<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1M9CRX_1Gu4GqVV00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1M9CRX_1Gu4GqVV00" width="1980" height="1317" ><figcaption>Photo - Kitana Tucker, Sun Devil Athletics</figcaption></figure>(Tempe, AZ) Behind a season-high 18 blocks, No. 9 Sun Devil Volleyball’s defense smothered Utah in a 3-1 win (25-6, 25-13, 24-26, 25-17) in Desert Financial Arena on Sunday afternoon.Notable statsArizona State (20-4, 11-2 Big 12) beat Utah (13-10, 5-7 Big 12) for the ninth win in a row in this series.For the fourth season in a row, Arizona State has earned 20 wins in a season, all under head coach JJ Van Niel. This is the sixth time with at least 20 wins this century.Blocking was a highlight for the Sun Devils in the win as they set a new season high of 18. That number is tied for ninth in the ASU record book for team blocks in the rally-scoring era. It was the most in a match since 2015. It also is tied for the fifth-best block total in the Big 12 this season. This was the 12th time this season with double-digit blocks.The defense held the Utes to a .024 hitting percentage, the fourth match in a row the Sun Devils have held their opponent to a sub-.100 clip. This also is the ninth time an opponent hit under .100.Senior middle blocker Ella Lomigora led the blocking charge with 10. That number ties her career high, is the most she’s had while at ASU and is a new season high. Additionally, 10 block assists is tied for the third most in a match for individual block assists in the rally-scoring era at ASU. It is also tied for fourth for total blocks in the rally-scoring era. And it is tied for the fifth most in the Big 12 this season by an individual.On offense, senior opposite Noemie Glover led all players in kills with 23 on a .476 clip. This was her second match in a row in double figures, 20th time this season. It also is the ninth match in her career with 20-plus kills, fifth time this season. She also notched a season high in blocks with eight.Another Sun Devil in double figures in kills was junior outside hitter Una Vajagić with 12. This was her fourth match in a row with double-digit kills. She also had eight digs and three blocks.Freshman libero Paige Lehman earned a career-high four aces in the win, all coming in the first set. She is one of three Sun Devils to have notched four or more aces in a match this season. Vajagić has two matches with four, while junior Piper Rama has one match with five aces.Handling the setting duties again was senior setter Isabella Costantini, collecting 39 assists in the win. This was her seventh time this season with 30 or more assists. She also had six digs and an ace.Leading the team in digs was junior libero Faith Frame with 11. It was her 15th time this season with double-digit digs.Also contributing on the big block number was junior middle blocker Zoey Burgess with seven, tying her career high, which she has had two other times this season. On offense, she had seven kills on a .455 clip.The first set saw the biggest margin of victory this season for Arizona State, winning 25-6 to best the previous best of 25-10. The set lasted 13 minutes. The last time ASU won by this large of a margin was last season against Texas Tech on November 5, which was the same 25-6 score in that first set.Set one: ASU 25, UtahThe Sun Devils took control of the set early with a five-point run behind the serve of Costantini to open up 5-0. The Utes were unable to come up with an answer for the Sun Devils’ defense. The Sun Devils later went on a nine-point run, four of the points coming from serves from Lehman, to lead 20-3. Back-to-back blocks sealed the set for the Sun Devils, 25-6. ASU was able to hold Utah to only six points, the lowest point total for an opponent this season. Lomigora led the defense with five of the nine blocks for ASU in this set.Set two: ASU 25, Utah 13The momentum stayed with Arizona State to start the second frame. A kill from Glover made it a 6-2 lead early on. ASU slowly added to its lead up until Costantini led her team on another large run, this time for six points in a row to lead 19-7. Utah held off one set point, but an error from the visiting team won the set, 25-13. The Sun Devil offense hit .714 in this set.Set three: ASU 24, UtahThe third set saw more back-and-forth action. Sophomore libero Ella Lewis served ASU on a 4-0 run to lead 7-4. But Utah responded with three-straight points to tie it up before Glover got the sideout with a kill, making it 8-7. The Sun Devils fell behind at 10-13 but answered with back-to-back points, Glover with a kill and a block from Vajagić and Lomigora, to get within one, down 13-12. In a four-point run to keep ASU right behind Utah at 17-16, Glover and Lomigora stood out. Glover had two kills, Lomigora with one, and the duo assisted with a block. It remained close up until the end of the set, with the Sun Devils fighting off three set points to tie it at 24-24. WIth the assistance of some ASU errors, Utah won the set, 26-24. There were eight ties and three lead changes in this set.Set four: ASU 25, Utah 17The Sun Devils came back in this set with energy and a strong attack. The first six points for the Sun Devils came from kills, Burgess and Glover each with two. The Sun Devils’ attack continued to stand out with a four-point run to lead 8-2 that saw two kills by Burgess, one for Vajagic and an ace from Schalk. Utah scored three in a row, but a kill from Glover made it 9-5. An ace from Lewis extended ASU’s lead to 15-10 heading into the media timeout. From there, it was back and forth until Lewis again led her team on a run of three, extending the advantage to 23-16. Back-to-back blocks won the set for the Sun Devils, 25-17.Arizona State will play just once next week: a rivalry matchup with Arizona in Tucson on Sunday, November 15.Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Kimberlie Haner </div></body>

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(Tempe, AZ) Behind a season-high 18 blocks, No. 9 Sun Devil Volleyball’s defense smothered Utah in a 3-1 win (25-6, 25-13, 24-26, 25-17) in Desert Financial Arena on Sunday afternoon. Notable stats. Arizona State (20-4, 11-2 Big 12) beat Utah (13-10, 5-7 Big 12) for the ninth win in...

Blocking leads #9 Volleyball to win over Utah

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(Tempe, AZ) Behind a season-high 18 blocks, No. 9 Sun Devil Volleyball’s defense smothered Utah in a 3-1 win (25-6, 25-13, 24-26, 25-17) in Desert Financia

Blocking leads #9 Volleyball to win over Utah

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