The Sun Devil’s Women’s Volleyball team has started its 2023 season 3-0, completing sweeps in every match of the Florida Gulf Coast University invitational. The Devils faced Florida Gulf Coast, St. John’s and Ole Miss during the tournament.
In the first match in the JJ Van Niel era for ASU, the Devils front line delivered a blistering .493 hitting percentage — a program record — against Florida Gulf Coast as Arizona State swept in dominating fashion, 25-14, 25-10, 25-19. The previous record of .471 was set in 2021.
With JJ Van Niel’s first match victory, first-year ASU coaches are now 7-1 all-time in debut matches, and now up to five in a row.