TEMPE – The 2025 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball team looks to build off of the success from the historic 2024 season, with key starters returning and talented newcomers joining the squad to make some noise for Arizona State and second-year head coach Kristen Glattfelder.
Schedule Outlook
The schedule features two home tournaments and two additional duals in home sand. Arizona State will face 11 of the 15 teams in the 2024 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship (not including ASU, which was in the bracket), including all of the final four (USC, Cal Poly, LSU and UCLA) and reigning champion USC. On the schedule are also 15 teams that were in the final top 20 AVCA Coaches Poll ranking.
The first Big 12 Beach Volleyball Championships will be held at TCU from April 24-25.
Last Season
Led by first-year ASU head coach Kristen Glattfelder (formerly Rohr), Arizona State had a stellar season in 2024. In the final season as a member of the Pac-12, the team went 21-10 (5-5 Pac-12) and made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time, earning a No. 12 seed. The 21 wins tied the ASU record for wins in a season. ASU had raked in 11 ranked wins this season, the previous record was held at three during the 2019 season.
After an incredible season, the awards rolled in for the Sun Devils, making this the most decorated season the program has seen. Arizona State saw its first All-Americans as Daniella Kensinger and Ava Williamson were both AVCA Second Team All-Americans. Additionally, Williamson and Arden Besecker were named an AVCA Top Flight pair for Flight 2 after they went 15-3 at the twos for the first half of the year. In her first season at Arizona State, head coach Glattfelder was the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for leading the squad to this historic season. She was the first Sand Devil coach to earn this award.
Returners
Of the 10 starters at the NCAA Championships, the Sand Devils lost just four, bringing back a core group of strong student-athletes. There are eight on the 2025 roster who played significant time in 2024.
The top three courts were successful and consistent for the Sand Devils all season in 2024. Kensinger was on court one all year, starting with Anya Pemberton before Williamson switched from the twos to the ones. Besecker held down court two, first with Williamson before playing with Pemberton.
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