TEMPE – Our State! No. 10 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball wrapped up the Pac-12 South Tournament with a 3-2 win over No. 19 Arizona on Sunday, which followed a 3-2 loss to No. 7 Cal earlier in the day.
Arizona State (8-2) beat Arizona (8-3) for the third-straight time at home. ASU also earns a half point in the Territorial Cup Series, with the second half up for grabs in Tucson on April 18.
The win over Arizona was the fifth ranked victory of the year, extending the program record for wins over ranked opponents in a single season. The 8-2 start to a season is also the best record through the first 10 games that the Sun Devils have ever had.
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The top pair of Daniella Kensinger and Anya Pemberton went undefeated on the day, winning both of their matches in straight sets against duos from ranked teams. They improved to 7-3, which is tied for the best pairs record on the team with Taryn Ames and Lexi Sweeney.
Game One: #7 Cal 3, #10 ASU 2
Cal (9-3) went up 2-0 after the first wave and clinched at the fives to win the match. However, ASU picked up a pair of wins in the last two matches at the No. 1 and 3 spots. Kensinger and Pemberton on the top court won a close 24-22 first set and then dominated the second set, 21-10. For the veteran duo of Ames and Sweeney, they lost the first set and came back to win in three, leading from the jump in the final set to win 15-8.
Results (Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3)
- Daniella Kensinger/Anya Pemberton (ASU) def. Caffo/Peters (CAL) 24-22, 21-10
- Donley/Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Arden Besecker/Ava Williamson (ASU) 21-19, 19-21, 15-8
- Taryn Ames/Lexi Sweeney (ASU) def. Fisher/Pally (CAL) 18-21, 21-18, 15-8
- Boos/Buchner (CAL) def. Ava Haughy/Ava Kirunchyk (ASU) 21-15, 18-21, 17-15
- Dreibholz/Sherman (CAL) def. Rylie Kael/Kendall Whitmarsh (ASU) 21-9, 21-16
1??s and 3??s got it done, winning their matches against pairs from No. 7 Cal ??#SandDevils /// #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/FqdJHvG0Bi
— Sun Devil Beach VB (@SunDevilBeachVB) March 10, 2024
Game Two: #10 ASU 3, #19 Arizona 2
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