Another match, another ranked win for JJ Van Niel's Sun Devils. A Sunday victory on the road over #17 Kansas marked their eighth top-25 win of the season and moved Arizona State to 15-3 overall (6-1 in conference).
After falling behind two sets to none to the Jayhawks, the Sun Devils rallied in a big way, taking a tightly contested third set by pulling away in the last few points. Another extremely close set in the fourth, Arizona State closed on a 6-1 run to force the decisive set. With that momentum, they started hot in the final set, going up 7-2 quickly. Kansas was able to rally momentarily, but in the end the #8 Sun Devils were able to complete the reverse sweep, via a final score of 17-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-10.
Busy Week
It was Arizona State's third win in seven days, after picking up a win the Sunday prior over then No. 8 TCU, 3-0, followed by beating in-state rival Arizona, 3-1, in front of a packed house at Desert Financial Arena.…