Ranked Teams Await #11 Sand Devils at TCU This Weekend

TEMPE – No. 11 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball is traveling to Fort Worth, Texas this weekend to compete in the Fight in the Fort Tournament from March 22-23, battling it out against FGCU and No. 14 Washington on Friday before finishing the weekend against No. 13 FIU and host No. 4 TCU on Saturday. 

How to Follow

Friday’s dual against FGCU will be at 6 a.m. MST/8 a.m. CDT, followed by a matchup with conference foe Washington after a break at 12 p.m. MST/2 p.m. CDT. On Saturday, ASU will face FIU at 6 a.m. MST/8 a.m. CDT and end the weekend against host TCU at 12 p.m. MST/2 p.m. CDT.

There will be no live stream, but there will be live scoring. Fans can follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), @sundevilbeachvb, for updates. 

Sun Devil Outlook

No. 11 Arizona State (11-3)

• The Sand Devils finished their weekend in Long Beach with a 3-1 record, earning wins over Pepperdine, CSUN and Texas.
• Their current record of 11-3 still stands as the best start in program history through 14 games. 
• Arizona State will face three ranked teams this weekend. ASU is 5-3 against ranked opponents this season and a perfect 6-0 against unranked squads. Against top-five teams, the Sand Devils are 1-1 with a win over then-No. 2 Stanford.
• No. 3 pair graduate Lexi Sweeney and senior Taryn Ames each earned their 50th career individual wins as a part of ASU’s 5-0 sweep against CSUN. They become the eighth and ninth Sand Devils to do so, currently tied for seventh in the record book. 
• The No. 2 pair of sophomore Arden Besecker and freshman Ava Williamson went undefeated all weekend. They were one of two pairs to earn a point in the loss to No. 7 LBSU, winning in straight sets. They are 11-3 on the season, which is the best record for any Sand Devil.

Opponent Outlook

FGCU (9-9) 

• FGCU is coming off of a four-game losing streak after coming up short against No. 4 FSU, No. 15 FAU, No. 5 TCU and No. 12 FIU. 
• The Eagles earned their first ranked win of the season when they came out on top over No. 20 Tampa, 3-2, on March 9. 
• The Sand Devils own a 1-0 record against the Eagles when they defeated them in 2019, 4-1.

No. 14 Washington (5-7)

• The Huskies last played when they visited Tempe for the Pac-12 South Tournament. They finished the weekend with wins over Utah and No. 19 Arizona, but lost to…