TEMPE – Hosting the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995, Sun Devil Volleyball is in the 64-team bracket for the second year in a row, receiving a No. 3 seed and hosting the first two rounds on December 6-7 in Desert Financial Arena.
Arizona State (29-2, 17-1 Big 12) will face New Hampshire in the first round on December 6 at 6:30 p.m. MST. The other matchup in ASU’s bracket is No. 6 seed Texas A&M against Colorado State at 4:30 p.m. MST on Friday as well. The winners of both matches will play each other in the second round on December 7. All matches will be live on ESPN+ and more information can be found on the tournament website. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday (December 2) at noon MST.
Under second-year head coach JJ Van Niel, the Sun Devils are back in the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season, 21st time overall in program history. Last season, Arizona State advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinals after winning two matches in the tournament for the first time in program history.
Sun Devil Volleyball NCAA Hosting History
1995: NCAA Second Round (bye in the first round), def. UC Santa Barbara (3-2)
1994: NCAA Second Round (bye in the first round), def. SDSU (3-2)
1993: NCAA Second Round (bye in the first round), lost to Arizona (3-2)
1986: NCAA West Regional (first round only), def. Pepperdine (3-0)
1982: NCAA NW Regional (first round only), def. Illinois State (3-1)
TOURNAMENT IN TEMPE ??
We are a No. 3 seed and will host the first two rounds of the @NCAAVolleyball Tournament on December 6-7 in Desert Financial Arena! In the first round, we will face New Hampshire! ??#ForksUp pic.twitter.com/Y094Akoj5J
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) December 1, 2024
Team Information:
The 2024 Big 12 Champions, Arizona State finished the regular season with a 29-2 record, going 17-1 in Big 12 play. This is the first conference title for the program in team history for Arizona State and the first Big 12 title across all sports for ASU. In volleyball, Arizona State is one of four teams in the conference to have won a Big 12 title (also Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State).
The team is on a 17-match winning streak heading into the tournament. The 29 wins are the most this century and two wins away from the most all-time (31 in 1982). Additionally, ASU has 19…
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