st Team.
Mia Rivera was awarded Pac-12 All-Academic 2nd Team.
ASU's 2017 schedule is listed below:
March 3rd, 2017 vs # 5 Hawaii at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ L 4-1
March 3rd, 2017 vs Jacksonville at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ W 4-1
March 4th, 2017 at # 6 Arizona at Arizona Invitational in Tucson, AZ W 3-2
March 11th, 2017 vs # 8 Arizona in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 3-2
March 12th, 2017 vs New Mexico in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 3-2
March 12th, 2017 vs Texas A&M Kingsville in Sun Devil Challenge at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
March 17th, 2017 at Cal State Bakersfield in Bakersfield, CA W 5-0
March 18th, 2017 vs TCU at Zuma Classic in Malibu, CA L 3-2
March 18th, 2017 at # 2 Pepperdine at Zuma Classic in Malibu, CA L 5-0
March 18th, 2017 vs Cal State Los Angeles at Zuma Classic in Malibu, CA W 5-0
March 23rd, 2017 vs Nebraska at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ L 3-2
March 24th, 2017 at TCU at Horned Frog Challenge in Fort Worth, TX W 3-2
March 24th, 2017 vs # 8 LSU at Horned Frog Challenge in Fort Worth, TX L 3-2
March 25th, 2017 vs # 8 LSU at Horned Frog Challenge in Fort Worth, TX L 4-1
March 31st, 2017 vs # 3 UCLA at FIU Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, FL L 5-0
March 31st, 2017 vs # 18 Tulane at FIU Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, FL L 4-1
March 31st, 2017 at # 15 Florida International at FIU Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, FL L 4-1
April 1st, 2017 vs New Orleans at FIU Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, FL W 4-1
April 1st, 2017 vs # 14 Florida Atlantic at FIU Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, FL W 3-2
April 1st, 2017 vs # 4 Florida State at FIU Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, FL L 5-0
April 7th, 2017 at # 1 USC in Los Angeles, CA L 5-0
April 8th, 2017 vs St. Mary's California at USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge in Manhattan Beach, CA W 3-2
April 8th, 2017 vs # 1 USC at USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge in Manhattan Beach, CA L 4-1
April 8th, 2017 vs Loyola Marymount at USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge in Manhattan Beach, CA L 4-1
April 14th, 2017 vs Concordia-Irvine in Northridge, CA W 5-0
April 14th, 2017 at Cal State Northridge in Northridge, CA W 3-2
April 21st, 2017 vs New Mexico at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 4-1
April 21st, 2017 vs California at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 3-2
April 22nd, 2017 vs Stanford at PERA Club in Tempe, AZ W 5-0
April 27th, 2017 vs Stanford at Pac-12 Tournament in Tucson, AZ W 5-0
April 27th, 2017 vs # 1 USC at Pac-12 Tournament in Tucson, AZ L 5-0
April 27th, 2017 vs Washington at Pac-12 Tournament in Tucson, AZ L 3-2
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